Non Flashlight orders/received

You know Glenn, the first split second I saw the picture of the grill (Non Flashlight orders/received - #335 by atbglenn) I thought it was a hifi amplifier with the volume knob in the middle. :disappointed:

Replicates the sound of a welder when cooking bacon lol

I bought a mini blower to clean electronics and lights i was thinking of using it on reflectors as i have no proper size compressor. I do have a tyre compressor. Its okay i was eying out a Makita but cheapened out the battery operated ones look good but not enough blow :stuck_out_tongue:

I’ve got the Makita MAC700. I have it about 5 years now. I think it’s the best small compressor made. It’s quiet, fills from zero to 120psi in about 45 seconds. I couldn’t be happier.

My 20 year old Mitutoyo finally died so I ordered an iGaging ABSOLUTE ORIGIN 0-6” Digital Electronic Caliper - IP54 Protection / Extreme Accuracy. Ordered it from Amazon Prime. I’ll have it Sunday. From the reviews I watched on youtube, it’s supposed to be excellent.

Glenn, great choice! The 8” version of this caliper has been sitting in my Amazon “saved for later” list for a long time now, just waiting to pull the trigger, but for the time being I make do with the cheapo caliper I got from Gearbest on some big sale last year.

Pete, I have a cheap Chinese caliper, but I’m always zeroing it out. It’s pretty inconsistent.

Sorry about pushing this new griddle, but it’s incredible. I always wondered why Hebrew National Hot Dogs always tasted better when I got them at my local kosher take-out place. Anyway, I cooked 2 of them on my Blackstone today, and guess what? they were just as good! I think it might be the high heat this griddle produces. Not sure though. Mustard and Sauerkraut is the only way to go. JMO….


Damn, I rarely ever eat hot dogs these days, but you just made me crave some!

Pete, I have to admit, they were tasty.

Yeah, when boiling HDs the usual way, what I used to do was drain out all the water, score the HDs diagonally all around, then “fry” them in the now-dry pot ’til they’d leach out some fat, cook in it, and brown a little bit all around.

It’s goooooood eatin’!

Gotta scour out the pot afterwards, ’cause the fat “boils out” to dark marks on the pot, but it’s worth it

Wish I had those roller-type HD cookers like you see at ballparks, 7-11, etc. Crank up the heat, let ’em cook ’til they’re shrivelled up like slim-jims, and… oh, man, I’m getting so hungry now…

Man I started to get excited when I saw this Blackstone for $21 at Wally World Robot or human?

edit… It’s just the carry bag

I got one of these off Amazon a few years ago. Works perfectly. That or the grill is the only way I like em. You’re right, the longer they are on there, the better they get.

https://www.amazon.com/Nostalgia-HDR565COKE-Coca-Cola-Roller-Warmer/dp/B0098FYC1G/ref=sr_1_7?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1528510837&sr=1-7&keywords=hot+dog+roller

Got this Lodge LGP3 Rectangular Cast Iron Grill Press today. . This thing is heavy at 2.1 pounds! I’ll be using it to keep bacon flat and for making smash burgers.

I like it!

Hey Pete, it came one day early! Calibration certificate and all. Zero’s out reliably every time!


What do you mean by this? You turn it on and it is showing something other than zero?

Yes. Then I have to click the zero set. Then I open and close the caliper, it’s no longer zero again!

BTW, this new caliper is perfect! Zero’s every time!

Thanks. Mine does not do that, but even then, I am sure accuracy isnt there. One of these days I’ll get a nicer one.

Got a gallon of WD-40 and a SureShot Sprayer for the WD-40. It works much better than the standard aerosol cans for my needs. I’m using it to coat my drill press exposed steel surfaces and any steel tools that may rust in my garage. It has a much wider spray pattern and finer mist than the aerosol cans. You simply fill the can three-quarters full, and pressurize it with 120 psi and you’re off and running. It works great.