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      Deceptive marketing. The 80 lb model is the budget model, but the picture shows the much fancier 300 lb model.

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      Yeah, they switched production methods in the 90s to save on manufacturing costs.

      Back in the 70s they were made from solid steel

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      Solid stainless steel at that weight would be roughly 17 cm per side (assuming a cube), depending on the exact alloy.

      There’s no perfect reference scale, but the diagonal width of the cube is 60% the width of the drawer (by pixels). My kitchen drawer measures 40.5 cm, so the cube is some 24.5 cm across diagonally. A 17 cm cube would be just over 24 cm. I did a lot of rounding at every step, but it seems to check out pretty darn well.

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    I love how which devices get countertop space is a real reflection on culture around the world.

    Here in the UK you can always find an electric kettle, without question. In Italy a Moka pot. In Japan a rice cooker.

    It says a lot about what’s important to people.

    It’s only really in the US that you see such a proliferation of hyper-specific gadgets. Smoothie maker, waffle maker, electric egg poacher, vegetable spiralizer…

    I don’t know if that says anything about American culture, or just that you guys have really big kitchens.

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      I’ve never seen any of those with permanent counter space in any American kitchen. I’ve never even heard of an electric egg poacher.

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        I chose intentionally obscure and wacky gadgets to overstate the point. I don’t genuinely think everyone has these :)

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        In the era before cheap microwave ovens the electric egg steamer was my go-to dorm appliance!. I found a coffee can would fit in place of the cover. Then it could not only cook eggs, it could reheat Chef Boyardee and Dinty Moore stew cans.

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      Isn’t a “smoothie maker” just a blender? I dunno if I would consider it one-use. More uses than a rice cooker or electric kettle

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      Here (UK) a friend has wasted over a grand on some AI food prep nonsense thing.

      In our culture this is understood to be a sign of deep seated emotional distress. And in accordance with our culture we ignore their distress and bring up the weather, as is tradition.

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      Huh, I’m surprised that other countries aren’t big on kitchen gadgets. I’m American and I try to avoid any of those specialty gadgets. I’ve received several as gifts over the years, though I always end up selling or donating them

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      We often do have really big kitchens, but it’s more about us being sold the idea of having whatever we want, whenever we want it, and there’s a gadget for that.

      Although, I will say, in most American kitchens I’ve seen have, at least, a toaster oven. Possibly an air fryer. Those both are pretty common here.

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        Our KitchenAid air fryer gets a permanent spot because it also functions as a toaster/toaster oven, proofer, dehydrator, and food/plate warmer.

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      IRL clutter is mental clutter which is why I have banned all counter appliances from our home. All such appliances are stored until they are needed and then put away, a practice which trades occasional 30s periods of effort for a lifetime of mental clarity.

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      None. Though you can get another one that is almost, but not quite entirely the same as it to take up more space.

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      Description says it support anything compatible with: Rhombus 1.0, Rhombus 2.0, OpenRhombus, Ikea Sküåir, K-Cube, and all KitchenAid Surfaces v.12 or greater. But no support for anything that requires a flat squared level surface.

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        They do of course, no reason to ever buy new.

        TBH I use mine for the attachments taking advantage of the torquey motor more than I use it to actually mix anything. Meat and veggie grinders save me a lot of money. Unless I mix something tougher than I am, I still rather just use my own arms to mix stuff it seems. Not a brag I’m just weird.