Love this! I'm South African and I love seeing all the stuff you guys in North America have. Also, watching Rachel cut apart that bunch of grapes with a knife was giving me the heebie-jeebies. Try using scissors. Way less chance of stabbage!
I think you're confusing Gen X and Boomers. I'm Gen X and there were no $37,000 houses when I bought my first house 😂 Also, my parents had party trays like that in the 80s
I’m surprised you don’t have a scale. :) Always measure your coffee and water. It’s 15 grams of water to 1 grams of coffee. You will always have perfect coffee
Have seen the trays before but plastic. I like them. Great for bbq. IDD but was thinking wine glasses were clear to see the wine? The shape looks looks the 70's.
When it comes to the pour over, use your typical recipe, just adjust the proportions the capacity, it will be fairer as a test I never change my ratios when it comes to the recipes, when testing new “devices”, this way the tests are always comparable
Gen X and nope I wouldn't buy the accessory for wine glasses. It's not needed and knowing my luck I would forget about the darn plate and spill everywhere lol
Thank you! I was hoping someone pointed out that they are one generation off on the house pricing. My parents are the WWII era and they paid $12,500 for their home.
10:06 I had a major stroke 7 years ago caused by a rare blood clot. I am paralyzed in my dominant right hand. I cook and bake, but I can’t feel my right hand, and whenever I carry to the kitchen to the table, my right hand can’t hold it. This is perfect for me, a wine glass and a plate combined! Genius!
Watching this video I realise that Canada is as Britain for mixing imperial and metric randomly in daily life. Rachel's oven temps are imperial and her liquid measurements are metric. Love it.
Yeah, we use celcius for regular temperature but Fahrenheit for oven (I also use it for body temperature but I know others who use celcius for that), meters for distance, but feet for height, grams/kg/L for most things, but pounds for body weight. It's interesting
Rachel: it’s a great gift for someone who likes camping, also Rachel: you will also have to gift the a gooseneck cattle😅 That’s some fancy Camping you are planning! Maybe Chris can wear his formal Baseball cap on that trip😂
I’ve been wanting one of the Stanley Pour-over sets but it did have a flaw that you accidentally discovered. The set, according to Amazon, comes with Stanley’s well-known 12 oz. camp mug, but the “cone” can hold up to 20 oz. and the instructions seem to have a recipe that is made for fully filling the cone. However the included cup can only hold 12. There is always some water loss from it remaining in the grounds, but not 8 oz. worth. You can buy the filter part by itself, but I like the look of the set. So, I plan to use my preferred 16 oz. cup and adjusting the ratio for that size. I’m not as picky, but true coffee aficionados will follow an exact ratio weighing both the beans and the water. Still learning some of the coffee sciences, but it has encouraged me to learn and prefer the metric system (and I hate the traditional standard of a “cup” of coffee being 6 oz. to add to a learner’s confusion). Try the Clever Coffee Dripper. It looks like a pour-over but is considered more like an immersion brewer like a French press. The larger version is closer to 16 oz. so I use an appropriate size cup. It cleans up easily using a paper filter, though I did learn to watch and adjust for occasional, slight leakage.
That salmon looked delicious. Can we have a cooking with Chris series where he just shows us how to make some of the good food that randomly pops up in these videos?
Having used that sort of snack tray, you have to remember to separate them before setting down, because they don't counterbalance. The only advantage is you have a hand free for snacking, which is also accomplished by balancing a tapas plate on top of your glasse ;-)
Love my straw “buddies” for my Stanley. I’m sorry you didn’t have a great experience with the Stanley. Here in AZ they are a life saver (literally) for my kids that are life guards to stay hydrated in the 100+degree heat. The straw covers are really more for the germaphobe in me. But also my cup is easy to identify in big crowds of people that have the same color Stanley as me. Oh! You should check out the straw covers that are tiny Stanley cups! SO cute!
The charcuterie plates are so you only need two hands instead of three. You still need at least one fully-functional hand to properly grip the plate on glass combo, but it’s better than holding a glass basically under your arm (or boobs) in order to eat. I think the use case here is standing/mingling parties. If everyone is at a table/counter/bar, they’re completely unnecessary.
Girl I know you love your simple modern but you gotta try the Brumate Era….soooo good. Beats out all others in my book. You can lock the straw so it’s 100% leakproof unlike Stanley and SM.
I remember the snack tray from the mid eighties. White porcelain and prone to chipping. Hardly anyone used them. Some people put their thumb or a finger where the glass goes and got stuck.😂 They didn't know how to use them and sometimes the tray had to be smashed with a hammer to free a thumb or finger. I wondered why a hammer had to be rushed from the garage to the kitchen. A loudly cursing man had a tray stuck on finger and demanded a hammer. It's a small hole and fingers and thumbs must be forced into it.
I love the Full Time Pasta Lover sweatshirt! Pasta is my absolute favorite food group. Lol I was recently at a food and wine festival and they had little plastic plates with the wine glass holder so you could easily walka round with your glass and plate. If you're going to be standing and walking around a lot, something like that is perfect.
Gen-X here. My parents bought the house I grew up in (1976) for $33,000. And we wouldn't use something so pretentious as the personal charcuterie board.
I’m Gen-X and wouldn’t be caught dead using those “wine glass trays” LOL!!😂 I’m with Christopher all the way on this one,,,, LOVE YOUR CHANNEL ❤️💚🎄🎅🏻🤶🏻
I’m probably wrong, but that head on the beer thing really only matters with stouts, porters, or ambers. I used to work in an Irish bar and I don’t recall anyone being concerned about a head on their pint of lager. Maybe if someone buys Guinness in a glass bottle and wants to try to get the head at home, this might work? Guinness in a can with the nitrous canister inside should do the trick, tho… I’d be worried I bust out a front tooth with that stone free floating at the bottom of my glass.
As a solely red wine drinker i honestly forgot white wine existed, so when Christopher poured wine from the bottle I was genuinely perplexed thinking he was pouring water into the glass😂
6:02 Could you pour water into the mug, then put it in gooseneck kettle? Then just add a little more water? FYI I LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS ESPECIALLY THESE GIFT IDEAS-yes I’m yelling because they are GREAT!!❤
Since you guys loved the smokey old fashioned i HIGHLY recommend getting a smokey whiskey to make your okd fashioned with or quit frankly to use to give a smokey hint to your favourite cocktails :) soms suggestions are; + banriach the smokey ten + Ardbeg Uigeadail (aged in ex bourbon or sherry barrels!) +Compass box peaty monster
I was a bartender that smoked drinks. The reason you didn’t have a lot of smoke is because you didn’t have a powerful flame. You get the best results with about a tablespoon of chips per drink and fired up with a butane lighter. Don’t open the canister! It’ll just undo your hard work! It should fill with smoke quickly and then you just let it sit in the smoke for as long as you want for desired smokiness
The orange peeler is a "copy" of a tupperware from like late 1980, the difference is that its thinner. My mother have lots of them 😂 was like a gift back then.
Ummm....we definitely did NOT buy houses for that price! Our boomer parents did, lol! Actually, I'm 52 and still a renter. Not really digging the little charcuterie boards. They look nice, but...meh. We really aren't that fancy, most of us Gen Xers.
So the instructions indeed says 20ounces/590ml but the cup holds 12ounces/350ml. Hahaha. Fail! Design team and production not communicating well! And quality assurance failed 😂
I kept thinking, Who do you both keep reminding me of, and i figured it out. Pride and prejudice, with Keira Knightley. Do you all see it? Especially Chris he looks exactly like the actor, whose with me on it.
The wine glass/tray thing is very common at wine tasting events. I guess being in California I have seen it many, many time. You can't hold your plate and a glass AND eat if you're standing or walking around and have nowhere to set one of your items down.
The straw covers are the BEST invention. I hate the idea of dust or germs getting in my water. 👏🏼 Also, $37,000 for a whole house? 2023 us couldn’t even dream of that!
I have the Simple Modern classic cups (the ones without handles) and the straw appears to be much smaller than yours. I bet the other straw covers would fit those!
I use a fine ground for my V60 pour over. Course grinds are too weak. The finer grind keeps contact with water longer. Also, I use a Pyrex measuring cup for pouring water, works just fine. I like 19-20 g coffee to 12-14 oz water ratio. I bought an insulated mug for my coffee, and it seems to make my coffee taste metallic. I might try it again.
The little charcuterie boards remind me of these little crystal dishes my mother-in-law uses for baby or wedding showers. The are kind of oversized plates that have a matching teacup that fit perfectly into a a little hollowed out spot.
Ok, gen x here. As demonstrated by Chris, we have thumbs. Don’t blame us for precious nonsense. Also, picking up something that’s been available for generations, making it super precious, and creating bullshit rules around it (shaving? Coffee? Stanley thermoses???)… that’s a millennial thing. Don’t try to shovel that off on the Zeds.
Don't you mean sweatshirt?? That's not a sweater. 😂 GenX here - no to those plates and my house cost wayyyyy more than $37,000 or a raspberry. In 1986, a badic hone was way more than $37,000.
OMG, those straw covers are EXACTLY what I need!! I always have my Simple Modern cup next to me at my desk and I keep a cloth covering the straw hole at all times, which is quite inconvenient! The reason for this is that one day my son was freaking out bcuz he was about to take a sip of his water when a spider crawled out of the straw! Since then I am paranoid and need to have my straw covered when I'm not sipping!
A gooseneck kettle has a specific way it makes water fall out of the kettle, it doesn’t fall so heavily onto the grind. You can google it to learn more but coffee is temperamental and needs special care in a lot of instances
I am laughing now… because ONLY AT THE END of the video… did you move your lonely Christmas decorations from upstairs into the kitchen??? The fire sucks (I’ve had so many house floods I have water PTSD…), and isn’t it fun to remember all the destroyed things?? Big sigh. Life happens, and I hope you know, I am laughing with you. Mostly because it’s just better than crying. Happy holidays!!!! Heart hugs ♥️🎄
We make that kind of pour over coffee, we keep the top (coffee grounds) part of the cup when filling with water. Let the water sit in the grounds for a couple minutes THEN place it over the cup to dispense. You overfilled because your water was already draining into the cup once you started pouring, also making weak coffee. Pour over coffee is delicious but it is different from your carafe coffee.
After watching the infused smoke bit (fabulous name idea) I just want you and Chris to do a whole episode on different ones that are out there. Testing out food and drinks. I love a smoky flavor.
I think you confused Gen X and Boomers... :-P I'm late gen X and wish I could afford a house :-P I sort of like the idea of the small tray though... but wouldn't by them :-D
I'm confused about Chris' inability to smell. A.) How? What happened? Will he do anything about it? B.) He's such a foodie, does it effect his ability to taste? Smell is connected to taste, does he experience lessened taste because of his lack of sense of smell?
I have 2 thoughts on the mini charcuterie boards. 1.) So very over the top and pretentious. 2.) How did it take someone so long to come up with a solution to this problem?! Just as a plate in general and trying to hold a glass, eat, walk, and talk. There are so many million dollar genius ideas that literally take a "duh" moment.
Adore your channel, but as a coffee professional, I have to differ in opinion a bit. 1. You really don’t need a gooseneck kettle to do a pour over. It’s nice, but you can get a great cup of coffee without one. I had one at home, but never used one in my quality lab, I don’t think it’s enough of a difference to be “essential”. (2) if your cup of coffee is weak, rather than coarsening up your grind you’ll want to go with a finer grind. You’ll get a longer water to coffee contact time and a better extraction.
As far as wine glasses go, I’m not a fan of the multi color. I’m a basic girl but I am a fan of stemless as I have small kids running around and don’t want the wine to spill so easily. However, maybe gen-x wants colorful wine glasses just for looks. But I’m thinking in terms of usefulness, maybe the colors would help differentiate as to whose glass is who’s in a group setting.
My husband just has his office Christmas dinner and later complained to me that he hadn’t been able to enjoy the aperitif, because he had to hold a wineglass and a plate simultaneously, which didn’t leave a hand free to actually eat the offerings. So, if there aren’t any tables around, where you can offload your glasses whilst taking a bite, those plates Christopher dissed, would come in very handy. Oh, I forgot to mention, that the food also came with small forks, which complicates things even more.
Ok you guys what is Chris' connection to Finland, I am from Finland and now noticed Iittala Krouvi- beer mugs, in an earlier video he said cheers in Fiinnish "kippis" ❤
So not sure if you have this in Canada but I found thins thing called liquid smoke, I cook with it and it works decently for the flavor. I use it since I’m a renter who’s not allowed to have a grill/ smoker. Would love to know your thoughts!
Just looking at the wine glasses compared to the screen shot of the more expensive ones, the expensive ones do look better quality. If you don't use them a lot, then I think the dupe would be fine like to give with a bottle of wine. I completely agree with Rach on the trays, they aren't necessary, but would be a cute idea for a wine party, and I am Gen X in case that matters. Garlic roaster would be a great housewarming gift!
Gen-X here and I would never buy the wine glass platter combo. Waste of money. The garlic cast iron is cute, I wouldn’t buy that as there is faster ways to do it. I have some straw toppers I bought for my Stanley from Etsy. So many cute ones
The instructions for the coffee was likely for 2 cups if coffee. I'm sure that Stanley cup probably holds about 10 or 12 oz with room for milk or creamer?
I’m an elder millennial and I’m here for the wine glasses and cheese plate combo. Seriously, that’s an adult lunchable and I need it. 😂
Millennial as well and I like it, too. I have having a drink and plate in my hands. So awkward when you want to pick up something to eat.
The Breville smoker and cloche is amazing. Highly recommend!
Love this! I'm South African and I love seeing all the stuff you guys in North America have.
Also, watching Rachel cut apart that bunch of grapes with a knife was giving me the heebie-jeebies. Try using scissors. Way less chance of stabbage!
I think you're confusing Gen X and Boomers. I'm Gen X and there were no $37,000 houses when I bought my first house 😂 Also, my parents had party trays like that in the 80s
There are houses for that price, just maybe not I the neighborhood and/or city you want to live in
Would love to learn Chris’s cocktail recipes!! Especially this old fashioned 😁
You should know that I have bought gifts based on your recommendations. Thankyou! This really makes my gift shopping easier.
I’m surprised you don’t have a scale. :) Always measure your coffee and water. It’s 15 grams of water to 1 grams of coffee. You will always have perfect coffee
My kitchen scale is my best coffee friend. Which would be sad if I wasn't a hermit 😊
Have seen the trays before but plastic. I like them. Great for bbq.
IDD but was thinking wine glasses were clear to see the wine? The shape looks looks the 70's.
I want the garlic roaster.
When it comes to the pour over, use your typical recipe, just adjust the proportions the capacity, it will be fairer as a test
I never change my ratios when it comes to the recipes, when testing new “devices”, this way the tests are always comparable
I tried a smoked burbon old fashioned at a restaurant and did not enjoy it and I like old fashioneds
Gen X and nope I wouldn't buy the accessory for wine glasses. It's not needed and knowing my luck I would forget about the darn plate and spill everywhere lol
I'm Gen-X and $37,000 is more like the price my Boomer parents paid for a house. THEIR parents paid a raspberry. 😉
Actually my first house was 39,500 lol my parents was around 16,000. 1st house was 2 bedroom 1 bath with unfinished basement. On an acre lot I was 19.
Thank you! I was hoping someone pointed out that they are one generation off on the house pricing. My parents are the WWII era and they paid $12,500 for their home.
@@mom71161wow! That’s awesome! What area was it in?
We paid 50k in 2004. Parents paid 18k in 1970. Grandparents rented on one side, and the other side bought their farm for a raspberry 😅
Yeah, a starter house in my area back then would have been more like $137.000. That would be for a very small one story box with 2 bedrooms.
10:06 I had a major stroke 7 years ago caused by a rare blood clot. I am paralyzed in my dominant right hand. I cook and bake, but I can’t feel my right hand, and whenever I carry to the kitchen to the table, my right hand can’t hold it. This is perfect for me, a wine glass and a plate combined! Genius!
Watching this video I realise that Canada is as Britain for mixing imperial and metric randomly in daily life. Rachel's oven temps are imperial and her liquid measurements are metric. Love it.
Yeah, we use celcius for regular temperature but Fahrenheit for oven (I also use it for body temperature but I know others who use celcius for that), meters for distance, but feet for height, grams/kg/L for most things, but pounds for body weight. It's interesting
But she also knows cups, but somehow didn't know there's 8oz to a cup
Rachel: it’s a great gift for someone who likes camping, also Rachel: you will also have to gift the a gooseneck cattle😅 That’s some fancy Camping you are planning! Maybe Chris can wear his formal Baseball cap on that trip😂
I’ve been wanting one of the Stanley Pour-over sets but it did have a flaw that you accidentally discovered. The set, according to Amazon, comes with Stanley’s well-known 12 oz. camp mug, but the “cone” can hold up to 20 oz. and the instructions seem to have a recipe that is made for fully filling the cone. However the included cup can only hold 12. There is always some water loss from it remaining in the grounds, but not 8 oz. worth. You can buy the filter part by itself, but I like the look of the set. So, I plan to use my preferred 16 oz. cup and adjusting the ratio for that size. I’m not as picky, but true coffee aficionados will follow an exact ratio weighing both the beans and the water. Still learning some of the coffee sciences, but it has encouraged me to learn and prefer the metric system (and I hate the traditional standard of a “cup” of coffee being 6 oz. to add to a learner’s confusion). Try the Clever Coffee Dripper. It looks like a pour-over but is considered more like an immersion brewer like a French press. The larger version is closer to 16 oz. so I use an appropriate size cup. It cleans up easily using a paper filter, though I did learn to watch and adjust for occasional, slight leakage.
That salmon looked delicious. Can we have a cooking with Chris series where he just shows us how to make some of the good food that randomly pops up in these videos?
Yes! Before I knew what he did professionally I assumed he was a chef from all of his amazing looking dishes!
I would also like to see this.
@@alyssasmith1478I still cant believe he’s a lawyer lol
As a Gen Xer, YES! I loved the snack tray. Give Nancy my love.😂
I’m Gen X and I am not buying a food plate that is missing a chunk of wood. lol
@@PamelaH_HappyVibes shaaa, it's carved🤣
@@ShellyS2060 - I know, I was just being a grumpy GenX. 😂😜🤣
Having used that sort of snack tray, you have to remember to separate them before setting down, because they don't counterbalance. The only advantage is you have a hand free for snacking, which is also accomplished by balancing a tapas plate on top of your glasse ;-)
Gen X here. We're in our 40s. Houses didn't cost 37000, that would be boomers 😂
Love my straw “buddies” for my Stanley. I’m sorry you didn’t have a great experience with the Stanley. Here in AZ they are a life saver (literally) for my kids that are life guards to stay hydrated in the 100+degree heat. The straw covers are really more for the germaphobe in me. But also my cup is easy to identify in big crowds of people that have the same color Stanley as me. Oh! You should check out the straw covers that are tiny Stanley cups! SO cute!
The charcuterie plates are so you only need two hands instead of three. You still need at least one fully-functional hand to properly grip the plate on glass combo, but it’s better than holding a glass basically under your arm (or boobs) in order to eat. I think the use case here is standing/mingling parties. If everyone is at a table/counter/bar, they’re completely unnecessary.
Girl I know you love your simple modern but you gotta try the Brumate Era….soooo good. Beats out all others in my book. You can lock the straw so it’s 100% leakproof unlike Stanley and SM.
I remember the snack tray from the mid eighties. White porcelain and prone to chipping. Hardly anyone used them. Some people put their thumb or a finger where the glass goes and got stuck.😂 They didn't know how to use them and sometimes the tray had to be smashed with a hammer to free a thumb or finger. I wondered why a hammer had to be rushed from the garage to the kitchen. A loudly cursing man had a tray stuck on finger and demanded a hammer. It's a small hole and fingers and thumbs must be forced into it.
I love the Full Time Pasta Lover sweatshirt! Pasta is my absolute favorite food group. Lol
I was recently at a food and wine festival and they had little plastic plates with the wine glass holder so you could easily walka round with your glass and plate. If you're going to be standing and walking around a lot, something like that is perfect.
The brand Joanie do a knitted cardigan with a pasta pattern. It is awesome
Gen-X here. My parents bought the house I grew up in (1976) for $33,000. And we wouldn't use something so pretentious as the personal charcuterie board.
We need a gift guide from Chris😂
1000% would love a gift guide from Chris' perspective!
@@Infrogneato TRUTH🙌
I’m Gen-X and wouldn’t be caught dead using those “wine glass trays” LOL!!😂 I’m with Christopher all the way on this one,,,, LOVE YOUR CHANNEL ❤️💚🎄🎅🏻🤶🏻
Lol, yeah the $37,000 houses were the boomers, not Gen X. I wish! Great gift ideas Rachel❤
I used the straw covers for my Stanley on my cruise and 10/10 do recommend
I’m probably wrong, but that head on the beer thing really only matters with stouts, porters, or ambers. I used to work in an Irish bar and I don’t recall anyone being concerned about a head on their pint of lager. Maybe if someone buys Guinness in a glass bottle and wants to try to get the head at home, this might work? Guinness in a can with the nitrous canister inside should do the trick, tho… I’d be worried I bust out a front tooth with that stone free floating at the bottom of my glass.
Yeah... Stanley made you a weak cup of coffee because you diluted it with overfilling. Stanley deserves another shot! :D (ounces vs milliliters?)
Yeah, I think she misread the directions. I looked it up and the cup is only 12 ounces. It goes up to 20 ounces if you want to fill a bigger vessel.
As a solely red wine drinker i honestly forgot white wine existed, so when Christopher poured wine from the bottle I was genuinely perplexed thinking he was pouring water into the glass😂
6:02 Could you pour water into the mug, then put it in gooseneck kettle? Then just add a little more water? FYI I LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS ESPECIALLY THESE GIFT IDEAS-yes I’m yelling because they are GREAT!!❤
Since you guys loved the smokey old fashioned i HIGHLY recommend getting a smokey whiskey to make your okd fashioned with or quit frankly to use to give a smokey hint to your favourite cocktails :) soms suggestions are;
+ banriach the smokey ten
+ Ardbeg Uigeadail (aged in ex bourbon or sherry barrels!)
+Compass box peaty monster
We host a lot and the appetizer plates save me from losing my drink since I don’t need to set it down to eat.
I was a bartender that smoked drinks. The reason you didn’t have a lot of smoke is because you didn’t have a powerful flame. You get the best results with about a tablespoon of chips per drink and fired up with a butane lighter. Don’t open the canister! It’ll just undo your hard work! It should fill with smoke quickly and then you just let it sit in the smoke for as long as you want for desired smokiness
I was worried that there wasn’t going to be a video today. Hurray for a Rach upload!
The orange peeler is a "copy" of a tupperware from like late 1980, the difference is that its thinner. My mother have lots of them 😂 was like a gift back then.
😆 Same. Mine was a dealer.
Ummm....we definitely did NOT buy houses for that price! Our boomer parents did, lol! Actually, I'm 52 and still a renter. Not really digging the little charcuterie boards. They look nice, but...meh. We really aren't that fancy, most of us Gen Xers.
So the instructions indeed says 20ounces/590ml but the cup holds 12ounces/350ml. Hahaha. Fail! Design team and production not communicating well! And quality assurance failed 😂
I love the charcuterie plates but I think you are supposed to hold the plate and let the wine glass hang off. Much less awkward.
I kept thinking, Who do you both keep reminding me of, and i figured it out. Pride and prejudice, with Keira Knightley. Do you all see it? Especially Chris he looks exactly like the actor, whose with me on it.
The wine glass/tray thing is very common at wine tasting events. I guess being in California I have seen it many, many time. You can't hold your plate and a glass AND eat if you're standing or walking around and have nowhere to set one of your items down.
I’m not crazy about Stanley items. I have the tumbler and my Yeti is 100% better. my sister loves her SM one. I DO love the pasta sweatshirt ❤
I'm Gen-X, and while I can't speak for my entire generation, I'm more of a solo cup/paper plate kind of girl.
I’m not influenced very easily usually, but Rachel’s raving reviews of the simply modern made me cave. I’m obsessed! Good recommendation Rachel!
I'm Gen X, I would never buy that wooden thing.
Hi! Completely off topic… Can you please share a recipe for the salmon you cooked on the grill ? :) It looked delish!
oh rachel! i get so frustrated when you reference pricing in USD when you’re Canadian and are paying CAD prices…
The straw covers are the BEST invention. I hate the idea of dust or germs getting in my water. 👏🏼
Also, $37,000 for a whole house? 2023 us couldn’t even dream of that!
I have the Simple Modern classic cups (the ones without handles) and the straw appears to be much smaller than yours. I bet the other straw covers would fit those!
I’ve seen those plate things in catalogs since I was a kid (I’m a millennial), it’s definitely not a Gen Z thing 😂
I'm a Gen-Xer and I think the snack tray is a GREAT idea lol!!
With the Pour Over, fill the coffee cup with water, then pour it in your kettle. You won't flow over.
I took one look at that Stanley mug and said that’s gotta be a 12oz mug, no way it fits 20oz 😅
Wow, I really adore your sweater (despite all you have mentioned).
The straw covers are good for nurses! We like to cover our drinks in the nourishment rooms!!!
I could watch these two testing stuff for hours. I’m not even kitchen-y, but they are just so entertaining together. 😊
I like that Chris has grapes on his charcuterie board. Just a couple. A touch of elegance
I use a fine ground for my V60 pour over. Course grinds are too weak. The finer grind keeps contact with water longer. Also, I use a Pyrex measuring cup for pouring water, works just fine. I like 19-20 g coffee to 12-14 oz water ratio. I bought an insulated mug for my coffee, and it seems to make my coffee taste metallic. I might try it again.
I have never been this early to an upload!!!! I hope you and your family are having a wonderful holiday season!
I DO spend about $27,000 / year on fruit for my kids.... so that raspberry reference sounds about right!
Please test Broma bakery's chocolate chip cookie vs your recipe
The toppers might be for starbucls tumblers there is a huge collecting community for them
The little charcuterie boards remind me of these little crystal dishes my mother-in-law uses for baby or wedding showers. The are kind of oversized plates that have a matching teacup that fit perfectly into a a little hollowed out spot.
Yes! I had WW2 vintage ones.
Yes!! They had like olives and baby pickles in them! 😂😂
I got the Stanley pour over for my husband for his birthday, and he has never had it overflow. He uses it every day and loves it!
I have a straw cover that’s a Stanley cup looking one
I just want to make it known that I really love that jumper
Ok, gen x here. As demonstrated by Chris, we have thumbs. Don’t blame us for precious nonsense.
Also, picking up something that’s been available for generations, making it super precious, and creating bullshit rules around it (shaving? Coffee? Stanley thermoses???)… that’s a millennial thing. Don’t try to shovel that off on the Zeds.
I have that dino thingy and a Stanley and it does not fit. So now the little dino sits on my computer screen.
20oz doesn’t sound as ridiculous as 591ml
RACHH!!! Kitchen scissors. I’m cringing with you using a knife to cut off the grapes from the vine. 😂
As a German this beer thingy is blasphemous!
GenX here. I wish my house was$37k lol and no to the charcuterie board 😂
Hello! My dads best friend actually build his own custom cocktail smoking kits! The exist let me find the website and I’ll link ❤
Are you making fun of Gen-Xers, you Millennial brats??? 😮
Would you like to speak with the manager?
Sarcasm? I know Christopher got it.
Don't you mean sweatshirt?? That's not a sweater. 😂
GenX here - no to those plates and my house cost wayyyyy more than $37,000 or a raspberry. In 1986, a badic hone was way more than $37,000.
OMG, those straw covers are EXACTLY what I need!! I always have my Simple Modern cup next to me at my desk and I keep a cloth covering the straw hole at all times, which is quite inconvenient! The reason for this is that one day my son was freaking out bcuz he was about to take a sip of his water when a spider crawled out of the straw! Since then I am paranoid and need to have my straw covered when I'm not sipping!
L U V your vidz ,, B U T T a little confused on why i would need a gooseneck kettle specifically to boil waters? 💦
Gooseneck kettle is the preferred style for pour over coffee making
A gooseneck kettle has a specific way it makes water fall out of the kettle, it doesn’t fall so heavily onto the grind. You can google it to learn more but coffee is temperamental and needs special care in a lot of instances
You are confusing X'ers and Boomers. Boomer paid $37,000 for a house. The Greatest Generation and the Silent Generation paid "Raspberries".
I am laughing now… because ONLY AT THE END of the video… did you move your lonely Christmas decorations from upstairs into the kitchen??? The fire sucks (I’ve had so many house floods I have water PTSD…), and isn’t it fun to remember all the destroyed things?? Big sigh. Life happens, and I hope you know, I am laughing with you. Mostly because it’s just better than crying. Happy holidays!!!!
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We make that kind of pour over coffee, we keep the top (coffee grounds) part of the cup when filling with water. Let the water sit in the grounds for a couple minutes THEN place it over the cup to dispense. You overfilled because your water was already draining into the cup once you started pouring, also making weak coffee. Pour over coffee is delicious but it is different from your carafe coffee.
Can you do a video with your and your husband's favorite cocktail making and kitchen products?
@rachloveslife Chris needs the elevated craft cocktail shaker. The measurements go up to 6 oz in the lid (ml on the opposite side)
After watching the infused smoke bit (fabulous name idea) I just want you and Chris to do a whole episode on different ones that are out there. Testing out food and drinks. I love a smoky flavor.
I think you confused Gen X and Boomers... :-P I'm late gen X and wish I could afford a house :-P I sort of like the idea of the small tray though... but wouldn't by them :-D
I'm confused about Chris' inability to smell. A.) How? What happened? Will he do anything about it? B.) He's such a foodie, does it effect his ability to taste? Smell is connected to taste, does he experience lessened taste because of his lack of sense of smell?
I have 2 thoughts on the mini charcuterie boards. 1.) So very over the top and pretentious. 2.) How did it take someone so long to come up with a solution to this problem?! Just as a plate in general and trying to hold a glass, eat, walk, and talk. There are so many million dollar genius ideas that literally take a "duh" moment.
Adore your channel, but as a coffee professional, I have to differ in opinion a bit. 1. You really don’t need a gooseneck kettle to do a pour over. It’s nice, but you can get a great cup of coffee without one. I had one at home, but never used one in my quality lab, I don’t think it’s enough of a difference to be “essential”. (2) if your cup of coffee is weak, rather than coarsening up your grind you’ll want to go with a finer grind. You’ll get a longer water to coffee contact time and a better extraction.
As far as wine glasses go, I’m not a fan of the multi color. I’m a basic girl but I am a fan of stemless as I have small kids running around and don’t want the wine to spill so easily. However, maybe gen-x wants colorful wine glasses just for looks. But I’m thinking in terms of usefulness, maybe the colors would help differentiate as to whose glass is who’s in a group setting.
My husband just has his office Christmas dinner and later complained to me that he hadn’t been able to enjoy the aperitif, because he had to hold a wineglass and a plate simultaneously, which didn’t leave a hand free to actually eat the offerings. So, if there aren’t any tables around, where you can offload your glasses whilst taking a bite, those plates Christopher dissed, would come in very handy. Oh, I forgot to mention, that the food also came with small forks, which complicates things even more.
Ok you guys what is Chris' connection to Finland, I am from Finland and now noticed Iittala Krouvi- beer mugs, in an earlier video he said cheers in Fiinnish "kippis" ❤
So not sure if you have this in Canada but I found thins thing called liquid smoke, I cook with it and it works decently for the flavor. I use it since I’m a renter who’s not allowed to have a grill/ smoker. Would love to know your thoughts!
Just looking at the wine glasses compared to the screen shot of the more expensive ones, the expensive ones do look better quality. If you don't use them a lot, then I think the dupe would be fine like to give with a bottle of wine. I completely agree with Rach on the trays, they aren't necessary, but would be a cute idea for a wine party, and I am Gen X in case that matters. Garlic roaster would be a great housewarming gift!
Gen-X here and I would never buy the wine glass platter combo. Waste of money. The garlic cast iron is cute, I wouldn’t buy that as there is faster ways to do it. I have some straw toppers I bought for my Stanley from Etsy. So many cute ones
Idk why i busted out laughing when you said “you need to talk to Nancy” hahahah
The instructions for the coffee was likely for 2 cups if coffee. I'm sure that Stanley cup probably holds about 10 or 12 oz with room for milk or creamer?
I love my peeler for oranges from Tupperware
Yeah, I don’t like the idea of not being able to see what’s in my glass, so I would never buy anything that was colored glass.