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Blender vs food processor tahini12/3/2023 ![]() Kenwood Multipro Excel 16 Cup Food Processor (FPM910): This model has since been discontinued.Kenwood Multipro Food Processor (FP959): This model has since been discontinued.Oster Designed for Life 14-Cup Food Processor: This model has since been discontinued.KitchenAid 14-Cup Food Processor with Commercial-Style Dicing Kit: This model broke when we attempted to chop dates in it.Cuisinart Elite Collection 2.0 14-Cup Food Processor: This food processor performed inconsistently and leaked when we placed water into it and turned it on.It struggled with smaller amounts of food, too. Ninja Plus Professional Food Processor: With a trio of attachments, the Ninja Plus food processor did a fine job, but food frequently got stuck under its lid.We found most of its attachments to be sub-par. Braun 12-Cup Food Processor Ultra: The Braun 12-cup food processor couldn't slice or grate effectively.Cuisinart DLC-10SYP1 Pro Classic 10-Cup Food Processor: A smaller model from Cuisinart that, again, couldn't keep up with our budget pick.Cuisinart Elemental 13-Cup Food Processor: This model from Cuisinart had performance issues compared to its 14-cup cousin, and cost nearly the same amount.GE 12-Cup Food Processor: This 12-cup model from GE had problems delivering a consistent dice and ended up mashing a portion of the vegetables.KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor with Dicing Kit: While adept at slicing, this model had issues uniformly chopping vegetables, and cheese would often get stuck in corners.Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik The Competition A built-in timer automatically tracks processing duration, making it dead easy to know just how long you've let the machine run. (Getting tomato slices on the thinnest setting was difficult, but we were able to cut consistent millimeter-thick slices on setting 2, 4.13-millimeter slices on setting 5, and 6.5-millimeter slices on setting 8.) The disk's safety position, which keeps the sharp edge retracted when in storage, prevents accidental dings and cuts. The adjustable slicing blade was also a pleasure to use, offering 24 thickness settings, from 0.3 to eight millimeters. It excelled, in particular, at chopping consistency-it was the best at grinding whole almonds into powdery flour. Otherwise, the Breville finished at or near the top in many of our tests. While this model didn't leak a drop when processing five cups of water, its smaller, nesting work bowl did leak when we pulsed a wet ingredient in it. From easy-to-follow arrows indicating which way to turn and lock the bowl and lid, to graduated volumes (in cups, fluid ounces, and liters) on the outside of the work bowl and a max-fill line for both thin and thick liquids, the Breville is easy to assemble, use, and take apart. ![]() What we liked: This large Breville Sous Chef and its smaller, 12-cup cousin are the most user-friendly food processors we tested.
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Twitch lingo12/3/2023 ![]() life list, county list, year list, etc.). List as a noun, a list of all species seen by a particular observer (often qualified, e.g. Lifer a first-ever sighting of a bird species by an observer an addition to one's life list. UK) drab songbirds that are difficult to differentiate and identify. Experienced birders can often identify species, even with only fleeting or distant views, on jizz alone. Jizz or giss the overall impression given by the general shape, movement, behaviour, etc., of a species rather than any particular feature. Hammer (US) to get high-quality photos of a bird. Grip (or grip off) (UK) to see a bird which another birder missed and to tell them you've seen it. First a first record of a species (in a defined area, such as a county first). Fallout a natural occurrence where migratory birds are forced down by adverse weather in a way that makes them congregate in large numbers generally associated with meteorological and geographical conditions (exclusively in spring, generally in the United States along the Texas and Florida coasts of the Gulf of Mexico). Empid (US) any of the flycatchers of the genus Empidonax, infamous among North American birders for being difficult to identify in the field without the aid of vocalizations. Also used to refer to someone who primarily seeks out birds for photography rather than study. Dude "a bird-watcher who doesn't really know all that much about birds." A novice birdwatcher slightly pejorative term. See hammer Dip (or dip out) to miss seeing a bird which you were looking for. Crush (verb, U.S.) to get very high-quality photos of a bird, often referred to as a banger. Crippler (UK) a rare and spectacular bird that shows brilliantly, perhaps an allusion towards its preventing people from moving on. CMF a Cosmic Mind F*** (or F***er), an exceptionally good bird, at least at the level or even greater than a Crippler. ![]() Chooks (Australia) already seen or common birds. CFW (Eastern North America) An abbreviation that stands for “Confusing Fall Warbler” (During fall migration and through mid spring, most members of Parulidae found in the Eastern US and Canada tend to be in nonbreeding plumage, and therefore have relatively few distinctive markings or patterns). CBC Christmas Bird Count, an annual bird census in North America and Canada. BVD "Better View Desired", describing a lifer that was observed well enough to identify, but not enjoy. A desperate measure and not a kind way to treat an exhausted migrant. ![]() To burn up or flog to beat around in the undergrowth hoping to flush a bird. To burn out To bird to the point of no longer wanting to continue birding/twitching. Big Year a birding event in which a birder tries to see as many species of birds as possible within a defined area (county, state, ABA area, etc.) within a calendar year originated with the American Birding Association, and the basis for the movie The Big Year. Terms Big Day a birding event in which a birder or team of birders tries to see as many species of birds as possible within a calendar day. Some terms may be specific to regional birding communities, and not all are used due to dialectic and cultural differences. Twitchers' vocabulary is the set of jargon words used by twitchers (committed birdwatchers who travel long distances to see a new species to add a species to their " life list", year list or other list). Birding jargon used by twitchers Twitchers watching a mega-Britain's fifth-ever white-tailed lapwing-and probably adding a lifer to their list see text for explanation of italicised terms
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Adobe gifs12/3/2023 ![]() ![]() This is not open by default when creating an animated GIF in Photoshop, so navigate over to Window > Timeline and select the option to get started. To do this, you’ll have to open the Timeline window. Step 2: Open the Timeline Windowīefore you can begin to animate anything, you’re going to need the ability to create keyframes. Make this a habit: it will make editing your files much easier when it comes time to save your GIF in Photoshop if you can figure out what every element is at a glance. Double-click the layers name in the layers palette and rename each one. You’re on your way to creating a GIF in Photoshop! Once this step is completed by either method above, be sure to name each layer to help keep your workflow organized. To accomplish this, select either Layer > New > Layer or click the Layer button on the layer palette. If you intend to create additional frames with other images within this new document, you’ll need to create layers for each of these manually. Then, simply drag your image into the Photoshop project window or go to File > Open and select your image. If you have no image at all or a single image you intend to work from (as is often the case with animated banners), create a new document with File > New. Have a Single Image? (Or No Image at All?) Once you press OK, Photoshop will automatically create a layer for each image you opted to include. You’ll be prompted to open files, so select the Browse option and locate each file you intend to place within the document. ![]() This helpful option allows you to load an entire range of images simultaneously, rather than needing to drag each one into your document individually. You can get started easily by going to File > Scripts > Load Files Into Stack. So you’ve got a series of images that already have a flow that you can animate, or your client has provided you with the images you’ll need? Awesome. There are different approaches here, and it will largely depend on how you wish to proceed: Have a Series of Images Ready to Go? Step 9: Save Your GIF in Photoshop, Then Exportīefore you can make an animated GIF in Photoshop, you’ll need to get your images imported and ready to animate.Finally, you’ll explore other Adobe applications that can be used to create GIF animations as well as GIF alternatives for the Web.Īfter completing this video, you will be able to create your own GIF animations for informational, promotional, or entertainment purposes. You’ll also gain an understanding of the ideal Export settings for optimizing quality and file size for online use.Īdditionally, you’ll see how to create GIF animations from short video clips and master the use of Illustrator to copy created stills for use in Photoshop. She’ll then demonstrate how to prepare images using the Photoshop Timeline and Layers panels as they relate to GIF creation and how to transform graphics on each layer to create movement between frames. Learn what GIF animations are, why they are so popular, and how you can easily create your own for your website, email, or social media page using Photoshop and other Adobe apps.Īuthor Jennifer Harder begins by providing a brief history of GIF animation before discussing its common uses on today’s social media platforms, as well as its advantages and disadvantages. |