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Canon PIXMA are great printers. I had one, ran it into the ground and bought another. I’d have bought a third but our print volume is so high we went for a laser instead.

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Oh definitely. I've only ever gone for cheap-and-cheerful and they've always done the job perfectly. Replacement ink has always been reasonable too (I never go for refills - had too many hassles). Although it's for her business it's only really for her accounts and 'general paperwork' stuff so it's ideal like that.

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Problem with too many cheap printers is that they don't work with Linux or don't work very well. Not a big issue for most but we use Linux so having devices work with the penguin is important.

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In the case of Canon printers I found off-brand ink from internet-ink.com always worked well and never caused any blockages, streaks or blotches.

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The problem was never anything like that, it's just the printer would always come up saying the cartridge was 'empty' or some similar error no matter how many times I tried to reset or bypass it.

Yesterday at salvation army I saw the game RISK and it looked like an older box so I got it..... It says COPYRIGHT 1959 on it and according to this page it came out in 1957!

http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_(game)

I cant believe someone had this AND LET IT GO!!

They had it priced 9.99 but I got 1/2 off......

The board looks fabulous!!!!!!!

They really ruined this game starting in the 80s and its sad.....

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The original French version came out in 1957. The version in 1959 was the first English version.

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Good game, used to play it back in the day. Could literally take days to finish.

Ya I wonder if that was the onlygam that could take that long?

Thanx steve for the info...... I do indeed have the original RISK!!

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I bought an Philips Iron

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I've not used an Iron in donkeys years, the stuff I wear I just hang straight out of the washing machine, job done.

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I have never ironed.


My sister has been showing me

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I don't bother with ironing either. If I need a shirt ironed I use a handheld steamer which does the job.

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Don't bother with Ironing mate, it's not needed, just hang shirts on either an outside line or indoor rack(like I do) on a hanger straight out of the washer without using a dryer, it'll make your life easier.

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My sister will not allow this, she is a Karen, and that is her name.:D

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MSG online. Far, far cheaper than in shops.

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The game ? Or the giver of flavour ?

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Tell her you tried an easier way or ask her what time would you like your ironing delivered to her. Lol

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The umami flavour giver. I sued to make all-veg Minestrone, then one day added MSG, and WOW! :shocked:

The game would be MGS ;)

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Great stuff if you like joint pain and inflamation.

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"You can be intolerant to any type of food or ingredient in food, such as:

gluten (wheat, rye and barley) – found in foods like bread and pasta

histamine – found in foods and drinks like wine and cheese

caffeine – found in coffee, tea and some fizzy drinks

alcohol

sulphites – found in cider, beer and wine

salicylates – found in some fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices

monosodium glutamate (MSG) – found in ripened fruits, cured meats and savoury foods

Unlike a food allergy, a food intolerance is not caused by your immune system overreacting to certain types of food, which means you cannot have a serious allergic reaction."

https://111.wales.nhs.uk/encyclopaed...odintolerance/

"Common foods that contain MSG are

Animal-based protein: chicken, beef, salmon, mackerel, scallops, crab, shrimp

Cheese: Parmesan, Emmenthal, cheddar, Roquefort

Vegetables: tomatoes, onions, cabbage, green peas, spinach, mushrooms, broccoli"

"The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the European Food Safety Association (EFSA) consider MSG to be generally recognized as safe "

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition...d#food-sources

"

None of us here have any intolerance to any food or drink.

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A nice warm coat for winter,

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For wearing around the house this winter, and then to be draped over your bed at night?

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Holiday in January

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Caribbean, or ski-ing?

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Thailand , Koh Samui

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Pre-order of PS5 Pro, I was too weak, I now have a month or so to regret it.

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Seems very pricey. Is the ps 6 not out soon? I'm not that genned up on PS issues being an (infrequent) Xbox user.

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Some new straps for my Versa 4.

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Got some for mine last week as it goes. Not worn a watch for decades but wont be without the tracking now

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It is very pricey I agree the internet went into meltdown when it was announced and it doesn't even come with a bluray drive although that's an extra addon if wanted which I don't seem to use now so I won't bother with that. It does come with 2TB so that helps on the price. I swore I didn't want it at that price but I'm weak and folded easily on preorder PS Store order day! PS6 is likely 3-4 years off.

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I can't see me getting the PS5 Pro, just not enough of an upgrade over the standard one. Where as the PS4 to Pro was a big leap from 1080p to 4k and noticeable performance increase.

I also built a high spec PC last year and many decent PS5 games are already playable and look much better.

I just bought Coldplay tickets for me and the wife.

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Just got my watch back from a full service and a repair. Not much change from £800 quid.

But I've worn it every day for 8 years and 11 months, it had the usual scratches on the bracelet and the normal wear and tear etc. Happily to say it's come back in the exact condition as the day I purchased it so no complaints at all. No more scratches, all cleaned up, totally immaculate and so far keeping excellent time.

If I wanted to sell it, I'd get just slightly over the price I paid including the service. So 9 years of wearing a nice watch and I could end up with a (very) tiny profit just for the privilege. But I didn't buy it for an investment so will never sell it anyway.

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Timepieces are a funny thing, aren’t they. Technology abrogated the need for expensive, precision clockwork decades ago but there’s just something about it. I have a early-mid 20th century Enfield grandfather clock here that I bought from an uncle in non-working condition for many £££s, spent many more £££s having it restored, and have spent many more £££s on two major services over the past 25 years. It’s cost me more than I’ve spent buying every iPhone I’ve ever owned and doesn’t even keep time as well as my phone does (varying temperature and humidity - it’s pretty good but constantly adjusting the pendulum with the seasons is a hassle).

It’s barely an antique and probably isn’t worth quite what I’ve spent on it over the years. But it looks beautiful, sounds amazing and makes every single person who comes into my house stop and gawp. :D

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After the PS5 Pro price reveal I did briefly consider building a PC instead which would have cost far more but I came to my senses as all I want is a hassle free silent superb gaming experience that I get from plonking myself down on the sofa and just switching everything on and not have to mess with a mouse and keyboard and OS updates etc, I gave that up in 2007 while playing BF2. I didn't feel a huge performance increase from a PS4 to a PS4 Pro but I could be misremembering and hope I notice it with this upgrade and not just my wallet, only time will tell I guess.

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It's my first PC since 2007 also. Spent over £2k on it. Its quiet most of the time and yes the updates can be a pain but no more than consoles these days, system updates and game updates etc. I can hook it to my TV for a relaxed play, use mouse and keyboard for FPS games but everything else is on an Xbox 1 controller. A much better experience over all with high framerstes and better details and ray tracing. PS4 Pro is mostly used now for VR and 3D and normal Blu Ray player.

I was tempted by the anniversary PS5 slim though, but bought Coldplay tickets instead lol.

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£700 :Yikes:

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That said, I had my garage roof replaced today, it was a lot more than £700 ... :disturbd:

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£700 without an optical drive as well…will still be getting one though

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Currently available at Sony direct if you can get it past the missus, they don't take payment until November.

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I don't think £700 is a bad price. But at this point in time I'm not sure it's worth it as an upgrade. Depending on what games will use it fully. But with rumours that GTA6 probably won't be 4k and most probably will struggle to get 60fps is a bit of a kicker and a disappointment. I'm sure a lot of people will be waiting to see if this is true before paying out.

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Parking sensors for my car.

I absolutely love my Clio, the new shape looks cool as hell to me, the drive is smooth, it's nippy when I need it but best of all it's a whole world more economical than my old 2.2 TDCi Mondeo Sport.

My only issue is that because of my height, I need the seat to be fairly low, which limits the vision out of the rear window.

I know a guy who does all kinds of auto electrics and this morning he fitted rear sensors which work amazingly. £120 all-in including a 12-month warranty. He's even going to pop by in a few weeks to ensure I'm still happy with it.

And I certainly am :D

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Can't afford it but had to buy a new motherboard for my pc, the Asus one that I purchased is about 6 months old or less and is now sat in a box replaced with an MSI one.

I said previously I will never buy Asus again, but decided to give them a shot thinking maybe after 10 years or so they might have improved in quality, nope they have gone worse!

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A tube of Volterol gel to try and tame the flare up of an old skiing injury on my knee.

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HUGE garlic cloves from Lidl with 15% off, Some of the cloves are as big as Elephant Garlic.

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Adams family pin ball m/c was hoping for a Elvis one but failed to find one.

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A 3 pack of Tipp-Ex correction pens. Ideal for a keen sudoku / cross word fan.

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A new Kitchen Roll stand.

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2 new belts to replace the ones with loads of drill holes and poorly cut ends hahaha

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A set of drain rods as the council has now added clearing the surface drains and the downpipes and roof gutters to a chargeable list.

And today they sent us a questionnaire basically stating "Council house rents are half those in the private sector, so we will double them after this box-ticking exercise is over".

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What's the problem, I give (? ) The council thousands, and get next to nothing in return , off the top of my head, it's street furniture/lighting . That's it . Yes it's my choice however l cannot opt out of paying for things l don't use. All for charging the market rate :shocked:

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The property belongs to the council. I rent it from them. By law they have to maintain it to a reasonable standard. All we had to do was keep it clean, decorated and not break anything.

But over the past few years, tenants have become responsible for inside doors and door furniture, garden fences and gates, all power sockets, switches and light fittings, lubrication and cleaning of window mechanisms, insulation of internal cold water pipework, permanent floor coverings, attic insulation, stair handrails, cooker gas connections, plus soffit and fascia board cleaning.

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So you think that I should pay it for you:confused:

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Council Housing does not get any input from Poll Tax. It all comes from rent and refunds of Housing Benefit from the DWP.

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33,000 Light puffer jacket and Reebok Ridgerider 6 trainers on Prime Day.

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Tommy Hilfiger belt on 46% off from Prime too.

Also bagged a set of colour-changing light bulbs that connect to my Echo dot, £10 down from £25.

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The Govee ones? good make them

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Those are the fellas - a few people have said that :tu:

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Yeah Govee are great. I've got their TV backlights on my TV. Really good quality.

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Mycorrhizal fungi powder. The Garden Centre said they couldn't sell it, so dropped their usual markup to 5%.

KERCHING!

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Shopping from Iceland

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Thats a long way to go for some shopping, hows the volcano doing ... :D

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They arrived today - cracking set of bulbs!

(apologies for sounding like something from a 'Carry on' film).

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I was thinking about tax paid to the council however I take your word that the citizens of a council area do not contribute the the cost of the housing in that area. Find it hard to believe but......:dozey:

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If councils cross-subsidise from housing to their general fund, or vice versa, they’re breaking the law.

https://www.local.gov.uk/publication...rnment-finance

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Council tenants in flats play an additional free for communal area lighting, cleaning and security. They also pay for the maintenance of "surrounds" of their building.

Council tenants in houses, also pay an additional fee for the maintenance of "surrounds" of their building.

As I said earlier, more and more of the maintenance of the buildings they rent from the council is being passed directly to them.

No other council money is used for those purposes.

We previously lived in a tower block, one of 3 sited together. Owners of flats that they had bought were each liable to 124th of the cost of any renovations or modifications done to the blocks. When overcladding and double-glazing were fitted, the cost to private owners ran into the tens of thousands of ££s. Then all doors had to be upgraded to higher fire standards That cost private tenants a lot too. Then the lift replacements, new gas central heating, etc., etc. None of that money came from general council funds, but from the rental side of the business.

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Cancelled my Playstation 5 Pro pre-order from Sony Direct and reordered from John Lewis.

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How did this topic go so off topic for a set of Drain Rods? Lol

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Renewed my passport, doesn’t expire until next May but won’t have the 6 months I deed when we go away in January next year.

Got a photo done in a booth with a code
Applied online for standard passport in standard time frame Saturday afternoon
Sent my old passport off on Monday
New one arrives tomorrow

Less than a week, not bad

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I used the post-office service and they rejected the photo, back to the PO who just retook it, submitted and now have a new passport. Shame about the photo, the first one was better.

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new shoes for winter

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I did this last year, same process, it took slightly more than a week though as I recall (< 2 weeks).

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I picked-up 4 large slabs of belly pork with skin in Lidl at 60% off, so I am roasting them and will serve withe jacket spuds with cheese and beans (but chilli for me).

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Arrived early this afternoon so six days

Just look at the benefits of a Labour government :erm::D

Don’t like the colour and what’s the first page solid plastic bit about ? Presumably for the automated scanner?

On monday I got some Binoculers....... They are not the crappy small ones,these are reg full size ones!! (I have wanted for awhile now)

They wee $50 and were brand new... (It was at a thrift store)


https://www.cableforum.uk/images/loc...i29rsgjzkghaha

Seems a little confusing on how to use them but Ill get the hang of them I think...

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Oxo Honey Glazed Marinade Sauce

https://groceries.asda.com/product/m.../1000383111020

Oxo have perfected this marinade.

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A new scarf. Getting ready for the colder weather.

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Half a lamb from a local farm (other half went to our daughter).

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/atta...6&d=1731070495

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a birthday cake for my wife on the Dubai to Hong Kong flight to Koh Samui

signed for my new car and might of accidentally bought a watch

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I'm having lamb chops tonight covered with...

I've had them sitting in the sauce since Wednesday. I'm going to blast them in the air fryer for a few minutes each side

https://instantpot.co.uk/shop-all-pr...ith-clearcook/

chops, shoulder and neck my favourite. Legs a little boring. Stomach is nice so too kidneys. But for offal I like chicken liver.

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A Railcard which completesavings gave me some cashback so it worked out around £34 for 3 years.

2x 500grams of boneless lamb for £10.

3x magnum white chocolate £1.75, I grabbed a few packs :o:

4x croissants 67p, I grabbed a few packs.

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A case of Polish lager for our lad. It works out cheaper than even nipping to 'spoons.

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A few knife sets from Kuhn Rikon

https://www.kuhnrikon.co.uk/

Use promo code

CUSTOMER20

for 20% off. Another is

RETURN20

I'm not sure whether they will stack. I got the latter after I made a purchase.

Note their return policy sucks even if the knives go blunt after some use. I brought the sharpener for this reason.

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What's the actual knife set and what sharpener did you buy? Hopefully not one of those 'Any Sharp' ruin whatever knife jobbies...

I've just got this for a present for a mate.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...e?ie=UTF8&th=1

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Peeler
https://www.kuhnrikon.co.uk/prepare/...l-swiss-peeler

3 piece set
https://www.kuhnrikon.co.uk/cutting/...3pc-culinary-1

4 piece set
https://www.kuhnrikon.co.uk/cutting/...cset-exclusive

Everything in this category except the 2 serrated knives
https://www.kuhnrikon.co.uk/cutting/...st_order=price

Sharpener
https://www.kuhnrikon.co.uk/dual-knife-sharpener

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FIFA 25 (or whatever it’s called) for the lad for Christmas. It’s been £69 for ages but this morning on Amazon it was £42. Bang tidy:)

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Some small neodymium magnets to repair a couple of fridge magnets that have lost their actual magnets.

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A bottle of vodka

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a balaclava from ebay ,just got back from cycling and my ears and face are freezing

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Bottles of bourbon (one is a gift), trail camera (wife's Christmas present), bits for the camera (memory card, stand) so she can set it up to watch her pond. Probably a bit more than she would use but I can't bring my self to buy something tatty that may do but only just. Other wifey pressies for the stocking.
Just ordering the Christmas meat - venison for Christmas day and duck for boxing day. Thinking about the other days before New Year.

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Mini-Russ’ main Christmas present, remote controlled car with suspension, tracked tyres, LED headlights etc and does about 25mph on the top speed setting. Comes with 2 usb-charged battery packs. Usually £120 but again Amazon Black Friday struck again and I had it for £80.

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Magimix Nespresso Vertuo Plus coffee machine from John Lewis (half the price of the same model on the Nespresso site), and a rechargeable electric toothbrush (Oral B Pro 3) for SWMBO.

We’ve had our other Nespresso machine for early five years, but it’s started leaking and is out of warranty.

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A kindle scribe
A ninja slushi
Network cables
Toilet roll

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Vape pens for the missus. It looks like she, too, is on the way to be tobacco-free.

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I did see a knife which the craftsman 1 month to make and is fo sharp you can take 3 layers off the skin, It was a paring knife. But at £1,500 i sprayed the tea over my keyboard and thought perhaps not.

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Only Gordon Ramsay needs those knives. Gordon promotes..

https://hexclad.co.uk/

.. a little pricey.

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The best and foremost item in the kitchen are your knives. Learn knife skills but with proper knives (not your Jamie Oliver coloured ones etc). It'll make everything so much easier and you will enjoy cooking and prepping so much more and so much quicker too.

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A few years ago I fancied a new set knives for Christmas. Gordon Ramsay happened to be on the telly, so I had a look at what he was using. Wusthof.
He wasn't promoting them, just using. So that's what I asked for. And they are indeed very good.

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Yes I do agree having used my new Kuhn Rikon set on a tomato, so slick.

Oh now that's a gift to receive. Are they still like new or do you sharpen them?

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£204 for a frying pan LOL

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I agree a bit pricey. But then I've been through 4 woks and the combined price of them is just a bit more than the one I have now, but has lasted longer than the other 4. So I'm sure I'll be saving. Same with a roasting tin, I've thrown out at least half a dozen, but have now invested in a heavy stainless steel one at just over £100.

I buy things not because of the name/brand, but researching the quality and durability. You have to pay more than you think. Stick with Tefal etc and you'll be paying out more than I will be that's for sure.

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Yeah buy cheap buy twice. I paid Kuhn Rikon an extra £20 for the quality than a cheap set on Amazon. I just brought a metal washing tray/rack. It was double the price of a plastic tray from say Asda but it's metal with rubber feet and a cutlery box. Sometimes you've just got to bite your tongue.