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biig

wrote:
>
> > So...what things to you have that you found out were
> > really wonderful and/or terrible?
>
> Since I'm tagged as the cook among my friends -- though I only do it
> because otherwise I'd *starve* -- I get cooking paraphernalia as gifts.
> I never wanted a microplaner, but I'm reasonably glad I got one,
> though I've only used it like four times for nutmeg.
>
> On the other hand, I've got this weird little thing and I'm not even
> sure what it's for. It's like a very small handheld grinder: turning
> a crank turns a little spiky wheel that forces *something* down into
> some little parallel blades and then out.
>
> But what?
>
> As I recall, I was told it was an herb chopper, but for the life of me
> I can't figure out what herb. I wouldn't put rosemary in the thing,
> for example -- or thyme, or anything with a stem. Even assuming it
> could handle basil, I think it'd just rip it into miscellaneous shapes
> rather than nicely chop it.
>
> Anyway, anybody have an idea of what I'm talking about? Obviously I
> don't.

I had one many years ago....It was for chopping nuts....Sharon