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Least needed?
"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
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> On 4/16/2012 11:27 AM, spamtrap1888 wrote:
>> On Apr 16, 7:01 am, James > wrote:
>>> Today's Daily Telegraph web page lists:-
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>>> "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."
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>>> 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.
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>> 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.
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> 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.
Mine is my electric mincer/grinder/slicer/grater and my stand mixer
(Kenwood)
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