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[Michi]

Some truly hard-core towels. "Krigsmakten" is Swedish and means "armed forces"

My thanks to @Kristoffer, who really went out of his way to help me get these!

 

[lowercasebill]

So we have German in Australia with Swedish armed forces dish towels? Or did i miss something?
Actually it is very cool and i wish i had some too!

 

[Carl Kotte]

Some truly hard-core towels. "Krigsmakten" is Swedish and means "armed forces"

My thanks to @Kristoffer, who really went out of his way to help me get these!
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Wow, looks like high quality stuff! Congrats!

 

[M1k3]

So we have German in Australia with Swedish armed forces dish towels? Or did i miss something?
Actually it is very cool and i wish i had some too!

And a parrot!

 

[Michi]

I currently don’t have a parrot. But there are usually lots of them in the trees in our garden

 

[Michi]

So we have German in Australia with Swedish armed forces dish towels? Or did i miss something?

Nope, you got it first try

 

[Kristoffer]

So we have German in Australia with Swedish armed forces dish towels? Or did i miss something?
Actually it is very cool and i wish i had some too!

How could anyone have passed up on that opportunity to share a small bit of Swedish history?

When I was growing up everyone’s mom and grandma used to have these towels. If they weren’t from the armed forces they came from the public health care, same towels

Krigsmakten probably got the worst neutering in history when in the 70:s the armed forces were renamed from “The War Force” to “The Defence Force”. The country got some really nice surplus towels though.

 

[Carl Kotte]

Not new, but there’s some relevant similarity between the gear of @Kristoffer and @Michi.
This is a towel from a restaurant my ancestors had in the beginning of the 20th century. The restaurant is long gone, but the linnen is still kicking. It’s a bit dusty (burnt flour), but you get the idea:

 

[Kristoffer]

Not new, but there’s some relevant similarity between the gear of @Kristoffer and @Michi.
This is a towel from a restaurant my ancestors had in the beginning of the 20th century. The restaurant is long gone, but the linnen is still kicking. It’s a bit dusty (burnt flour), but you get the idea:
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Great looking towels, and not a bad name of the place either!

 

[Michi]

I grew up with these towels, too. They were ubiquitous when I was a child. I still have three or four that are about 35 years old (and have been in use pretty much continuously all those years). They are getting rather thread-bare now, and are definitely at the end of their life. And they don't say "Bundeswehr" in white on red But, otherwise, they are very similar.

These are the towels that you can ask your children to bury you with…

 

[Chips]

They've got a great texture and look to them! They look like linen.

 

[Kristoffer]

They've got a great texture and look to them! They look like linen.

Indeed they are, and pretty thick fabric to that.

 

[Michi]

Chicken stock time. Five-hour job for this batch. I'm glad I bought the fat separator, it really works well.

 

[aboynamedsuita]

Always used to cook rice in a pot on the stove… upgraded to an induction rice cooker so I can ensure uniform/consistent results (eg if I ever want to make sushi)

 

[MrHiggins]

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Always used to cook rice in a pot on the stove… upgraded to an induction rice cooker so I can ensure uniform/consistent results (eg if I ever want to make sushi)

So... Is it worth it? (compared to stove top, normal rice cooker, oven, etc...)

 

[panda]

So... Is it worth it? (compared to stove top, normal rice cooker, oven, etc...)

if you cook rice frequently they are totally worth it. produces a very nice and firm texture that's cooked completely evenly. no undercooked and overcooked spots.

 

[Michi]

So... Is it worth it? (compared to stove top, normal rice cooker, oven, etc...)

Yes, definitely worth it. Perfect rice each and every time.

Zojirushi is the Rolls Royce of rice cookers, but you will get very good and consistent results with cheaper brands, too.

 

[lowercasebill]

Mine gets used so often it stays on the counter.
Try tomato rice or toss in some salmon chunks.
Add Kombu piece when cooking.
Cut back on the water and get some crispy on the bottom.
I cook grits on the porridge setting, no stirring easy clean up.
Congratulations

 

[MrHiggins]

Well, now I want one. It actually took me a while to nail my rice recipe (living at 7,000 feet brings a host of cooking challenges), but I can finally make good rice. An automatic induction rice cooker would, no doubt, make life easier.

However, I think the next $300 kitchen gadget I'll get is the Ooni pizza oven. [emoji106]

 

[Michi]

living at 7,000 feet brings a host of cooking challenges

Indeed. Water boils at around 92 º (198 ºF) at that altitude. Where do you live?

 

[MrHiggins]

Cedar Crest, New Mexico. My pressure cooker is a saving grace, that's for sure!

 

[lowercasebill]

I have ooni as well
You won't regret it

 

[Lars]

Not sure if it counts as gear, but this just arrived in the mail.

 

[lowercasebill]

Close enough.

 

[Michi]

That’s gear. Most definitely!

 

[M1k3]

Not sure if it counts as gear, but this just arrived in the mail.
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There's knives. Then there's gear. Doesn't look like a knife to me

 

[MrHiggins]

I have ooni as well
You won't regret it

I pulled the trigger and ordered an ooni-3. Happy birthday to me. Can't wait! Was there a learning curve to get the flame right?

 

[lowercasebill]

Not with gas if you Are doing pellets pm me

 

[Lars]

 

[Lars]