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Blue-Bird780 t1_jaeh9tl wrote

I used to live on a “totally not a commune” and they had this espresso machine for like 20 years, used daily by 10-15 people pretty much the whole time and I bet it’s still trucking 6 years later. Total workhorse, I’ve been looking for a secondhand one since I left that place but no luck.

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fridayimatwork t1_jaects4 wrote

One thing I try to do is go as far towards solid as possible with along the product continuum. The worst is a thin watery liquid. If you can move up to gel or thick cream or even solid you’re saving yourself lots of headaches. I use the hotel shampoo and mouthwash and thicker creams as much as possible

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complywood t1_jae0z74 wrote

When I was researching Kitchenaid stand mixers recently, I came to the same conclusion.. kind of. The commercial version looks like it has a significantly upgraded motor (horsepower is listed as 1.3, vs home version where horsepower isn't listed). Thing is, it also only comes in an 8 quart bowl size. That's.. kind of huge. Takes up a lot more space in the kitchen. Harder to move around and store. So there's definitely a trade-off here.

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geecol t1_jadz8dr wrote

Yeah was gonna say Rab own them now, and Rab make good quality stuff so the Lowe Alpine brand will most likely be solid. I have a Rab hold-all which is great.

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