On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:32:16 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
>> 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.
>> --
>> Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
>>
>> Extraneous "not" in Reply To.
>
>I've had a few citrus juicers over the years. They've gotten a bit of use.
>I refused to get an electric juicer. My husband wanted one when it was
>demonstrated at the fair. I am not into juice. I think it is better to eat
>the whole fruits and veggies. And they are indeed hard to clean.

Over 20 years ago I bought one of those citrus juicers taht you put a
fruit half in and pull a lever. It makes juice but it wastes all the
pulp... like you I much rather eat citrus out of hand.

>My breadmaker is out in the garage. I used it a few times and never got a
>satisfactory product from it but I was trying to make bread that was not
>only gluten free but egg and dairy free.

I like my bread maker but I will admit that I don't use it as often as
I used to, only because I don't eat as much bread anymore.

>Had a Foreman grill. Threw it out. Useless thing!

I never owned one.

>Had an electric can opener and threw it out too. Never could get it to work
>right and I could open a can myself far quicker.

I never owned an electric can opener. My mother owned one, I hated
it. For me nothing opens cans as well as a Swing-A-Way.

>I also got rid of the waffle iron and electric skillet. Never used them.

Never owned those either. I don't even like waffles, I don't like
pancakes either... if IHOP went out of business I'd never know. Those
electric skillets are too small and too weak.

My most important counter top appliance is my electric meat grinder.