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Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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Somewhat impulse purchase and a lot of money for Christmas lights... but hopefully these last so will pay for itself. I'm tired of buying hardware store strands that only last a year or two and since they're all LEDs in series now it's harder to troubleshoot. I discovered one of my strands is dead and didn't get a chance to look at it further but decided to pull the trigger as I had been eyeing going commercial grade for a while.

These ones are C9's and run in parallel and take 120v directly just like the older style incandescent ones did. Hopefully they will be as bright. To pad my order to get free shipping I ordered enough to also do the porch posts.




Got them from https://bigstarlights.ca
 
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Muadib

Lifer
May 30, 2000
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Somewhat impulse purchase and a lot of money for Christmas lights... but hopefully these last so will pay for itself. I'm tired of buying hardware store strands that only last a year or two and since they're all LEDs in series now it's harder to troubleshoot. I discovered one of my strands is dead and didn't get a chance to look at it further but decided to pull the trigger as I had been eyeing going commercial grade for a while.

These ones are C9's and run in parallel and take 120v directly just like the older style incandescent ones did. Hopefully they will be as bright. To pad my order to get free shipping I ordered enough to also do the porch posts.

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Got them from https://bigstarlights.ca
Please tell me that's a typo on the white bulbs.
 

JM Aggie08

Diamond Member
Jan 3, 2006
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Ooni Karu 16 + table. We don't have any neopolitan-style pizza options in the area. I love pizza, but HATE feeling bloated and shitty after eating super bready pizza. This thing RIPS. I did the initial 30 minute start-up burn and it topped out at 900F. We'll be doing our first cook this weekend.
 

jmagg

Platinum Member
Nov 21, 2001
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A zpak ripped my gut flora to shreds. It took months for my digestive system to stabilize. That was with copious yogurt and probiotics. My lactose tolerance never recovered to pre-zpak condition.
A zpac ruined me too wtfo
 

RearAdmiral

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Jun 24, 2004
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Ooni Karu 16 + table. We don't have any neopolitan-style pizza options in the area. I love pizza, but HATE feeling bloated and shitty after eating super bready pizza. This thing RIPS. I did the initial 30 minute start-up burn and it topped out at 900F. We'll be doing our first cook this weekend.
These things rule! Have fun.
 

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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The Christmas lights I ordered just came in. Screwed in 3 bulbs just to get an idea of brightness and I'd say they're about equivalent to the incandescent versions, which none of the store bought ones come close to. The pic is actually underexposed just to give a better idea in comparison with daylight coming out of the window. That's only 1 of each colour. This is how LED Christmas lights should have been designed from the very beginning. Today would be a good day to actually put them up but I got other plans, so I'll probably be doing it during a -30 day, as is Canadian tradition.




 

nisryus

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MSI Pro H610M-G motherboard, 2x8GB SP DDR-4 ram, and Core i3-12100 (12th gen).

MB and RAM delivered in a box and both were new. The problem was the CPU. It was shipped separately... within a bag. So it got knocked around good. Worst was when I opened the bag, the tamper proof sticker was peeled and the CPU was not even centered in the package. The fan looked used as well because the housing for one of the push pin was cracked.

Double checked and it was shipped and sold by Amazon as new. Filed for an exchange. Hopefully they will ship it in a box this time, and a new CPU. 🤞
 

MrSquished

Lifer
Jan 14, 2013
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I bought some 2.0 cheater sunglasses. And before you ask, yes they are the vaunted and highly regarded Skyoak brand. I've been a fan of the Skyoak brand for hours now, I have tried them out for a couple of drives home, and so far so good.

I was looking at that brand yesterday. I lost a really nice pair of shades and didn't want to spend that kind of cake again. But I ended up with a pair of Tifosi Swick, but they are not bi-focals! Though I could use a set of progressive shades myself!
 

nOOky

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Aug 17, 2004
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I was looking at that brand yesterday. I lost a really nice pair of shades and didn't want to spend that kind of cake again. But I ended up with a pair of Tifosi Swick, but they are not bi-focals! Though I could use a set of progressive shades myself!
I have a pair of Tifosi Veloce readers with Fototec lenses, they cover about 99% of anything you'd need glassed for outdoors imho.
 

Charmonium

Lifer
May 15, 2015
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I was looking at that brand yesterday. I lost a really nice pair of shades and didn't want to spend that kind of cake again. But I ended up with a pair of Tifosi Swick, but they are not bi-focals! Though I could use a set of progressive shades myself!
I buy pretty cheap shades - no more than 30 bucks. I don't worry about bifocals because I use a pair of folding pince nez like these - they fold into a keychain carry case.


Check out some of the other offerings from ThinOptics. They have have some much cooler designed but you have to look to see if any others fold.

BTW, on of the best feature of these is that they are virtually immune to finger and hand oil. They can get smudges though but a quick wipe with an untucked shirt/t-shirt cleans them up quickly
 
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Kaido

Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord
Feb 14, 2004
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Ooni Karu 16 + table. We don't have any neopolitan-style pizza options in the area. I love pizza, but HATE feeling bloated and shitty after eating super bready pizza. This thing RIPS. I did the initial 30 minute start-up burn and it topped out at 900F. We'll be doing our first cook this weekend.

ULTRA incredible machine! I use my buddy's all the time! If you're in a pinch, Mark Bittman's 2-hour dough is great & can be ready in as little as 20 minutes if needed:


This is a great, very approachable starter NY pizza:


I used to run a pizza shop & can tell you that the tools, ingredients, and information accessibility have all converged to allow you to make really amazing, legit pizza at home! If you like to prep ahead of time, these containers are amazing:


I recommend getting an extra-large pastry mat to do the rolling on:


Hormel's Cup & Crisp pepperoni is my favorite:


Mike's Hot Honey is fantastic on pepperoni pizza:


If you do sous-vide, runny egg-yolk sauce is awesome:


If you haven't gotten into sourdough, it'd SUPER easy to make & maintain. Sourdough adds flavor and, if super bready pizza gives you tummy troubles, fermenting it for 24 hours lowers the gluten quantity! I actually use sourdough discard a lot. I have an easy system for getting started if you're ever interested! 00 flour is fun to get into as well.

Invest in a conveyor belt peel for perfect launches every time: (use a thin metal peel with holes to rotate & remove)


I've owned every pizza-cutter on the planet, from rollers to giant rocker knives. I HATE to say it, but the pizza scissors win lol:


Join this forum:


I aim to make pizza every week. I like to freeze the dough into doughballs to thaw & rise later to roll, which means I don't have to do much prep when I want pizza. Sometimes I par-bake the crust, decorate, wrap in Press 'N Seal, and freeze for quick & easy homemade frozen pizzas. There's a whole WORLD of pizza for you explore that you can spend the rest of your life pursuing & enjoying with your Ooni! I suggest creating a Google Drive folder & opening a few Docs lists:

* Flours to try
* Tools to save up for
* Crusts to try
* Regional styles to try
* Flavors to try
* Sauces to try (bottled & recipes)
* Cheeses to try

I was a pepperoni & cheese man my whole life until my eyes were opened haha! A GREAT one to try is fig, onion, and goat cheese pizza:


I live in CT close to NYC. We have New Haven "apizza" here, as well as other styles. One of my oddball favorites is "Skippy's Dare" from Wooster Street pizza, which is peanut butter, bacon, and provolone. Good on Bittman's dough:


There's all sorts of fun flavors out there! Once you master a good, reliable dough & figure out the workflow of firing the oven, then it's just a matter of playing with the toppings, like this Jalapeno Popper pizza:


I pop into the city whenever I can. One of my favorites is L'industrie Pizzeria. They do this phenomenal burrata pizza that I've been trying to replicate:



Anyway, just remember that Persistence is King! You are going to make a LOT of terrible & mediocre pizzas before you find out what works, what you really like, and get the hang of it! It's a fun hobby because it's fairly brainless, so it's easy to just zone out & enjoy rolling some pies after work, there are infinite flavors available to try out, and it's not too expensive after you get the initial gear! Large pizzas are $24 EACH where I live!

As far as education goes, I've been working my way through the massive 1,708-page Modernist Pizza library for quite some time now haha:




You can also make other cool stuff, such as calzones!

Calzone resources

Garlic knots:


Dessert pizzas:




https://www.simplystacie.net/peach-blueberry-pizza (this one counts as breakfast lol)

When I started my career in pizza nearly 25 years ago, nobody had access to 900-degree ovens or 00 flour or really even the Internet at home. Now you can get up-to-speed on real pizzeria-style pizza in a matter of DAYS! I'm still finding new stuff to make & do even after all this time!!
 

sdifox

No Lifer
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30oz stainless steel double wall tumbler because people keep breaking my coke glass I use for coffee
 
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