Life in the Lower Mainland (BC, Canada)

My InstantPot Duo Crisp malfunctioned within a a year. When I turn on the power, and have the inner pot inside, it showed a C6L error, which is apparently about low pressure. Since it was under warranty I contacted InstantPot and they sent me a replacement Pot. My model is apparently no longer in production (?) because they could not replace it with the exact same model, and they also declined to recover my defective Instant Pot and instructed me to dispose of it. Now that the replacement has arrived, and since InstantPot wanted me to dispose of my old pot anyway, I decided to try a fix I found on Youtube (see below). The first thing you need to know if you want to try it is the screw that holds the bottom cover secure requires a screwdriver with a star-shaped head. It seems clear to me they really don't want any owner DIY messing around, so you should probably consider that while it may be fixed, there may also be repercussions and you continue to use your InstantPot at your own ...

It's been a while since I bought "Christmas cookies" and I decided to pick up a box of President's Choice Luxury Biscuit Assortment. You may be interested to know what it looks like inside the package as a few things definitely caught my attention. First, the packaging indicates 13 types of biscuits, but it is clear when you open the box that each layer has only 12 slots. So how's that 13 types? Well, on the other layer, there is one slot with the same style of cookie but milk chocolate instead of regular chocolate. (see slide 1). Second, notice the upper right corner of the layer. One layer has two units put side-by-side, while the other layer has a stack of four. Although this may seem odd, nevertheless the total weight should be 1 kilogram, so it's hard to argue about any cookie "shortage". Third, the decorations are not entirely consistent, which is not terrible unless you have some OCD about things being perfect. Finally, at room temperature, th...

Brought my out-of-town friend to  Kokoro Tokyo Mazesoba  and it was good! My phone was on the fritz so these pictures are from my friend's phone which captures superior pictures. They have various offerings other than mazesoba , but of course this is what they are famous for. What you get basically looks just like the pictures on the online menu. Unlike fast food burgers, what you see really is what you get. The concept is simple - lots of ingredients you mix into noodles and eat. That's it. The ingredients and sticky sauce make them all gum together so every bite of noodle has some of the ingredients. Price point is decent especially considering not just the portion you get but the amount of toppings you get compared to noodles. And in addition to noodles, you can get about one cup of rice toward the end (at no additional charge) to mix into your bowl, to get at every last bit of food and sauce. Some have chili ratings, but even at two-chilies it wasn't particularly spi...