The Home Ownership Thread

[nootje]

Wok works fine on induction, just different. Instead of using a thin pan with high flames, a thick creuset one which I’ll warm up a bit before cranking it on high. The left one isn’t a griddle, but you can see I linked up the spots, which do a better job than my old gas one. The crepe pan is just there because I like it.

Edit:
Copper was useful for delicate sauces and such because you could use low flames and spread the heat well. Which is not needed on induction because it has really low settings. I sold all of mine. Still have a full set of stainless to complement the large assortment of creuset we have. Moved from complex cooking to a more rural type of cooking over the years.

 

[ValidusLA]

It seems that you can now buy Wolf modular cooktops that are induction and then add one or two high btu gas burners.

This would seem to be the best option of all. (Unless of course the point is to be anti-gas and not to actually have the broadest and best possible cooking ability).

 

[double00]

fruit trees and shrubs have been preseasonably pruned and hit with mineral oil , they glisten like bodybuilders . spring is on its way !

 

[RedLantern]

fruit trees and shrubs have been preseasonably pruned and hit with mineral oil , they glisten like bodybuilders . spring is on its way !

Why the lube?

 

[double00]

Why the lube?

its referred to as horticultural oil but amounts to an emulsion of mineral oil so far as i can tell ...

smothers parasitic larvae wintering in the buds ( leafhoppers etc ) , just a bit of prophylaxis to help ensure a good season

 

[otc]

I know. Probably not up to the standards of whatever Waffle House or White Castle meal you ate last night.

I’ll have you know I had the luxury of dining on a fresh Jet’s pizza last night.

 

[Omega Male]

I’ll have you know I had the luxury of dining on a fresh Jet’s pizza last night.

I never understood why that's not called Jett's Pizza?

 

[venividivicibj]

Look at the beautfiful home you can live in in Pasdadena for just shy of $1m!

1704 Corson St, Pasadena, CA 91106 - 3 beds/1 bath

(CRMLS) Sold: 3 beds, 1 bath, 1112 sq. ft. house located at 1704 Corson St, Pasadena, CA 91106 sold for $959,444 on Apr 18, 2023. MLS# AR23025635. This English Tudor single-family home boasts a large front...

www.redfin.com

Easy freeway access! A 10 lane interstate is just across the street!

 

[Numbernine]

From what I see there that wouldn't last 5 minutes in Santa Cruz.

 

[ValidusLA]

From what I see there that wouldn't last 5 minutes in Santa Cruz.

Oh yes. I would never claim that the greater bay area isn't worse.
My point was that nearly $1m for 1000 sqft across the street from a 10 lane freeway in a city with bad public schools and huge tax burdens is rough. Its also 2.5 blocks from my mechanic!

(The only upside of this location is that you could walk to In N Out #5, the oldest surviving location!)

 

[HRoi]

Pasadena used to be the one place in SoCal you could find rich people who weren’t stuck up….hope it hasn’t lost its charm

 

[ValidusLA]

Pasadena used to be the one place in SoCal you could find rich people who weren’t stuck up….hope it hasn’t lost its charm

Hard to say I think. Depends what your frame of reference is.
Compared to when my grandfather was born here, its certainly more stuck up.

Pretty much all the well off folks here are private school families (legacy of the 60's, we used to have a fantastic public school system until white people ran away. We now have I believe the 2nd highest concentration of private schools in the nation, behind some city in Connecticut).

I think perception of stuck up the place is is probably relative to two things.
1) We are way less ostentatious than the general "rich" of Los Angeles. You don't see the kind of showy cars and brand whoring of fashion brands you would see west of downtown.
2) The more you mix w/ the San Marino crowd, the more stuck up Pasadena seems.

- Example of like, the rich here. Guy I went to all of grade and middle school with. His mom was the sole heir of an uncle who owned a couple blocks of what became downtown Hong Kong thanks to some smart choices when he was in the British Merchant Marine.

Fabulously wealthy family. Drove nice cars (Benz etc), but kept them forever, never wore designer labels, not out being obviously rich. They did travel constantly, have a house down the block from the house used as Wayne Manor (and 2 more houses in the neighborhood they rent to Dodgers) with a full time staff, and would throw outrageously cool NYE and Halloween parties. Would constantly donate the house for charity events as a venue.

So not like, flashy LA rich. Generally nice people. But definitely snobby. One time I was hanging out w/ the guy in HS and we went into his mom's study. She was making a list of folks for their upcoming NYE party. I saw "NOC" written next to names, and asked about it. She responded, "Oh, dear, that means 'Not our Class.'"

One of the most obnoxious things I've ever encountered.

Lots of folks like that here - quiet snobs who aren't flashing their money to the world (only to the other snobs).

 

[Hombre Secreto]

Oh yes. I would never claim that the greater bay area isn't worse.
My point was that nearly $1m for 1000 sqft across the street from a 10 lane freeway in a city with bad public schools and huge tax burdens is rough. Its also 2.5 blocks from my mechanic!

(The only upside of this location is that you could walk to In N Out #5, the oldest surviving location!)

It also comes with a Metro train station. **** that ****. Renting there is one thing, but buying there is a big hell no!

 

[NorCal]

Hard to say I think. Depends what your frame of reference is.
Compared to when my grandfather was born here, its certainly more stuck up.

Pretty much all the well off folks here are private school families (legacy of the 60's, we used to have a fantastic public school system until white people ran away. We now have I believe the 2nd highest concentration of private schools in the nation, behind some city in Connecticut).

I think perception of stuck up the place is is probably relative to two things.
1) We are way less ostentatious than the general "rich" of Los Angeles. You don't see the kind of showy cars and brand whoring of fashion brands you would see west of downtown.
2) The more you mix w/ the San Marino crowd, the more stuck up Pasadena seems.

- Example of like, the rich here. Guy I went to all of grade and middle school with. His mom was the sole heir of an uncle who owned a couple blocks of what became downtown Hong Kong thanks to some smart choices when he was in the British Merchant Marine.

Fabulously wealthy family. Drove nice cars (Benz etc), but kept them forever, never wore designer labels, not out being obviously rich. They did travel constantly, have a house down the block from the house used as Wayne Manor (and 2 more houses in the neighborhood they rent to Dodgers) with a full time staff, and would throw outrageously cool NYE and Halloween parties. Would constantly donate the house for charity events as a venue.

So not like, flashy LA rich. Generally nice people. But definitely snobby. One time I was hanging out w/ the guy in HS and we went into his mom's study. She was making a list of folks for their upcoming NYE party. I saw "NOC" written next to names, and asked about it. She responded, "Oh, dear, that means 'Not our Class.'"

One of the most obnoxious things I've ever encountered.

Lots of folks like that here - quiet snobs who aren't flashing their money to the world (only to the other snobs).

So, are we to assume your name had a "NOC" attached?

 

[ValidusLA]

So, are we to assume your name had a "NOC" attached?

I almost wish it did.

To be fair, most people in Pasadena aren't that way. Most of the people at those parties would cringe if they knew that was happening.