14.5 cu.ft. Commercial Glass Door Beverage Merchandiser with Digital

Waste of money!
We purchased this product 18 months ago and it is now broken. It is leaking freon, won't hold a charge and can't be repaired. It is not covered under the warranty.





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Chocovision Rev1 Chocolate Temperer, Revolation 1

Choco-Revolution
Tempering chocolate is one of the hardest things to do; even experienced professionals will fail at this task from time to time. There are machines that will do this, but they cost 4 figures. At less than $400, anyone who has an electrical outlet in the kitchen and can press two buttons can have perfectly tempered chocolate in about 20 minutes. Even the klutzy will be successful.

The most important feature of this machine is that the level of temper produced by this gadget is absolutely perfect, and is identical to the chocolate I temper by hand. It has separate settings for white, milk, or dark chocolates. I use one at work, and no longer have to temper chocolate for other employees. Mechanically, the machine operates flawlessly (an important fact, since the bowl rotates continuously whenever the machine is on). Operation is simple, since it has instructions printed right on the machine. The temper cycle is computer controlled, so you do not really need to know how it is...

Really good machine for those who use it (and know how to)
This is a really great machine. I've had mine for many years now, and it's given me great results every time. The design is pretty easy to use, and deals well with all the chocolate one is likely to get all over it. I would like it more if it had a bigger capacity, and if the baffle clip was curved instead of flat on the bottom-- to help feed chocolate instead of trapping it in that dead corner. And the machine's a bit loud. But it works wonderfully!

All that said, working with chocolate-- and a machine like this-- are NOT for the casual cook. Chocolate is fussy; if the air temperature is excessively warm or cold, or it's too humid (like most kitchens can be), or your molds aren't warmed, or your dipping centers are too cold, you can't blame the machine! This machine makes tempering chocolate a snap, but it still takes practice to get consistent results. If lug this machine out once a year, you might well end up hating it and regret the purchase. But if you're...

Not great
I bought this machine expecting great things. I have had problems with the machine stalling during the tempering process. I have had many conversations with the company, and they even replaced the first one. I am still having trouble. Once in a while, it works as expected, but more often than not, it stalls causing me to start all over again. I just finished a batch of Easter eggs which have a bloom on the surface because, after 4 tries at restarting, I just gave up and dipped the eggs. I may go back to the old fashioned way of tempering. Although it's a pain, at least it produces a nice looking dipped candy.

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Summit CR2110 12 Smoothtop Electric Cooktop Two 1,200 Watts Radiant Elements, Black Ceramic Glass

Great coock top
Works great. Very nice design. High efficiency. Great quality and finishes. I highly recomend this product.
Price and product are great





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Chicago Food Machinery Stainless Steel 10" Deli Meat Slicer

Chef Choice alternative!
Think twice before you buy a chef choice product. 10 minutes of cleaning vs 30 minutes to clean the chef choice. Nice surface finished, will not cut your finger like the Chef Choice. About 50 USD cheaper, will be nicer if it come with Prime shipping!

Happy Chef
I have had three smaller slicers over the passed 20 years but I never enjoyed this type of power sense my last restaurant in 1980. I love the power and the compact size.

Clean, solid, unit - but underpowered.
This 10" slicer is pretty nice for the money. It is better than any big box slicer by a mile but doesn't quite stack up to a truly professional grade machine.

Positives:
+ All aluminum cast body.
+ Nice sliding motion of carriage.
+ Built in sharpener.
+ Small footprint and easy to pick up and move.
+ Rubber feet keep unit secure on counter while cutting.
+ Easy to clean but there are a few hard to reach places.
+ Fully adjustable cutting thickness w/ large adjustment knob.
+ Plastic covered "on/off" switch.
+ Adequate cord length.
+ Not convinced this is a Stainless Steel blade. It corrodes where sharpened. Must be chromed steel.

Negatives:
- Not a Stainless Steel blade.
- Blade flexes while cutting. Mine was not perfectly flat so it bobs around as it cuts. It needs to be thicker and more substantial to get a great cut. It can not cut cheese straight or dense salami meats.
- Motor is under...

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Zojirushi NS-MYC10 Micom Fuzzy Logic 5.5 Cup Rice Cooker and Warmer

I never gave much thought to cooking rice...
I never gave much thouht to cooking rice until I moved to Japan--and acquired a Japanese spouse!

But we're fussy about our rice here, and nobody would dream of being without a rice cooker. Rice cookers are actually pressure cookers, so the rice is always plump and perfect.

I have the equivalent Japanese model (the same but with a different faceplate). I've had it for almost fou years and it's a real workhorse. Zoji is a value-brand here in Japan, specialising in small appiances, and known for being simple and sturdy. I would choose them over some of the big Japanese names, given the quality problems I've had with some of the other well-known electrical brands that make everything from TVs to elevators.

The rice? Can't fault it. Nor can the other half, who's ultra-critical. Makes great oatmeal, too, but I can't get the other half interested in such exotic foreign foods.

Really, really good rice.
I've made rice regularly for many years, using a steamer or using the stove. I thought I knew what well-cooked rice was. But when I eventually bought this machine, I learned what I had been missing. We are talking about wonderful texture and flavor. Yum.

The machine is very simple to operate (basically you push one button), and it'll keep your rice warm for many hours with no change in the texture, which seems remarkable to me. You can just leave it on, almost indefinitely, rather than putting your rice away and reheating it later. This is surprisingly convenient if you eat rice more than once a day.

However, you have to rinse the rice quite well or it will come out sticky. In addition, the machine doesn't come with instructions for brown rice, so I'm still figuring out the right method for that.

Also, the controls are confusing and hard to use -- an amazing achievement for such a simple machine. I could not make it any more confusing if I tried!!

My Taiwanese friend tells me...

Miracles in Technology - Perfect Rice
I purchased this machine from a local cooking supply shop, after doing some online research. The person who sold it to me told me that it was useful for little more than making really good rice. As I found out from research - that is simply not true. 'The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook' by Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann (ISBN 1-55832-202-7) gives you excellent recipes that are wonderfullly suited to this device. It's the manual you wish you would have gotten with this device.

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Green Power Juicer - Model KPE 1304 - 10 Yr. Warranty

Good and Bad
I have owned several juicers over the years including Acme, Champion, and Juiceman II. Since the latter was what I replaced with the Green Power I will use it to make my comparison. The Juiceman is a good middle of the road juicer but we decided to upgrade when my wife became ill. We wanted one that could juice wheatgrass, and provided a better quality juice than the Juiceman. After researching we went with the Green Power.

Pro: the Green Power does provide a better quality juice. The pulp is much drier, the juice keeps longer, and it does a pretty fair job with wheatgrass. The Juiceman produces a wetter pulp and will not juice wheatgrass.

Con: not easy to clean. The Juiceman takes about two minutes and you're done, the Green power has more parts, smaller screens and just takes longer. Also,the juicer itself needs to be cleaned where the twin screws attach. Complicated. If you want carrot apple juice you have to replace screens in the middle of juicing...

Juicerific!!
I've owned my Green Power KPE 1304 Juicer for over 18 months now. Our family juices 3-4 times a week and we like to think of ourselves as seasoned pro's.

We juice wheatgrass on a regular basis and found that the machine works flawlessly making pretty much all juices. Our family is very health conscience and wanted a juicer that would make our favorite juices, be easy to clean and last a couple days before going bad, that is if we don't drink it all that same day.

I researched many different juicers including the Green Star and the Green Power Gold and learned that these models where a much older design from the mid 90's which has not been updated and had a few drawbacks. The Green Power 1304 is the latest design and I am telling you this because I was initially completely confused as Tribest tried to tell me that the Green Star and Green Power Gold where the latest and best models available which was completely untrue.

I contacted Kitchen's Best...

a great juicer
I upgraded from a low end centrifugal juicer and I'm very satisfied. Easy to operate and I was surprised to see that it works better with bigger veggie/fruit pieces so much less time chopping! To clean it I soak the parts in warm soapy water while I drink my juice and then scrub them with the included multi-brush, not much more difficult than the centrifugal. One unexpected mechanical quirk - the manual recommends allowing the motor to cool for ~5 minutes after ~25 minutes of juicing, the unit does slightly warm up during operation. I love it regardless and the juice tastes great!

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3 Inch Button Maker Machine Complete Starter Kit

Great button machine!
I purchased this machine from umakebuttons and could not be happier with the kit. We have already made over 500 buttons as a fundraiser for our booster club. Not one issue with the machine; very solid construction. Soon we will be purchasing the 1.5 inch size. The refill parts off their website are also reasonably priced.

This button maker is junk
This button maker is so poorly made and doesn't work. No matter what we do we can't get button to pick up in the first stage of button-making. Without this feature the machine is totally worthless. No support numbers can be found to fix the problem. What a mess.



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