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jmcquown[_2_]

On 11/25/2016 11:31 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Nov 2016 19:27:03 -0500, Brooklyn1
> > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:50:28 -0400, wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:47:05 -0500, Dave Smith
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2016-11-23 3:26 PM, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> A Happy Thanksgiving to you and I bet you totally enjoy the new food
>>>>> processor. I'd give up my mixer before the fp.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I use my (hand) mixer once or twice a month. I use my FP one or twice a
>>>> year. It has to be for something that is enough work to make it worth
>>>> digging it out cleaning it and putting it away again. Those are the
>>>> occasions where there really is no substitute. One of the chores I use
>>>> it for is cutting Seville orange peels for marmalade. It would easily
>>>> take 20 minutes or more to slice them all up fine enough to make
>>>> marmalade. The FP can cut them up in a minute.
>>>
>>> YMMV but the mistake you make is having to 'dig it out' - mine stands
>>> ready to go and nothing is quicker then dropping whatever into it,
>>> with the added benefit it can all go into the dishwasher, a win/win
>>> situation.
>>
>> A sharp chefs knife and a cutting board is doubly as fast as any home
>> style food processor, does a FAR neater/precise job too, and takes
>> under 15 seconds for clean up. Before you can prep a cabbage for cole
>> slaw to fit your food processer I've shredded the cabbage with a chefs
>> knife.... and nice long thin shreds.
>
> Why aren't you using a scythe? I bet you could cut up your acreage in
> half the time with your skills? And it would be no time at all to
> clean up that tool
> Things have changes since you last looked at a food processor 40 years
> ago.
> Janet US
>
LOLOL Ask him to give up his tractor?

Jill