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   bs2 (bsmall2@mstdn.jp)'s status on Sunday, 12-Mar-2023 14:24:45 JST bs2

   • clacke

   @alex @clacke There are multi-purpose toaster ovens, but no pop-up toasters. Limited counter space contributes to the lack of bread culture too.. And the newer gas ranges, with the little ovens for cooking fish, now come with a little toast button. We can throw freezered bread from a great humble local baker in there now. I wonder if other countries have gas ranges like this. There's a button that's supposed to automagically shut the burner off when the tea kettle comes to a boil too....

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 12-Mar-2023 14:24:53 JST clacke

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     @bsmall2 @alex What fresh digital marvel of a gas range is this!‽ ?
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     bs2 (bsmall2@mstdn.jp)'s status on Sunday, 12-Mar-2023 22:01:20 JST bs2

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     • clacke

     @clacke @alex

     I don't know how digital this marvel of a gas range is but it's surprisingly helpful! I always set the time when heating a pot just in case I get distracted the chickens or the computer or the FoolPhone. With the right set up it will even cook rice nice for you, In Japan it feels better to avoid the electric monopoly with the nukes. The local gas company seems like a more family affair. And big iron frying-pans and woks seem to work better with flame...

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 12-Mar-2023 22:01:20 JST clacke

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     @bsmall2 @alex I use electricity as much as I can to preheat water for the pot, prefer the rice cooker to the pot etc, so that I can rely on at least some degree of nuclear power rather than venting more CO₂ than necessary.