Mark Thorson said...

> You can see it he
>
> http://www.gourmet.com/food/2009/02/...he-way-we-cook
> ?slide=1#showHeader
>
> I get an error when I click on item 2, but I can
> get to item 2 by replacing 1 with 2 in the URL.
>
> I wouldn't put air conditioning on the list, but
> I've never lived in a place with an air conditioner.
>
> I'm not that keen on timers, either. I used to use
> a clock, and now I use the clock in my computer or
> TV set.
>
> Chimney starter? I use fluid, and before that I used
> an electric starter. Either works fine. The chimney
> starter doesn't provide any new capability.
>
> I'm not going to finish looking at this list. Too much
> of it seems bogus.


They forgot

Mandolines
George Forman Grill
Toasters

Refrigerators, from another poster, In England, they kept kegs of beer
underground as a method to keep it cool. I remember in Oxford, at a hotel I
had a rum 'n' coke but had to BEG for ice cubes. They were seriously
stingy. A breakfast thing??? <VBG>

Best,

Andy