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cshenk

Taxed and Spent wrote:

> On 9/18/2020 2:49 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:27:28 -0700 (PDT),
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Friday, September 18, 2020 at 8:49:39 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Toaster ovens are filthy little *******s to clean, tossed mine
> > > > in the trash long ago... much simpler to brown saw-seege in a
> > > > frypan.
> > > >
> > > My toaster oven is quite clean, thank you very much. And it's not
> > > hard to clean when it does get dirty which is pretty rare.
> > > Cornbread, waffles, etc. don't make a mess.
> >
> > My Delohghi convection oven has a self-cleaning inside finish, but
> > the aluminum pan(s) have managed to get pretty grungy over the past
> > 12 years. Best toaster ever - but they don't make them any more
> > because the $40 ovens win out over the $150 toaster ovens.
> >
> > I don't sweat the polymerized oils on my grungy pans or inside the
> > oven. They have character. And unlike a used BBQ grill, I know that
> > the patina is MY grime, not somebody else's.
> >
> > -sw
> >
>
>
> "MY grime, not somebody else's": words to live by. And life suddenly
> becomes much simpler.
>
> I couldn't have said it better myself.