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[dgianstefani]

Are blenders tech?

I eat the same (complex)

Spoiler: Ingredients

Ingredients in my current shake, consumed daily as the main component of breakfast



Dried organic acai berry - 3 g

One large/two small organic banana

Organic cacao powder - 2 tbsp

Organic chlorella - 3-6 g

Organic chaga, cordyceps, caitake, lion's mane, reishi, shiitake, & tremella mushroom blend powder - 1 tsp

Creapure creatine - 5 to 8 grams

Two raw organic eggs

Grape seed extract - 250 mg

A handful of organic kale

Organic lepidium meyenii - 1 tsp

Dried organic maqui berry - 3 g

Organic myrciaria dubia powder - 1 tsp

Organic matcha tea - 3-5 g

Organic moringa - 1 heaped tsp

N-Acetyl Cysteine 700 mg

Whole organic psyllium husk - 1 tbsp

Some ground organic nuts, typically almonds - 1-2 tbsp

Organic spirulina - 4-7 g

Organic triphala blend (emblica officinalis, terminalia bellerica, and terminalia chebula) - 3-5 g

80% protein grass fed organic whey isolate - 50 g

Organic natural yoghurt - four tbsp

Organic whole milk or cream/filtered water blend - as a base

Blended.

smoothie every morning, and cook a lot of international food which often requires processing. My old blender was plastic, not very powerful, and 99% of the ones on market, including the ones recommended by "buy it for life" communities are plastic/polycarb. I looked into glass ones but there's problems with powerful blenders where the glass can shatter. I wanted glass or metal because the abrasion of ingredients wears down plastic, and it goes into the food.

Anyway.

The Vitamix blenders are highly recommended, but the A3500i is still £749, with otherwise comparable specs to what I've gone for (2.5 HP motor etc), and the stainless steel container is an extra £200. Also, the non USA models have stupid legally required NFC sensors etc to make sure you can't turn it on without the container on top, and apparently they commonly break. So, the professional grade catering model is actually significantly cheaper, at £615, while still being comparable quality, and as powerful. I'd actually expect this model would last longer for personal/household use than a consumer model.

Hamilton Beach HBF510S-UK Culinary Blender with Stainless Steel Container

* Capacity 1.8 litres * High performance with small-batch perfection* EXPEDITOR™ family of blenders* Powerful 2.4 HP* motor* Blade design and jar shape help chefs* Adjustable variable speed dial* + Pulse provide complete blending control* Dosing cup - 4 oz./118 ml capacity* 1.8 L (64 oz.)...

www.cateringhygiene.co.uk

 

[FoulOnWhite]

£750 for a blender though.

 

[Space Lynx]

Are blenders tech?

I eat the same (complex)

Spoiler: Ingredients

Ingredients in my current shake, consumed daily as the main component of breakfast



Dried organic acai berry - 3 g

One large/two small organic banana

Organic cacao powder - 2 tbsp

Organic chlorella - 3-6 g

Organic chaga, cordyceps, caitake, lion's mane, reishi, shiitake, & tremella mushroom blend powder - 1 tsp

Creapure creatine - 5 to 8 grams

Two raw organic eggs

Grape seed extract - 250 mg

A handful of organic kale

Organic lepidium meyenii - 1 tsp

Dried organic maqui berry - 3 g

Organic myrciaria dubia powder - 1 tsp

Organic matcha tea - 3-5 g

Organic moringa - 1 heaped tsp

N-Acetyl Cysteine 700 mg

Whole organic psyllium husk - 1 tbsp

Some ground organic nuts, typically almonds - 1-2 tbsp

Organic spirulina - 4-7 g

Organic triphala blend (emblica officinalis, terminalia bellerica, and terminalia chebula) - 3-5 g

92% protein whey isolate - 50 g

Organic whole milk or cream/filtered water blend - as a base

Blended.

smoothie every morning, and cook a lot of international food which often requires processing. My old blender was plastic, not very powerful, and 99% of the ones on market, including the ones recommended by "buy it for life" communities are plastic/polycarb. I looked into glass ones but there's problems with powerful blenders where the glass can shatter. I wanted glass or metal because the abrasion of ingredients wears down plastic, and it goes into the food.

Anyway.

The Vitamix blenders are highly recommended, but the A3500i is still £749, with otherwise comparable specs to what I've gone for (2.5 HP motor etc), and the stainless steel container is an extra £200. Also, the non USA models have stupid legally required NFC sensors etc to make sure you can't turn it on without the container on top, and apparently they commonly break. So, the professional grade catering model is actually significantly cheaper, at £615, while still being comparable quality, and as powerful. I'd actually expect this model would last longer for personal/household use than a consumer model.

View attachment 338502

Hamilton Beach HBF510S-UK Culinary Blender with Stainless Steel Container

* Capacity 1.8 litres * High performance with small-batch perfection* EXPEDITOR™ family of blenders* Powerful 2.4 HP* motor* Blade design and jar shape help chefs* Adjustable variable speed dial* + Pulse provide complete blending control* Dosing cup - 4 oz./118 ml capacity* 1.8 L (64 oz.)...

www.cateringhygiene.co.uk

1. Where do you buy most of your ingredients? Just local grocery store or something like a whole foods? I might consider doing this. 50g Protein seems a little high for me personally, I am assuming you drink this during or after a morning workout?

2. I have a Ninja 1000w blender in storage, been meaning to use it I just never get around to it.

£750 for a blender though.

Honestly its probably worth it, showed 500 quid on my end though. My Ninja 1000w works well enough though, but yeah his will probably last a lot lot longer. Not to mention it probably does blend slightly better too. But only slightly I would bet.


edit: nm I just realized you are in Wales, so no whole foods LOL

 

[FoulOnWhite]

1. Where do you buy most of your ingredients? Just local grocery store or something like a whole foods? I might consider doing this. 50g Protein seems a little high for me personally, I am assuming you drink this during or after a morning workout?

2. I have a Ninja 1000w blender in storage, been meaning to use it I just never get around to it.



Honestly its probably worth it, showed 500 quid on my end though. My Ninja 1000w works well enough though, but yeah his will probably last a lot lot longer. Not to mention it probably does blend slightly better too. But only slightly I would bet.

The only one i would buy is the one off the will it blend videos.

 

[dgianstefani]

£750 for a blender though.

£570, BNIB, delivered with two years mfg warranty.

1. Where do you buy most of your ingredients? Just local grocery store or something like a whole foods? I might consider doing this. 50g Protein seems a little high for me personally, I am assuming you drink this during or after a morning workout?

2. I have a Ninja 1000w blender in storage, been meaning to use it I just never get around to it.



Honestly its probably worth it, showed 500 quid on my end though. My Ninja 1000w works well enough though, but yeah his will probably last a lot lot longer. Not to mention it probably does blend slightly better too. But only slightly I would bet.


edit: nm I just realized you are in Wales, so no whole foods LOL

Pinksun organics for the protein, algaes and a few other things. Individual brands I've researched as being the best quality otherwise.

I looked at Ninja, I have their kettle which is good, but their blenders are all plastic.

 

[gurusmi]

...consumed daily as the main component of breakfast

Breakfast? Also daily:
3 cups of Cafe au lait and two filter cigarillos.

The first cup under the shower while showering. An advantage if one is as large as the shower walls around. One could place the cup on top of the seeperating walls.

 

[dgianstefani]

Breakfast? Also daily:
3 cups of Cafe au lait and two filter cigarillos.

The first cup under the shower while showering. An advantage if one is as large as the shower walls around. One could place the cup on top of the seeperating walls.

The mainland European traditions are alive and well I see.

Caffeine and cigarettes

 

[FoulOnWhite]

£615, BNIB, delivered with two years mfg warranty.


Pinksun organics for the protein, algaes and a few other things. Individual brands I've researched as being the best quality otherwise.

I looked at Ninja, I have their kettle which is good, but their blenders are all plastic.

I agree on the non plastic container, but could not justify that much on something that turns food into paste. I don't eat anything organic and have a 44 resting heartrate which is apparently very good, and low cholestorol. I have also put on 2st of muscle in the last couple of years. Our family has a good history of longivety. Don't drink or smoke, lots of coffee though which is apparently good for your health.

 

[dgianstefani]

1. Where do you buy most of your ingredients? Just local grocery store or something like a whole foods? I might consider doing this. 50g Protein seems a little high for me personally, I am assuming you drink this during or after a morning workout?

Plus the two eggs and dairy.

I weightlift/workout at gym for about 90 min daily (plus a 10 km walk or run) so I need it. Whey is the easiest to digest complete protein, and the one I use is organic grass fed isolate so it's basically the best source you can get.

I still eat meats etc. But this shake fulfills the nutritional basics, and I have a yerba mate tea preworkout with some other compounds (taurine, glycine, electrolyte powder, citrulline malate, beta alanin)

 

[Space Lynx]

Pinksun organics for the protein

I might have my own apartment soon in Exeter UK, in talks with a letting agency now. Do you know if I can get this grass fed whey protein brand in Exeter somewhere or would I have to go to Wales?

 

[dgianstefani]

I agree on the non plastic container, but could not justify that much on something that turns food into paste. I don't eat anything organic and have a 44 resting heartrate which is apparently very good, and low cholestorol. I have also put on 2st of muscle in the last couple of years. Our family has a good history of longivety. Don't drink or smoke, lots of coffee though which is apparently good for your health.

Caffeine is only good if you have it once per day, approximately 30-90 minutes after waking up.

Organics have better nutritional profile, no hormones, no pharmaceuticals, fewer toxins, and taste better.

The ingredients in my shake I chose carefully, because they are clinically proven in many studies to reduce inflammation, improve insulin sensitivity, boost immune system and offer other great general health benefits. I attribute this consistent breakfast shake as one of the reasons I can train hard every day. Chronic inflammation BTW is basically the number one risk factor of cancers and other immune issues, it's a major problem in the West.

I've actually got a 30 page academically referenced resource I wrote for fun and for my own benefit/friends, detailing these claims I'm making, I can share the Google docs read only link via PM if you are curious.

 

[GreiverBlade]

Are blenders tech?

I eat the same (complex)

Spoiler: Ingredients

Ingredients in my current shake, consumed daily as the main component of breakfast



Dried organic acai berry - 3 g

One large/two small organic banana

Organic cacao powder - 2 tbsp

Organic chlorella - 3-6 g

Organic chaga, cordyceps, caitake, lion's mane, reishi, shiitake, & tremella mushroom blend powder - 1 tsp

Creapure creatine - 5 to 8 grams

Two raw organic eggs

Grape seed extract - 250 mg

A handful of organic kale

Organic lepidium meyenii - 1 tsp

Dried organic maqui berry - 3 g

Organic myrciaria dubia powder - 1 tsp

Organic matcha tea - 3-5 g

Organic moringa - 1 heaped tsp

N-Acetyl Cysteine 700 mg

Whole organic psyllium husk - 1 tbsp

Some ground organic nuts, typically almonds - 1-2 tbsp

Organic spirulina - 4-7 g

Organic triphala blend (emblica officinalis, terminalia bellerica, and terminalia chebula) - 3-5 g

92% protein whey isolate - 50 g

Organic whole milk or cream/filtered water blend - as a base

Blended.

smoothie every morning, and cook a lot of international food which often requires processing. My old blender was plastic, not very powerful, and 99% of the ones on market, including the ones recommended by "buy it for life" communities are plastic/polycarb. I looked into glass ones but there's problems with powerful blenders where the glass can shatter. I wanted glass or metal because the abrasion of ingredients wears down plastic, and it goes into the food.

Anyway.

The Vitamix blenders are highly recommended, but the A3500i is still £749, with otherwise comparable specs to what I've gone for (2.5 HP motor etc), and the stainless steel container is an extra £200. Also, the non USA models have stupid legally required NFC sensors etc to make sure you can't turn it on without the container on top, and apparently they commonly break. So, the professional grade catering model is actually significantly cheaper, at £615, while still being comparable quality, and as powerful. I'd actually expect this model would last longer for personal/household use than a consumer model.

View attachment 338502

Hamilton Beach HBF510S-UK Culinary Blender with Stainless Steel Container

* Capacity 1.8 litres * High performance with small-batch perfection* EXPEDITOR™ family of blenders* Powerful 2.4 HP* motor* Blade design and jar shape help chefs* Adjustable variable speed dial* + Pulse provide complete blending control* Dosing cup - 4 oz./118 ml capacity* 1.8 L (64 oz.)...

www.cateringhygiene.co.uk

ahah, we had a blender from Hamilton Beach at work for smoothies ... gave up the ghost in 6 months (well with a median of 15 to 40 smoothies a day depending on week day or week end )

i lended them my Phillips ProBlend 5 (bog basic 60chf/€, "Tritan" container, blender) it lasted 1 year and a half (and was still salvageable after a good cleaning, i am using it again now just for me, hehe ) now they got us a Phillips ProBlend 6 (glass container and more powerfull motor plus 3 functions in addition to the 0=>on=>1%=>100% speed wheel selector ) after consulting with me
but that one, better be top notch given the price

i had an issue with the Graugear dock ... well it made cracking sound and smelled smoky luckily no damage to the SSD ...
sent it back in RMA, and Galaxus offered me a full refund, with which i took another dock but from Gembird this time, improvement: compatible SATA/NGFF 5gbps and NVMe 10gbps (also got a 2m Digitec.ch branded USB-A to USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 cable)

also showcasing the 4 slot M2 case, reasonably shockproof and totally waterproof (tested it against my will ... when i jumped in the whirlpool, a customer fainted of low blood pressure after staying too long in the Sauna and then going in the whirlpool, no harms as i acted quite fast , yep ... the JJC 4xM2 case is more waterproof than my customers ... that's for sure ... )

also a bit of bike for a change, 2ish $ carbon stem topcap? DEAL!

look gorgeous, although i need a black or red screw next

 

[dgianstefani]

I might have my own apartment soon in Exeter UK, in talks with a letting agency now. Do you know if I can get this grass fed whey protein brand in Exeter somewhere or would I have to go to Wales?

They deliver. Google Pink Sun organics. I chose them because good certifications, and their isolate is higher purity than most.

 

[FoulOnWhite]

I might have my own apartment soon in Exeter UK, in talks with a letting agency now. Do you know if I can get this grass fed whey protein brand in Exeter somewhere or would I have to go to Wales?

Can buy the stuff from amazon, lots of brand to choose from.

 

[Double-Click]

It's a gift, but still counts: Fitbit Versa 4 and some blingy wrist bands.

Plus the two eggs and dairy.

I weightlift/workout for about 90 min daily so I need it. Whey is the easiest to digest complete protein, and the one I use is grass fed isolate so it's basically the best source you can get.

I still eat meats etc. But this shake fulfills the nutritional basics.

Truth. My wife calls me a bottomless (protein) pit

 

[dgianstefani]

Can buy the stuff from amazon, lots of brand to choose from.

More expensive than direct from supplier. Not necessarily faster either.

 

[FoulOnWhite]

They deliver. Google Pink Sun organics. I chose them because good certifications, and their isolate is higher purity than most.

Pretty good, their prices are cheaper than i expected

 

[dgianstefani]

ahah, we had a blender from Hamilton Beach at work for smoothies ... gave up the ghost in 6 months (well with a median of 15 to 40 smoothies a day depending on week day or week end )

Ah well, two year warranty and it has a very powerful motor so I guess we'll see. For reference most blenders are something like 0.5hp.

 

[nomdeplume]

I don't eat anything organic and have a 44 resting heartrate which is apparently very good, and low cholestorol. I have also put on 2st of muscle in the last couple of years.

Growth hormones and antibiotics have benefits that improve the entire food chain.

I hold a very similar dietary stance and RHR and cholesterol. No offense intended.

look gorgeous, although i need a black or red screw next

Carbon fiber screw cap.

 

[KrazyT]

I know some infotainment systems are finicky about both file system (NTFS, FAT32, exFAT, yadda yadda) and size.

Aren't you limited in one of these cases?

*Should* work in FAT32 as written in the manual.
USB stick are cheap, i'll buy another one and put this Sandisk on my keyring, could be useful

 

[GreiverBlade]

Growth hormones and antibiotics have benefits that improve the entire food chain.

I hold a very similar dietary stance and RHR and cholesterol. No offense intended.



Carbon fiber screw cap.

well the old rubber plug from the previous one would fit, with a bit of trimming

also can we drop the off topic foodstuff discussion and keep it at tech blenders/bike/toothbrush/computer purchase showcase edit: i forgot Lawnmower/Fridge/Washing machine

if i knew it would spam like that i would have waited before putting my previous entry

 

[dgianstefani]

Growth hormones and antibiotics have benefits that improve the entire food chain.

I hold a very similar dietary stance and RHR and cholesterol. No offense intended.



Carbon fiber screw cap.

No offense taken. But I'm surprised to read that you believe mass usage of antibiotics over simply keeping the animals healthier through sanitation and welfare standards, is a good thing. Especially with the increasing issue of antibiotic resistant microbes.

Something you might also find interesting is that saturated fat and cholesterol are both essential for health. The 1940s/60s "eat seed oils instead of butter" AHA guidance was after a (in 2020 $) $20 million bribe from Procter and Gamble, the manufacturer of Crisco oil. Recent research has indicated that saturated fat consumption has no link to increased heart disease, and eating it actually reduces changes of stroke and all cause cardiovascular mortality.

Over the past 12 years, however, there has been a major shift in scholarly understanding of these fats, with now >20 review papers, by independent teams of scientists, on the whole concluding that saturated fats have no effect on major cardiovascular outcomes, including heart attacks, strokes or cardiovascular mortality, or total mortality. National dietary guidelines have not recognized this new thinking on saturated fats, however, and continue to promote policies based on outdated or insufficient evidence.
"The PURE investigators found that saturated fat was not associated with risk of myocardial infarction or cardiovascular disease mortality and was significantly associated with lower total mortality as well as lower risk of stroke"

A short history of saturated fat: the making and unmaking... : Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity

a potential conflict of interest for the American Heart Association; a number of crucial details regarding studies considered influential to the hypothesis; irregularities in the scientific reviews on saturated fats, for both the 2015 and 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans; and possible...

journals.lww.com

Anyway, this is getting a little off topic. But it seems some people were interested, so I provided some info.

 

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Austrian Audio Hi-X60 Professional Closed-Back Over-Ear Headphones.

First impressions are good but not great. Functional and neutral, foldable, practical.

 

[Veseleil]

Austrian Audio Hi-X60 Professional Closed-Back Over-Ear Headphones.

First impressions are good but not great. Functional and neutral, foldable, practical.

Build quality, ergonomics?

 

[Jetster]

Just picked up a new Trek Checkpoint SL6 with wireless electronic shifting