i haven’t seen them in a while, so i’m guessing that amazon has stopped their amazon nickels promotion, but it was good while it lasted. i only had $2.50 worth of nickels saved up, but i finally got around to using it today. what did i get?
i finally broke down and ordered the [url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0001BXCFS/qid=1078505803//ref=pd_ka_2/102-1653407-0976909?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846]creative labs muvo 4GB player[/url]. though amazon says that you can preorder it, it looks like they are actually shipping them out. I told myself that if i find it again for $200, i’d grab one and rip it apart for the hitachi microdrive. what i can’t figure out is how hitachi wants to sell this drive for $500 retail, yet devices that use this drive are much, much less. this must mean that hitachi is giving these manufacturers a huge price discount. i just don’t see why.
from what i hear, the apple ipod mini also uses the 4GB microdrive, but i haven’t heard too much about people hacking the ipod mini yet. there are rumors that hitachi turned off CF support or something which makes it useless for digital camera users.
i also ordered an ice cream maker. why? i don’t really know. it was cheap! it looks neat! i’ve always wanted to make ice cream. we’ll see if this will live up to all of the hype.
heavy cream. You can buy it from Costco or your local supermarket, should be right by the milk and come in similar-looking cartons. Sometimes called “heavy whipping cream”, same
difference. This is _not_ buttermilk.
The maker should have come with some recipes, so you can get started there. If you need more recipes, feel free to e-mail me.
– Dave
you have to put a lot of fat into the mixture? like….lard? =P
We have an ice cream maker at home. You have to really put a lot of fat into the mixture to make it not taste ice-y. And make sure to really freeze the mixing bowl for a good 24 hours before you use it. We only got the single-bowl maker, but now we wish we got the double.