So, in my quest to fill my kitchen with everything I could possible
need, I have realized that I don't mind too much spending the money for
what I really want.

My latest purchase - an electric kettle for 40 bucks which I love.

I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one I really
really want is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a pepper mill at first
sounds a little ridiculous but it would last forever. My grandchildren
could potentially inherit it.

Just wondering what you are willing to spend money on and what are you
not willing to spend money on.....

I don't spend a lot of money on dishes or glassware. I do not have more
than one set of "china" just my everyday stuff.

I have some good cookware (le crueset) and some not so good (generic
nonstick stuff) but they get the job done.

I have two good knives but also a couple that couldn't cut softened
butter, but I keep them around.

What has really been worth the cost?? For me it is the le crueset dutch
oven.

-Tracy

"Tracy" > wrote in message ...
> So, in my quest to fill my kitchen with everything I could possible need,
> I have realized that I don't mind too much spending the money for what I
> really want.
>
> My latest purchase - an electric kettle for 40 bucks which I love.
>
> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one I really
> really want is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a pepper mill at first
> sounds a little ridiculous but it would last forever. My grandchildren
> could potentially inherit it.
>
> Just wondering what you are willing to spend money on and what are you not
> willing to spend money on.....
>
> I don't spend a lot of money on dishes or glassware. I do not have more
> than one set of "china" just my everyday stuff.
>
> I have some good cookware (le crueset) and some not so good (generic
> nonstick stuff) but they get the job done.
>
> I have two good knives but also a couple that couldn't cut softened
> butter, but I keep them around.
>
> What has really been worth the cost?? For me it is the le crueset dutch
> oven.
>
> -Tracy


For me, it was these:
http://www.eden-electronics.com/prod...iv/d210xlt.asp
http://www.ampeg.com/products/b/b2re/index.html
http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_In...ass1x15-LG.htm

Can't cook without them.

Tracy wrote on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:28:02 -0500:

T> My latest purchase - an electric kettle for 40 bucks which I
T> love.

T> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one
T> I really really want is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a
T> pepper mill at first sounds a little ridiculous but it would
T> last forever. My grandchildren could potentially inherit it.

Would it really last for ever? I know my Peugeot one has been
around a long time but my previous one wore out after 15 years
or so. Another problem is that the grinders may rust if you are
not careful to keep them dry.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.venison.not

On Thu 10 Jan 2008 02:36:35p, James Silverton told us...

> Tracy wrote on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:28:02 -0500:
>
> T> My latest purchase - an electric kettle for 40 bucks which I
> T> love.
>
> T> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one
> T> I really really want is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a
> T> pepper mill at first sounds a little ridiculous but it would
> T> last forever. My grandchildren could potentially inherit it.
>
> Would it really last for ever? I know my Peugeot one has been
> around a long time but my previous one wore out after 15 years
> or so. Another problem is that the grinders may rust if you are
> not careful to keep them dry.
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> E-mail, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.venison.not
>
>

I've had both a Peugeot and a Perfex since the early 1970s and neither show
signs of wear or deterioration. The large Peugeot is used primarily in the
kitchen while cooking, the Perfex at the dining table, and both see daily
use. A good mill should last a very long time as long as it isn't
subjected to adverse conditions.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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- mass murder's just a hobby.
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"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
3.184...
> On Thu 10 Jan 2008 02:36:35p, James Silverton told us...
>
>> Tracy wrote on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:28:02 -0500:
>>
>> T> My latest purchase - an electric kettle for 40 bucks which I
>> T> love.
>>
>> T> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one
>> T> I really really want is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a
>> T> pepper mill at first sounds a little ridiculous but it would
>> T> last forever. My grandchildren could potentially inherit it.
>>
>> Would it really last for ever? I know my Peugeot one has been
>> around a long time but my previous one wore out after 15 years
>> or so. Another problem is that the grinders may rust if you are
>> not careful to keep them dry.
>>
>> James Silverton
>> Potomac, Maryland
>>
>> E-mail, with obvious alterations:
>> not.jim.silverton.at.venison.not
>>
>>
>
> I've had both a Peugeot and a Perfex since the early 1970s and neither
> show
> signs of wear or deterioration. The large Peugeot is used primarily in
> the
> kitchen while cooking, the Perfex at the dining table, and both see daily
> use. A good mill should last a very long time as long as it isn't
> subjected to adverse conditions.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright


I bought in the last year or so the Perfex for myself -- I prefer the large,
large cracked pepper.
It sits to the side of my plate.

I've had the Marlux (made in France) for 30-35 years, no problems. It sits
to the side of DH's plate; the grind is finer.

I'm sorry I didn't know about the Perfex years ago. I think I've seen
Jacques Pepin crack pepper using a ss or copper bowl -- oh, the sin of it
all.

Dee Dee

On Thu 10 Jan 2008 05:00:19p, Dee.Dee told us...

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> 3.184...
>> On Thu 10 Jan 2008 02:36:35p, James Silverton told us...
>>
>>> Tracy wrote on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:28:02 -0500:
>>>
>>> T> My latest purchase - an electric kettle for 40 bucks which I
>>> T> love.
>>>
>>> T> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one
>>> T> I really really want is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a
>>> T> pepper mill at first sounds a little ridiculous but it would
>>> T> last forever. My grandchildren could potentially inherit it.
>>>
>>> Would it really last for ever? I know my Peugeot one has been
>>> around a long time but my previous one wore out after 15 years
>>> or so. Another problem is that the grinders may rust if you are
>>> not careful to keep them dry.
>>>
>>> James Silverton
>>> Potomac, Maryland
>>>
>>> E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.venison.not
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I've had both a Peugeot and a Perfex since the early 1970s and neither
>> show signs of wear or deterioration. The large Peugeot is used
>> primarily in the kitchen while cooking, the Perfex at the dining
>> table, and both see daily use. A good mill should last a very long
>> time as long as it isn't subjected to adverse conditions.
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>
>
> I bought in the last year or so the Perfex for myself -- I prefer the
> large, large cracked pepper.
> It sits to the side of my plate.
>
> I've had the Marlux (made in France) for 30-35 years, no problems. It
> sits to the side of DH's plate; the grind is finer.
>
> I'm sorry I didn't know about the Perfex years ago. I think I've seen
> Jacques Pepin crack pepper using a ss or copper bowl -- oh, the sin of
> it all.
>
> Dee Dee
>
>
>
>

I'm unfamiliar with the Marlux, so will have to look that one up. I love
my Perfex. Besides that and the Peugeot, I also have an electric mill made
in Switzerland (can't find a brand on it) that is equally old, and has been
completely reliable.

With so many appliances and such, I think the lifetime is directly related
to how people use and take care of them. I have seldom had anything I own
actually wear out. Toaster ovens excepted. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright

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Date: Thursday, 01(I)/10(X)/08(MMVIII)
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"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
3.184...
> On Thu 10 Jan 2008 05:00:19p, Dee.Dee told us...
>
>>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>> 3.184...
>>> On Thu 10 Jan 2008 02:36:35p, James Silverton told us...
>>>
>>>> Tracy wrote on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:28:02 -0500:
>>>>
>>>> T> My latest purchase - an electric kettle for 40 bucks which I
>>>> T> love.
>>>>
>>>> T> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one
>>>> T> I really really want is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a
>>>> T> pepper mill at first sounds a little ridiculous but it would
>>>> T> last forever. My grandchildren could potentially inherit it.
>>>>
>>>> Would it really last for ever? I know my Peugeot one has been
>>>> around a long time but my previous one wore out after 15 years
>>>> or so. Another problem is that the grinders may rust if you are
>>>> not careful to keep them dry.
>>>>
>>>> James Silverton
>>>> Potomac, Maryland
>>>>
>>>> E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.venison.not
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I've had both a Peugeot and a Perfex since the early 1970s and neither
>>> show signs of wear or deterioration. The large Peugeot is used
>>> primarily in the kitchen while cooking, the Perfex at the dining
>>> table, and both see daily use. A good mill should last a very long
>>> time as long as it isn't subjected to adverse conditions.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Wayne Boatwright
>>
>>
>> I bought in the last year or so the Perfex for myself -- I prefer the
>> large, large cracked pepper.
>> It sits to the side of my plate.
>>
>> I've had the Marlux (made in France) for 30-35 years, no problems. It
>> sits to the side of DH's plate; the grind is finer.
>>
>> I'm sorry I didn't know about the Perfex years ago. I think I've seen
>> Jacques Pepin crack pepper using a ss or copper bowl -- oh, the sin of
>> it all.
>>
>> Dee Dee
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> I'm unfamiliar with the Marlux, so will have to look that one up. I love
> my Perfex. Besides that and the Peugeot, I also have an electric mill
> made
> in Switzerland (can't find a brand on it) that is equally old, and has
> been
> completely reliable.
>
> With so many appliances and such, I think the lifetime is directly related
> to how people use and take care of them. I have seldom had anything I own
> actually wear out. Toaster ovens excepted. :-)
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
>

This is exactly (looks wise) - the wooden one - to what I have.
http://www.creativecookware.com/salt_&_pepper_mills.htm

I bought the salt grinder, too -- but don't use it anymore. Just in case I
get some I want to grind, I'll keep it though.
It's been a good grinder.

Dee Dee

> With so many appliances and such, I think the lifetime is directly related
> to how people use and take care of them. I have seldom had anything I own
> actually wear out. Toaster ovens excepted. :-)
>

Oh, pshaw, toaster ovens are designed to go bad very quickly (mostly
because you can't successfully clean off those smooth black
discolorations from the bottom of the reflecting lining surface where
burned stuff used to be but isn't anymore), in which case you just
toss them in the garbage and go get another.

;-) N.

On Jan 10, 4:36�pm, "James Silverton" >
wrote:
> �Tracy �wrote �on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:28:02 -0500:
>
> �T> My latest purchase - an electric kettle for 40 bucks which I
> �T> love.
>
> �T> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one
> �T> I really really want is 80 bucks. �Now, spending $80 for a
> �T> pepper mill at first sounds a little ridiculous but it would
> �T> last forever. My grandchildren could potentially inherit it.
>
> �Would it really last for ever? �I know my Peugeot one has been
> around a long time but my previous one wore out after 15 years
> or so. Another problem is that the grinders may rust if you are
> not careful to keep them dry.

Why would pepper mill burrs become wet.. you're not running your
pepper mill through the dish washer, are you? You probably don't know
how to use a pepper mill. You're not supposed to grind pepper with
the mill directly over steaming hot foods, grind into a seperate
vessel or hold the mill high above the steaming food and at an angle
as is the custom with restaurant service... there's good reason why
they hold that large mill as they do, to prevent moisture from
entering and fercockting up the woiks.

Btw, peppercorns are a natural rust inhibitor, they are a good
dessicant and they coat the grinding burrs with their oils. A nicer
way to keep salt from clumping is to add some peppercorns to the
shaker instead of rice.

On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:28:02 -0500, Tracy > wrote:

>So, in my quest to fill my kitchen with everything I could possible
>need, I have realized that I don't mind too much spending the money for
>what I really want.
>
>My latest purchase - an electric kettle for 40 bucks which I love.
>
>I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one I really
>really want is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a pepper mill at first
>sounds a little ridiculous but it would last forever. My grandchildren
>could potentially inherit it.
>
>Just wondering what you are willing to spend money on and what are you
>not willing to spend money on.....

snippage
>
>-Tracy

These are tools. Just like my husbands spud wrench, bull pin, sleever
bar etc...for his trade (before retirement).
Buying the best tool for the job is money saved in the long run.

My friends tease me and call me the "Queen of Justification." If I had
to I could justify each and every purchase I make, no matter how
silly. ;-)

koko
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"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
George Bernard Shaw

On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:56:56 -0800, koko wrote:


>These are tools. Just like my husbands spud wrench, bull pin, sleever
>bar etc...for his trade (before retirement).
>Buying the best tool for the job is money saved in the long run.
>
>My friends tease me and call me the "Queen of Justification." If I had
>to I could justify each and every purchase I make, no matter how
>silly. ;-)
>
>koko

Oh gosh..I can just see it if I go shopping with you, if I end up in
San Diego. I can justify stuff too....witness my kitchen....

Christine

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:02:31 -0700, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:56:56 -0800, koko wrote:
>
>
>>These are tools. Just like my husbands spud wrench, bull pin, sleever
>>bar etc...for his trade (before retirement).
>>Buying the best tool for the job is money saved in the long run.
>>
>>My friends tease me and call me the "Queen of Justification." If I had
>>to I could justify each and every purchase I make, no matter how
>>silly. ;-)
>>
>>koko
>
>Oh gosh..I can just see it if I go shopping with you, if I end up in
>San Diego. I can justify stuff too....

>witness my kitchen....

Ha ha .I still have the photos. ;-)

koko
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On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:58:27 -0800, koko wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:02:31 -0700, Christine Dabney

>>Oh gosh..I can just see it if I go shopping with you, if I end up in
>>San Diego. I can justify stuff too....
>
>>witness my kitchen....
>
>Ha ha .I still have the photos. ;-)
>
>koko

Haven't heard from UC yet...but expect to, early next week.

Have you ever been up to Surfas in Culver City? That is a great place
to justify getting some wonderful kitchen stuff. If I get over that
way, I will be making a road trip up there...plus to Penzeys. I can
always justify spending money at Penzeys..I usually drop at least $100
there....

Wanna do a road trip up to Surfas?

Christine

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:20:16 -0700, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:58:27 -0800, koko wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:02:31 -0700, Christine Dabney
>
>>>Oh gosh..I can just see it if I go shopping with you, if I end up in
>>>San Diego. I can justify stuff too....
>>
>>>witness my kitchen....
>>
>>Ha ha .I still have the photos. ;-)
>>
>>koko
>
>Haven't heard from UC yet...but expect to, early next week.
>
>Have you ever been up to Surfas in Culver City? That is a great place
>to justify getting some wonderful kitchen stuff. If I get over that
>way, I will be making a road trip up there...plus to Penzeys. I can
>always justify spending money at Penzeys..I usually drop at least $100
>there....
>
>Wanna do a road trip up to Surfas?
>
>Christine

Need you ask? of course!!!!!!

koko
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Tracy wrote:

> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one I really
> really want is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a pepper mill at first
> sounds a little ridiculous but it would last forever. My grandchildren
> could potentially inherit it.

What does this pepper mill do that makes it so remarkable that they can
charge 80 bucks for it?

On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:16:10 -0500, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>Tracy wrote:
>
>> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one I really
>> really want is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a pepper mill at first
>> sounds a little ridiculous but it would last forever. My grandchildren
>> could potentially inherit it.
>
>What does this pepper mill do that makes it so remarkable that they can
>charge 80 bucks for it?

Usually a more uniform grind. It's not any more frivolous than an
expensive wine bottle opener. I have the original "screwpull" that
was a gift. Before their patent ran out they went for $149. I have a
99 cent opener I carry in my tackle box. They both open a wine
bottle. I think you know where I'm going.

Lou

"Goomba38" > ha scritto nel messaggio
. ..
> Tracy wrote:
>
>> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one I really
>> really want is 80 bucks.
>
> What does this pepper mill do that makes it so remarkable that they can
> charge 80 bucks for it?

It is said to do the job well and last forever, but that could be said also
about the cast aluminum run of the mill French one I paid $12 for in 1968.

Goomba38 wrote:
> Tracy wrote:
>
>> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one I really
>> really want is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a pepper mill at first
>> sounds a little ridiculous but it would last forever. My grandchildren
>> could potentially inherit it.
>
> What does this pepper mill do that makes it so remarkable that they can
> charge 80 bucks for it?


This is the one I want. It is handmade in Greece and the grinding
mechanism is guaranteed for life. Plus it is very pretty. :-)

http://tinyurl.com/2ybsg9

-Tracy

"Tracy" > wrote in message ...
> Goomba38 wrote:
>> Tracy wrote:
>>
>>> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one I really
>>> really want is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a pepper mill at first
>>> sounds a little ridiculous but it would last forever. My grandchildren
>>> could potentially inherit it.
>>
>> What does this pepper mill do that makes it so remarkable that they can
>> charge 80 bucks for it?
>
>
> This is the one I want. It is handmade in Greece and the grinding
> mechanism is guaranteed for life. Plus it is very pretty. :-)
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2ybsg9
>
> -Tracy



Many, many years ago I was in Greece without DH and had too many packages to
carry back (I would not have had one shipped) and I always regret not
throwing something else overboard just to be able to carry one/two of these
back with me. I looked later at home (in San Francisco) where they had a
huge Pier 1 store (I've not seen any other like it since), and I always
thought they were not the same as I'd seen.

About that time I watched "The Frugal Gourmet" and he seemed to always have
one. They were one of the 'in' kitchen things at the time.

Yes, they still are very pretty -- where are you going to keep it - on the
table or elsewhere. I would think they would constantly tip. Maybe not.

Have fun with your new purchase.

Dee Dee

On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:26:58 -0500, Tracy > wrote:

>Goomba38 wrote:
>> Tracy wrote:
>>
>>> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one I really
>>> really want is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a pepper mill at first
>>> sounds a little ridiculous but it would last forever. My grandchildren
>>> could potentially inherit it.
>>
>> What does this pepper mill do that makes it so remarkable that they can
>> charge 80 bucks for it?
>
>
>This is the one I want. It is handmade in Greece and the grinding
>mechanism is guaranteed for life. Plus it is very pretty. :-)
>
>http://tinyurl.com/2ybsg9
>
>-Tracy

No doubt, it's a beauty. Buy it!!!!!

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"Tracy" > wrote in message ...
> Goomba38 wrote:
>> Tracy wrote:
>>
>>> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one I really
>>> really want is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a pepper mill at first
>>> sounds a little ridiculous but it would last forever. My grandchildren
>>> could potentially inherit it.
>>
>> What does this pepper mill do that makes it so remarkable that they can
>> charge 80 bucks for it?
>
>
> This is the one I want. It is handmade in Greece and the grinding
> mechanism is guaranteed for life. Plus it is very pretty. :-)
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2ybsg9
>
> -Tracy

Like other tools that look similar, it can be difficult to justify spending
much more money on one model over another. After all, they both grind
pepper. Differences come in the ability to hold up for many years, the ease
of grinding larger quantities, the feel in the hand, a lot of other factors
that may or may not be of importance to you.

Take a look at two bottles of liquor side by side, one costing $10, the
other costing $40. They look the same right? Only when you actually taste
them can you tell the difference and understand why some people are willing
to pay more for quality.

"Tracy" > ha scritto nel messaggio
...
> What has really been worth the cost?? For me it is the le crueset dutch
> oven.
>
> -Tracy

For me a cast iron dutch oven with a copper lid bought decades ago when I
couldn't afford it. A le Crueset gratiniere, my now-ancient food processor
and every high carbon steel knife I ever had fit in there. Some copper pots
lined with SS bought in a French street market have repaid the trouble of
carting them home many times over. Instant read thermometer, too.

Actually, since I paid $2 a pound to move things over here, I'd say
everything in my kitchen now is a winner for me, because I only bothered
with things I use and want.

Tracy wrote:
> So, in my quest to fill my kitchen with everything I could possible
> need, I have realized that I don't mind too much spending the money for
> what I really want.
>
> My latest purchase - an electric kettle for 40 bucks which I love.

<snipped>
>
> What has really been worth the cost?? For me it is the le crueset dutch
> oven.

Yes. I love my DO too. Next in line is the SS pots/pans I have bought
(one by one) over the years. The last one I bought cost a lot more than
a whole set of the 'el-cheapo' ones, but like you say, it's worth it.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Seize the moment. Think of all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved
off the dessert cart.
- Erma Bombeck

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> Tracy wrote:
>> So, in my quest to fill my kitchen with everything I could possible need,
>> I have realized that I don't mind too much spending the money for what I
>> really want.
>>
>> My latest purchase - an electric kettle for 40 bucks which I love.
>
> <snipped>
>>
>> What has really been worth the cost?? For me it is the le crueset dutch
>> oven.
>
> Yes. I love my DO too. Next in line is the SS pots/pans I have bought (one
> by one) over the years. The last one I bought cost a lot more than a
> whole set of the 'el-cheapo' ones, but like you say, it's worth it.
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy
>


My latest purchase was an inexpensive on-sale Cusinart (bottom of the line)
Classic or Chef's Classic - something with a fancy name -- just received it
last Friday. It was on sale from $60 to $30 at Amazon.

One of the reasons I bought it was, it was a 14-inch pan -- and I thought
the bottom would fit the big 11-1/2" burner on my stove. It has no lid, but
it is shaped somewhat like a paella pan. I've never made paella, so I
thought I might give it a try one day. Also it looks like it might be used
successfully for a larger frittata pan that I use -- it will.

The quality is light. If I had seen it in a store, I would have been very
undecided as to whether it was worth $30.

Dee Dee

Dee.Dee wrote:

>
> My latest purchase was an inexpensive on-sale Cusinart (bottom of the line)
> Classic or Chef's Classic - something with a fancy name -- just received it
> last Friday. It was on sale from $60 to $30 at Amazon.
>
> One of the reasons I bought it was, it was a 14-inch pan -- and I thought
> the bottom would fit the big 11-1/2" burner on my stove. It has no lid, but
> it is shaped somewhat like a paella pan. I've never made paella, so I
> thought I might give it a try one day. Also it looks like it might be used
> successfully for a larger frittata pan that I use -- it will.
>
> The quality is light. If I had seen it in a store, I would have been very
> undecided as to whether it was worth $30.

That's why I am a bit leery of buying kitchen stuff on-line... I like to
see it in "real life" before making a decision.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Seize the moment. Think of all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved
off the dessert cart.
- Erma Bombeck

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> Dee.Dee wrote:
>
>>
>> My latest purchase was an inexpensive on-sale Cusinart (bottom of the
>> line) Classic or Chef's Classic - something with a fancy name -- just
>> received it last Friday. It was on sale from $60 to $30 at Amazon.
>>
>> One of the reasons I bought it was, it was a 14-inch pan -- and I thought
>> the bottom would fit the big 11-1/2" burner on my stove. It has no lid,
>> but it is shaped somewhat like a paella pan. I've never made paella, so
>> I thought I might give it a try one day. Also it looks like it might be
>> used successfully for a larger frittata pan that I use -- it will.
>>
>> The quality is light. If I had seen it in a store, I would have been
>> very undecided as to whether it was worth $30.
>
> That's why I am a bit leery of buying kitchen stuff on-line... I like to
> see it in "real life" before making a decision.
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy
>


Me, too, Cathy; that's what I'd 'prefer.'

I really don't see too much choice anywhere I go - same ole stuff. Take
a look at www.fantes.com Now when have I ever been in a store like that!
On-line one can see dozens of versions of one type of item of choice. If I
had to go check out that one choice at a kitchen store, I'd never find it,
so it's worth taking the chance for me.

I've bought loads of kitchen stuff on-line, and I recommend it; but I do get
disappointed sometimes, less than what one would expect, tho.

I'd never buy much at all if all I had was W-S, Linens 'n, and Kohl's,
Penny's, Sears and the like - there's a Macy's a long ways away and a couple
of outlets about a hundred miles away, but it's the same ole crap.

Dee Dee


Dee Dee

On Jan 10, 4:28*pm, Tracy > wrote:

> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one I really
> really want is 80 bucks. *> Just wondering what you are willing to spend money on and what are you
> not willing to spend money on.....

Mine was a four slice Dualit toaster... Love that thing.

> I don't spend a lot of money on dishes or glassware. I do not have more
> than one set of "china" just my everyday stuff.

I have one "good" set that we never use. Can't go in the
dishwasher. I buy inexpensive sets from Target, etc and use them
until they break or a change of season.

> What has really been worth the cost?? For me it is the le crueset dutch
> oven.
>
> -Tracy

I love my le crueset dutch oven as well!

I have found that having nicer things is worth it. Of course that is
only if they are good quality too. I don't mind paying for good quality
and I will look for sales as much as possible. Cheap and poor quality
kitchen stuff just really bugs me.

--
Queenie

*** Be the change you wish to see in the world ***

MayQueen wrote:
>
>> What has really been worth the cost?? For me it is the le crueset
>> dutch oven.
>>
>> -Tracy
>
> I love my le crueset dutch oven as well!
>
> I have found that having nicer things is worth it. Of course that is
> only if they are good quality too. I don't mind paying for good quality
> and I will look for sales as much as possible. Cheap and poor quality
> kitchen stuff just really bugs me.
>
Heh. When DS first saw my Le Crueset DO (he'd heard me raving about it)
he said, "You paid HOW MUCH for a POT?"
I am not sorry. It "paid for itself" within the first month of
purchase, IMNSHO, and I still use it at least twice a week.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Seize the moment. Think of all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved
off the dessert cart.
- Erma Bombeck

ChattyCathy wrote:

>>

> Heh. When DS first saw my Le Crueset DO (he'd heard me raving about it)
> he said, "You paid HOW MUCH for a POT?"
> I am not sorry. It "paid for itself" within the first month of
> purchase, IMNSHO, and I still use it at least twice a week.


Funny -mine was a gift from my husband. He was not thrilled with the
price at the time, but I have recently overheard him telling people "it
is expensive, but it is totally worth it."

-Tracy

"Tracy" > wrote in message ...
>
>
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>
>>>
>
>> Heh. When DS first saw my Le Crueset DO (he'd heard me raving about it)
>> he said, "You paid HOW MUCH for a POT?"
>> I am not sorry. It "paid for itself" within the first month of purchase,
>> IMNSHO, and I still use it at least twice a week.
>
>
> Funny -mine was a gift from my husband. He was not thrilled with the
> price at the time, but I have recently overheard him telling people "it is
> expensive, but it is totally worth it."
>
> -Tracy


At my Costco, Winchester, VA, they have a nice-sized Le Creuset pot - blue I
believe -- a good buy.
It's the first time I've seen a Le Creuset pot there, but I've heard other
Costcos have carried them from time to time.

Dee Dee

On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:28:02 -0500, Tracy > wrote:

>Just wondering what you are willing to spend money on and what are you
>not willing to spend money on.....

I spend money on good appliances, small or big: a Miele dishwasher, a
Siemens induction cooktop, a Siemens convection oven, a Kenwood Chef,
a Schultess washing machine, and in the near future I see a Miele
refrigerator (they have *exactly* the model I need, and IME Miele is
extremely good quality, worth the price).
I don't spend money on glasses - I love glasses but they break so
easily, I buy lots of cheap nice-looking stuff, new or old, and I
don't mind if they don't match, it makes for a lively-looking table. I
also don't spend money on tablecloths (I hardly ever use one, only
with guests, so like with glasses, I buy cheap nice ones).

Nathalie in Switzerland

"Tracy" > wrote in message ...
> So, in my quest to fill my kitchen with everything I could possible need, I have
> realized that I don't mind too much spending the money for what I really want.
>
> My latest purchase - an electric kettle for 40 bucks which I love.
>
> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one I really really want
> is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a pepper mill at first sounds a little
> ridiculous but it would last forever. My grandchildren could potentially inherit
> it.
>
> Just wondering what you are willing to spend money on and what are you not willing
> to spend money on.....
>
> I don't spend a lot of money on dishes or glassware. I do not have more than one
> set of "china" just my everyday stuff.
>
> I have some good cookware (le crueset) and some not so good (generic nonstick
> stuff) but they get the job done.
>
> I have two good knives but also a couple that couldn't cut softened butter, but I
> keep them around.
>
> What has really been worth the cost?? For me it is the le crueset dutch oven.
>
> -Tracy

For me, the biggest expenditure (well, other than appliances!) has been my knives. I
have accrued an eclectic set, but they serve me well. I have some Wustoff, some
Henckel's, some Shun, and a couple of Kyocera ceramic knives too. I have an amazing
steak knife set that was a gift, and some cheese knives from Italy.

When I was first moving in with my husband we had precious little in the way of
cooking (or eating for that matter!) equipment, and I was elated when we could
finally afford some good, sharp, quality knives. For me, they make the difference
between enjoying preparations for a meal and it being tedious.

I have cookware that I love, and I am glad to have found some that really work for me
after experimenting for so long! lol But I also have some that are not expensive at
all that I love...such as a baking pan passed down from my grandma to my ma, then to
me. It is the best baking pan I own, and not just for the sentimental reasons.

kimberly

On Jan 10, 4:28�pm, Tracy > wrote:
> So, in my quest to fill my kitchen with everything I could possible
> need, I have realized that I don't mind too much spending the money for
> what I really want.
>
> My latest purchase - an electric kettle for 40 bucks which I love.
>
> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one I really
> really want is 80 bucks. �Now, spending $80 for a pepper mill at first
> sounds a little ridiculous but it would last forever. My grandchildren
> could potentially inherit it.
>
> Just wondering what you are willing to spend money on and what are you
> not willing to spend money on.....
>
> I don't spend a lot of money on dishes or glassware. I do not have more
> than one set of "china" just my everyday stuff.
>
> I have some good cookware (le crueset) and some not so good (generic
> nonstick stuff) �but they get the job done.
>
> I have two good knives but also a couple that couldn't cut softened
> butter, but I keep them around.
>
> What has really been worth the cost?? For me it is the le crueset dutch
> oven.


The most important kitchen appliance must also be the most costly for
most folks because so few who hold themselves up as cooks (not) have
one, the meat grinder. You cannot properly prepare many foods for
cooking without a meat grinder... and that stoopid toys r us KA
attachment is not a meat grinder, it's a meat moosher.

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:52:58 -0800 (PST), Sheldon >
wrote:

>The most important kitchen appliance must also be the most costly for
>most folks because so few who hold themselves up as cooks (not) have
>one, the meat grinder. You cannot properly prepare many foods for
>cooking without a meat grinder... and that stoopid toys r us KA
>attachment is not a meat grinder, it's a meat moosher.


A meat grinder is on my list...

Christine

On Jan 14, 12:00�pm, Christine Dabney > wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:52:58 -0800 (PST), Sheldon >
> wrote:
>
> >The most important kitchen appliance must also be the most costly for
> >most folks because so few who hold themselves up as cooks (not) have
> >one, the meat grinder. �You cannot properly prepare many foods for
> >cooking without a meat grinder... and that stoopid toys r us KA
> >attachment is not a meat grinder, it's a meat moosher.
>
> A meat grinder is on my list... �

Get the best you can afford but don't get more than you need (no one
needs a commercial machine for home use), you will truly appreciate
its many uses. I really like my new Waring Pro, my old slightly
smaller Moulinex gave me many years of good service but The Waring Pro
is in many ways much better. The smaller Waring grinder is probably
good too, certainly better than no ginder, but for the few dollars
more I heartily recommend the Waring Pro.

This one: http://tinyurl.com/2g4qul

http://www.homeclick.com/web/catalog...79B4A3EB37F169

Tracy;1389432 Wrote:
> So, in my quest to fill my kitchen with everything I could possible
> need, I have realized that I don't mind too much spending the money for
>
> what I really want.
>
> My latest purchase - an electric kettle for 40 bucks which I love.
>
> I have recently decided to get a new pepper mill and the one I really
> really want is 80 bucks. Now, spending $80 for a pepper mill at first
>
> sounds a little ridiculous but it would last forever. My grandchildren
>
> could potentially inherit it.
>
> Just wondering what you are willing to spend money on and what are you
>
> not willing to spend money on.....
>
> I don't spend a lot of money on dishes or glassware. I do not have more
>
> than one set of "china" just my everyday stuff.
>
> I have some good cookware (le crueset) and some not so good (generic
> nonstick stuff) but they get the job done.
>
> I have two good knives but also a couple that couldn't cut softened
> butter, but I keep them around.
>
> What has really been worth the cost?? For me it is the le crueset dutch
>
> oven.
>
> -Tracy


i think the most important things in the kitchen are the stove and the
fridge well at least one of the most important but u should get the
Viking fridge and the stove as well buy those home magazines and ull
find all the great appliances ull need


--
BackToBasics
Message Origin: TRAVEL.com

Janet Baraclough wrote:
> The message >
> from Tracy > contains these words:
>
>> What has really been worth the cost?? For me it is the le crueset dutch
>> oven.
>
> I've had mine 15 years and am not impressed with the amount of wear
> and tear on the inside base.

Well, I would expect a bit of "wear and tear" after 15 years....
However, you could try and get LC to replace it, I've heard it's possible...
>
> One of my better kitchen investments was a "Grande Famille" Magimix
> food processor which I paid £100 UK pounds for at an Ideal Homes
> Exhibition in 1982. After 25 years of hard service it's still going
> strong.

They don't make them like they used to that's for sure. I don't have a
FP but the Moulinex blender that my MIL gave me must be as old if not
older, and yes, it's still going strong.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Seize the moment. Think of all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved
off the dessert cart.
- Erma Bombeck

Janet Baraclough wrote:
> The message >
> from Tracy > contains these words:
>
>> What has really been worth the cost?? For me it is the le crueset dutch
>> oven.
>
> I've had mine 15 years and am not impressed with the amount of wear
> and tear on the inside base.
><clip>
> Janet.

I avoid using metal utensils in it, but have done so. I usually use my
favorite teak paddle spoon. when it gets a tad discolored I just soak it
with a smidgeon of bleach in the water and it perks right up.
I LOVE my LC Dutch Ov
Goomba