On 4/16/2012 11:27 AM, spamtrap1888 wrote:
> On Apr 16, 7:01 am, James > wrote:
>> Today's Daily Telegraph web page lists:-
>>
>> "As Sullivan sorts through kitchens, she sees the same unused appliances
>> popping up. Here are her top space offenders.
>> 1.Juicer.
>> 2.Bread maker.
>> 3.Countertop grill.
>> 4.Electric can opener."
>>
>> I can only agree with her first and last. Juicers, especially, seem more
>> trouble to clean than they are worth and an electric can-opener could
>> only be useful if I suffered from arthritis. We used bread makers for
>> more than 20 years and at least once a week and the Forman grill is
>> about 20 years old and still going strong, even if it is showing some
>> signs of wear.
>
> The food processor (a gift) is the biggest offender at our house
> though it sits in a cabinet. The George Foreman (another gift) sits in
> the cabinet over the stove, although we will use it for making cuban
> sandwiches from time to time. No electricity needed for making bread,
> juicing, or opening cans -- the Swing-a-Way sits in the kitchen
> drawer, the cute little Polish juicer sits in a server drawer, and the
> big juicer on a cabinet shelf next to the Microplanes and the Feemster.

I would be lost without my food processor! That and my stand mixer are
used on a regular basis - the toastie-maker and waffle maker are used
rarely, and sit out of the way on the top shelf in my pantry - the FP
and mixer live on my worktop.