In article . com>,
aem > wrote:
>axlq wrote:
>> I nominate the Ronco electric egg scrambler. It's a motor with
>> a vertical shaft having a bent needle connected to the end. You
>> impale an egg on the needle, turn it on, the needle spins around
>> inside the egg, scrambling it. Then you break open the egg, and out
>> comes perfectly scrambled raw egg.
>>
>Are you kidding?! Wow, that's hilarious!

I'm not kidding. The ads also said you can use it to make a "hard
boiled egg with no yolk!"

I recall seeing ads for it back in the 1970s or 1980s I think.
And it's still being sold, on amazon.com and elsewhere. See for
example: http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/eggscrambler.htm

Just search for Ronco egg scrambler on Google and you'll find a whole
bunch of links.

>Now if you had a syringe you could add a bit of water or milk, and
>if you had a tiny funnel you could add salt and pepper. Then you
>could put the egg in the microwave and cook it. Serve scrambled
>egg in an egg cup....-aem

Hee hee... except the egg in the microwave will probably still
explode, whether you scrambled it inside or not.

-A

"Dr. Dog" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Anyone have any nominations?
>
> I'm loath to laugh at any of the things for sale now. Even a slotted
> olive spoon turned out to make sense when one came our way. But is
> there anything truly useless and preferably expensive that is on the
> market now for chefs who have everything?
>
> A pizza-warmer is the closest I can come to the ideal.
>
>
>
> Dog

A friend gave me one of those plastic, spring loaded chopper things that
have a wavy blade that partially rotates every time you push the
plunger. The ad on tv made it look great. It isn't.

Scott

"Dr. Dog" > wrote in message
oups.com...

> I'm loath to laugh at any of the things for sale now. Even a slotted
> olive spoon turned out to make sense when one came our way. But is
> there anything truly useless and preferably expensive that is on the
> market now for chefs who have everything?

> A pizza-warmer is the closest I can come to the ideal.

Someone gave me a Presto Hot Topper as a gift a few decades ago. You're
supposed to fill it with syrup, butter, or the like and dispense the heated
topping on waffles, toast, or pancakes. For a tool that's the size of a
small clothes iron, it appears to hold a disappointing half a cup of
topping, and you have a fairly short electric cord to work with that has to
be dragged over the table. I could imagine a heated cup for toppings with
rechargeable battery assist, but this is a clumsy kludge that looks hard to
clean.

In article .com>,
"Dr. Dog" > wrote:

> Anyone have any nominations?
>
> I'm loath to laugh at any of the things for sale now. Even a slotted
> olive spoon turned out to make sense when one came our way. But is
> there anything truly useless and preferably expensive that is on the
> market now for chefs who have everything?
>
> A pizza-warmer is the closest I can come to the ideal.

That $3,000+ refrigerator with a flat screen TV mounted in the door
comes immediately to mind. I cannot imagine why anyone would want a TV
mounted in a refrigerator door. Even for those who watch TV in the
kitchen, there are cheaper and more effective ways to have TV in the
kitchen.

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:15:31 -0400, Stan Horwitz >
wrote:

>In article .com>,
> "Dr. Dog" > wrote:
>
>> Anyone have any nominations?
>>
>> I'm loath to laugh at any of the things for sale now. Even a slotted
>> olive spoon turned out to make sense when one came our way. But is
>> there anything truly useless and preferably expensive that is on the
>> market now for chefs who have everything?
>>
>> A pizza-warmer is the closest I can come to the ideal.
>
>That $3,000+ refrigerator with a flat screen TV mounted in the door
>comes immediately to mind. I cannot imagine why anyone would want a TV
>mounted in a refrigerator door. Even for those who watch TV in the
>kitchen, there are cheaper and more effective ways to have TV in the
>kitchen.

Yeah... and just think when someone is watching a program while
preparing a meal and another family member stops by to get a soda or
something else outta the fridge right at a critical moment. There
will be hell to pay...

Ginny

Stan Horwitz wrote:

> That $3,000+ refrigerator with a flat screen TV mounted in the door
> comes immediately to mind. I cannot imagine why anyone would want a TV
> mounted in a refrigerator door. Even for those who watch TV in the
> kitchen, there are cheaper and more effective ways to have TV in the
> kitchen.


That reminds me of a few years back when Lazy Boy teamed up with WebTV to
offer a recliner with a WebTV unit...no it was not a joke.

--
Best
Greg

"Gregory Morrow"
<gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net> wrote:

>That reminds me of a few years back when Lazy Boy teamed up with WebTV to
>offer a recliner with a WebTV unit...no it was not a joke.
>
Ding! The WINNNAHH! <G>

On Sun 24 Apr 2005 01:03:53a, Gregory Morrow wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> Stan Horwitz wrote:
>
>> That $3,000+ refrigerator with a flat screen TV mounted in the door
>> comes immediately to mind. I cannot imagine why anyone would want a TV
>> mounted in a refrigerator door. Even for those who watch TV in the
>> kitchen, there are cheaper and more effective ways to have TV in the
>> kitchen.
>
>
> That reminds me of a few years back when Lazy Boy teamed up with WebTV to
> offer a recliner with a WebTV unit...no it was not a joke.
>

LOL! What could be more of a joke?!?

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sun 24 Apr 2005 01:03:53a, Gregory Morrow wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>
>>Stan Horwitz wrote:
>>
>>
>>>That $3,000+ refrigerator with a flat screen TV mounted in the door
>>>comes immediately to mind. I cannot imagine why anyone would want a TV
>>>mounted in a refrigerator door. Even for those who watch TV in the
>>>kitchen, there are cheaper and more effective ways to have TV in the
>>>kitchen.
>>
>>
>>That reminds me of a few years back when Lazy Boy teamed up with WebTV to
>>offer a recliner with a WebTV unit...no it was not a joke.
>>
>
>
> LOL! What could be more of a joke?!?
>

Do you remember the ball point pens with a digital tiny clock or
watch? Either the pen would dry up, or the watch would stop working.

On Sun 24 Apr 2005 08:43:09a, Margaret Suran wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
>
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sun 24 Apr 2005 01:03:53a, Gregory Morrow wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>
>>>Stan Horwitz wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>That $3,000+ refrigerator with a flat screen TV mounted in the door
>>>>comes immediately to mind. I cannot imagine why anyone would want a TV
>>>>mounted in a refrigerator door. Even for those who watch TV in the
>>>>kitchen, there are cheaper and more effective ways to have TV in the
>>>>kitchen.
>>>
>>>
>>>That reminds me of a few years back when Lazy Boy teamed up with WebTV
>>>to offer a recliner with a WebTV unit...no it was not a joke.
>>>
>>
>>
>> LOL! What could be more of a joke?!?
>>
>
> Do you remember the ball point pens with a digital tiny clock or
> watch? Either the pen would dry up, or the watch would stop working.

Yes, I do remember those. My dad bought one each for me, my mother, and
himself. LOL! I always forgot to look at the little clock to see what
time it was. The watch always seemed to quit working before the ink dried
up, at least in the ones we had. (P.S., check your e-mail on mimf)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Margaret Suran wrote:
>
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> > On Sun 24 Apr 2005 01:03:53a, Gregory Morrow wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >
> >>Stan Horwitz wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>That $3,000+ refrigerator with a flat screen TV mounted in the door
> >>>comes immediately to mind. I cannot imagine why anyone would want a TV
> >>>mounted in a refrigerator door. Even for those who watch TV in the
> >>>kitchen, there are cheaper and more effective ways to have TV in the
> >>>kitchen.
> >>
> >>
> >>That reminds me of a few years back when Lazy Boy teamed up with WebTV to
> >>offer a recliner with a WebTV unit...no it was not a joke.
> >>
> >
> >
> > LOL! What could be more of a joke?!?
> >
>
> Do you remember the ball point pens with a digital tiny clock or
> watch? Either the pen would dry up, or the watch would stop working.

LOL! I have one which works. Also have a pen that puts on a light show
when in use.

Stan Horwitz wrote:
>
> That $3,000+ refrigerator with a flat screen TV mounted in the door
> comes immediately to mind. I cannot imagine why anyone would want a
TV
> mounted in a refrigerator door. Even for those who watch TV in the
> kitchen, there are cheaper and more effective ways to have TV in the
> kitchen.


Yes, but my husband's chip is in those TVs and those units are selling
like hotcakes, particularly in other countries, where space is a
premium. Go figure.

-L.

"-L." > wrote:

>Yes, but my husband's chip is in those TVs and those units are selling
>like hotcakes, particularly in other countries, where space is a
>premium. Go figure.
>

That is VERY cool. Congratulations! (can I have a loan? <G>)