merryb > wrote:
> wrote:
> >
> > As for the hot dog toaster gadget, I guess it's no worse than the
> > Salad Shooter. ;-)
> >
> Hey- I'm sticking up for the salad shooter. I got one years ago for
> Xmas. Thought it was stupid, but it works great for a few items. When I
> make pie dough, I freeze the butter, and the S.S. works great for
> grating it into the flour. Also works great on chocolate for tempering.
> I am picking up an 11 pound block of Callebaut milk chocolate today for
> the truffles I make for the holidays, so I will be using the Salad
> Shooter soon!

Hey, if you have a use for it that's great. They just always
seemed like a real space hog for the functionality. I have a
mandoline to slice veggies.

For tempering chocolate, well, I'd used one of the tempering
machines at my wife's chocolate shop for that . . . ;-)

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.