On 2005-04-22, Kate B > wrote:

> These I do disagree on. Microwaves justify themselves by virtue of their
> ability to reheat pasta which cannot be done appropriately by other
> conventional means. Without a microwave I would simply toss out any uneaten
> sauced pasta as conventional heating makes the pasta too mushy.

Agreed, Kate. I use these 3 items daily. I boil a cup of water in 3
mins to make a cup of coffee when I awake. Great for warming
leftovers and soups. I use my non-stick pans for eggs, grilled
sandwiches, etc, even though I have an excellent set of SS/Cu pans
which see even more use. As for the SS knives, I've got those, too.
The trick is to get quality SS knives. I got nothing against carbon
stee knives, but my SS LamsonSharps will take and hold an edge as good
as any carbon steel knife I've ever owned.

If one wants to be a traditionalist, fine with me. But, calling the
newer-tech stuff useless is just silly.

nb