If you could have...
 

Tracy wrote:
>
> Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
> >
> > The one thing I've always wanted but can't justify spending the money on
> > is a Kitchen Aid stand mixer. I don't bake and my stick blender is fine
> > for most things and then I have an old mixer with the beaters on it for
> > the rest.
> >
> > Other items:
> >
> > Trash compactor (I don't have the room for one)
> > Self cleaning floor (They don't make 'em)
>
> I would totally buy a self cleaning floor as soon as someone invented it!
> ;-)
>
> Tracy

Rumba...

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Tracy wrote:
>
> Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
> >
> > The one thing I've always wanted but can't justify spending the money on
> > is a Kitchen Aid stand mixer. I don't bake and my stick blender is fine
> > for most things and then I have an old mixer with the beaters on it for
> > the rest.
> >
> > Other items:
> >
> > Trash compactor (I don't have the room for one)
> > Self cleaning floor (They don't make 'em)
>
> I would totally buy a self cleaning floor as soon as someone invented it!
> ;-)
>
> Tracy

Roomba (damned spell checker)

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Michael "Dog3" said...

> We bought a new fridge
> with an ice maker and water dispenser during the remodel. I will say this
> now that I have one. I'll never do without an ice maker.


If my water supply wasn't so over-chlorinated I'd use the icemaker. As it is,
the cubes would ruin the flavor of any drinks.

Andy

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Andy wrote:
>
> Michael "Dog3" said...
>
> > We bought a new fridge
> > with an ice maker and water dispenser during the remodel. I will say this
> > now that I have one. I'll never do without an ice maker.
>
> If my water supply wasn't so over-chlorinated I'd use the icemaker. As it is,
> the cubes would ruin the flavor of any drinks.
>
> Andy

Get an RO filter and feed the ice maker from that supply. Only $150 or
so and an afternoon of installation.

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On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 09:52:54 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>Giusi wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
>
>>> I have lust in my heart for a Kitchenaide stand mixer. I've wanted
>>> one forever. I just really don't have a place to put it.
>>> And I don't bake.
>>> I just want one. To have!
>
>> How is that different from a sportscar which is a lot more expensive?
>> Get one. My kid wants one but in a color they rarely make... has
>> never been available for Christmas yet.
>
>I do have a cabinet that would be perfect to retrofit with
>one of those pop-up surfaces to hold the mixer. It wouldn't
>displace much.
>
>It just seems a stretch to go through all that for a mixer
>I won't use much. If I did bake often, it would be a no-brainer.
>
>OT: Anyone know where that comes from, I'm thinking
>a Bugs Bunny cartoon. t'HAVE!
>
>> I really would like a self-cleaning oven. They were introduced a few
>> years after I got here and are still rare and costly here.
>
>Oh, talk about something I hardly ever use, yet I would not
>be without if I could help it. It's on the non-negotiable list
>of features whenever I look for a new range.
>
>nancy

On one move my husband was picking out the house since it was a long
distance military mover. He called and asked me if I wanted a self
cleaning oven. I was about 8 months pregnant and had just spent 2
days cleaning the oven. I think I said something like I would kill
him if it wasn't. I have had one everywhere I have lived since.

If you could have...
 

zxcvbob said...

> 1) A bidet. (not really, I just thought it would be a funny visual)


Another funny visual:
A friend's master bathroom has "his and her" toilets side by side.

Andy

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Pete C. wrote:
> Tracy wrote:
>> Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>>
>>> The one thing I've always wanted but can't justify spending the money on
>>> is a Kitchen Aid stand mixer. I don't bake and my stick blender is fine
>>> for most things and then I have an old mixer with the beaters on it for
>>> the rest.
>>>
>>> Other items:
>>>
>>> Trash compactor (I don't have the room for one)
>>> Self cleaning floor (They don't make 'em)
>> I would totally buy a self cleaning floor as soon as someone invented it!
>> ;-)
>>
>> Tracy
>
> Roomba (damned spell checker)


I almost added that as a side - but it technically it is an automated
floor cleaner not a self cleaning floor.
;-)

Tracy

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"TammyM" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> Well I certainly agree about their food processor! Feh. But I love my >
> Cuisinart coffeemaker. It shuts off after brewing and the carafe keeps
> the > coffee piping hot for hours and hours and hours. > TammM

Hmmm, I have a Cuisinaryt food processor that is going on 30 years old and
still works fine... can't imagine the problem. I had a different brand
before and it was a dweeb.

If you could have...
 

Whar Id like would be TWO dishwashers, side by side. The reason is, I
HATE UNloading the dishwasher. But if I had TWO, I could take clean
dishes right from one and use them...then rinse and put them in the
OTHER one....then when that one was full, run the dishwwasher and VOILA!
Now THAT one would be clean dishes....use them and put the dirties into
the FIRST one. No need for putting them in the cabinet, at all!

Id also like one of those HUGE islands with a gas cook top and a BIG
vent over it....oooooh...and a trash compactor...

What Id MOST like would be to have enough money to pay somebody to come
in twice a week and clean my house, tho.

I HATE house work. It puts me in a bad mood because I hate it so much.
Especially mopping floors. Since I hate it SO much, I put it off...and
finally it gets so bad I HAVE to scrub them....ghastly.

I have known opeople who say they ENJOY house work! Duh???

Lass

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Tracy wrote:
>
> Pete C. wrote:
> > Tracy wrote:
> >> Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> >>
> >>> The one thing I've always wanted but can't justify spending the money on
> >>> is a Kitchen Aid stand mixer. I don't bake and my stick blender is fine
> >>> for most things and then I have an old mixer with the beaters on it for
> >>> the rest.
> >>>
> >>> Other items:
> >>>
> >>> Trash compactor (I don't have the room for one)
> >>> Self cleaning floor (They don't make 'em)
> >> I would totally buy a self cleaning floor as soon as someone invented it!
> >> ;-)
> >>
> >> Tracy
> >
> > Roomba (damned spell checker)
>
> I almost added that as a side - but it technically it is an automated
> floor cleaner not a self cleaning floor.
> ;-)
>
> Tracy

If they bundled it in the shrink wrap along with the flooring it would
be.

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"Tracy" > wrote in message
...
> Pete C. wrote:
>> Tracy wrote:
>>> Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>>>
>>>> The one thing I've always wanted but can't justify spending the money
>>>> on
>>>> is a Kitchen Aid stand mixer. I don't bake and my stick blender is fine
>>>> for most things and then I have an old mixer with the beaters on it for
>>>> the rest.
>>>>
>>>> Other items:
>>>>
>>>> Trash compactor (I don't have the room for one)
>>>> Self cleaning floor (They don't make 'em)
>>> I would totally buy a self cleaning floor as soon as someone invented
>>> it!
>>> ;-)
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>
>> Roomba (damned spell checker)
>
>
> I almost added that as a side - but it technically it is an automated
> floor cleaner not a self cleaning floor.
> ;-)
>
> Tracy



A Roomba would scare the hell out of my cat! The regular vacuum cleaner is
bad enough, but something that wanders around all by itself? She'd never
come out from under the bed. (Hmmm, I wonder if the Roomba would go under
the bed?!)

Jill

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"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> ... an item for your kitchen that you have been wanting for ages, but
> still don't have (assuming money was no object) what would it be? i.e.
> anything from pots/pans, utensils, ranges, ovens and other appliances
> (both big and small) etc.
>
> If there is more than one thing that you have been 'lusting after' for
> ever, give us a list ;-)
>
> I know what I would buy... a dishwasher.
>
> I am also considering a rice cooker, after hearing many good things
> about them here...
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

A kitchen extension, then a kitchen aide mixer, a dishwasher, a large side
by side fridge freezer, a new range cooker.....
My kitchen was in the house when we bought it 12 years ago, despite
replacing counter tops and cooker and hob about 5 years ago it really needs
a refit. But its 10'x 10', and very awkward, with 2 internal doors and an
external door taking up most of the wall space. Thinking of blocking up a
door, to enable more cupboards and counter space.
I need a lottery win!

Sarah

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Im glad to see Im not the ONLY one who wants something virtually useless
to me!
I saw an info-mercial the other day about the "MULTI-MASTER". a tool
that saws, scrapes, sands....You can even saw the bottom off a door
without taking the door off the hinges!!!!! You can cut drywall, trim or
two by fours!

For a MERE 200 bucks I can GET one!

The fact that I have nothing to cut, sand or scrape is IRRELEVANT!!! I
WANT IT!

I mean...IF I had it, maybe I WOULD find something to use it for!

F'rinstance...I have a "mud room" off my garage that has cheap stick-on
tiles....and Id LIKE to put in a nice hardwood OR Pergo floor...and IF I
had a Multi-Master....why, I could CUT those floor boards, zip zap,
just like the TV guy......install them in MINUTES (yeah, right) and just
slice off the bottom half inch of the door to make room for the floor
under it.....

and for JUST the price of the Pergo! well, plus the 200 bucks for the
Multi-Master....

Really...I dont know if I can survive another day without one.

Lass


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Group: rec.food.cooking Date: Fri, Dec 5, 2008, 2:32pm (EST+5) From:
(hahabogus)
"Nancy Young" > wrote in news:H3a_k.3354$fw1.110
@newsfe25.ams2:
ChattyCathy wrote:
... an item for your kitchen that you have been wanting for ages, but
still don't have (assuming money was no object) what would it be? i.e.
anything from pots/pans, utensils, ranges, ovens and other appliances
(both big and small) etc.
If there is more than one thing that you have been 'lusting after' for
ever, give us a list ;-)
I have lust in my heart for a Kitchenaide stand mixer. I've wanted one
forever. I just really don't have a place to put it.
And I don't bake.
I just want one. To have!
nancy
I've always wanted a walk-in fridge/freezer. And one day (if I win the
lottery) maybe I'll get a spare room converted. I live alone and this is
totally inpractible for me...but I just want one.
--
The beet goes on -Alan

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"jmcquown" ha scritto nel messaggio
> A Roomba would scare the hell out of my cat! The regular vacuum cleaner
> is > bad enough, but something that wanders around all by itself? She'd
> never come out from under the bed. (Hmmm, I wonder if the Roomba would go
> under > the bed?!)
>
> Jill

Yes, it does. One of the neatest LOLcatz lately was a video of a cat riding
a Roomba.

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On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 09:52:54 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:

> Giusi wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
>
>>> I have lust in my heart for a Kitchenaide stand mixer. I've wanted
>>> one forever. I just really don't have a place to put it.
>>> And I don't bake.
>>> I just want one. To have!
>
> I won't use much. If I did bake often, it would be a no-brainer.
>
> OT: Anyone know where that comes from, I'm thinking
> a Bugs Bunny cartoon. t'HAVE!
>

it was indeed the magnificent bugs, and one of the great ones: 'little red
riding rabbit':

<http://www.truveo.com/Bugs-Bunny-Little-Red-Riding-Rabbit/id/645868304>

'hey granma - that's an awful big nose for you. t'have.'

your pal,
blake

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On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:28:58 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>... an item for your kitchen that you have been wanting for ages, but
>still don't have (assuming money was no object) what would it be? i.e.
>anything from pots/pans, utensils, ranges, ovens and other appliances
>(both big and small) etc.
>
>If there is more than one thing that you have been 'lusting after' for
>ever, give us a list ;-)
>
>I know what I would buy... a dishwasher.
>
>I am also considering a rice cooker, after hearing many good things
>about them here...

A roof mounted exhaust fan.

Lou

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I wouldnt mind having a Food Processor that doesnt take a Ph.D to
operate it.

I can use the CHOP or BLEND blade, but the slice/grate attachment thingy
is....well, beyond me. Of course, IF I had not lost the instruction
book, I might be OK.

Lass

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Nina wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 11:25:38 -0500, (Lass
> Chance_2) wrote:
>
>> Whar Id like would be TWO dishwashers, side by side. The reason is, I
>> HATE UNloading the dishwasher. But if I had TWO, I could take clean
>> dishes right from one and use them...then rinse and put them in the
>> OTHER one....then when that one was full, run the dishwwasher and VOILA!
>> Now THAT one would be clean dishes....use them and put the dirties into
>> the FIRST one. No need for putting them in the cabinet, at all!
>>
>> Id also like one of those HUGE islands with a gas cook top and a BIG
>> vent over it....oooooh...and a trash compactor...
>>
>> What Id MOST like would be to have enough money to pay somebody to come
>> in twice a week and clean my house, tho.
>>
>> I HATE house work. It puts me in a bad mood because I hate it so much.
>> Especially mopping floors. Since I hate it SO much, I put it off...and
>> finally it gets so bad I HAVE to scrub them....ghastly.
>>
>> I have known opeople who say they ENJOY house work! Duh???
>
> Oh, me too. Me too me too me too.
>
> I don't think that I'd be a huge fan of housework even with infinite
> time, but the fact of the matter is that these days, I just do NOT
> have time to keep the house anything like I'd like it to be. I mean,
> one step above squalor is about the usual state.
>
> I am seriously going to try to find someone I can afford to come clean
> at least a couple of times a month. But I sort of feel like I need to
> clean the house before I can get someone to come clean the house.
>
> Nina
>
>
>
I know someone who has her house cleaned once a week and she does clean
her house before the housekeeper is due.

Tracy

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Lass Chance_2 wrote:
>
> Whar Id like would be TWO dishwashers, side by side. The reason is, I
> HATE UNloading the dishwasher. But if I had TWO, I could take clean
> dishes right from one and use them...then rinse and put them in the
> OTHER one....then when that one was full, run the dishwwasher and VOILA!
> Now THAT one would be clean dishes....use them and put the dirties into
> the FIRST one. No need for putting them in the cabinet, at all!
>
> Id also like one of those HUGE islands with a gas cook top and a BIG
> vent over it....oooooh...and a trash compactor...
>
> What Id MOST like would be to have enough money to pay somebody to come
> in twice a week and clean my house, tho.
>
> I HATE house work. It puts me in a bad mood because I hate it so much.
> Especially mopping floors. Since I hate it SO much, I put it off...and
> finally it gets so bad I HAVE to scrub them....ghastly.
>
> I have known opeople who say they ENJOY house work! Duh???
>
> Lass

The double dishwasher thing is becoming popular in Europe because it's
cheaper than kitchen cabinets to store the dishes in (which folks there
have typically moved from house to house). But hey, they have "free"
marginal health case so they must have a higher standard of living...

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Nina wrote:
>
> On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 11:25:38 -0500, (Lass
> Chance_2) wrote:
>
> >Whar Id like would be TWO dishwashers, side by side. The reason is, I
> >HATE UNloading the dishwasher. But if I had TWO, I could take clean
> >dishes right from one and use them...then rinse and put them in the
> >OTHER one....then when that one was full, run the dishwwasher and VOILA!
> >Now THAT one would be clean dishes....use them and put the dirties into
> >the FIRST one. No need for putting them in the cabinet, at all!
> >
> >Id also like one of those HUGE islands with a gas cook top and a BIG
> >vent over it....oooooh...and a trash compactor...
> >
> >What Id MOST like would be to have enough money to pay somebody to come
> >in twice a week and clean my house, tho.
> >
> >I HATE house work. It puts me in a bad mood because I hate it so much.
> >Especially mopping floors. Since I hate it SO much, I put it off...and
> >finally it gets so bad I HAVE to scrub them....ghastly.
> >
> >I have known opeople who say they ENJOY house work! Duh???
>
> Oh, me too. Me too me too me too.
>
> I don't think that I'd be a huge fan of housework even with infinite
> time, but the fact of the matter is that these days, I just do NOT
> have time to keep the house anything like I'd like it to be. I mean,
> one step above squalor is about the usual state.
>
> I am seriously going to try to find someone I can afford to come clean
> at least a couple of times a month.


> But I sort of feel like I need to
> clean the house before I can get someone to come clean the house.

You do, since they will be quoting based on how messy it is when they
visit.

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On Fri 05 Dec 2008 06:28:58a, ChattyCathy told us...

> ... an item for your kitchen that you have been wanting for ages, but
> still don't have (assuming money was no object) what would it be? i.e.
> anything from pots/pans, utensils, ranges, ovens and other appliances
> (both big and small) etc.
>
> If there is more than one thing that you have been 'lusting after' for
> ever, give us a list ;-)
>
> I know what I would buy... a dishwasher.
>
> I am also considering a rice cooker, after hearing many good things
> about them here...

I have most everything I want, but I think I would like to have a bread
machine. Never tried one, but would like to.

--
Wayne Boatwright
(correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply)
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Lass Chance_2 wrote:
>
> Im glad to see Im not the ONLY one who wants something virtually useless
> to me!
> I saw an info-mercial the other day about the "MULTI-MASTER". a tool
> that saws, scrapes, sands....You can even saw the bottom off a door
> without taking the door off the hinges!!!!! You can cut drywall, trim or
> two by fours!
>
> For a MERE 200 bucks I can GET one!
>
> The fact that I have nothing to cut, sand or scrape is IRRELEVANT!!! I
> WANT IT!
>
> I mean...IF I had it, maybe I WOULD find something to use it for!
>
> F'rinstance...I have a "mud room" off my garage that has cheap stick-on
> tiles....and Id LIKE to put in a nice hardwood OR Pergo floor...and IF I
> had a Multi-Master....why, I could CUT those floor boards, zip zap,
> just like the TV guy......install them in MINUTES (yeah, right) and just
> slice off the bottom half inch of the door to make room for the floor
> under it.....
>
> and for JUST the price of the Pergo! well, plus the 200 bucks for the
> Multi-Master....
>
> Really...I dont know if I can survive another day without one.
>
> Lass
>
>

Harbor Freight has a MultiMaster knock off for $50 and it's received
good reviews.

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"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
5.250...
> On Fri 05 Dec 2008 06:28:58a, ChattyCathy told us...
>
>> ... an item for your kitchen that you have been wanting for ages, but
>> still don't have (assuming money was no object) what would it be? i.e.
>> anything from pots/pans, utensils, ranges, ovens and other appliances
>> (both big and small) etc.
>>
>> If there is more than one thing that you have been 'lusting after' for
>> ever, give us a list ;-)
>>
>> I know what I would buy... a dishwasher.
>>
>> I am also considering a rice cooker, after hearing many good things
>> about them here...
>
> I have most everything I want, but I think I would like to have a bread
> machine. Never tried one, but would like to.
>
I've had about 5 of them. I keep thinking that I am finally to the place
where I will be happy with it but end up giving it away. Nothing replaces
making bread by hand for me I guess.

Debbie

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On Dec 5, 7:28*am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> ... an item for your kitchen that you have been wanting for ages, but
> still don't have (assuming money was no object) what would it be? i.e.
> anything from pots/pans, utensils, ranges, ovens and other appliances
> (both big and small) etc.
>
> If there is more than one thing that you have been 'lusting after' for
> ever, give us a list ;-)
>
> I know what I would buy... a dishwasher.
>
> I am also considering a rice cooker, after hearing many good things
> about them here...
> --
> Cheers *
> Chatty Cathy

Easy - a 2-cup stainless steel measuring cup to match the rest of my
set. ;-) I keep forgetting to stop in the kitchen store the few
times I venture into the mall.

N.

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My "If I Win the Lottery" fantacy would be enlarging my kitchen and
bathrooms....getting those fancy standing basin type
sinks....re-modeling the kitchen with state-of-the-art appliances....

then use the rest to buy a 100 acre plot of land and build an incredible
animal santuary for dogs, cats, horses, sheep, whatever....and hire LOTS
of people who's only skill would need to be their LOVE of animals....to
live on the premises and take care of the animals. Id hire at least two
full time Veterinarians and have many volunteers who would want to come
and spend time taking care of them, too, or just playing with them.
Every kennal would hold four compatible dogs or cats, and each dog would
have his own easy chair or couch plus a nice thick carpet.

All animals would be welcome and we'd have a plane or helicoptor to go
and pick up any pet in danger of being killed just because nobody wanted
him.

Lass

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On Dec 5, 8:52*am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Giusi wrote:
> > "Nancy Young" <> ha scritto nel messaggio
> >> I have lust in my heart for a Kitchenaide stand mixer. *I've wanted
> >> one forever. *I just really don't have a place to put it.
> >> And I don't bake.
> >> I just want one. *To have!
> > How is that different from a sportscar which is a lot more expensive?
> > Get one. *My kid wants one but in a color they rarely make... has
> > never been available for Christmas yet.
>
> I do have a cabinet that would be perfect to retrofit with
> one of those pop-up surfaces to hold the mixer. *It wouldn't
> displace much. *
>
> It just seems a stretch to go through all that for a mixer
> I won't use much. *If I did bake often, it would be a no-brainer.
>
> OT: *Anyone know where that comes from, I'm thinking
> a Bugs Bunny cartoon. *t'HAVE!
>
> nancy

Indulge yourself. The mixer/baking is one of those chicken/egg deals
- if you had a nice stand mixer that you've always wanted, you would
bake more. As in bread, maybe - the dough hook is a wonderful thing.

N.

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On Dec 5, 9:29�am, Tracy > wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
>
> > Me, I'm waiting for my POS Coozinart coffeemaker to die so I can
> > justify getting a new one. � I'll never buy any coozinart product
> > again, they engineer the most poorly thought out products... their
> > engineers must come from the same pool as the US auto makers... there
> > isn't a US auto made that's worth more than its scrap metal value...
> > their CEOs are a joke... anyone lissen to those double speak con
> > artist huckster imbeciles... they ain't qualfied to run a lemonade
> > stand. �The only salvation for the redundant big three is to let them
> > go under and reorganize as one (1) company with all top management
> > Japanese.
>
> I am waiting on a coffee maker to die too. It's a Braun and I've had it
> for something like 15 years.
>
> It still works - the coffee isn't quite as hot as I think it should be
> though. My mind may be playing tricks and I am just looking for an
> excuse to replace it.

My Coozinart works fine, makes good coffee, my complaint is about ease
of use. It doesn't have a water level gauge that's easily visible, I
have to look down inside the small opening where the water is poured
(in the back, so it needs to be pulled way to the edge of the counter
to fill), and unless you're over 6' 6" you need to stand on a stool in
order to see down inside to see the graduations when the unit is on a
normal height countertop. And the coffee basket doesn't swing out,
it's a plastic cone insert that can be removed but won't stand on
it's own, I place it in a 2 cup pyrex measure in order to pour in the
grounds... if the grounds are poured while the cone is in the unit
they go all over and down ito the water tank. The plastic cone is
also very difficlt to remove, especially with hot grounds, it sits
flush with only a teensy thin plastic finger loop for yanking it out,
already the loop on the original snapped off, they did send a new one,
but still, it's a really doumb design. In fact if they tried to
design a more difficult to use coffeemaker they couldn't... it's
probably not a good idea to order a coffeemaker off the net.

> What coffee makers are you looking at for replacement?

I looked at more costly units (KitchenAid Pro, Bunn) but my last
coffeemaker was a Krups and I loved its ease of use, made great
coffee, and it lasted 15 years. So I'm thinking of this one:
http://www.chefscatalog.com/product/...fee-Maker.aspx

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ChattyCathy wrote:
>
> ... an item for your kitchen that you have been wanting for ages, but
> still don't have (assuming money was no object) what would it be? i.e.
> anything from pots/pans, utensils, ranges, ovens and other appliances
> (both big and small) etc.
>
> If there is more than one thing that you have been 'lusting after' for
> ever, give us a list ;-)
>
> I know what I would buy... a dishwasher.
>
> I am also considering a rice cooker, after hearing many good things
> about them here...
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

If money were no object, then I'd want a housekeeper in my kitchen! :)
But, I have to win that lottery firsts.

Sky, who's dreaming

--
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Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice

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blake murphy wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 09:52:54 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:

>> OT: Anyone know where that comes from, I'm thinking
>> a Bugs Bunny cartoon. t'HAVE!
>>
>
> it was indeed the magnificent bugs, and one of the great ones:
> 'little red riding rabbit':
>
> <http://www.truveo.com/Bugs-Bunny-Little-Red-Riding-Rabbit/id/645868304>
>
> 'hey granma - that's an awful big nose for you. t'have.'

OH, thanks for that. What a blast from the past. Hilarious.
I love how gramma wasn't home because she was working
the swing shift at Lockheed.

nancy

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On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 07:24:54 -0800 (PST), wrote:

> On Dec 5, 8:28 am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
>> ... an item for your kitchen that you have been wanting for ages, but
>> still don't have (assuming money was no object) what would it be? i.e.
>> anything from pots/pans, utensils, ranges, ovens and other appliances
>> (both big and small) etc.
>>
>
> I'd love my fridge to die so I could justify buying a freezer on the
> bottom setup. On the cheaper side, a stick blender, but not sure I'd
> use it that much. Also, not in love with the border wallpaper in my
> kitchen from previous owner.

you can get this one - Hamilton-Beach Hand Blender 59780 - for about
twenty bucks.

<http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5984248>

your pal,
blake

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On Dec 5, 10:02�am, Tracy > wrote:
> Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
> > The one thing I've always wanted but can't justify spending the money on
> > is a Kitchen Aid stand mixer. I don't bake and my stick blender is fine
> > for most things and then I have an old mixer with the beaters on it for
> > the rest.
>
> > Other items:
>
> > Trash compactor (I don't have the room for one)
> > Self cleaning floor (They don't make 'em)
>
> I would totally buy a self cleaning floor as soon as someone invented it!

Next best thing is a Dyson... amazing!

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On Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:28:58 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:

> ... an item for your kitchen that you have been wanting for ages, but
> still don't have (assuming money was no object) what would it be? i.e.
> anything from pots/pans, utensils, ranges, ovens and other appliances
> (both big and small) etc.
>
> If there is more than one thing that you have been 'lusting after' for
> ever, give us a list ;-)
>

goddamn it, i want a honking big powerful gas stovetop so i can go back to
a round-bottom wok. someone here (andy?) also had a nice stove-top
broiling unit in his, and i want that, too.

it would mean i'd have to move, but if money was no object, i could hire
movers, too.

your covetous pal,
blake

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Andy wrote:

> If my water supply wasn't so over-chlorinated I'd use the icemaker. As it
is,
> the cubes would ruin the flavor of any drinks.


Just let those ice pubes sit for awhiles in your sippy cup filled with Hi -
C, Andy...


--
Best
Greg

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Tracy wrote:
> Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
>>
>> The one thing I've always wanted but can't justify spending the money
>> on is a Kitchen Aid stand mixer. I don't bake and my stick blender is
>> fine for most things and then I have an old mixer with the beaters on
>> it for the rest.
>>
>> Other items:
>>
>> Trash compactor (I don't have the room for one)
>> Self cleaning floor (They don't make 'em)
>
> I would totally buy a self cleaning floor as soon as someone invented it!
> ;-)
>
> Tracy


Tracy, I have the iRobot Scooba, and I loved it, but now my floors are
wood, so I can not use it anymore. :-( I love my floors, though.


Becca

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Nancy Young wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:

>> If there is more than one thing that you have been 'lusting after' for
>> ever, give us a list ;-)
>
> I have lust in my heart for a Kitchenaide stand mixer. I've wanted one
> forever. I just really don't have a place to put it.
>
> And I don't bake.
>
> I just want one. To have!
>
> nancy

I'll second that lust. Make mine black, please!
My old Oster Kitchen Center has all the attachments (blender, food
processor, mixer, dough beater, yada yada yada) and it functions. During
one move overseas where it sat in storage for 3 years it must have been
hot in the warehouse which didn't improve the transmission band. It
slips now and squeals something fierce! I've put up with it because it
still works.

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Lass Chance_2 wrote:
>
> My "If I Win the Lottery" fantacy would be enlarging my kitchen and
> bathrooms....getting those fancy standing basin type
> sinks....re-modeling the kitchen with state-of-the-art appliances....
>
> then use the rest to buy a 100 acre plot of land and build an incredible
> animal santuary for dogs, cats, horses, sheep, whatever....and hire LOTS
> of people who's only skill would need to be their LOVE of animals....to
> live on the premises and take care of the animals. Id hire at least two
> full time Veterinarians and have many volunteers who would want to come
> and spend time taking care of them, too, or just playing with them.
> Every kennal would hold four compatible dogs or cats, and each dog would
> have his own easy chair or couch plus a nice thick carpet.
>
> All animals would be welcome and we'd have a plane or helicoptor to go
> and pick up any pet in danger of being killed just because nobody wanted
> him.
>
> Lass

You do realize that animals are pretty good at taking care of themselves
if given the chance don't you? Perhaps your winnings would be better
spent helping humans first...

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Tracy wrote:

> Easy. An icemaker in my freezer.
> It's not a matter of money - we rent right now and we are currently
> looking to buy sometime next summer.
> If what we buy does not have a fridge with an icemaker, I am buying one.
>
>
> -Tracy

Ice makers are a MUST, IMO. I can manage to open the door to get the ice
out. I didn't need nor want one that feeds through the door, especially
after reading Consumer Reports say that a majority of problems arise
there. The ones in the door steal so much room from storage space too.

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jmcquown wrote:
> A Roomba would scare the hell out of my cat! The regular vacuum
> cleaner is bad enough, but something that wanders around all by
> itself? She'd never come out from under the bed. (Hmmm, I wonder if
> the Roomba would go under the bed?!)
>
> Jill


Yes, the Roomba will go under the bed, under the sofa, chairs, tables,
it goes everywhere. It will not fall down the stairs, though. It
stops, backs up and goes in a different direction.

My cat Jackson loves to sit and watch the Roomba. When it leaves the
room, he will follow it. When the Roomba goes under the bed, he will
jump on the bed, looking down and around, trying to spot it when it
comes out. The Roomba can save you a little time, but it is too much
fun watching the Roomba and the cat(s).


Becca


Becca

Becca

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Pete wrote on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:46:47 -0600:


> Lass Chance_2 wrote:
>>
>> Whar Id like would be TWO dishwashers, side by side. The
>> reason is, I HATE UNloading the dishwasher. But if I had
>> TWO, I could take clean dishes right from one and use
>> them...then rinse and put them in the OTHER one....then when
>> that one was full, run the dishwwasher and VOILA! Now THAT
>> one would be clean dishes....use them and put the dirties
>> into the FIRST one. No need for putting them in the cabinet,
>> at all!
>>
>> Id also like one of those HUGE islands with a gas cook top
>> and a BIG vent over it....oooooh...and a trash compactor...
>>
>> What Id MOST like would be to have enough money to pay
>> somebody to come in twice a week and clean my house, tho.
>>
>> I HATE house work. It puts me in a bad mood because I hate
>> it so much. Especially mopping floors. Since I hate it SO
>> much, I put it off...and finally it gets so bad I HAVE to
>> scrub them....ghastly.
>>
>> I have known opeople who say they ENJOY house work! Duh???
>>
>> Lass

>The double dishwasher thing is becoming popular in Europe because it's
>cheaper than kitchen cabinets to store the dishes in (which folks there
>have typically moved from house to house)

If you had a big enough house and the necessary money you could consider
a continuous dish washer as used in some restaurants.
--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

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"Tracy" > wrote :

> Easy. An icemaker in my freezer.
> It's not a matter of money - we rent right now and we are currently
> looking to buy sometime next summer.
> If what we buy does not have a fridge with an icemaker, I am buying one.
>
They're not much more expensive than fridges without them, that's for sure.
They all have the "crushed" option now too, pretty neat.