maxine in ri wrote:

> On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 16:05:30 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> > connected the dots and wrote:
>
> ~While I realize that most relationships with "new" kitchen gadgets
> are
> ~at best fleeting affairs, I believe my Hamilton Grill and I are going
> to
> ~end up having a long term, permanent relationship. ;-)
> ~
> ~Anyone else fall in love with a kitchen gadget?
> ~
> ~Cheers!
>
> Bread machine. I have more types and kinds of flours and inclusions
> than I know what to do with, and merrily add them to each and every
> loaf. Only one flop, and I tossed that book.

Ditto on the breadmaker. Fleishman's has a nice recipe book for
breadmaking. Now is the perfect time of the year to make apple bread.
It has chunks of apples in it with a nice mild spicy flavour. If you
want the recipe, I can post it for you. I make more tomato bread this
time of year too just by adding cherry tomatoes and fresh basil to a
basic white bread recipe. This is out of necessity since my plants are
overflowing in tomatoes!
>
> Just got a yogurt maker. If it works good, I'll be in love with that
> too.

I've had a Salton yogurt maker for years. It's the kind with the little
jars. I use it quite a bit.

My number one favourite small kitchen gadget is a small handheld rotary
cheese grater that I use mainly for grating parmesan cheese. My number
one favourite large kitchen gadget is my 22 L Mirro pressure canner.
The number one gadget I would never buy is an electric can opener. I
went through a couple of them before buying a good hand operated one.
>
> maxine in ri