"D.Currie" > wrote in message
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>I was just thinking about some of the things that I use regularly that I
>thought at first were stupid, useless, or gimmicky, but now I'd have a hard
>time living without.
>

Just thought of another thing I wouldn't want to live without -- my pressure
cooker. Never thought I'd need one until I learned how long it takes to cook
things like tough stew meat or dried beans at high altitude. I don't mind
having something simmering all day, but when it simmers all day and it's
still not done and I have to put it away for the night and keep cooking it
the next day, that's a bit much.

Donna