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On Mar 23, 6:55*pm, Bryan > wrote:
> On Mar 23, 2:58*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:> On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:40:03 -0700 (PDT), Bryan ... > > > >But you need Mr. Kuthe to save you from the eternal damnation of "The > > >Fat Beast," > > >Glycerol Tricaproate. > > >"Let him that hath understanding..." > > > >--Bryan > > > More of your fancy expensive designer dietary supplements? Feh! > > More like a riddle. > > > > > John Kuthe... > > --Bryan Don't get too complicated. Something in his posts lately tells me that he's half in the bag most of the time. I would be, too, if I had ****ed up my life so badly. |
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On Mar 23, 5:58*pm, BillyZoom > wrote:
> On Mar 23, 6:55*pm, Bryan > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 23, 2:58*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:> On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:40:03 -0700 (PDT), Bryan ... > > > > >But you need Mr. Kuthe to save you from the eternal damnation of "The > > > >Fat Beast," > > > >Glycerol Tricaproate. > > > >"Let him that hath understanding..." > > > > >--Bryan > > > > More of your fancy expensive designer dietary supplements? Feh! > > > More like a riddle. > > > > John Kuthe... > > > --Bryan > > Don't get too complicated. Something in his posts lately tells me that > he's half in the bag most of the time. I would be, too, if I had > ****ed up my life so badly. Do you get the riddle? You are permitted to use Google. --Bryan |
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On Mar 23, 7:02*pm, Bryan > wrote:
> On Mar 23, 5:58*pm, BillyZoom > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 23, 6:55*pm, Bryan > wrote: > > > > On Mar 23, 2:58*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:> On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:40:03 -0700 (PDT), Bryan ... > > > > > >But you need Mr. Kuthe to save you from the eternal damnation of "The > > > > >Fat Beast," > > > > >Glycerol Tricaproate. > > > > >"Let him that hath understanding..." > > > > > >--Bryan > > > > > More of your fancy expensive designer dietary supplements? Feh! > > > > More like a riddle. > > > > > John Kuthe... > > > > --Bryan > > > Don't get too complicated. Something in his posts lately tells me that > > he's half in the bag most of the time. I would be, too, if I had > > ****ed up my life so badly. > > Do you get the riddle? *You are permitted to use Google. > > --Bryan I dunno. You mean he's the antichrist because of the fats he eats? |
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On Mar 23, 2:58*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:40:03 -0700 (PDT), Bryan ... > > > > >But you need Mr. Kuthe to save you from the eternal damnation of "The > >Fat Beast," > >Glycerol Tricaproate. > >"Let him that hath understanding..." > > >--Bryan > > More of your fancy expensive designer dietary supplements? Feh! > > Glad you have your wife's paycheck to buy you all these "toys"! Do you disapprove of a wife earning more money than a husband? I supported her all through college and grad school, and because she had a passion for librarianship, she was the one who got the degree and the professional job. You see something wrong with that? Of course you don't. It's just about insulting me, and I'm not going to insult you back, even though you set me up perfectly to do so. I'm just not playing anymore. > > John Kuthe... --Bryan |
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On 3/22/2012 9:35 PM, Bryan wrote:
> Anyone out there have a good garlic press, who has decided that they > prefer chopping with a knife? Somehow, my garlic press got lost. > I've got a new Zyliss one on my Amazon wish list, but haven't ordered > it yet. I use mine. Love it. |
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On 2012-03-24, Cheryl > wrote:
> On 3/22/2012 9:35 PM, Bryan wrote: > >> Anyone out there have a good garlic press, who has decided that they >> prefer chopping with a knife? Somehow, my garlic press got lost. >> I've got a new Zyliss one on my Amazon wish list, but haven't ordered >> it yet. > > I use mine. Love it. Best garlic press on the market: http://tinyurl.com/83wdp7z It's got the leverage, it's got the power, and it's the largest basket I've seen on any press. Worth every penny. nb -- Fight internet CENSORSHIP - Fight SOPA-PIPA Contact your congressman and/or representative, now! http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/ vi --the heart of evil! |
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Bryan wrote:
>It's just about insulting me, and I'm not going to insult >you back, even though you set me up perfectly to do so. I'm just not >playing anymore. This is Usenet. We don't need no steenking truce! |
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In article >, "Julie Bove" >
wrote: > >>>>>> >They don't put anything on shredded cheese! > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > >>>>>> How do they keep it from sticking together? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> John Kuthe... > >>>>> > >>>>>corn starch > >>>>> > >>>>>BULL > >>>> > >>>> There ya go! A little corn starch in your shredded cheese! YUM! > >>>> > >>>> Maybe I'll start adding some corn starch to my shredded cheddar after I > >>>> shred some cheddar with my cheese grater to give it that stale > >>>> preshredded prepackaged cheese flavor! > >>>> > >>>> Nahhhh! Just cheese for me, thank you very much. > >>> > >>>He's lying. It's just cheese. > >> > >>Actually Kraft shredded cheeses do contain natural anti-caking ingredients, > >>doesn't say how much but probably a minimum amount... I will assume that > >>all other brands of shredded cheese do the same. > >>http://www.kraftrecipes.com/Products...iteId=1&Produc > >> t=2100063382 > > > > YEP: > > > > "POTATO STARCH, CELLULOSE POWDER, AND CALCIUM SULFATE ADDED TO PREVENT > > CAKING: > > > > Sorry Julie! A lot more there than "just cheese"! > > Well, *my* cheese doesn't have that stuff. at 6:38 she replied as thus: >>potato starch, corn starch, and calcium sulfate to prevent caking. > > Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!! > > Damn! You mean I'm gonna have top get threee new bottles of "spices" to get > my freshly grated cheddar to take just like the crappy pre-shredded crap? I just looked it up. Sargento uses those ingredients. But the cheese I have in my fridge is just plain cheese. Nothing added. And yes, it does clump up and stick together. I do not usually buy the Sargento shredded. Too expensive. So julie has firmly established that not only is she ignorant about what she buys, how much it costs, what ingredients are in it, which of those ingredients she might be allergic too, she has established that she is quite content to lie about it -- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Cras lobortis volutpat commodo. Morbi lobortis, massa fringilla adipiscing suscipit, velit urna pharetra neque, non luctus arcu diam vitae justo. Vivamus lacinia scelerisque ultricies. Nunc lobortis elit ligula. Aliquam sollicitudin nunc sed est gravida ac viverra tellus ullamcorper. Vivamus non nisi suscipit nisi egestas venenatis. Donec vitae arcu id urna euismod feugiat. Vivamus porta lobortis ultricies. Nulla adipiscing tellus a neque vehicula porta. Maecenas volutpat aliquet sagittis. Proin nisi magna, molestie id volutpat in, tincidunt sed dolor. Nullam nisi erat, aliquet scelerisque sagittis vitae, pretium accumsan odio. Sed ut mi iaculis eros rutrum tristique ut nec mi. Aliquam nec augue dui, in mattis urna. In pretium metus eu diam blandit accumsan. Ut eu lorem sed odio porttitor blandit. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Cras lobortis volutpat commodo. Morbi lobortis, massa fringilla adipiscing suscipit, velit urna pharetra neque, non luctus arcu diam vitae justo. Vivamus lacinia scelerisque ultricies. Nunc lobortis elit ligula. Aliquam sollicitudin nunc sed est gravida ac viverra tellus ullamcorper. Vivamus non nisi suscipit nisi egestas venenatis. Donec vitae arcu id urna euismod feugiat. Vivamus porta lobortis ultricies. Nulla adipiscing tellus a neque vehicula porta. Maecenas volutpat aliquet sagittis. Proin nisi magna, molestie id volutpat in, tincidunt sed dolor. Nullam nisi erat, aliquet scelerisque sagittis vitae, pretium accumsan odio. Sed ut mi iaculis eros rutrum tristique ut nec mi. Aliquam nec augue dui, in mattis urna. In pretium metus eu diam blandit accumsan. Ut eu lorem sed odio porttitor blandit. |
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In article >, "Julie Bove" >
wrote: > > I wouldn't call that "A lot more". Many whole cheeses contain > > ingredients other than just milk, it's what gives them their > > individuality. I don't think anyone ever suffered any ill effects > > from ingesting a bit of potato starch, cellulose, or calcium sulfate, > > which is a very common chemical in foods that is used as a desiccant, > > it is also used as a coagulant in products like tofu. There are a lot > > more chemicals to be concerned with in a ham sandwhich. > > They would if they had a potato allergy. But then if they did they would > likely read the ingredients. like you did when you bought the shredded cheese? |
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On 2012-03-24, Malcom "Mal" Reynolds > wrote:
> I just looked it up. Sargento uses those ingredients. To inedible excess! I recall when Sargento had a major promotional drive and were heavily discounting their pre-grated cheeses. Despite amazing low prices, I never bought more than the first bag. If it wasn't bad enough the cheese was almost sandy with that anti-stick dusting, the cheese itself was bland and flavorless ta' boot. Really bad product. nb -- Fight internet CENSORSHIP - Fight SOPA-PIPA Contact your congressman and/or representative, now! http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/ vi --the heart of evil! |
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On 24 Mar 2012 03:41:52 GMT, notbob > wrote:
> On 2012-03-24, Malcom "Mal" Reynolds > wrote: > > > I just looked it up. Sargento uses those ingredients. > > To inedible excess! > > I recall when Sargento had a major promotional drive and were heavily > discounting their pre-grated cheeses. Despite amazing low prices, I > never bought more than the first bag. If it wasn't bad enough the > cheese was almost sandy with that anti-stick dusting, the cheese > itself was bland and flavorless ta' boot. Really bad product. > > nb Good god, that's too much bullshit to take with a straight face. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:50:27 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote: > > "sf" > wrote in message > ... > > >> > We use the pc for steamed and boiled puddings (like Christmas > >> > pudding) > >> > > >> What a good idea! I'd never considered that. > > My Aunt did that years ago:)) I inherited her pc and she died the day Diana > married Charles, so how many years ago was that?? Too many years, O - our age is showing! -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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"David Harmon" > wrote in message m... > On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:04:30 -0400 in rec.food.cooking, "jmcquown" > > wrote, >>I also watch my electric bill closely :) I use my food processor when I >>need to slice a lot of veggies to uniform size quickly. e.g. squash >>casserole. Otherwise, it just sits in the pantry, mostly unused. It >>certainly doesn't hold a predominant spot on my kitchen counter. > > If you made a point of using the food processor for everything it was > capable of doing, every day, as an experiment, how much would it add to > your electric bill in a month? I'm guessing probably a dime. It's not about the electric bill. I was replying to Kalmia's comment about having a father who watched the electric bill. I did, too. And I do, too. Don't you pay attention to yours? <G> Sorry, but I don't have any need to use the food processor every day. I don't have vegetables fresh out of the garden every day. I don't have blocks of cheese to grate or shred. My FP is a very basic model. As previously stated, I use it to uniformly slice yellow squash for squash casserole. I also use it to slice potatoes when making scalloped potatoes. But I rarely use it for anything else. I don't make squash casserole or scalloped potatoes more than twice a year. I have no need to have the FP sitting on the counter every day. Just takes up space. I'm simply not a collector of small kitchen appliances. Jill |
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On Mar 23, 10:16*am, sf > wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Mar 201201:10:45 -0700(PDT), " > > > wrote: > > I love shopping at thrift stores for kitchen items. All of my crock > > pots are from thrift stores. If I find an extra ceramic bowl for one, > > I will buy it as I have dropped a few over the years. I have 3 sizes. > > I've bought extra pots and pans, utensils, pyrex bowls, etc. > > I never see crock pots at thrift stores here and I've gone in looking > for them specifically. *They're pretty sparse on Craig's List too. *I > just searched and the *one* I saw where there's any chance it's stillavailable is $20for a crockpot that sells for under $30brand new. > Why would I get it from Craig's List when I can go to the store, buyit brand new for significantly less than $10more and have recourse if > there's a problem with it? > I've been really lucky. I see them all the time. Right now, I have 2 large ones, one medium, and two smaller ones. So, I don't really need any new ones unless I find another small one. That size is the hardest to find with the removable ceramic bowl. I do not like the kind that is one piece. Much harder to clean. I also like to take them with me to cat shows. I can plug the crock pot in when I get to the show, and have a nice lunch for 2-4 people. I can take two of the bowls with different food for each day if I have two bowls. I have managed to break 2 of them, so those I do look for more. I love craigslist, and I do a lot of buying and selling there. But I do agree. The price needs to be low enough to make it worth buying it used and traveling to meet somebody. I probably wouldn't buy a crock pot that way unless it was only $5 and/or already close to someplace I am going. |
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Stick blender. For that matter, the regular blender too. My wife thought a stick blender would be a great idea and handy to have. I saw her use it once. I used it once too. I'm not sure how old our blender is, but it rarely gets used. Maybe once a year for cooking twice in the summer to make frozen drinks. The food processor gets used very little, but it sure is hand for some jobs. I like it for shredding when making coleslaw. One of the most useful additions is the ice maker in the fridge. I'd never have a fridge without one and a water dispenser along side of it. |
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On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:52:36 -0400, George M. Middius
> wrote: >Bryan wrote: > >>It's just about insulting me, and I'm not going to insult >>you back, even though you set me up perfectly to do so. I'm just not >>playing anymore. > >This is Usenet. We don't need no steenking truce! > And no crying and no quitting! Just like in Parcheesi! John Kuthe... |
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"sf" > wrote in message ... > On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:50:27 -0000, "Ophelia" > > wrote: > >> >> "sf" > wrote in message >> ... >> >> >> > We use the pc for steamed and boiled puddings (like Christmas >> >> > pudding) >> >> > >> >> What a good idea! I'd never considered that. >> >> My Aunt did that years ago:)) I inherited her pc and she died the day >> Diana >> married Charles, so how many years ago was that?? > > Too many years, O - our age is showing! lol ain't that the truth:))) -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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On Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:12:19 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> One of the most useful additions is the ice maker in the fridge. Ice makers have bad karma at my house. I've insisted on one in the last two refrigerators and each one developed a problem right away, so we ended up turning off the water supply and they were virtually never used. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On 3/24/2012 9:29 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:12:19 -0400, Ed > wrote: > >> One of the most useful additions is the ice maker in the fridge. > > Ice makers have bad karma at my house. I've insisted on one in the > last two refrigerators and each one developed a problem right away, so > we ended up turning off the water supply and they were virtually never > used. > Our current fridge came with an ice maker, we never bothered to connect it. I'm sure I have a few ice trays somewhere, though. |
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On 25/03/2012 12:41 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 3/24/2012 9:29 AM, sf wrote: >> On Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:12:19 -0400, Ed > wrote: >> >>> One of the most useful additions is the ice maker in the fridge. >> >> Ice makers have bad karma at my house. I've insisted on one in the >> last two refrigerators and each one developed a problem right away, so >> we ended up turning off the water supply and they were virtually never >> used. >> > Our current fridge came with an ice maker, we never bothered to connect > it. I'm sure I have a few ice trays somewhere, though. Always keep a couple of icetrays in the freezer compartment. Not sure I'd be bothered with an ice maker built into the fridge. If we need bulk quantities of ice, there's a 24 hour shop 10 minutes walk from here that sells ice in very large bags. For the rest, two ice trays seem quite able to cope with our ice needs more than adequately. -- Krypsis |
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On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:56:55 -0700, sf > wrote:
>On 24 Mar 2012 03:41:52 GMT, notbob > wrote: > >> On 2012-03-24, Malcom "Mal" Reynolds > wrote: >> >> > I just looked it up. Sargento uses those ingredients. >> >> To inedible excess! >> >> I recall when Sargento had a major promotional drive and were heavily >> discounting their pre-grated cheeses. Despite amazing low prices, I >> never bought more than the first bag. If it wasn't bad enough the >> cheese was almost sandy with that anti-stick dusting, the cheese >> itself was bland and flavorless ta' boot. Really bad product. >> >> nb > >Good god, that's too much bullshit to take with a straight face. I'm with Bob on this one. His experience mirrors mine exactly. Maybe we got cheese from the bottom of the barrel where all the sandy stuff collects. Janet US |
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"Krypsis" > wrote in message ... > Always keep a couple of icetrays in the freezer compartment. Not sure I'd > be bothered with an ice maker built into the fridge. If we need bulk > quantities of ice, there's a 24 hour shop 10 minutes walk from here that > sells ice in very large bags. For the rest, two ice trays seem quite able > to cope with our ice needs more than adequately. I could have written that myself:) -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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On Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:44:43 +1100, Krypsis >
wrote: >On 25/03/2012 12:41 AM, S Viemeister wrote: >> On 3/24/2012 9:29 AM, sf wrote: >>> On Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:12:19 -0400, Ed > wrote: >>> >>>> One of the most useful additions is the ice maker in the fridge. >>> >>> Ice makers have bad karma at my house. I've insisted on one in the >>> last two refrigerators and each one developed a problem right away, so >>> we ended up turning off the water supply and they were virtually never >>> used. >>> >> Our current fridge came with an ice maker, we never bothered to connect >> it. I'm sure I have a few ice trays somewhere, though. > >Always keep a couple of icetrays in the freezer compartment. Not sure >I'd be bothered with an ice maker built into the fridge. If we need bulk >quantities of ice, there's a 24 hour shop 10 minutes walk from here that >sells ice in very large bags. For the rest, two ice trays seem quite >able to cope with our ice needs more than adequately. Me too. I get by quite nicely with four ice cube trays. On those occasions when I need bulk ice for company I buy large bags from the convenience store that's only five minutes away, less than $2 a bag and crystal clear ice. I had a fridge with an ice maker once, never again, too many problems and it takes up too much space. |
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On Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:17:37 -0400 in rec.food.cooking, "jmcquown"
> wrote, > >"David Harmon" > wrote in message om... >> On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:04:30 -0400 in rec.food.cooking, "jmcquown" >> > wrote, >>>I also watch my electric bill closely :) I use my food processor when I >>>need to slice a lot of veggies to uniform size quickly. e.g. squash >>>casserole. Otherwise, it just sits in the pantry, mostly unused. It >>>certainly doesn't hold a predominant spot on my kitchen counter. >> >> If you made a point of using the food processor for everything it was >> capable of doing, every day, as an experiment, how much would it add to >> your electric bill in a month? I'm guessing probably a dime. > > >It's not about the electric bill. Yes, it's about the electric bill. It says so right above, in the quote of what you wrote earlier, and it says so again in my question. So, answer the question. |
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On Mar 22, 6:25*am, "Ophelia" > wrote:
> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message > > ... > > > > > > > > > > > On 3/21/2012 7:17 PM, Ophelia wrote: > > >> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message > .... > >>> We all have some.....don't we? I know I do. Here's a good little > >>> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never use.. > > >>>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...ets-for-the-ki.... > > >>> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a > >>> regular basis: a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart. > > >> This was so funny but so true:)) Ask me how I know ... ;) I just loved > >> this article:)) > > > What have you bought that you never use? > > I use my food processor and stand mixer often enough that they live on the > > kitchen counter. > > I almost never use my food mill, but I do use my ricer. I have a > > double-bladed mezzaluna which never gets used, but the single-bladed one > > is used quite often. My electric wok is hiding somewhere on a shelf in the > > basement. > > In the 'bad old days' I would fall for any gadget:( *As you know, I had a > grand clear out and am tempted no mo)) > > I don't think I ever once used my ricer ... > --http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ Oo-oo-oo. I use my ricer every time we want mashed potatoes. It's a pain to wash, but we sure think it's worth it to get that texture. I prob. use it 2-3 times a week (big spud lovers here.) I have also used it to mash apples for applesauce. |
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"Kalmia" > wrote in message ... > Oo-oo-oo. I use my ricer every time we want mashed potatoes. It's a > pain to wash, but we sure think it's worth it to get that texture. I > prob. use it 2-3 times a week (big spud lovers here.) I have also > used it to mash apples for applesauce. heh, so long as you are happy with it :)) I have this one: http://www.lakeland.co.uk/p12662/Skyline-Utensils which is exactly like the one I had when I was first married:)) They do a set of all the untensil in the same pattern. It cleans up sooooooo easily:)) -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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On 3/24/12 8:12 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > Stick blender. For that matter, the regular blender too. My husband uses our stick blender daily for his breakfast protein shake. I lost my blender when I got rid of my Oster Kitchen Center and replaced it with my Cuisinart food processor and a KitchenAid mixer. I only miss it when I want to make adult frozen drinks. <clip> > The food processor gets used very little, but it sure is hand for some > jobs. I like it for shredding when making coleslaw. I use mine enough that I'm sure glad to have it. Yet for small jobs my knife and cutting board are just fine. > > One of the most useful additions is the ice maker in the fridge. I'd > never have a fridge without one and a water dispenser along side of > it. Can't imagine life in Georgia without an ice maker!! I can live without the water dispenser (and do) but ice is consumed far too much daily to use old fashioned ice cube trays or want the hassle of buying bags of ice. |
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On 3/24/12 12:25 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> Oo-oo-oo. I use my ricer every time we want mashed potatoes. It's a > pain to wash, but we sure think it's worth it to get that texture. I > prob. use it 2-3 times a week (big spud lovers here.) I have also > used it to mash apples for applesauce. > I've been wanting a ricer for potatoes for a while now. Can't it go into the dishwasher? I use my FP or stick blender if I need to puree apple sauce. More often than not I don't even need to bother or don't mind it a tad chunky. |
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On 3/23/12 11:41 PM, notbob wrote:
> I recall when Sargento had a major promotional drive and were heavily > discounting their pre-grated cheeses. Despite amazing low prices, I > never bought more than the first bag. If it wasn't bad enough the > cheese was almost sandy with that anti-stick dusting, the cheese > itself was bland and flavorless ta' boot. Really bad product. > I also note that Sargento cheese is a lot less flavorful than other brands. What's up with that? Even their string cheese snacks which by nature are already bland are even blander. Weird. |
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David Harmon wrote:
>>>>I also watch my electric bill closely :) >>> If you made a point of using the food processor for everything it was >>> capable of doing, every day, as an experiment, how much would it add to >>> your electric bill in a month? I'm guessing probably a dime. >>It's not about the electric bill. > >Yes, it's about the electric bill. It says so right above, in the quote >of what you wrote earlier, and it says so again in my question. You're missing something. |
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On Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:44:43 +1100, Krypsis >
wrote: >On 25/03/2012 12:41 AM, S Viemeister wrote: >> On 3/24/2012 9:29 AM, sf wrote: >>> On Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:12:19 -0400, Ed > wrote: >>> >>>> One of the most useful additions is the ice maker in the fridge. >>> >>> Ice makers have bad karma at my house. I've insisted on one in the >>> last two refrigerators and each one developed a problem right away, so >>> we ended up turning off the water supply and they were virtually never >>> used. >>> >> Our current fridge came with an ice maker, we never bothered to connect >> it. I'm sure I have a few ice trays somewhere, though. > >Always keep a couple of icetrays in the freezer compartment. Not sure >I'd be bothered with an ice maker built into the fridge. If we need bulk >quantities of ice, there's a 24 hour shop 10 minutes walk from here that >sells ice in very large bags. For the rest, two ice trays seem quite >able to cope with our ice needs more than adequately. When the kids were home, too many times I'd find an empty ice bucket and one cube in each tray. Once or twice a year I may buy a bag of ice for a particular reason, but I normally will not pay $3 for something I can have at home for a penny. The fridge is about 15 years old and I did replace the ice maker once along the way. They are the most frequently repaired item on refrigerators. |
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"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message ... > > Stick blender. For that matter, the regular blender too. > > My wife thought a stick blender would be a great idea and handy to > have. I saw her use it once. I used it once too. I'm not sure how > old our blender is, but it rarely gets used. Maybe once a year for > cooking twice in the summer to make frozen drinks. > > The food processor gets used very little, but it sure is hand for some > jobs. I like it for shredding when making coleslaw. > > One of the most useful additions is the ice maker in the fridge. I'd > never have a fridge without one and a water dispenser along side of > it. I forgot about the blender. I do use the stick blender once in a while. The full size one? Never. |
Kitchen gadgets you bought and never use?
On 3/24/2012 3:44 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Ed > wrote in message > ... >> >> Stick blender. For that matter, the regular blender too. >> >> My wife thought a stick blender would be a great idea and handy to >> have. I saw her use it once. I used it once too. I'm not sure how >> old our blender is, but it rarely gets used. Maybe once a year for >> cooking twice in the summer to make frozen drinks. >> >> The food processor gets used very little, but it sure is hand for some >> jobs. I like it for shredding when making coleslaw. >> >> One of the most useful additions is the ice maker in the fridge. I'd >> never have a fridge without one and a water dispenser along side of >> it. > > I forgot about the blender. I do use the stick blender once in a while. > The full size one? Never. > > I have a stick blender and a regular one. I find, cooking for myself, that the stick blender is convenient and the various attachments, like the Braun mini food processor, are also useful. The little food processor pulverizes garlic very well when I make salad dressings. -- Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD) Extraneous "not" in Reply To. |
Kitchen gadgets you bought and never use?
On 2012-03-24, James Silverton > wrote:
> I have a stick blender and a regular one. I find, cooking for myself, > that the stick blender is convenient and the various attachments, like > the Braun mini food processor, are also useful. The little food > processor pulverizes garlic very well when I make salad dressings. Yep. I find that Braun stick/mini-FP a powerful combo. Has relagated my old blender into obsolescence. nb -- Fight internet CENSORSHIP - Fight SOPA-PIPA Contact your congressman and/or representative, now! http://projects.propublica.org/sopa/ vi --the heart of evil! |
Kitchen gadgets you bought and never use?
On 3/23/2012 1:20 PM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:04:30 -0400, > > wrote: > >> I've never used it to grate cheese. But depending on the cheese, I can see >> how it might be difficult to clean the bowl and the blades. It would have >> to be a very hard cheese to not make a mess. > > When I need to shred, say a pound of cheese when making (mac& > cheese), I use the food processor. IMO, it's not hard to clean up... > but then I don't understand all the whining about how it's so hard to > clean to begin with. > Same here. Cleanup isn't difficult. |
Kitchen gadgets you bought and never use?
On 3/24/2012 9:29 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:12:19 -0400, Ed > wrote: > >> One of the most useful additions is the ice maker in the fridge. > > Ice makers have bad karma at my house. I've insisted on one in the > last two refrigerators and each one developed a problem right away, so > we ended up turning off the water supply and they were virtually never > used. > I never had one before the fridge in this house and I wouldn't want to be without one again. The water supply hose that came with it was junk and sprung a leak immediately, but I replaced it with one that's wrapped in some sort of wire and that's lasted 11 years without a leak. |
Kitchen gadgets you bought and never use?
"James Silverton" > wrote in message ... > I have a stick blender and a regular one. I find, cooking for myself, that > the stick blender is convenient and the various attachments, like the > Braun mini food processor, are also useful. The little food processor > pulverizes garlic very well when I make salad dressings. I have the wee Braun mini food processor too, great for small amounts. -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
Kitchen gadgets you bought and never use?
On Mar 24, 1:18*pm, George M. Middius > wrote:
> David Harmon wrote: > >>>>I also watch my electric bill closely :) > >>> If you made a point of using the food processor for everything it was > >>> capable of doing, every day, as an experiment, how much would it add to > >>> your electric bill in a month? *I'm guessing probably a dime. > >>It's not about the electric bill. > > >Yes, it's about the electric bill. *It says so right above, in the quote > >of what you wrote earlier, and it says so again in my question. > > You're missing something. Yeah - it was just a joke in a way. I was merely trying to say that non-electric gadgets will maybe save you a whole dime a decade. I guess he took it too literally. |
Kitchen gadgets you bought and never use?
On Mar 24, 1:07*pm, Goomba > wrote:
> On 3/24/12 12:25 PM, Kalmia wrote: > > > Oo-oo-oo. *I use my ricer every time we want mashed potatoes. *It's a > > pain to wash, but we sure think it's worth it to get that texture. *I > > prob. use it 2-3 times a week (big spud lovers here.) *I have also > > used it to mash apples for applesauce. > > I've been wanting a ricer for potatoes for a while now. Can't it go into > the dishwasher? > I use my FP or stick blender if I need to puree apple sauce. More often > than not I don't even need to bother or don't mind it a tad chunky. MIne goes in the dw, but unless you position it just so, the water will prob. not strike all surfaces. So, I DO give it a quick blast of water beforehand. |
Kitchen gadgets you bought and never use?
On 3/23/2012 9:11 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2012-03-24, > wrote: >> On 3/22/2012 9:35 PM, Bryan wrote: >> >>> Anyone out there have a good garlic press, who has decided that they >>> prefer chopping with a knife? Somehow, my garlic press got lost. >>> I've got a new Zyliss one on my Amazon wish list, but haven't ordered >>> it yet. >> >> I use mine. Love it. > > Best garlic press on the market: > > http://tinyurl.com/83wdp7z > > It's got the leverage, it's got the power, and it's the largest basket > I've seen on any press. Worth every penny. > > nb > > That's pretty nice, but the one I have was about half the price and probably works just as well. I've never had a problem with crushing garlic and I love how the skin is left behind and easy to pull off to crush the next clove. |
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