Academy actually sells snake boots that go almost knee high and I love mine. I have trampled all over the place in them.

3 rack models are the way to go. I think the one I have is 500 and has that feature.

We had been through 3 dishwashers in 30 years, all mid-price GE to match other appliances. Last time we got a high-end Kitchen Aid from a local appliance dealer who will not sell anything that does not have parts available. This new one is SO SO SO SO quiet! Cleans well too. Service from the dealer was our selling point after talking to local insurance and real estate folks. We got Speed Queen washer dryer from the same folks after 2nd set of HE ones died. Paid $2300 and expect never to buy more. We were so sick of redistributing wet laundry during spin cycles at least 3 times per load. And we did not overload, either!

I bought a beautiful pair for my wife and she wants to love them, but can't. She gets blisters. You think this is due to size issue alone? I'd hate to spring for another, larger pair, with the same results. Did the smaller ones give you blisters by any chance?

Sugo di carne napoletano / Meat sauce from naples .

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Is a traditional dish made of second choice cuts / cheap cuts and it cooks for one night or more at very low temperature, the outcome is tasty, greasy and delicious, if you have a fireplace is also super budget to do !

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i usually made it with beef belly ( around 6€/kg ), pork sausage ( 5€/kg), beef muscle ( about 7 €/kg) , pork ribs ( 8€/kg ) and pork fat ( 3 €/kg) .

i usually do 1/4 of each kind of meat and 100 grams of pork fat, 2 KG of tomato sauce and 1 Liter of water, you must also chops 2 carrots, 1 celery stick and 2 onions and add to the souce.

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how to do it :

melt the fat in the pot, sear the meat on high heat than put it away, in the fat fry the chopped vegetables and when they are golden/brownish put the meat back again, add 2 glasses of red wine and melt all the brown crust the meat made on the pot, when wine is dry ad tomato sauce and the water, add some salt and cook overnight on very low heat, the next day salt to taste and add to pasta .

I am faintly surprised those spot welds are still holding. Those are enough to disallow that pot from my kitchen.

The men’s sneakers are outstanding, too.

Look for local shoemakers. Often that's the highest quality for the money assuming they're good at their job, and you have somewhere local to bring for repairs and so on.

What were you cooking when you took the picture?

I love them 💕

RIP Carmela glad you have so many great memories

I want to try them but I don’t wear anything without arch support.

Their sizing guide helps a ton to get the size right the first time, I will note.

Wear gaiters. US snakes aren't real anyway

Same! The soles of mine still look brand new, and I bought them in maybe 2019. to be fair, I worked from home for 2 years in there so they didn’t get a lot of use, but I’ve worn them every work day otherwise. And I used to take public transit and have a bit of a hike to get to my office once I got off the train.

Inserts?

My back hurts looking at these 🥲

Reassuring as I've got a GreenPan that looks very similar. Full stainless steel. It's at least 10yrs old & used pretty much daily!

FYI, Bosch makes dishwashers with water softeners built in like the SHX78B75UC.

no brand clearly visible , there is a " B " craved in the metal under one of the handle and no more .

a Brief story of this pot: my aunt married in early 50, she was really young and she pent her lifetime with her husband, since i've memory that pot was used every sunday to make pasta sauce ( no need to say she was form naples ! ).

My aunt Carmela was a heartwarming woman, she never had any child so she adopted me as nephew ( she also was my grandmother sister ) and she always take care of us with love, when she was alive her home was a safe place with something to eat and fresh clothes anytime you need.

as i said this pot was used to make tons of sauce for the sunday lunch for years , i keept it and i'm still using for the same purpose.

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the only maintenance i've done to it ( and the cover too ) was a complete polish for removing scratches and no more .

I love this key hook from Taylor Stitch: https://www.taylorstitch.com/products/keyhook-in-raw-brass Kinda pricey but when I lost the first one I couldn't find anything quite able to replace it. I can put my keys inside my pocket and slide the hook over my pocket. Keeps the keys from bunching up in the bottom of the pocket and makes it easy to retrieve. Or, if I'm just going in and out quick I can hook everything on the outside of my pocket.

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Brand? Still looks great.

Ugh my gosh, Vibrams. I kept my pair outside. That’s bonkers though, hand sanitizer! I wonder if rubbing alcohol would work the same, you can use it as deodorant in a pinch