On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:34:50 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

>Robostir. A 3 legged battery powered device you put in a pot or skillet
>and it spins around stirring. How did we ever live without that?
>
>Paul
>

I have had one for about 5 years. I use it a lot for making custards.
As a home ice cream enthusiast, that means pretty often.

Of course, I have rheumatoid arthritis so it is terrific for achy
hands, but knowing how well mine works, and frees me from standing at
the stove stirring for 6-8 minutes at a time, I recommend it - at
least the terrific unit I have.

Ya never know, eh?

Boron

"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:34:50 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>Robostir. A 3 legged battery powered device you put in a pot or skillet
>>and it spins around stirring. How did we ever live without that?
>>
>>Paul
>>
>
> I have had one for about 5 years. I use it a lot for making custards.
> As a home ice cream enthusiast, that means pretty often.
>
> Of course, I have rheumatoid arthritis so it is terrific for achy
> hands, but knowing how well mine works, and frees me from standing at
> the stove stirring for 6-8 minutes at a time, I recommend it - at
> least the terrific unit I have.
>
> Ya never know, eh?

Robomaid works for me.

Paul

Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:34:50 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>> Robostir. A 3 legged battery powered device you put in a pot or
>> skillet and it spins around stirring. How did we ever live without
>> that?
>>
>> Paul
>>
>
> I have had one for about 5 years. I use it a lot for making custards.
> As a home ice cream enthusiast, that means pretty often.
>
> Of course, I have rheumatoid arthritis so it is terrific for achy
> hands, but knowing how well mine works, and frees me from standing at
> the stove stirring for 6-8 minutes at a time, I recommend it - at
> least the terrific unit I have.
>
> Ya never know, eh?
>
> Boron

If it works it sounds pretty good to me!

The kitchen gadget that always boggled my mind was the "tuna turner." It
was, IIRC, a plastic receptacle with a lid and a kind of wide-tooth fork
thing inside that one turned by means of an exterior crank. As if a bowl and
a fork would not do the same thing more easily and be multipurpose besides?
Very strange.

Anyone on here have one of those expensive coffemakers that only makes little pods into single cup servings. I have yet to try any, but wonder if that might not be a waste of money. I love my press.

On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:17:06 -0500, Boron Elgar
> wrote:

> On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:34:50 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
> >Robostir. A 3 legged battery powered device you put in a pot or skillet
> >and it spins around stirring. How did we ever live without that?
> >
> >Paul
> >
>
> I have had one for about 5 years. I use it a lot for making custards.
> As a home ice cream enthusiast, that means pretty often.
>
> Of course, I have rheumatoid arthritis so it is terrific for achy
> hands, but knowing how well mine works, and frees me from standing at
> the stove stirring for 6-8 minutes at a time, I recommend it - at
> least the terrific unit I have.
>
> Ya never know, eh?
>
There are sites with modified gadgets to help the mobility impaired,
did you find yours on one of those?

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:25:44 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:17:06 -0500, Boron Elgar
> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:34:50 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Robostir. A 3 legged battery powered device you put in a pot or skillet
>> >and it spins around stirring. How did we ever live without that?
>> >
>> >Paul
>> >
>>
>> I have had one for about 5 years. I use it a lot for making custards.
>> As a home ice cream enthusiast, that means pretty often.
>>
>> Of course, I have rheumatoid arthritis so it is terrific for achy
>> hands, but knowing how well mine works, and frees me from standing at
>> the stove stirring for 6-8 minutes at a time, I recommend it - at
>> least the terrific unit I have.
>>
>> Ya never know, eh?
>>
>There are sites with modified gadgets to help the mobility impaired,
>did you find yours on one of those?

Nope. As I recall it was from a long, long ago KA catalog...on sale
for a song, too.

I can use my hands well enough to stir if I have to, but why aggravate
them when there is a widget to make it so much easier on them.

Boron

I have had one for about 5 years. I use it a lot for making custards.
As a home ice cream enthusiast, that means pretty often.

Of course, I have rheumatoid arthritis so it is terrific for achy
hands, but knowing how well mine works, and frees me from standing at
the stove stirring for 6-8 minutes at a time, I recommend it - at
least the terrific unit I have.

Ya never know, eh?

Boron

Hey, will it stir really thick stuff like fudge, shortbreads etc..?

Randy

On Fri, 24 Dec 2010 01:08:02 +0000, Raedwulf
> wrote:

>
>>I have had one for about 5 years. I use it a lot for making custards.
>>As a home ice cream enthusiast, that means pretty often.
>
>>Of course, I have rheumatoid arthritis so it is terrific for achy
>>hands, but knowing how well mine works, and frees me from standing at
>>the stove stirring for 6-8 minutes at a time, I recommend it - at
>>least the terrific unit I have.
>
>>Ya never know, eh?
>
>>Boron
>
>Hey, will it stir really thick stuff like fudge, shortbreads etc..?
>
>Randy

It is for sauces and custards. It would certainly do early stages of
candy making, at least to the soft ball stage, but not pastry. It
isn't a mixer, simply a stirring device.

Boron

Randy[/i][/color]

It is for sauces and custards. It would certainly do early stages of
candy making, at least to the soft ball stage, but not pastry. It
isn't a mixer, simply a stirring device.

Boron[/quote]

Thank you Boron. I sometimes get so much going on at once, a stirring device sounds like something I might employ. Still, even if too light duty for some things, it sounds like a useful mechanism. I'll keep my eyes open.