jmcquown wrote:

> I'd have to say I don't use my food processor as often as other folks
> here do. I don't "hate" it but I could certainly do without it. A good
> sharp knife works perfectly well for slicing and there are other methods
> for shredding vegetables and cheeses for various recipes. I find
> cleaning the food processor and the blades to be a PITA.
>
> Jill

My cuisinart parts all go into the dishwasher's top rack. Not a PITA at all!
I also prefer to hand chop/slice/dice to a certain extent, but when I
cook big-I love the convenience of my food processor!

Andy wrote:
> And does your cat adjust to daylight savings time and back properly?

Speaking of cats and daylight savings time . . . .
My cats love "spring forward" because they get their
meals an hours earlier. But it's a nightmare when we
have to "fall back" because they drive me nutty wanting
their dinner at the daylight savings time time! Cats do
not automatically adjust. And it takes them all winter to
finally adjust and then it spring and it starts all over
again. I wonder if you can get a satelite cat? You know
one that gets a radio signal from a satelite that automatically
changes it's time settings - like the new travel alarm I just
bought. ;-)

Kate


--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Kate Connally said...

> Andy wrote:
>> maxine said...
>>
>>> On Aug 9, 8:31 pm, Andy > wrote:
>>>> Most hated small kitchen appliance?
>>>>
>>>> Mine would be the portable toaster/convection oven.
>>>>
>>>> I swear, every time I use it I practically have to re-read the user
>> manua
>>> l.
>>>> May be my fear of push buttons.
>>>>
>>>> You?
>>> portable toaster oven? Never heard of such a thing. We have one that
>>> my husband insists needs to sit on the kitchen table so he can toast
>>> his bread in the morning and reach in to grab it while he drinks his
>>> coffee and eats his eggs. Otherwise, I like all of my appliances.
>>> haven't met one that isn't useful at least some of the time!
>>>
>>> Perhaps if you used it more frequently (are you cooking for one? It's
>>> ideal for that) you wouldn't need the manual quite so often.
>>>
>>> maxine in ri
>>
>>
>> maxine in ri,
>>
>> Perhaps I should've let a picture tell the story?
>>
>> http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...CL._SS500_.jpg
>>
>> I love my 2-slice toaster! I'd be toast making toast in that thing.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Andy
>
> Ah, well, there's your problem. You should have bought the
> cheap one.
>
> Kate


Kate,

True!

So much for name brand loyalty!

Best,

Andy

Kate Connally said...

> Andy wrote:
>> And does your cat adjust to daylight savings time and back properly?
>
> Speaking of cats and daylight savings time . . . .
> My cats love "spring forward" because they get their
> meals an hours earlier. But it's a nightmare when we
> have to "fall back" because they drive me nutty wanting
> their dinner at the daylight savings time time! Cats do
> not automatically adjust. And it takes them all winter to
> finally adjust and then it spring and it starts all over
> again. I wonder if you can get a satelite cat? You know
> one that gets a radio signal from a satelite that automatically
> changes it's time settings - like the new travel alarm I just
> bought. ;-)
>
> Kate


Kate,

Heh heh heh heh heh.

I have a watch like that. It acquires the time signal from an atomic clock
in Fort Collins, (?) Colorado. Supposedly accurate to within three seconds
every million years. I wore it for about two months and realized I was
becoming neurotic about having the exact current right time and being late.
I tossed it in the dresser drawer many years ago. I should put a fresh
battery in it and give it to a bum on the street. Give him something to do
all day. <G>

A satellite cat. That would be interesting behavior to witness.

What I don't understand is why cats wake up their owners so early to eat
fast and then spend most of the day asleep. I thought a bowl of cat chow
could hold them over until owners decided to get up.

If I had a cat like that, there'd be serious payback consequences. <G>

Best,

Andy

Hoges in WA wrote:

> Definitely a mandolin. I don't own one and won't have one in the house - I
> just know what would happen to my fingertips if there was one around.
> Hoges

LOL! We have a mandoline but I don't use it because I've experienced
what can happen to my fingers -- washing it up! Bob bought kevlar gloves
(they also do dual duty for shucking oysters). So, Bob uses the
mandoline and I "let" him wash the thing when he's finished using it.

--Lin (shouldn't give me sharp things)

On Aug 10, 9:54*am, Andy > wrote:
> maxine said...
>
> > We have one that
> > my husband insists needs to sit on the kitchen table so he can toast
> > his bread in the morning and reach in to grab it while he drinks his
> > coffee and eats his eggs.
>
> If I had a wife that demanded that, I'd probably, not having the patience for
> a long divorce, just shoot her!
>
> Andy

Good thing he's my husband and not your wife!
;-)
maxine in ri

On Aug 10, 12:57*pm, Kate Connally > wrote:
> Andy wrote:
> > And does your cat adjust to daylight savings time and back properly?
>
> Speaking of cats and daylight savings time . . . .
> My cats love "spring forward" because they get their
> meals an hours earlier. *But it's a nightmare when we
> have to "fall back" because they drive me nutty wanting
> their dinner at the daylight savings time time! Cats do
> not automatically adjust. *And it takes them all winter to
> finally adjust and then it spring and it starts all over
> again. *I wonder if you can get a satelite cat? *You know
> one that gets a radio signal from a satelite that automatically
> changes it's time settings - like the new travel alarm I just
> bought. *;-)
>
> Kate

Kate, that's what bedroom doors and earplugs are for!

maxine in ri

Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig said...

> On Aug 9, 7:31*pm, Andy > wrote:
>> Most hated small kitchen appliance?
>>
>> Mine would be the portable toaster/convection oven.
>>
>> I swear, every time I use it I practically have to re-read the user
manua
> l.
>> May be my fear of push buttons.
>>
>> You?
>>
>> Andy
>> --
>> I'm no longer a danger to society.
>
> From years ago . . . Remember the cookie shooter? Cookie dough on the
> floor, on the walls, on the ceiling. on the cat . . .
> Got rid of that damn thing fast!
> Lynn in Fargo


Lynn in Fargo,

LOL! I'll bet that would be a funny sight to see.

Never heard of it. I'm sure others have. I've never made cookies.

All my life it's been either fig newtons (newton's law: one fig per cookie)
or Oreos.

A few years ago, I guess I was bored, I bought two packages of Oreos and
whole milk, and dunked them for old times sake. It was a huge success.

Here's the damning evidence: http://i30.tinypic.com/ftft03.jpg

Best,

Andy

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> "Andy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Most hated small kitchen appliance?
>>
>> Mine would be the portable toaster/convection oven.
>>
>> I swear, every time I use it I practically have to re-read the user
>> manual.
>> May be my fear of push buttons.
>>
>> You?
>>
>> Andy
>> --
>> I'm no longer a danger to society.
>
>
>
> I'd have to say I don't use my food processor as often as other folks here
> do. I don't "hate" it but I could certainly do without it. A good sharp
> knife works perfectly well for slicing and there are other methods for
> shredding vegetables and cheeses for various recipes. I find cleaning the
> food processor and the blades to be a PITA.
>
> Jill
Jill,
I don't mind cleaning the FP that much and I usually use it for stuff that
would be tougher to do without it. I've been making a batch of humus every
week and gazpacho every other. These are the kind of jobs that a FP was made
for.

Jon

"Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig" > wrote in message
...
On Aug 9, 7:31 pm, Andy > wrote:
> Most hated small kitchen appliance?
>
> Mine would be the portable toaster/convection oven.
>
> I swear, every time I use it I practically have to re-read the user
> manual.
> May be my fear of push buttons.
>
> You?
>
> Andy
> --
> I'm no longer a danger to society.

From years ago . . . Remember the cookie shooter? Cookie dough on the
floor, on the walls, on the ceiling. on the cat . . .
Got rid of that damn thing fast!
Lynn in Fargo

That reminds me, I fell for the 'Salad Shooter' about 20 years ago. I'm
still finding tomato seeds in places they couldn't possibly have gotten to.

Jon

Kate Connally wrote:

> My cats love "spring forward" because they get their
> meals an hours earlier. But it's a nightmare when we
> have to "fall back" because they drive me nutty wanting
> their dinner at the daylight savings time time! Cats do
> not automatically adjust. And it takes them all winter to
> finally adjust and then it spring and it starts all over
> again.

There's your problem right there. Making their feeding time
when you get up. My cat does not get fed until later in the
day, she doesn't wake me up to be fed.

I once knew this woman who got up at 4:30 every morning,
that darned cat! I said why do you feed her then? Because
that's when she's hungry! Sorry, that's when I sleep, the cat
can wait.

nancy, mean mommy

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> Most hated small kitchen appliance?
>
> Mine would be the portable toaster/convection oven.
>
> I swear, every time I use it I practically have to re-read the user
> manual.
> May be my fear of push buttons.
>
> You?
>
> Andy
> --
> I'm no longer a danger to society.

Mandolin-I'd have no fingers by now.
Kitchen Aid-just for the sheer weight of it (apartment dweller here-space is
a premium, so it gets relegated to the shelf).
Meat slicer-see Kitchen Aid.
Sandwich maker-finally tossed cuz you could never get it completely clean.
Replaced with much larger (and easier to clean) panini maker.

On Aug 10, 8:12*am, Andy > wrote:
> critters & me in azusa, ca said...
>
> > i had a delonghi toaster oven that i bought in the '90's. *it was hard
> > to clean, didn't cook evenly, yadda, yadda, yadda. *the thing finally
> > died almost two years ago, & i bought a krupps with the convection
> > feature, which i love. *however, when the start button is pushed,
> > there is a high pitched beep, and when it finishes there are 5 high
> > pitched beeps...scares the psychotic jack russell.
>
> > harriet & critters (j j the world famous jack russell terrior (who
> > will be 15 in october) and ms faddy tabby catty, the lady maine coon
> > who is my alarm clock beginning every morning at 6:30 am, but who does
> > not have a snooze button.)
>
> Harriet,
>
> If I were a world famous jack russell terrier, having seen everything, at
> 15yo AND psychotic, that would scare me too. Not the beeps, being a dog!
> <VBG>
>
> And does your cat adjust to daylight savings time and back properly?
>
> Best,
>
> Andy
> JRT Annabelle aka "Doorbell"
> 13yo.
> RIP
>
> --
> I'm no longer a danger to society.

no, faddy tabby caddy does not make an adjustment for daylight savings
time, unfortunately,.

"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Andy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hoges in WA said...
>>
>>> Definitely a mandolin. I don't own one and won't have one in the house
>>> - I just know what would happen to my fingertips if there was one
>>> around. Hoges
>>
>>
>> Oh... c'mon!!!
>>
>> The "as seen on TV" plastic (from the late 90's) cheap-o mandolin came
>> with a
>> hand held protection device you'd three prong "sting" the [whatever] to
>> then
>> go at it.
>>
>>
>
> For thin slices I much prefer my box grater... just yesterday I thinly
> sliced a dozen large cukes for salad in like ten minutes.
>
> To me the most worthless kitchen appliance, unless one is handicapped, is
> an electric can opener. I think my mother had one on purpose so she could
> hear us sneaking into the canned goods. Nothing works better than a hand
> held Swing-A-Way.
>
>

In the old days, you could get an electric can opener with a round cutting
wheel on it. These days they all have a pointed spear that dulls quickly.
Since then I use a hand crank.

On Aug 10, 9:25*am, "brooklyn1" > wrote:
> "Andy" > wrote in ...
> > Hoges in WA said...
>
> >> Definitely a mandolin. *I don't own one and won't have one in the house
> >> - I just know what would happen to my fingertips if there was one
> >> around. Hoges
>
> > Oh... c'mon!!!
>
> > The "as seen on TV" plastic (from the late 90's) cheap-o mandolin came
> > with a
> > hand held protection device you'd three prong "sting" the [whatever] to
> > then
> > go at it.
>
> For thin slices I much prefer my box grater... just yesterday I thinly
> sliced a dozen large cukes for salad in like ten minutes.

Same here, I find a box grater very handy for such tasks.

>
> To me the most worthless kitchen appliance, unless one is handicapped, is an
> electric can opener. *I think my mother had one on purpose so she could hear
> us sneaking into the canned goods. Nothing works better than a hand held
> Swing-A-Way.

Heh, I always wondered if anyone actually got the top to stick to the
magnet.......my mom's always seemed to drop the lid into the opened
can.

On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:46:10 -0500, Andy > wrote:

>maxine said...
>
>> On Aug 9, 8:31*pm, Andy > wrote:
>>> Most hated small kitchen appliance?
>>>
>>> Mine would be the portable toaster/convection oven.
>>>
>>> I swear, every time I use it I practically have to re-read the user
>manua
>> l.
>>> May be my fear of push buttons.
>>>
>>> You?
>>
>> portable toaster oven? Never heard of such a thing. We have one that
>> my husband insists needs to sit on the kitchen table so he can toast
>> his bread in the morning and reach in to grab it while he drinks his
>> coffee and eats his eggs. Otherwise, I like all of my appliances.
>> haven't met one that isn't useful at least some of the time!
>>
>> Perhaps if you used it more frequently (are you cooking for one? It's
>> ideal for that) you wouldn't need the manual quite so often.
>>
>> maxine in ri
>
>
>maxine in ri,
>
>Perhaps I should've let a picture tell the story?
>
>http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...CL._SS500_.jpg
>

That's what happens when you let buttons take over your life. My oven
may be digital (I don't want to know) but other than the clock
readout, it's all dials to operate. Ignorance is bliss. After at
least 10 years of owning it, I finally used the defrost feature on my
mw last week. To many buttons and I don't get a flying you know what.

>I love my 2-slice toaster! I'd be toast making toast in that thing.
>
Is it a Cuisinart too?

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:01:18 -0500, Andy > wrote:

>A bonus
>was noticing the bagel switch to only run the inside elements to cook the
>cut side.

If it was me, I'd turn the bagel so the outside toasted - not the
inside. Now I have to check out what that bagel setting on my toaster
does.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:52:21 -0700 (PDT), "critters & me in azusa, ca"
> wrote:

>
>i had a delonghi toaster oven that i bought in the '90's. it was hard
>to clean, didn't cook evenly, yadda, yadda, yadda. the thing finally
>died almost two years ago, & i bought a krupps with the convection
>feature, which i love.

The most expensive toaster oven I bought was a delonghi and the thing
crapped out on me after just a couple years of normal use. I didn't
even use it to toast, it was too big for that sham.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

brooklyn1 wrote:

> For thin slices I much prefer my box grater... just yesterday I thinly
> sliced a dozen large cukes for salad in like ten minutes.
>
> To me the most worthless kitchen appliance, unless one is handicapped, is an
> electric can opener. I think my mother had one on purpose so she could hear
> us sneaking into the canned goods. Nothing works better than a hand held
> Swing-A-Way.
>
>
I agree. You don't get those little microscopic pieces of metal
in your food either.
--
Jean B.

jmcquown wrote:
> I'd have to say I don't use my food processor as often as other folks
> here do. I don't "hate" it but I could certainly do without it. A good
> sharp knife works perfectly well for slicing and there are other methods
> for shredding vegetables and cheeses for various recipes. I find
> cleaning the food processor and the blades to be a PITA.
>
> Jill

That would be my most hated, for the same reason, but I gave mine
away years ago to someone who used to post here.

--
Jean B.

Dora > wrote:

> And mine? I fell for a TV ad and bought a little monster that was
> supposed to unscrew large and small jars (have little strength in my
> hands). It didn't work, it doesn't work, so why on earth is it still
> in my cabinet? (Excuse me, while I go and dump it out.)

Those kind of things have always been useless. It is the vaccuum in the
jar that makes it difficult to open. To get rid of the vaccuum, just
gently lift a side of the lid in a few places using a bottle opener (of
the kind used to open beer bottles).

Victor

On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:49:24 +0200, Victor Sack wrote:

> Dora > wrote:
>
>> And mine? I fell for a TV ad and bought a little monster that was
>> supposed to unscrew large and small jars (have little strength in my
>> hands). It didn't work, it doesn't work, so why on earth is it still
>> in my cabinet? (Excuse me, while I go and dump it out.)
>
> Those kind of things have always been useless. It is the vaccuum in the
> jar that makes it difficult to open. To get rid of the vaccuum, just
> gently lift a side of the lid in a few places using a bottle opener (of
> the kind used to open beer bottles).
>
> Victor

Or punch a hole in the lid, and seal that with some tape.

--
Groet, salut, Wim.

In article >,
Kate Connally > wrote:

> > My most hated is one I don't have, the countertop pizza cooker. Spin
> > the pizza around and only heat it in one vector. No insulation to
> > retain heat, and most of the orbit, no heat exposure. What a screwed up
> > idea.
>
> Why in the world would anyone want a separate appliance
> just to cook pizza. That's what the oven is for! Good grief!
> I never heard of this thing before, guess I missed all the
> infomercials about it.

http://www.gizmodiva.com/home_gadget...maker_for_yumm
y_diy_pizza.php

Here's a link to the device. The Presto Pizzaz.

jt

On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:49:57 -0500, Andy > wrote:

>By "most hated" I meant the one appliance you have but dread using.
>
>Best,
>
>Andy

Ah. OK. I would have said "my parents' electric can opener". The
very least a can opener should do is open cans without skipping or
otherwise screwing up.

But that can opener no longer exists, thank Zeus!

I don't think there's any appliance I dread using. Others have
mentioned the food processor; the model that one owns must make a big
difference, I dunno. I toss bowl, lid, and blade into the dishwasher.
No worries.

Now that I think about it, the most hated appliance in my kitchen is
that dishwasher. I love having a dishwasher; what I hate is that the
thing sits full of clean dishes for several hours or even a day, while
dishes pile up on the counter. I used to yell at both daughters to
put away the dishes, now I put 'em away myself. (Younger daughter has
gotten better about putting away the dishes when they've cooled.)

But I swear that I'm gonna disconnect the thing someday and make
everyone wash dishes by hand, three times a day. "Sorry, it's still
broken. No, I don't know what's wrong with it. Don't worry, the
repairman said he'd make it here by next Tuesday."

Terry
....who feels much the same about clothes sitting in the washer or in
the dryer...

On Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:31:46 -0500, Andy > fired up random
neurons and synapses to opine:

>Most hated small kitchen appliance?
>
>Mine would be the portable toaster/convection oven.
>
>I swear, every time I use it I practically have to re-read the user manual.
>May be my fear of push buttons.
>
>You?

Mine is more of a love/hate affair with my Deni multi-cooker. It deep
fries, bakes, roasts and slow cooks, which means it has different
instructions for each function. Every time I use it, I have to haul
out the manual for the particular function I want to use. It's also
humongous, which is good news and bad news. I can roast a good sized
chicken in it, but it takes up a *lot* of space in my cupboard.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

Arri London wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:

>> There's your problem right there. Making their feeding time
>> when you get up. My cat does not get fed until later in the
>> day, she doesn't wake me up to be fed.

> Our cats get breakfast when I get around to it LOL. There's always the
> bowl of dry food.

Exactly the same here. It's not as if she's starving, there is
something for her to eat.

> When they get demanding, they get told that they
> will be let outside to go and catch their own breakfast. Amazing how
> they quiet down after that

They know what you're saying! (laugh) This cat was a skinny starving
kitten when I got her, she was so freaked out about food she nagged
constantly. She learned pretty quickly that you don't get food when
you scream, you get food when you sit quietly by your dish.

nancy

maxine wrote:
> On Aug 10, 12:57 pm, Kate Connally > wrote:
>> Andy wrote:
>>> And does your cat adjust to daylight savings time and back properly?
>> Speaking of cats and daylight savings time . . . .
>> My cats love "spring forward" because they get their
>> meals an hours earlier. But it's a nightmare when we
>> have to "fall back" because they drive me nutty wanting
>> their dinner at the daylight savings time time! Cats do
>> not automatically adjust. And it takes them all winter to
>> finally adjust and then it spring and it starts all over
>> again. I wonder if you can get a satelite cat? You know
>> one that gets a radio signal from a satelite that automatically
>> changes it's time settings - like the new travel alarm I just
>> bought. ;-)
>>
>> Kate
>
> Kate, that's what bedroom doors and earplugs are for!
>
> maxine in ri

But, but, but . . . then I couldn't snuggle up with my girls. ;-)
I go through cat withdrawal when I go away and don't have a
cat to sleep with. I try only to visit people who have cats.
A dog will sometimes work as a good substitute if I'm visiting
someone with a dog but no cats. What really horrible is going
camping or to a hotel or something where there are no animals.
At least not any you can sleep with. Sigh.


--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Nancy Young wrote:
> Kate Connally wrote:
>
>> My cats love "spring forward" because they get their
>> meals an hours earlier. But it's a nightmare when we
>> have to "fall back" because they drive me nutty wanting
>> their dinner at the daylight savings time time! Cats do
>> not automatically adjust. And it takes them all winter to
>> finally adjust and then it spring and it starts all over
>> again.
>
> There's your problem right there. Making their feeding time
> when you get up.

Well, it is when I get up. But they like to start "reminding"
me a couple of hours ahead. ;-)

Actually, since I work during the week, their breakfast is
at 8am just before I leave for work and their dinner is at 6pm
when I get home from work. Weekends are the worst when I want
to sleep in a little. And even though they know their dinner
time is not until 6pm, on weekends they (well actually mainly
Lucy) starts bugging me around 3pm! Of course during the week
I'm not home to bug so I don't notice. ;-) I don't know what
I'll do when I retire in a few years and am home every day!

> My cat does not get fed until later in the
> day, she doesn't wake me up to be fed.
> I once knew this woman who got up at 4:30 every morning,
> that darned cat! I said why do you feed her then? Because
> that's when she's hungry! Sorry, that's when I sleep, the cat
> can wait.
> nancy, mean mommy

Well, I'm mean, too. When Lucy is especially annoying on
the weekends I will sometimes delay her dinner until 7pm as
a punishment. Although, I'm not sure who is punished more,
her or me.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

sf wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:01:18 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>
>> A bonus
>> was noticing the bagel switch to only run the inside elements to cook the
>> cut side.
>
> If it was me, I'd turn the bagel so the outside toasted - not the
> inside. Now I have to check out what that bagel setting on my toaster
> does.

I like my bagels toasted on both sides. The crisper the better!

Kate


--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Terry wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:49:57 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>
>> By "most hated" I meant the one appliance you have but dread using.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Andy
>
> Ah. OK. I would have said "my parents' electric can opener". The
> very least a can opener should do is open cans without skipping or
> otherwise screwing up.
>
> But that can opener no longer exists, thank Zeus!
>
> I don't think there's any appliance I dread using. Others have
> mentioned the food processor; the model that one owns must make a big
> difference, I dunno. I toss bowl, lid, and blade into the dishwasher.
> No worries.

Aha! I never thought of that! The most hated appliance in my
kitchen is the dishwasher. I came with the house, but I've never
used it! I absolutely hate dishwashers. I won't go into all the
reasons. I thought maybe I would use it for pots and pans but
I didn't even do that. I actually bought a box of dishwasher
detergent and it's still under my sink, still unopened 15 years
later!

Okay, I want to officially change my earlier answer.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:48:34 -0400, Kate Connally >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:01:18 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>>
>>> A bonus
>>> was noticing the bagel switch to only run the inside elements to cook the
>>> cut side.
>>
>> If it was me, I'd turn the bagel so the outside toasted - not the
>> inside. Now I have to check out what that bagel setting on my toaster
>> does.
>
>I like my bagels toasted on both sides. The crisper the better!
>
That's what makes the world go round! I love my bagels fresh from
the oven. Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. People at
the bagel shop are so used to splitting and toasting bagels that they
are momentarily taken aback when I tell them I just want mine whole.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:57:37 -0400, Kate Connally >
wrote:

>Speaking of cats and daylight savings time . . . .
>My cats love "spring forward" because they get their
>meals an hours earlier. But it's a nightmare when we
>have to "fall back" because they drive me nutty wanting
>their dinner at the daylight savings time time! Cats do
>not automatically adjust. And it takes them all winter to
>finally adjust and then it spring and it starts all over
>again.

HA! So, I'm not the only one that hates the constant time switching.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

sf wrote on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:58:59 -0700:

>> sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:01:18 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>>>
>>>> A bonus
>>>> was noticing the bagel switch to only run the inside
>>>> elements to cook the cut side.
>>>
>>> If it was me, I'd turn the bagel so the outside toasted -
>>> not the inside. Now I have to check out what that bagel
>>> setting on my toaster does.
>>
>> I like my bagels toasted on both sides. The crisper the
>> better!
>>
> That's what makes the world go round! I love my bagels
> fresh from the oven. Crispy on the outside and tender on the
> inside. People at the bagel shop are so used to splitting and
> toasting bagels that they are momentarily taken aback when I
> tell them I just want mine whole.

IMHO, bagels are best freshly bought but I will nuke a frozen bagel for
20 seconds (necessary to avoid disasters), split it and toast it if I am
in a hurry. However, the best technique for frozen bagels always seems
to be to put them into a cold oven, turn the oven to 375F and take them
out when the oven reaches temperature. Mine makes a noise when it hits
the set point..


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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:52:02 -0500, Andy > wrote:

>jmcquown said...
>
>> I find cleaning the food processor and the blades to be a PITA.
>
>
>Jill,
>
>Right!
>
>I think we all have an aversion to food processors for that very reason.
>
I don't think it's hard to clean a FP at all. The blades aren't a
problem either.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:35:42 -0400, "Zeppo" > wrote:

>I don't mind cleaning the FP that much and I usually use it for stuff that
>would be tougher to do without it. I've been making a batch of humus every
>week and gazpacho every other. These are the kind of jobs that a FP was made

Carrot and cheese grating are other jobs I leave to the FP.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:53:03 -0400, Kate Connally >
wrote:

>The most hated appliance in my
>kitchen is the dishwasher. I came with the house, but I've never
>used it! I absolutely hate dishwashers. I won't go into all the
>reasons.

Pssst. Don't look now, but men in white coats are standing behind
you.



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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:10:49 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

>However, the best technique for frozen bagels always seems
>to be to put them into a cold oven, turn the oven to 375F and take them
>out when the oven reaches temperature. Mine makes a noise when it hits
>the set point..

Mine doesn't, so I just set the timer.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> Arri London wrote:
> > Nancy Young wrote:
>
> >> There's your problem right there. Making their feeding time
> >> when you get up. My cat does not get fed until later in the
> >> day, she doesn't wake me up to be fed.
>
> > Our cats get breakfast when I get around to it LOL. There's always the
> > bowl of dry food.
>
> Exactly the same here. It's not as if she's starving, there is
> something for her to eat.

They behave as though they'd been lost in the Sahara without food or
water all night. Perhaps they had...

>
> > When they get demanding, they get told that they
> > will be let outside to go and catch their own breakfast. Amazing how
> > they quiet down after that
>
> They know what you're saying! (laugh) This cat was a skinny starving
> kitten when I got her, she was so freaked out about food she nagged
> constantly. She learned pretty quickly that you don't get food when
> you scream, you get food when you sit quietly by your dish.
>
> nancy

The Senior Diva (Ruby) was given that name because she has such a good
coloratura soprano when begging for food And she is a Diva in any
case. The Junior Diva (Jasper) doesn't beg quite as vociferously. She
just gives me the LOOK, as in 'how could you possibly delay giving ME my
breakfast?'

How indeed. Lucky to be upright most mornings anyway he he he.

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> Most hated small kitchen appliance?
>
> Mine would be the portable toaster/convection oven.
>
> I swear, every time I use it I practically have to re-read the user
> manual.
> May be my fear of push buttons.
>
> You?
>
> Andy
> --
> I'm a danger to society.

If I hate it, I don't have it. I either didn't buy that stupid impulse
thing that "everyone else had to have", or I got rid of it when I found that
it was a piece of shit.

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> jmcquown wrote:
>> I'd have to say I don't use my food processor as often as other folks
>> here do. I don't "hate" it but I could certainly do without it. A good
>> sharp knife works perfectly well for slicing and there are other methods
>> for shredding vegetables and cheeses for various recipes. I find
>> cleaning the food processor and the blades to be a PITA.
>>
>> Jill
>
> That would be my most hated, for the same reason, but I gave mine away
> years ago to someone who used to post here.
>
> --
> Jean B.



I just thought of another one. An appliance I don't have, although one was
given to me as a wedding gift. An electric can opener! Storms just blew
through here and knocked out the electricity for an hour. If I had to
depend on an electric can opener in an emergency I guess wouldn't get to
eat.

Jill