Alex Rast > wrote:

>
> Actually, though, my favourites are ones many people would dispute the
> "useless" tag. My personal opinion is that the following are truly useless
> and people only use them out of habit.
>
> Microwave ovens
> Nonstick pans
> Stainless steel knives

I'm with you.

serene (but nonstick is nifty, if not necessary -- just not worth it
because it never lasts and I don't wanna eat chips of the stuff)
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On 2005-04-22, Serene > wrote:

> because it never lasts and I don't wanna eat chips of the stuff)

You're buying the cheap stuff. I've got an Excalibur(tm) coated fry pan
that's over ten years old and it has never chipped. I've burned it,
scrubbed it, and just generally abused the Hell out of it and it's
still hanging in there. It occasionally losses its non-stick
properties whenever I burn something really bad onto it, but scrubbing
the Hell out it with a ScotchBrite pad to take the burnt stuff off
restores it. The teflon coating is really bullet-proof on this brand
coating. Here's why:

http://www.whitfordww.com/excalibur.html

I don't know who is using Excalibur teflon on their pans these days,
but I'm sure someone is. Mine is an older Farberware Millennium line
which they don't make anymore. Do a google search for excalibur pans.

nb

> wrote:

<Actually, though, my favourites are ones many
> people would dispute the "useless" tag. My
> personal opinion is that the following are truly
> useless and people only use them out of
> habit.

>Microwave ovens
>Nonstick pans
>Stainless steel knives

I use all three of those nearly every day.
Although not expensive, my useless items would be this metal meat
defrosting tray thing (as seen on tv) that`s supposed to defrost frozen
meat in minutes - it doesn`t.

That "bacon waves" tray for microwaving bacon.
This thing with a whole bunch of little blades and a handle that`s
supposed to slice a whole tomato at once - it just kinda shreds it,
rather then slicing it.

"Day Dreamer" > wrote in message
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>
> > wrote:
>
> <Actually, though, my favourites are ones many
>> people would dispute the "useless" tag. My
>> personal opinion is that the following are truly
>> useless and people only use them out of
>> habit.
>
>>Microwave ovens
>>Nonstick pans
>>Stainless steel knives
>
> I use all three of those nearly every day.
> Although not expensive, my useless items would be this metal meat
> defrosting tray thing (as seen on tv) that`s supposed to defrost
> frozen
> meat in minutes - it doesn`t.

Not in minutes, but it absolutely speeds up the process. Mine is a
ribbed aluminum thing with rubber feet (I expect copper would work
better, but cost a lot more). Same thing as yours? I don't use it a lot,
but on occasion I find it useful.

Scott.