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Re: Full Up: Takahiro Kettle - The Road Show, $12 for 10 entrants, ordered
« Reply #30 on: January 18, 2013, 08:22:06 AM »
Hero kettle salute!


Is that your arch nemesis?  :D 

Out of curiosity, what/who is that???


Very cheesy 80's TV, patron saint of missing/unreadable/unnecessary technical manuals.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_American_Hero

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Re: Full Up: Takahiro Kettle - The Road Show, $12 for 10 entrants, ordered
« Reply #31 on: January 20, 2013, 12:17:51 PM »
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Entrants:
1)  Bekeld, paid
2)  BozemanEric, paid
3)  Yakster, paid
4)  MMW, paid
5) Jimbo, paid
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7) RGRosz78, paid
Eight)  HeadChange4U, paid
9) Pozzka, paid
10) FFFolks, paid
11) B|Java
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Winner:  6) Jano, paid


Ladies and Gentlemen,

From Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, our wandering Spain couple says, Jano wins:


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Re: Full Up: Takahiro Kettle - The Road Show, $12 for 10 entrants, ordered
« Reply #32 on: January 22, 2013, 02:22:14 PM »
UPS Surprise - on the porch this p.m.

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Re: Full Up: Takahiro Kettle - The Road Show, $12 for 10 entrants, ordered
« Reply #33 on: January 22, 2013, 02:22:41 PM »
Unveiling.

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Re: Full Up: Takahiro Kettle - The Road Show, $12 for 10 entrants, ordered
« Reply #34 on: January 22, 2013, 02:23:18 PM »
Smooooooooooooth.

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Re: Full Up: Takahiro Kettle - The Road Show, $12 for 10 entrants, ordered
« Reply #35 on: January 22, 2013, 02:24:20 PM »
A tip for Jeff.

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Re: Full Up: Takahiro Kettle - The Road Show, $12 for 10 entrants, ordered
« Reply #36 on: January 22, 2013, 02:24:51 PM »
A tip for the rest of you.

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Re: Full Up: Takahiro Kettle - The Road Show, $12 for 10 entrants, ordered
« Reply #37 on: January 22, 2013, 04:33:48 PM »
A tip for the rest of you.

It looks like a waterslide ride at Disneyland.

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Re: Full Up: Takahiro Kettle - The Road Show, $12 for 10 entrants, ordered
« Reply #38 on: January 23, 2013, 03:56:08 PM »
The only way to fly.  ;)
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Re: Full Up: Takahiro Kettle - The Road Show, $12 for 10 entrants, ordered
« Reply #39 on: January 25, 2013, 02:45:25 PM »
I'm thrilled, excited, and embarassed.  This will be such a long wait, oy.  Looks great, can't wait!!

And THANK YOU!
Jano

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Re: Full Up: Takahiro Kettle - The Road Show, $12 for 10 entrants, ordered
« Reply #40 on: January 26, 2013, 09:27:16 AM »
Takahiro is in my carryon next to the leftover Milwaukee Muffalata...think italian sub with chopped green & black olives, peppers, & whole garlic cloves marinated in olive oil.  I had  unwrapped it to have some lunch on the train and folks began to cough hard.  ;D

I loved the way it balanced as I poured.  It is much heavier than B|Snout's $30 Korean wonder. It could be that the balance, not the tip, is the critical factor. More testing is needed. First I have to roast something as I left my Kenyan Gotomboya at Dave's. 

Gee, I'm not sure if I have enough beans. .. :o

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Re: Full Up: Takahiro Kettle - The Road Show, $12 for 10 entrants, ordered
« Reply #41 on: January 26, 2013, 09:35:49 AM »
... First I have to roast something as I left my Kenyan Gotomboya at Dave's. 

Gee, I'm not sure if I have enough beans. .. :o

Left?  I had it hidden on the top of the piano in the den for my personal stash <grins>.  It's here...

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Re: Full Up: Takahiro Kettle - The Road Show, $12 for 10 entrants, ordered
« Reply #42 on: January 26, 2013, 09:37:29 AM »
... First I have to roast something as I left my Kenyan Gotomboya at Dave's. 

Gee, I'm not sure if I have enough beans. .. :o

Left?  I had it hidden on the top of the piano in the den for my personal stash <grins>.  It's here...

Was that an even trade for the camel you 'left' with Diane?   <inside joke>
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Re: Full Up: Takahiro Kettle - The Road Show, $12 for 10 entrants, ordered
« Reply #43 on: January 26, 2013, 09:39:58 AM »
Takahiro

Strengths:
1.  Balance, feel.
2.  Tip.  If offers all the control that John suggests.
3.  Quality.  This is a high-grade stainless 18/8.  Polished, with a nice shine.  Extremely well made.
4.  Design.  The body has a very wide top.  It is a breeze to fill from our water cooler (the Paico has a narrow top and is awkward to get into tight spots).

Cons:
1.  Price.
  $120.  The Paico costs $35 shipped and offers equal control though it lacks the heft and "quality feel" that the Takahiro does.
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Re: Full Up: Takahiro Kettle - The Road Show, $12 for 10 entrants, ordered
« Reply #44 on: January 26, 2013, 09:41:12 AM »
I searched my bags--camel is not going to Iowa. Who got the camel?