Mark Thorson wrote:

> Dennis Spexet wrote:
>
>>In one episode, Julia was making omelettes. She was making them on an
>>ordinary electric coil range -- no fancy gas cooktops. Instead of showing
>>off the latest in fancy cookware, she used a plain old nonstick skillet.
>
>
> Anyone notice the stand mixer she was using?
> It wsn't the ubiquitous (these days) KitchenAid.

I *want* a KA. Notice I stressed want because for me it is a want. I've
managed all these years without one. I have a hand held mixer, wisks,
use a breadmaker, and don't make a lot in the way of cakes. Still I
want one. A friend and I were talking as she wants one too. We were
watching the food channel at her house when one of the chefs was using
one and she made a couple of interesting comments. She does a lot of
baking as in cakes, cookies and desserts. There isn't a lot of room to
add ingredients and like me she has limited space although she has room
to store hers in the utility room. Like me she has limited counter
space and while we've not measured I might have about 4" more. So space
and useablity are the two things we really talked about.