Comments on: My Booty! http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/ Peek in to see what\'s cooking today... Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: padmagr http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-13964 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:51:45 +0000 http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-13964 Came upon your blog when looking for a place to buy eya chombu. Can you tell me where your mother got it from? It looks fantastic. Hope it is in good shape. :)

]]> By: mahalakshmi http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-13777 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:25:25 +0000 http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-13777 I recently bought a Sumeet mixie from Chennai for Rs.6980 (USD$178)for 110 volt use. While bringing in transit, the US Custom removed my jars as it had ” sharp blades ” in it. I was so upset :( Later i managed to buy two jars.
Finally when I started the unit for the first time, it was very loud and i saw smoke and sparks. The Motor died on me. I tried many store and web site, none would provide repair service as the unit was not bought through them here in the USA. Warranty is not valid here in the USA.
So I gave up on my Sumeet and I later bought a Hamilton blender for $45 I was not happy the motor struggled to grind for idli, dosai or coconut chutney.. as days went by I could not tolerate my blender.
So I started to shop for indian mixie, many brands are available with my intense research with my friends,relatives and internet .. I came to this link. I decided to buy preethi Mixie from http://www.perfectpeninsula.com
Now I am using it for past 11 months it works like a breeze and I am very impressed ! The product is above my expectation.
So, I thought of writing my experience in this link, so people like me would consider buying mixie here in the USA as the price you pay in India for 110 volt is almost the price you pay here in $$ and above all it is backed up with USA warranty as these are appliances that you need wear and tear spare parts and service. So my lesson is think before you buy.

]]> By: Hema http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-12543 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:10:41 +0000 http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-12543 I got it in Hyderabad

]]> By: jai http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-12493 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:01:46 +0000 http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-12493 I am planning to buy 110 mixie before coming to US. But I am not able find the stores that sells 110v mixie. Can you please tell me where you bought in chennai?

]]> By: Nandhini Narayanasamy http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-1749 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:38:16 +0000 http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-1749 To buy 110 volts Preethi Mixie here in the USA -
Go to http://www.Perfectpeninsula.com There are two Models
1. Preethi Chef Pro Plus – 5 jar Mixie
2. Preethi Eco Plus – 3 jar Mixie
The unit is backed with 1 year warranty and the motor has three year warranty.Units bought in India, warranty is not valid here in the USA.

]]> By: Tarla Dalal http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-1655 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 10:39:34 +0000 http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-1655 Dear Hema :

Good to see your food blog. I hope you enjoy my website and blog (we are just learning about blogs). Any recipe issues you have and we will be more than happy to help.

Best Regards
Tarla

]]> By: Hema http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-1142 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:10:22 +0000 http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-1142 @Shanti,

Lead is eeyam or more specifically Kaareeyam in tamil and yes it is poisonous. But, the eeya chombu is made of an alloy of tin (velleeyam). Our ancestors decided to take the ‘vell’ out of the ‘eeyam’ and gave this chombu a controversial name. There is nothing hazardous about this metal. So, go ahead and use yours without the fear of being poisoned:)After all our grandmas and their grandmas had been using this chombu everyday and have you ever heard of lead poisoning being common in the Tamil community? I havent:)))

]]> By: Shanti http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-1141 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:59:31 +0000 http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-1141 I too loved my mother’s iyaa chombu rasam and got one several years ago. Mine is actually coated with stainless steel on the outside to ensure it doesn’t melt inadvertently. But I’ve stopped using it now – what with all the scare about lead poisoning, I didn’t think the taste was worth the risk.

Shanti

]]> By: Hema http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-986 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:00:57 +0000 http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-986 Happy pongal to all of you!

@ Asha, Trupti, Lakshmik, Rashmi, Outofthegarden, Krithika
Thanks. I hope to get some dishes on to the table soon.

@saapatu raman
Shop-hungry sister eh? Wait till u get a wife:)

@Coffee, Jacob, Supriya
Its fun to shop in India, is’nt it?

@ Manasi, supriya
This is a 110 V mixie. they make it this way for folks living in the US. It also comes with a small replacement package with extra caskets, lids, etc.

]]> By: Manasi http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-908 Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:45:37 +0000 http://vegconcoctions.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/my-booty/#comment-908 Welcome back! And what a haul! Qestion: the mixie u got…. will it work on the voltage in USA? or u get a step-down transformer?
Those books look too good, when do u start making recipes from them? looking fwd. to that!! Happy cooking!!!

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