On Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:24:14 -0600, graham > wrote:

> On 26/06/2015 8:51 AM, Kalmia wrote:
> > What item(s) do you own which you balked at, price seeming high, but has turned out to be a great tool?
> >
> > Me: Rubbermaid high heat rubber spatula.
> > Bread machine
> >
> My Bosch oven is poorly designed and the
> Bosch dishwasher became very noisy after the warranty expired.
> I wish I had bought Miele.
> Graham

I love my Bosch dishwasher, which is getting to be older than the
hills now. DD has a current model Bosch that's super quiet and it's
not even the most expensive one, but I prefer the design of the bottom
rack on mine so I'm not tempted to replace mine yet.

Not sure what you mean by a poor oven design. Ovens are empty boxes
with racks. The only design element they have is an interior light,
which I have to say is such a bear in mine that I had to call an
appliance repairman to change it, so when the light went out this time
- I decided a flashlight would work for me if it came to that.

The next set of ovens I get will have a steam assist. Other than
that, I'm hoping they expose the elements again, due to the burn out
factor. I'm hoping it's sooner than later because that's what I call
a poor design - but it's a universal feature in electric ovens so
switching brands won't solve that problem.

I do have kitchen items I figure I wasted my money on. Back in the
days when donut makers were all the rage, I bought a two donut model
when I should have bought the four. It took too long between batches
to make eating them fun (best eaten warm), so I put it in a cupboard
and there it sits.

The other two items that I never use and are just taking up cupboard
space are a french fry cutter and a mandoline. Both were big wastes
of money.

Oh, I forgot my ice cream maker. It's the kind that you have to
freeze the bowl first. I bought it when I still had a stand alone
freezer, but it hasn't been used since that freezer died and it wasn't
replaced.

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