that cooking meme, from everywhere
Sep. 24th, 2012 12:25 pmBold the ones you have and use at least once a year, italicize the ones you have and don't use, strike through the ones you have had but got rid of.
I wonder how many pasta machines, breadmakers, juicers, blenders, deep fat fryers, egg boilers, melon ballers, sandwich makers, pastry brushes, cheese knives, electric woks, miniature salad spinners, griddle pans, jam funnels, meat thermometers, filleting knives, egg poachers, cake stands, garlic crushers, martini glasses, tea strainers, bamboo steamers, pizza stones, coffee grinders, milk frothers, piping bags, banana stands, fluted pastry wheels, tagine dishes, conical strainers,rice cookers, steam cookers, pressure cookers, slow cookers, spaetzle makers, cookie presses, gravy strainers, double boilers (bains marie), sukiyaki stoves, ice cream makers, and fondue sets languish dustily at the back of the nation's cupboards.
Garlic press: I think I actually have two of these, and I used to use them, but now I either buy minced garlic or cut up the fresh garlic with a knife.
Bamboo steamer: a gift from a friend who upgraded to a stainless one; invaluable on the extremely rare occasions it is called for.
Rice cooker: suddenly died recently, and I'm doing okay with a saucepan just now. If I get to where I don't want to take up a whole burner making rice, I'll replace it.
Slow cooker: like the steamer, seldom but not never.
Fondue set: a gift from my brother's mother-in-law. I don't think I've ever used it, but I keep it, because hey, I could!
I wonder how many pasta machines, breadmakers, juicers, blenders, deep fat fryers, egg boilers, melon ballers, sandwich makers, pastry brushes, cheese knives, electric woks, miniature salad spinners, griddle pans, jam funnels, meat thermometers, filleting knives, egg poachers, cake stands, garlic crushers, martini glasses, tea strainers, bamboo steamers, pizza stones, coffee grinders, milk frothers, piping bags, banana stands, fluted pastry wheels, tagine dishes, conical strainers,
Garlic press: I think I actually have two of these, and I used to use them, but now I either buy minced garlic or cut up the fresh garlic with a knife.
Bamboo steamer: a gift from a friend who upgraded to a stainless one; invaluable on the extremely rare occasions it is called for.
Rice cooker: suddenly died recently, and I'm doing okay with a saucepan just now. If I get to where I don't want to take up a whole burner making rice, I'll replace it.
Slow cooker: like the steamer, seldom but not never.
Fondue set: a gift from my brother's mother-in-law. I don't think I've ever used it, but I keep it, because hey, I could!