"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 2/10/2014 12:36 PM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
>> On 2/10/2014 9:52 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> I've been seeing television ads for these Land O' Lakes products:
>>>
>>> http://www.landolakes.com/product/sauteexpress
>>>
>>> No, I haven't looked for them and probably won't except out of
>>> curiosity about the price. (It's easy enough to melt some butter with
>>> a little olive oil and add seasonings for sauteeing.)
>>>
>>> What say you? Would you use a product like this? Or is it for the
>>> "convenience" generation?
>>
>> This stuff for adults is like the Easy-bake oven is for kids: a way to
>> ease novices into cooking. Once a person tries it and likes it, odds are
>> he or she will be inspired to go a little farther and try doing some
>> actual cookery, instead of relying on packaged foodstuffs. So as a
>> starter product, it's fine.
>>
>> I'm also thinking it would appeal to people who live alone and aren't
>> interested in doing much fancy cooking for themselves, so they don't
>> keep much in the way of staples on hand. This would enable them to enjoy
>> some variety without much effort or investment in supplies. In fact, if
>> I had to bet on it, I'd say LoL developed this with the aging population
>> in mind.
>
> I hadn't considered the age factor. What about the "I hate to cook
> factor?" My mother surely would have jumped on this product wagon if it
> had been available in the 1970's. If she were alive to saute today (not
> something she did much of) she'd probably buy it.

Mine might have, back in the day.