lardcore t1_j11fy7l wrote on December 20, 2022 at 11:38 PM

Reply to comment by thepokemonGOAT in My mom’s 50 year old magnifier from the CCCP era. The star is a state quality mark of the USSR which works as a certification of quality. by daanikp

Its not actually a star, it was known as "quality mark" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_quality_mark_of_the_USSR

lardcore t1_j11fiu2 wrote on December 20, 2022 at 11:35 PM

Reply to My mom’s 50 year old magnifier from the CCCP era. The star is a state quality mark of the USSR which works as a certification of quality. by daanikp

Heh, this brings back memories of the smell of burning... well, everything - paper, wood, etc. Bought one as a kid back in my Soviet childhood. It was black, made of plastic but looked identical to this one. See that indent on the inside of the ring, a bit above the handle? It could be used to unscrew the inner ring and remove the glass lens, though it would the usually end up chipped due to falling on hard surfaces.

Fun times.

lardcore t1_irxwkwe wrote on October 11, 2022 at 9:14 PM

Reply to comment by lopendvuur in UK or European induction cookware? by seael0h

Hmm... I'm very far from good myself but I really find using a de buyer carbon steel pan a godsend for thin pancakes, there is no trick to it other than finding the right temperature.

Good luck with finding your perfect pan, but if you can give it another try maybe carbon steel will work for you?

lardcore t1_irxvnsy wrote on October 11, 2022 at 9:08 PM

Reply to comment by lopendvuur in UK or European induction cookware? by seael0h

I'm curious why you are so set on cast iron for crêpe pan? Why not carbon steel?

lardcore t1_ir26nw2 wrote on October 4, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Reply to comment by religioniscancer8 in Need a quality winter coat/jacket by ZlatkoPlaySk

No clue, friend - it was a genuine US Army issue given to me by a friend, not sure who made it.

lardcore t1_iqxq4nu wrote on October 3, 2022 at 9:24 PM

Reply to comment by ZlatkoPlaySk in Need a quality winter coat/jacket by ZlatkoPlaySk

Depends on the kind of skiing you do. If you're talking cross-country skiing then it's a lot smarter to get a separate jacket for that because you have opposite requirements for standing around/walking and something as energetic as xc skiing.

If you're talking about downhill skiing you can do that in M65 no problem. I've used an M65 with a liner for snowboarding at -30C without any issues. It's heavier than snowboarding jackets and doesn't have a snow -skirt but other than that it was great.