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Can you tell I have too much time on my hands...not! LOL


From a food trade email newsletter:


Amazon.com's Top 10 Best-Sellers
Here are Amazon.com's top sellers in the Kitchen & Dining category for
the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 5, 2009:

1. Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator
2. Cuisinart CSB-76BC SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender,
Brushed Chrome
3. Cuisinart DCC-RWF Replacement Water Filters, 2-Pack
4. Heineken BT10001 BeerTender Tubes, 10 Count
5. Hamilton Beach 33967 Set 'n Forget 6-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker
6. Krups 203-42 Fast Touch Coffee Grinder, Black
7. Taylor Digital Minute/Second Timer
8. Aroma AWK-115S 1-1/2-Liter Hot H20 X-PressWater Kettle
9. Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter
10. Silpat 11-5/8-by-16-1/2-Inch Nonstick Silicone Baking Mat

We don't have any of these ;)

Our coffe grinder is a Wallymart cheapie, slow cookers are Crock Pot and
our nonstick baking mats are two different brands bought in the UK.

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"Arri London" > wrote in message
...
> Can you tell I have too much time on my hands...not! LOL
>
>
> From a food trade email newsletter:
>
>
> Amazon.com's Top 10 Best-Sellers
> Here are Amazon.com's top sellers in the Kitchen & Dining category for
> the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 5, 2009:
>
> 1. Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator
NO
> 2. Cuisinart CSB-76BC SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender,
> Brushed Chrome
No but el cheapo
> 3. Cuisinart DCC-RWF Replacement Water Filters, 2-Pack
No
> 4. Heineken BT10001 BeerTender Tubes, 10 Count
no
> 5. Hamilton Beach 33967 Set 'n Forget 6-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker
have 2 but not the above
> 6. Krups 203-42 Fast Touch Coffee Grinder, Black
Hell no
> 7. Taylor Digital Minute/Second Timer
With timers on 2 microwaves and the oven - I don't need any more
> 8. Aroma AWK-115S 1-1/2-Liter Hot H20 X-PressWater Kettle
Nope but I have a Zojirushi <sp> that has been on for 4 years so far.
> 9. Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter
> 10. Silpat 11-5/8-by-16-1/2-Inch Nonstick Silicone Baking Mat
have 6.



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Dimitri
Coming soon:
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Arri London > wrote:

>Can you tell I have too much time on my hands...not! LOL
>
>
>From a food trade email newsletter:
>
>
>Amazon.com's Top 10 Best-Sellers
>Here are Amazon.com's top sellers in the Kitchen & Dining category for
>the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 5, 2009:
>
>1. Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator
>2. Cuisinart CSB-76BC SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender,
>Brushed Chrome
>3. Cuisinart DCC-RWF Replacement Water Filters, 2-Pack
>4. Heineken BT10001 BeerTender Tubes, 10 Count
>5. Hamilton Beach 33967 Set 'n Forget 6-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker
>6. Krups 203-42 Fast Touch Coffee Grinder, Black
>7. Taylor Digital Minute/Second Timer
>8. Aroma AWK-115S 1-1/2-Liter Hot H20 X-PressWater Kettle
>9. Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter
>10. Silpat 11-5/8-by-16-1/2-Inch Nonstick Silicone Baking Mat
>
>We don't have any of these ;)

At least #10 is "silicone" and not "silicon". I know my own text
is rife with mispelled words but that one drives me crazy.

Steve

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Dimitri wrote:
>
> "Arri London" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Can you tell I have too much time on my hands...not! LOL
> >
> >
> > From a food trade email newsletter:
> >
> >
> > Amazon.com's Top 10 Best-Sellers
> > Here are Amazon.com's top sellers in the Kitchen & Dining category for
> > the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 5, 2009:
> >
> > 1. Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator
> NO
> > 2. Cuisinart CSB-76BC SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender,
> > Brushed Chrome
> No but el cheapo
> > 3. Cuisinart DCC-RWF Replacement Water Filters, 2-Pack
> No
> > 4. Heineken BT10001 BeerTender Tubes, 10 Count
> no
> > 5. Hamilton Beach 33967 Set 'n Forget 6-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker
> have 2 but not the above
> > 6. Krups 203-42 Fast Touch Coffee Grinder, Black
> Hell no
> > 7. Taylor Digital Minute/Second Timer
> With timers on 2 microwaves and the oven - I don't need any more
> > 8. Aroma AWK-115S 1-1/2-Liter Hot H20 X-PressWater Kettle
> Nope but I have a Zojirushi <sp> that has been on for 4 years so far.
> > 9. Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter
> > 10. Silpat 11-5/8-by-16-1/2-Inch Nonstick Silicone Baking Mat
> have 6.
>


Six silpats? Do you bake that much? The two generic ones we have are
plenty for us.

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Steve Pope wrote:
>
> Arri London > wrote:
>
> >Can you tell I have too much time on my hands...not! LOL
> >
> >
> >From a food trade email newsletter:
> >
> >
> >Amazon.com's Top 10 Best-Sellers
> >Here are Amazon.com's top sellers in the Kitchen & Dining category for
> >the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 5, 2009:
> >
> >1. Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator
> >2. Cuisinart CSB-76BC SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender,
> >Brushed Chrome
> >3. Cuisinart DCC-RWF Replacement Water Filters, 2-Pack
> >4. Heineken BT10001 BeerTender Tubes, 10 Count
> >5. Hamilton Beach 33967 Set 'n Forget 6-Quart Programmable Slow Cooker
> >6. Krups 203-42 Fast Touch Coffee Grinder, Black
> >7. Taylor Digital Minute/Second Timer
> >8. Aroma AWK-115S 1-1/2-Liter Hot H20 X-PressWater Kettle
> >9. Keurig My K-Cup Reusable Coffee Filter
> >10. Silpat 11-5/8-by-16-1/2-Inch Nonstick Silicone Baking Mat
> >
> >We don't have any of these ;)
>
> At least #10 is "silicone" and not "silicon". I know my own text
> is rife with mispelled words but that one drives me crazy.
>
> Steve

LOL. When getting my science-teaching quals, that sort of difference was
stressed.

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On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:03:52 -0600, Arri London >
wrote:

>1. Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator

This looks like a potential xmas gift.... what does it do?

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

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On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:49:09 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

>At least #10 is "silicone" and not "silicon". I know my own text
>is rife with mispelled words but that one drives me crazy.
>
Everybody has some spelling or grammar mistake that grates on them,
but that one... I dunno, things could be worse. Maybe it's because
I'm not in the computer or IT field.


--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

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On Oct 13, 7:13 am, sf > wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:03:52 -0600, Arri London >
> wrote:
>
> >1. Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator
>
> This looks like a potential xmas gift.... what does it do?
>
Mixes air into wine as you pour through it into the glass. Faster
than "letting it breathe". It probably works, but I like the ritual
of decanting the wine to accomplish the purpose. -aem

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aem wrote on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:46:26 -0700 (PDT):

> On Oct 13, 7:13 am, sf > wrote:
>> On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:03:52 -0600, Arri London >
>> wrote:
>>
> >> 1. Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator
>>
>> This looks like a potential xmas gift.... what does it do?
>>
>Mixes air into wine as you pour through it into the glass. Faster
>than "letting it breathe". It probably works, but I like the ritual
>of decanting the wine to accomplish the purpose. -aem

I was given one for a birthday present five months ago but I am still
unconvinced that it makes much difference. Has anyone done any
comparative blind tests? I began to wonder sometimes when I found that a
special model was made for white wines in addition to the original.
--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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

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In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:49:09 +0000 (UTC),
> (Steve Pope) wrote:
>
> >At least #10 is "silicone" and not "silicon". I know my own text
> >is rife with mispelled words but that one drives me crazy.
> >
> Everybody has some spelling or grammar mistake that grates on them,
> but that one... I dunno, things could be worse. Maybe it's because
> I'm not in the computer or IT field.

Or plastic surgery?

The funny thing is, silicone is made with silicon (among other things).

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

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sf wrote:
>
> On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:03:52 -0600, Arri London >
> wrote:
>
> >1. Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator
>
> This looks like a potential xmas gift.... what does it do?
>


Presumably aerate wine? To help the flavour along.

Lots of plonk actually improves a *bit* when the bottle is left open on
the counter for a couple of days. Used to do that with the endless
bottles of wine friends would bring for parties. Preferred to serve what
was already purchased, so the lesser 'vintages' were opened and left to
aerate on their own. Decent enough for cooking at any rate.

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Ravenlynne wrote:
>
> Arri London scribbled on the wall in permanent marker:
>
> > Our coffe grinder is a Wallymart cheapie, slow cookers are Crock Pot
> > and our nonstick baking mats are two different brands bought in the
> > UK.
>
> You're beating me, I grind what i need to grind (not coffee) with a
> mortar and pestle, I don't even have a brand name Crock Pot and I still
> use parchment paper lol.
>


LOL but I'm doing the grinder a misservice. It's actually from Hamilton
Beach. We also have a mortar and pestle, as well as a Japanese
suribachi/surikogi, but can't imagine my doing a good job on the coffee
beans with either. We still use parchment paper as well...the two aren't
always interchangeable...try lining a cake pan with a nonstick mat :)

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On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:46:26 -0700 (PDT), aem >
wrote:

>On Oct 13, 7:13 am, sf > wrote:
>> On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:03:52 -0600, Arri London >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >1. Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator
>>
>> This looks like a potential xmas gift.... what does it do?
>>
>Mixes air into wine as you pour through it into the glass. Faster
>than "letting it breathe". It probably works, but I like the ritual
>of decanting the wine to accomplish the purpose. -aem

You're hopelessly old fashioned aem! I mean that in a good way.

:)

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

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On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:19:44 -0600, Arri London >
wrote:

>Presumably aerate wine? To help the flavour along

Poorly worded... I meant "How does it work?" I can only visualize
those aerators you pop in a fish tank.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

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sf wrote:
>
> On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:19:44 -0600, Arri London >
> wrote:
>
> >Presumably aerate wine? To help the flavour along
>
> Poorly worded... I meant "How does it work?" I can only visualize
> those aerators you pop in a fish tank.
>


Can't help you there...never heard of the thing in the first place :)