"Kalmia" > wrote in message
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> On Mar 21, 7:04 pm, " > wrote:
>> On Mar 21, 4:29 pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
>>
>> > 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.
>>
>> I use a food processor all the time. Why spend several minutes
>> grating a block of cheese, let alone the wear and tear it does on your
>> knuckles, when you can do it in seconds in a food processor?
>
> I tried that a few times - it just made for a big mess to clean - the
> cheese stuck all over the place and wasn't the 'shred' I can get from
> my Mouli or plane graters. I tend to go non-electric when I can.
> Must come from camping, boating days and a father who watched the
> elec. bill closely.


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.

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. I don't own a pressure cooker
and don't plan to. Sorry, Om (wherever you are), I don't need my food to
cook that fast.

Jill