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Post by karitx on Jul 8, 2014 20:36:53 GMT -5
hahaha! I should have known better, vaporvac! I passed one up at an estate sale and have regretted it ever since, even though I have a deep fryer. I will post the recipe in a new thread. I wouldn't say Spudnuts are exactly like cake doughnuts, but they are really good fresh out of the fryer shaken with powdered sugar and cinnamon.
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Post by chipperhiker on Jul 8, 2014 22:46:30 GMT -5
I didn't fry anything in my thermowell, but I did fire up a Thrift cooker to do a small batch of water-bath canning in the T-well recently. Worked beautifully, so I can't imagine why deep frying wouldn't work just as well.
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Post by karitx on Jul 9, 2014 7:51:16 GMT -5
I need to find one of those thrift cookers. I have the large Thermowell kettle, but I think the thrift cooker with the 'lip' that covers the edge of the Thermowell might be useful now and then.
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Post by Chuckie on Jul 9, 2014 10:31:03 GMT -5
I need to find one of those thrift cookers. I have the large Thermowell kettle, but I think the thrift cooker with the 'lip' that covers the edge of the Thermowell might be useful now and then. They are GREAT when you are cooking something low & slow that you want to thicken (i.e. spaghetti sauce, apple butter, etc). CHEERS! Chuckie
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Post by mach12 on Jul 9, 2014 12:18:26 GMT -5
I need to find one of those thrift cookers. I have the large Thermowell kettle, but I think the thrift cooker with the 'lip' that covers the edge of the Thermowell might be useful now and then. I may be able to help you out if a lady I talked to the other day comes through. I was in an antique shop and there sat a thrifty cooker for $12 so it came home with me. When I took it to the counter the lady said she had two more in storage that had sat on the shelf for two years and no one bought them. She said that she was thinking of poking drain holes in the bottom and using them as flower pots. I told her that I was sure I could find homes for them so gave her my card. She said they were leaving with their utility trailer on one of their regular runs looking for more stuff for the shop and that it would be the end of July or first part of August before she could get back to me so we'll see.
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Post by karitx on Jul 9, 2014 20:14:25 GMT -5
I need to find one of those thrift cookers. I have the large Thermowell kettle, but I think the thrift cooker with the 'lip' that covers the edge of the Thermowell might be useful now and then. I may be able to help you out if a lady I talked to the other day comes through. I was in an antique shop and there sat a thrifty cooker for $12 so it came home with me. When I took it to the counter the lady said she had two more in storage that had sat on the shelf for two years and no one bought them. She said that she was thinking of poking drain holes in the bottom and using them as flower pots. I told her that I was sure I could find homes for them so gave her my card. She said they were leaving with their utility trailer on one of their regular runs looking for more stuff for the shop and that it would be the end of July or first part of August before she could get back to me so we'll see. Cool! Yes, please let me know if they become available!
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Post by chipperhiker on Jul 10, 2014 1:45:40 GMT -5
They come up on ebay pretty often, and the ones that don't' have the "Chambers" term in the listing usually go pretty cheaply. They're fairly common because quite a few old stoves had deep wells.
One thrift cooker sold for $5.85 in June on ebay, and another for around $10 in early July. Yes, lots of silly people are listing them for close to $100 bucks, or even more, but they don't actually sell for that much very often.
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Post by mach12 on Jul 10, 2014 10:47:59 GMT -5
EBay is a good source but I had a reminder yesterday of how you have to watch the shipping cost. I almost bid on an industrial sewing machine item that was listed as a "buy it now" for $10.00 that normally sells for between $30 and $50 but remembered to check the shipping - almost $50 shipping for an item that would easily fit in a small flat-rate box. They've been taking notes from the infomercials - "Get a second one free, just pay shipping and handling".
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Post by chipperhiker on Jul 10, 2014 22:29:24 GMT -5
It's true, mach12! I tend to look at price combined with shipping when I compare otherwise similar items.
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Post by karitx on Jul 11, 2014 8:06:22 GMT -5
Yeah, I always think it's funny when you're looking at a fairly common item and 9 out of 10 sellers have fairly similar shipping rates, but one is 4 or 5 times as much. Um, no thanks!
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Post by lwagne on Jul 14, 2014 9:58:33 GMT -5
Neat old Vesuviana stovetop on Ebay right now at the right price. These things have been sky high lately!! www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-COFFEE-MAKER-/201128332487Just got the one without a pot for $35.00. Surprise, surprise, but the pots come along and you can always use a glass coffee cup. I thought about a stove top, but the plug in are so easy and you don't have to be careful with the handles. Lucky bidding!!
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Post by pooka on Jul 14, 2014 15:04:29 GMT -5
That's cool. It must a very old one, because I've never seen that kind of locking method for the filter basket. That looped cap is rather unusual too. It's temping at that starting price, but I don't make coffee very often. I've got a couple of the most common type of stove-top espresso makers that I've picked up at thrift stores over the years but, I haven't used them in ages. They just sit on the shelf looking decorative. After looking at this one I browsed the coffee makers & came across one of those 25 Cup 5 quart coffee pots that fits into the Thermowell. The starting bid is $14.99 plus Shipping $12.70 with less than two days left. They've got it included with it a big Wear-Ever pot that they seem to think goes with it. VINTAGE ALUMINUM CAMPING COOKWARE PERCOLATOR COFFEE POT~25 CUPS-5 QTS
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Post by lwagne on Jul 14, 2014 17:48:44 GMT -5
That's the very POT I use for making my preserves and marmalade!!! It is absolutely perfect and keeps the heat out of the kitchen. If anyone does any preserve making, grab it! I haven't seen one since I got mine - hmmm do I need two, no, no, no!!!!!
BTW, that second pot with the bale handle has nothing at all to do with the coffee pot/preserve kettle
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Post by lwagne on Jul 14, 2014 17:56:53 GMT -5
And, Pooka, I think that must have been the first Vesuviana. Such a pretty little top and the locking mechanism is older plus it has that cool star shape on the bottom of the filter basket. Very, very neat and I surely don't need another, darn!
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Post by vaporvac on Jul 14, 2014 23:04:03 GMT -5
I'm seriously considering that Vesuviana, lwagne. Thanks for posting it. I spent to much time today looking at them. It doesn't have the milk boiler like the newer ones. I thought I could use the pot I already have for milk, but I guess I could just use my pump as the price is right. But then I'd still want an Atomic. Decisions, decisions.
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Post by lwagne on Jul 15, 2014 9:04:31 GMT -5
It must have been pre-frother. But, I also wonder if the stove-top models has fewer frothers. I could see a problem with using them. The electric usually have a frother and those are the models I go for. Got one without a pot for $34 yesterday and I can use the glass coffee cup to catch the brew unless I see a pitcher alone.
I've given up on the Atomic. I love the looks but the electric Vesuviana's are so easy and I don't have to worry about burning the bakelite.
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Post by vaporvac on Jul 15, 2014 14:26:07 GMT -5
I only want the atomic for cheap and that probably ain't never happening! I wonder how well the frothers work and how much mess they make. Anyone out there with a stove-top frother? Do you use it? I use the hand-pump type and am really pleased with it, but would like to have it combined. (And then I could use my other pot.) It just seems less to clean. The frother on my ancient electric espresso maker was just a big ol' mess to use so I stopped. Lwagne, do you have the special coffee grate on your B? I've found that really keeps my handles cool, or is there something else? I hinted about the Vesuviana, so we'll see what Santa brings, but for now I've decided to get the special ceramic filter so I can actually use my Vaculator! I seem to get stuff that needs just one item to make it functional, and then it just sits there and by the time I decide to do something about it, the filter, belt,etc is no longer available or priced out of my range. That's why I'm hoping it stops raining so I can finish my stoves!
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Post by lwagne on Jul 15, 2014 15:43:27 GMT -5
I have TWO Vesuvianas electric models and love them. I have had to use the descaler once on each of them in five or six years particularly to descale the frother. I had to poke a small wire UP the frother to get a hole in one of them so the descaler could work. But, our water has so many minerals in it the hot water heater shorts out at least once a year. I not use only gallon jugged water (spring water not distilled) and have had zero problems. My frothers work great even after the espresso is made. I have never used a stove top one. I do have the special grate on the "B" but it still looked a little tricky for frothing. The last three or four stove top models had no frother and I wondered if any of them did.
Frother or not, I still like the design of that old one on Ebay right now. If someone is an espresso purist and doesn't need the fufu stuff, that is one cool old one!
If anyone gets the big coffee pot/preserve maker, I have all the instructions. I'd be glad to copy them.
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Post by vaporvac on Jul 15, 2014 16:40:56 GMT -5
I'm with you, lwagne. I just hope I hinted hard enough!!! The frother is probably just one more thing to clean. I google Vesuviana images and the newer ones definitely had one, but I think I'll be happy without it. Plus, the hand-pump ones contain all the splatter. Meanwhile, I'm anxiously awaiting my Vaculator filters.
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Post by melissaf on Jul 15, 2014 19:17:10 GMT -5
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Post by lwagne on Jul 15, 2014 20:40:07 GMT -5
THANKS, Mine, Mine, Mine!! That's a full Vesuviana now. Thanks for the head's up!
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Post by mach12 on Jul 15, 2014 21:26:12 GMT -5
Post pictures when you get it!
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Post by lwagne on Jul 16, 2014 11:03:24 GMT -5
Did any of us get the coffee pot/preserve pan? Need directions, let me know! Great price
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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 11, 2016 1:40:04 GMT -5
Cinnabar, or anyone else really familiar with old coffeepots: We have a newer granite ware coffee pot that I robbed from the camper as soon as we were on propane. But it is getting rubbed free of granite and rather crusty. It also is trying hard to get a hole (it is our daily coffee pot). I want a 12 c pot, with a really sturdy stem aND basket (we are on our 3rd in 3 years, they are really light aluminum meant for camping twice a year). I have looked and looked for Wearever pots, but they all seem to be 9 cups or less. Anyone know of one I can get off eBay that will be what I need. (This is a need, not a want
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Post by cinnabar on Feb 11, 2016 9:35:29 GMT -5
Well, those thin pots don't last long. There are bunches of the Wear evers out there, and in my house too. I am slowly getting my pictures back the forum from my old posts and can't find the coffee pot collection, grrrr. Time for a new photo I guess. When we use the 6 cup drip D pot we load the coffee up and then keep adding the water. It does a good job for the morning coffee. I have a 9 cup D handle but don't use it much. This is a Halite 8 cup perc that is nice and heavy. It you find one of these you would not be disappointed. They had teal blue, black, and copper lids. The copper bailed pot is a 16 cup. They come in 12 as well.
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Post by vaporvac on Feb 11, 2016 13:41:50 GMT -5
Kellyjo40, I have a Halite teapot with copper lid (Thanks to a little Chambers birdie), and it is GREAT. Just the best balance, so I can only imagine the coffeepot is equally nice if only 8 cups. I think I need one myself. Thanks for the reminder, cinnabar.
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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 11, 2016 20:28:17 GMT -5
Cinnabar and Vaporvac, I just got a Hallite coffee pot off eBay for $15 and shipping! You were right about it being thick walled. Makes 8 cups, but I can perk more if it isn't enough without worrying that I am destroying thin aluminum. AND it has a bluish teal colored lid. I am excited. Want teal accents in my kitchen with my yellow Patience. You guys rock.
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Post by cinnabar on Feb 11, 2016 20:31:58 GMT -5
SCore!!!! Jealous of the teal lid. Just be sure to keep the handle away/offset from the flames. They are not fireproof and could get warm on the Chambers.
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Post by vaporvac on Feb 11, 2016 21:41:59 GMT -5
Jealous of the whole coffee pot. Now you need a teapot to match. I think it's about the cutest I've ever seen and really can't get over how it holds so much water, but feels so light. I think Sophie used to say the handle reminds her of a cat's tail; maybe that's what make it so cozy. I use mine on the B which has the little coffee grate. That works well, but don't know about the C. Congrats!
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Post by kellyjo40 on Feb 11, 2016 23:03:03 GMT -5
I have a simmer grate on my C, don't know if that would help with the handle. Planned on perking on the grate then setting on wagon wheel to keep warm. Hope that works.
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