We all have some.....don't we? I know I do. Here's a good little
article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never use.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...tml?ref=dining

Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
regular basis: a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.

On Mar 21, 1:29*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
> We all have some.....don't we? * I know I do. * *Here's a good little
> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never use.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...ets-for-the-ki...
>
> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
> regular basis: * a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.

Our molcajete works great for pounding roots and seeds for curry, and
it is a lot easier to clean up than a food processor or even a
blender.

The thing that never comes out of the cupboards is our cookie gun. We
even use the ice cream maker at least once a year.

"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
...
> We all have some.....don't we? I know I do. Here's a good little
> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never use.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...tml?ref=dining
>
> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
> regular basis: a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.

I never use my breadmaker, rarely use the countertop mixer, even more rarely
use the hand mixer. Don't use the food processor very much. Bought a new
Magic Bullet last summer and never opened the box. Slap Chop never gets
used any more.

Got a whole drawer of little gadgets. About the only things I ever use that
are in there are the pizza cutter and the peeler. Not even sure what all
else is in there.

spamtrap1888 wrote:
> On Mar 21, 1:29 pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
>> We all have some.....don't we? I know I do. Here's a good little
>> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never
>> use.
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...ets-for-the-ki...
>>
>> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
>> regular basis: a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.
>
> Our molcajete works great for pounding roots and seeds for curry, and
> it is a lot easier to clean up than a food processor or even a
> blender.
>
> The thing that never comes out of the cupboards is our cookie gun. We
> even use the ice cream maker at least once a year.

I never use my cookie press any more. Used to only use it around Christmas
time. Got rid of my ice cream maker. Also got rid of the beverage chiller.
Never used it. The ice cream maker was a joke. The part you had to put in
the freezer took up sooo much room! And the amount of ice cream it made was
only enough for my husband and daughter.

On Mar 21, 4:29*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
> We all have some.....don't we? * I know I do. * *Here's a good little
> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never use.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...ets-for-the-ki...
>
> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
> regular basis: * a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.

I use a food processor all the time. Why spend several minutes
grating a block of cheese, let alone the wear and tear it does on your
knuckles, when you can do it in seconds in a food processor? I also
have a pressure canner/cooker that I use for canning green beans and
tomatoes. The one common kitchen appliance that I rarely use is a
mixer. I prefer to mix by hand ( with a spoon of course) so I know
everything is thoroughly incorporated. It seems like whenever I've
used an electric mixer I've had to go back and stir in the stuff that
the beater missed at the bottom of the bowl.

"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
...
> We all have some.....don't we? I know I do. Here's a good little
> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never use.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...tml?ref=dining
>
> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
> regular basis: a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.

This was so funny but so true) Ask me how I know ... I just loved
this article)


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On 3/21/2012 7:17 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message
> ...
>> We all have some.....don't we? I know I do. Here's a good little
>> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never use.
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...tml?ref=dining
>>
>>
>> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
>> regular basis: a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.
>
> This was so funny but so true) Ask me how I know ... I just loved
> this article)
>
What have you bought that you never use?
I use my food processor and stand mixer often enough that they live on
the kitchen counter.
I almost never use my food mill, but I do use my ricer. I have a
double-bladed mezzaluna which never gets used, but the single-bladed one
is used quite often. My electric wok is hiding somewhere on a shelf in
the basement.

On Mar 21, 4:29*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
> We all have some.....don't we? * I know I do. * *Here's a good little
> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never use.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...ets-for-the-ki...
>
> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
> regular basis: * a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.

I got rid of anything never used. I used my ABM 2-3 times a week.

I do have a very small mortar and pestle I always forget about.
That's about it.

Never owned a pressure cooker and don't want one. My food proc. is a
tiny one and it's adequate. Use it prob. 5-6 times a week.

"Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message
> ...
>> We all have some.....don't we? I know I do. Here's a good little
>> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never use.
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...tml?ref=dining
>>
>> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
>> regular basis: a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.
>
> I never use my breadmaker, rarely use the countertop mixer, even more rarely
> use the hand mixer. Don't use the food processor very much. Bought a new
> Magic Bullet last summer and never opened the box. Slap Chop never gets
> used any more.
>
> Got a whole drawer of little gadgets. About the only things I ever use that
> are in there are the pizza cutter and the peeler. Not even sure what all
> else is in there.

I always have trouble finding the pizza cutter and peeler, moving all the
junk around. One thing I have and don't use, corning ware handles. I love
the old owning ware, often using something every day, but I don't use those
handles, and never put them on a stove.

Greg

I buy all my new appliances at the junk store here-usually young people
get them as gifts and then sell them on consignment-like new-then I
don't feel guilty about using something a few times and then putting it
away.

My hand mixer came with a stainless steel large wire egg whisk you could
attach-that thing is great.

My pizza cutters are those plastic halfcircle sharp edged "rocking"
cutters-works great.

The "ChopStir" is great-I use it to break up a package of raw hamburger
after I put it in the pan, but its also fantastic to chop up salad
fixings in a bowl-for example I buy broccoli slaw but the strands are
too long so I use my ChopStir to cut them. I also use it on whole pecans
in a bowl. Or on a plate for that matter. ChopStir is a new product,
great invention.

On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:04:09 +0000 (UTC), gregz >
wrote:

>"Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> We all have some.....don't we? I know I do. Here's a good little
>>> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never use.
>>>
>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...tml?ref=dining
>>>
>>> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
>>> regular basis: a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.
>>
>> I never use my breadmaker, rarely use the countertop mixer, even more rarely
>> use the hand mixer. Don't use the food processor very much. Bought a new
>> Magic Bullet last summer and never opened the box. Slap Chop never gets
>> used any more.
>>
>> Got a whole drawer of little gadgets. About the only things I ever use that
>> are in there are the pizza cutter and the peeler. Not even sure what all
>> else is in there.
>
>I always have trouble finding the pizza cutter and peeler.

I use my pizza cutter at least once a week, but I've never pared a
pizza.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:29:20 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:
>
>> We all have some.....don't we?
>
> Kitchenaid roto-slicer attachment. just saw in the "seldom used"
> cupboard a couple minutes ago. Never used. I use my hand-crank
> Moulinex instead.
>
> -sw
The back shelf of my pantry has a fine set of garnishing tools. The don't
take up much space and one day I might just go presentation crazy and give
them a go. Something I'm surprised to enjoy is my new Oneida cookie scoop
tool. Great for doing cookies and also disposes of meatballs uniformly and
quickly. Thank you for that one. I learned it here. Polly

On 22/03/2012 7:29 AM, ImStillMags wrote:
> We all have some.....don't we? I know I do. Here's a good little
> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never use.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...tml?ref=dining
>
> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
> regular basis: a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.

I bought 2 George Foreman Grillers, one large, one small. Have only ever
used the small one. The large one has never been unpackaged. In fact,
I'm not sure I could lay my hands on it now. The large one is just too
big for just the two of us. When the kids/grandkids/great grandkids are
over for dinner, they always want Asian food so out comes the wok
instead. The wok, I might add, is used on a daily basis.

--

Krypsis

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:30:12 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> The ice cream maker was a joke. The part you had to put in
>> the freezer took up sooo much room! And the amount of ice cream it made
>> was
>> only enough for my husband and daughter.
>
> Doesn't your husband have a dedicated half gallon ice cream bowl that
> he fills to the brim when he eats ice cream?

I refuse to buy large packages of ice cream. I generally only buy the
single serve ones but sometimes in mass quantity. Once in a while I will
buy a pint. But never any larger container. That just leads to overeating.
Not by me. I don't eat ice cream. And yes, it is possible to overeat on
the single serves.

wrote:
> On Mar 21, 4:29 pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
>> We all have some.....don't we? I know I do. Here's a good little
>> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never
>> use.
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...ets-for-the-ki...
>>
>> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
>> regular basis: a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.
>
> I use a food processor all the time. Why spend several minutes
> grating a block of cheese, let alone the wear and tear it does on your
> knuckles, when you can do it in seconds in a food processor? I also
> have a pressure canner/cooker that I use for canning green beans and
> tomatoes. The one common kitchen appliance that I rarely use is a
> mixer. I prefer to mix by hand ( with a spoon of course) so I know
> everything is thoroughly incorporated. It seems like whenever I've
> used an electric mixer I've had to go back and stir in the stuff that
> the beater missed at the bottom of the bowl.

I just buy pre-shedded chese.

I had bought a cookie press and used it only once. I never used it later and got rid of it.

"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
...
> On 3/21/2012 7:17 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> We all have some.....don't we? I know I do. Here's a good little
>>> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never use.
>>>
>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...tml?ref=dining
>>>
>>>
>>> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
>>> regular basis: a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.
>>
>> This was so funny but so true) Ask me how I know ... I just loved
>> this article)
>>
> What have you bought that you never use?
> I use my food processor and stand mixer often enough that they live on the
> kitchen counter.
> I almost never use my food mill, but I do use my ricer. I have a
> double-bladed mezzaluna which never gets used, but the single-bladed one
> is used quite often. My electric wok is hiding somewhere on a shelf in the
> basement.

In the 'bad old days' I would fall for any gadget As you know, I had a
grand clear out and am tempted no more)

I don't think I ever once used my ricer ...
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On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:45:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
....
>
>I just buy pre-shedded chese.
>

Pre-shredded cheese is for 1) people that don't own and/or know how to
work a cheese grater or 2) camping.

John Kuthe...

John Kuthe wrote:

>Pre-shredded cheese is for 1) people that don't own and/or know how to
>work a cheese grater or 2) camping.

I use it for pizza and tacos. With all those spices, nobody I know can
tell the difference.

On 3/22/2012 8:56 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:45:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
> ...
>>
>> I just buy pre-shedded chese.
>>
>
> Pre-shredded cheese is for 1) people that don't own and/or know how to
> work a cheese grater or 2) camping.
>
> John Kuthe...

Some people must eat fat-free cheese (to my regret, I can remember that
its nothing like the real thing!) and fat-free mozzarella is impossible
to find in a supermarket except as Kraft shredded. It can be unshredded
by melting in a microwave and some smoke flavor added with a little
water in the process.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not" in Reply To.

On Mar 22, 8:50*am, James Silverton > wrote:
> On 3/22/2012 8:56 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:45:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > *wrote:
> > ...
>
> >> I just buy pre-shedded chese.
>
> > Pre-shredded cheese is for 1) people that don't own and/or know how to
> > work a cheese grater or 2) camping.
>
> > John Kuthe...
>
> Some people must eat fat-free cheese (to my regret, I can remember that
> its nothing like the real thing!) and fat-free mozzarella is impossible
> to find in a supermarket except as Kraft shredded. It can be unshredded
> by melting in a microwave and some smoke flavor added with a little
> water in the process.

Why "must" you eat fat-free cheese?
>
> --
> Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
>
--Bryan

"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:45:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
> ...
>>
>>I just buy pre-shedded chese.
>>
>
> Pre-shredded cheese is for 1) people that don't own and/or know how to
> work a cheese grater or 2) camping.
>
> John Kuthe...

Nope.

On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:57:27 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
> wrote:

>On Mar 22, 8:50*am, James Silverton > wrote:
>> On 3/22/2012 8:56 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>>
>> > On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:45:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > > *wrote:
>> > ...
>>
>> >> I just buy pre-shedded chese.
>>
>> > Pre-shredded cheese is for 1) people that don't own and/or know how to
>> > work a cheese grater or 2) camping.
>>
>> > John Kuthe...
>>
>> Some people must eat fat-free cheese (to my regret, I can remember that
>> its nothing like the real thing!) and fat-free mozzarella is impossible
>> to find in a supermarket except as Kraft shredded. It can be unshredded
>> by melting in a microwave and some smoke flavor added with a little
>> water in the process.
>
>Why "must" you eat fat-free cheese?

Uh oh! You'ver summoned The Fat Beast!

;-)

John Kuthe...

On 3/22/2012 10:24 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:57:27 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
> > wrote:
>
>> On Mar 22, 8:50 am, James > wrote:
>>> On 3/22/2012 8:56 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:45:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>
>>>>> I just buy pre-shedded chese.
>>>
>>>> Pre-shredded cheese is for 1) people that don't own and/or know how to
>>>> work a cheese grater or 2) camping.
>>>
>>>> John Kuthe...
>>>
>>> Some people must eat fat-free cheese (to my regret, I can remember that
>>> its nothing like the real thing!) and fat-free mozzarella is impossible
>>> to find in a supermarket except as Kraft shredded. It can be unshredded
>>> by melting in a microwave and some smoke flavor added with a little
>>> water in the process.
>>
>> Why "must" you eat fat-free cheese?
>
> Uh oh! You'ver summoned The Fat Beast!
>
> ;-)
>
> John Kuthe...

I'm not going to discuss my medical problems nor argue diet here. Let's
just mention that a very low fat diet seems to have helped me stay
around for more than 20 years after a cardiac by-pass operation and I
was nearly addicted to cheese before the operation. I like Italian food
but it is surprising how many Italian recipes involve cheese.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not" in Reply To.

" > writes:

> On Mar 21, 4:29*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
>> We all have some.....don't we? * I know I do. * *Here's a good little
>> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never use.
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...ets-for-the-ki...
>>
>> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
>> regular basis: * a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.
>
> I use a food processor all the time. Why spend several minutes
> grating a block of cheese, let alone the wear and tear it does on your
> knuckles, when you can do it in seconds in a food processor?

Setting aside my own attempts (since I'm not good with a food processor,
I may not be getting the best results out of it), seeing stuff prepared
by other people using them, I find that they always chop things much
finer than I prefer.

About the one time I grate significant cheese is for fondue, and I have
a hand-powered rotary disk grater for that, it's very easy.

> I also have a pressure canner/cooker that I use for canning green
> beans and tomatoes.

I haven't used my pressure cooker in years, but if I were canning green
beans I certainly would! (Seems overkill for tomatoes, though.)

> The one common kitchen appliance that I rarely use is a mixer. I
> prefer to mix by hand ( with a spoon of course) so I know everything
> is thoroughly incorporated. It seems like whenever I've used an
> electric mixer I've had to go back and stir in the stuff that the
> beater missed at the bottom of the bowl.

My mother always mixed brownie batters and such in a mixer, and it
worked very well. I find mixing things that heavy by hand to be quite
laborious, and very hard to get a good even mixture.

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> >> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> We all have some.....don't we? I know I do. Here's a good little
> >>> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never use.
> >>>
> >>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...tml?ref=dining
> >>>
> >>> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
> >>> regular basis: a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.

Pah, I use the FP almost daily, and wouldn't be without either my
pressure cooker or fish kettle even though I only need them when I need
them, IYSWIM.

As for my battery driven stainless steel push-button pepper grinder WITH
LIGHT; I use it all the time and love it :-) Every cook should have one
IMO.

Janet UK

"Julie Bove" > writes:

> wrote:
>> On Mar 21, 4:29 pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
>>> We all have some.....don't we? I know I do. Here's a good little
>>> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never
>>> use.
>>>
>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...ets-for-the-ki...
>>>
>>> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
>>> regular basis: a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.
>>
>> I use a food processor all the time. Why spend several minutes
>> grating a block of cheese, let alone the wear and tear it does on your
>> knuckles, when you can do it in seconds in a food processor? I also
>> have a pressure canner/cooker that I use for canning green beans and
>> tomatoes. The one common kitchen appliance that I rarely use is a
>> mixer. I prefer to mix by hand ( with a spoon of course) so I know
>> everything is thoroughly incorporated. It seems like whenever I've
>> used an electric mixer I've had to go back and stir in the stuff that
>> the beater missed at the bottom of the bowl.
>
> I just buy pre-shedded chese.

I do that for the cojack we use on nachos and in one of our house simple
staple foods that amounts to bean quesadillas. But I can't buy good
gruyere shredded, for example (see "fondue", previous msg).
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On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:48:16 -0400, James Silverton
> wrote:

>On 3/22/2012 10:24 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>> On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:57:27 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Mar 22, 8:50 am, James > wrote:
>>>> On 3/22/2012 8:56 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:45:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>>> I just buy pre-shedded chese.
>>>>
>>>>> Pre-shredded cheese is for 1) people that don't own and/or know how to
>>>>> work a cheese grater or 2) camping.
>>>>
>>>>> John Kuthe...
>>>>
>>>> Some people must eat fat-free cheese (to my regret, I can remember that
>>>> its nothing like the real thing!) and fat-free mozzarella is impossible
>>>> to find in a supermarket except as Kraft shredded. It can be unshredded
>>>> by melting in a microwave and some smoke flavor added with a little
>>>> water in the process.
>>>
>>> Why "must" you eat fat-free cheese?
>>
>> Uh oh! You'ver summoned The Fat Beast!
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>
>I'm not going to discuss my medical problems nor argue diet here. Let's
>just mention that a very low fat diet seems to have helped me stay
>around for more than 20 years after a cardiac by-pass operation and I
>was nearly addicted to cheese before the operation. I like Italian food
>but it is surprising how many Italian recipes involve cheese.

Awww, you ruined The Fat Beast's chance to show off how much he knows
about fat and lipid metabolism, and how if you consume only the
correct expensive designer fats and oils like he does, how it will
actually help prevent CAD!!!

And then you can eat as much fat as you want!!

;-)

John Kuthe...

James Silverton wrote:

>>> Why "must" you eat fat-free cheese?
>>
>> Uh oh! You'ver summoned The Fat Beast!

>I'm not going to discuss my medical problems nor argue diet here. Let's
>just mention that a very low fat diet seems to have helped me stay
>around for more than 20 years after a cardiac by-pass operation and I
>was nearly addicted to cheese before the operation.

Kudos on bypassing Kuthe's gratuitous snark. You could just answer
"medical reasons".

On 2012-03-22, Gary > wrote:

> I was about to say for pizza too. That's all I use and I keep a bag in the
> freezer for when the time comes. I'm talking about the mozzarella

Doesn't that ruin the cheese? It's been my experience that freezing
good cheese makes it inedible ....at least to me.

nb

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On 2012-03-22, Janet > wrote:

> Pah, I use the FP almost daily, and wouldn't be without either my
> pressure cooker or fish kettle.....

Also, one's situation might change. I bought a Kuhn-Ricon pressure
cooker, if only cuz it was less than half priced for clearance. Never
used it. Now I live at 8,000 ft elev! Use it all the time.

Gave away me first FP. Never used it. Recently bought another and
use it all the time. Why? I've been cooking more and more prep
intensive food. I gotta get a fine grater disc for carrots for
making carrot cake. I'm getting too old to hand grate half a dozen
large carrots. FP does it in about 30 secs!

nb

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"David Dyer-Bennet" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" > writes:
>
>> wrote:
>>> On Mar 21, 4:29 pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
>>>> We all have some.....don't we? I know I do. Here's a good little
>>>> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never
>>>> use.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...ets-for-the-ki...
>>>>
>>>> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
>>>> regular basis: a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.
>>>
>>> I use a food processor all the time. Why spend several minutes
>>> grating a block of cheese, let alone the wear and tear it does on your
>>> knuckles, when you can do it in seconds in a food processor? I also
>>> have a pressure canner/cooker that I use for canning green beans and
>>> tomatoes. The one common kitchen appliance that I rarely use is a
>>> mixer. I prefer to mix by hand ( with a spoon of course) so I know
>>> everything is thoroughly incorporated. It seems like whenever I've
>>> used an electric mixer I've had to go back and stir in the stuff that
>>> the beater missed at the bottom of the bowl.
>>
>> I just buy pre-shedded chese.
>
> I do that for the cojack we use on nachos and in one of our house simple
> staple foods that amounts to bean quesadillas. But I can't buy good
> gruyere shredded, for example (see "fondue", previous msg).

That's true. I don't mind shredding cheese once in a while.

"David Dyer-Bennet" > wrote in message
...
> " > writes:
>
>> On Mar 21, 4:29 pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
>>> We all have some.....don't we? I know I do. Here's a good little
>>> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never use.
>>>
>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...ets-for-the-ki...
>>>
>>> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
>>> regular basis: a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.
>>
>> I use a food processor all the time. Why spend several minutes
>> grating a block of cheese, let alone the wear and tear it does on your
>> knuckles, when you can do it in seconds in a food processor?
>
> Setting aside my own attempts (since I'm not good with a food processor,
> I may not be getting the best results out of it), seeing stuff prepared
> by other people using them, I find that they always chop things much
> finer than I prefer.

One 'gadget' I can't do without is a dedicated electric mincer/grinder and
shredder! I use it a LOT for all kinds of things.

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"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2012-03-22, Gary > wrote:
>
>> I was about to say for pizza too. That's all I use and I keep a bag in
>> the
>> freezer for when the time comes. I'm talking about the mozzarella
>
> Doesn't that ruin the cheese? It's been my experience that freezing
> good cheese makes it inedible ....at least to me.

Nope. It's just fine so long as you're going to melt it.

On Mar 22, 10:04*am, George M. Middius > wrote:
> James Silverton wrote:
> >>> Why "must" you eat fat-free cheese?
>
> >> Uh oh! You'ver summoned The Fat Beast!
> >I'm not going to discuss my medical problems nor argue diet here. Let's
> >just mention that a very low fat diet seems to have helped me stay
> >around for more than 20 years after a cardiac by-pass operation and I
> >was nearly addicted to cheese before the operation.
>
> Kudos on bypassing Kuthe's gratuitous snark. You could just answer
> "medical reasons".

But you need Mr. Kuthe to save you from the eternal damnation of "The
Fat Beast,"
Glycerol Tricaproate.
"Let him that hath understanding..."

--Bryan

"George M. Middius" wrote:
>
> John Kuthe wrote:
>
> >Pre-shredded cheese is for 1) people that don't own and/or know how to
> >work a cheese grater or 2) camping.
>
> I use it for pizza and tacos. With all those spices, nobody I know can
> tell the difference.

I was about to say for pizza too. That's all I use and I keep a bag in the
freezer for when the time comes. I'm talking about the mozzarella

I always buy the 8oz blocks of cheddar and shred them myself. And I like
sharp cheddar...the sharper the better. Either extra sharp or some company
makes "hunter's cheddar" and is described as seriously sharp. I buy that
when I see it.

Swiss cheese, I only buy from the deli and get it sliced very thin.

American cheese slices have a parking spot in my fridge door too.

Gary

On 2012-03-22, Gary > wrote:
>
> I only use for pizza and I've never noticed a difference at all, as George
> said too.

Perhaps doesn't effect cheese that will eventually be melted. I was
thinking of my beloved cheddars, which I typically eat in their natural
state.

nb

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On 3/21/2012 4:29 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
> We all have some.....don't we? I know I do. Here's a good little
> article from the Times about those kitchen tools we buy and never use.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/di...tml?ref=dining
>
> Two people talk about NOT using things many people use here on a
> regular basis: a pressure cooker, and a Cuisinart.

Well, I didn't buy it exactly but a dishwasher came with the house
and I have never used it (almost 19 years). I hate dishwashers.

I bought some microwave egg cookers. Their little egg-shaped
plastic containers, solid white bottom, cleat top. You put one
egg in each one. I used them once. Had them probably 25-30 years.

I've got a cast iron chicken fryer that I've only used once.
Had it at least 10 years now.

I've also got a cast iron Lodge pre-seasoned chicken fryer that
I've used once. Got it a couple of years ago. Works fine but
it's just too damn heavy to deal with. Probably will never use
it again.

I've got a copper double-boiler that I haven't used in at least
15 years. Mainly because I never make 7-minute frosting
anymore. I just don't make many things that require a double-
boiler.

I'm sure there are more that I just can't remember. Probably because
I never use them and they're packed away somewhere so I never even
see them.

Kate

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Ophelia wrote:

>One 'gadget' I can't do without is a dedicated electric mincer/grinder and
>shredder! I use it a LOT for all kinds of things.

If that's not a food processor, what is it?

notbob wrote:

>> I was about to say for pizza too. That's all I use and I keep a bag in the
>> freezer for when the time comes. I'm talking about the mozzarella
>
>Doesn't that ruin the cheese? It's been my experience that freezing
>good cheese makes it inedible ....at least to me.

I agree, but we're talking about factory mozz, not "good cheese". It
survives the freezer just fine.