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Brillo Pads: Grill Cleaning

May 21, 2012 // 0 Comments

The  TEC Cherokee portable grill we acquired last week via a trade came to us in pretty good condition. All we needed to do to get the grill was ready for use was to [...]

TEC Infrared Grill

May 15, 2012 // 1 Comment

One  of the many anticipated events at RainyDayMagazine is FirstGrill. The first one was back in 2006. It proved so popular that we have been doing it annually ever [...]

Manual Espresso Machines: FirstLook

April 2, 2012 // 0 Comments

There are three basic components to an espresso maker: the coffee holder, the water heater, and the high-pressure pump. After the coffee is ground to an appropriate [...]

Gaggia Vision: FirstUse/InTheWild

March 8, 2012 // 0 Comments

The Gaggia Vision first came to the office last March. We have been using it along with the Jura to caffeinate everyone in the office for the past year. We had planned to [...]

Love Cappuccino

February 14, 2012 // 0 Comments

What  better way to show your love to your sweetie-pie than with a cup of Love Cappuccino??? To lay down a perfect cocoa-powder heart, one can have either super-steady [...]

SodaStream Fizz FirstUse

October 26, 2011 // 0 Comments

We  stopped buying pre-made sodas and started using the Soda Stream machines to make our fizzy drinks way back when. It was not long before we each developed our own [...]

Jura Z7 Grinder Cleaning

October 19, 2011 // 0 Comments

Yesterday  we posted the first part of the teardown of our Jura Z7 coffee machine. Today, we will show how to take apart the grinder, clean it, and put it back together. [...]

Jura Z7 Grinder Teardown

October 18, 2011 // 0 Comments

The  Jura Z7 coffer maker has been in daily use since last October. While we loved our Z5, the newer Z7 unit is a lot quieter both in its grinding and coffee-making [...]

Twist ‘n Sparkle

September 28, 2011 // 0 Comments

We have been making our own soda for years. It is economical, easy to do, and we only make what we need when we need it. The only drawback with a soda machine is that it is [...]

SodaStream: Fizz FirstLook

August 15, 2011 // 0 Comments

It has been years since we purchased commercial soft drinks like Coke and Pepsi. The reason is SodaStream. Having a SodaSteam machine in the office has changed the way we [...]
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