tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post3650328900764388213..comments2024-03-28T10:08:38.560-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: I Broke The KugelRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-55729092378947857592017-06-19T08:19:45.278-04:002017-06-19T08:19:45.278-04:00Naw, he pays me back in companionship!Naw, he pays me back in companionship!Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-72179008432176237542017-06-18T14:23:29.804-04:002017-06-18T14:23:29.804-04:00Did you take the cost of the Kugel out of the cat&...Did you take the cost of the Kugel out of the cat's allowance?rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-40545269193372728062017-06-18T10:09:35.698-04:002017-06-18T10:09:35.698-04:00A new insert would not have fixed this -- the plas...A new insert would not have fixed this -- the plastic housing cracked, too. As for stainless steel, it's not as easy to keep clean as glass. With only plain coffee and hot water in it, most of the time rinsing and vinegar is all it takes for this carafe, with only occasional washing with soap to keep the O-ring and pour spout clean.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-4773068371372569452017-06-18T10:04:27.963-04:002017-06-18T10:04:27.963-04:00We've replaced the various parts on our two Al...We've replaced the various parts on our two Alfi Juwels several times now - they were inherited from out parents and originally bought in the early 1960's in Europe. Parts were had from an outfit in Southern Florida at that time but they can be readily had in the US from several suppliers, just google them up.EdBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016028805153712512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-69575985886235052152017-06-17T23:43:32.991-04:002017-06-17T23:43:32.991-04:00Blackwing - Thermos sells replacement glass insert...Blackwing - Thermos sells replacement glass inserts, but when I last needed one some 10 years ago I found it cheaper to just buy a current model plastic thermos that used the same glass insert, and swap parts between new and old.Douglas2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-19998382405684047342017-06-17T21:07:19.771-04:002017-06-17T21:07:19.771-04:00They make stainless vacuum flasks, Bobbi. Not *qui...They make stainless vacuum flasks, Bobbi. Not *quite* as thermally insulated, but for all practical purposes, unbreakable:<br /><br />https://www.outsideonline.com/1785831/what-are-best-stainless-steel-insulated-water-bottles<br /><br />And JayNola, it's just like when a TV picture tube implodes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-33115382181781322012017-06-17T15:19:12.523-04:002017-06-17T15:19:12.523-04:00I lost my favorite old Thermos-brand thermos bottl...I lost my favorite old Thermos-brand thermos bottle that way, the old-fashioned one with the plaid print on the steel exterior.<br /><br />That horrible glass slush sound is unforgettable. Hope the new one works just like the old one.Blackwing1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-52027872055563060232017-06-17T14:59:23.358-04:002017-06-17T14:59:23.358-04:00Saw the headline and wondered how you can break a ...Saw the headline and wondered how you can break a pudding<br />https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kugel<br />A fixture of my childhood, and so simple even I could make it unaided.Jeffrey Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721363904964114392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-45537480588642391302017-06-17T08:18:42.080-04:002017-06-17T08:18:42.080-04:00Pop of a vacuum flask blowing is so strange. I sup...Pop of a vacuum flask blowing is so strange. I suppose it's the combination of the implosion and the glass crackling? Hate that sound. Invariably costs money.JayNolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968502576630432928noreply@blogger.com