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Skriven 2007-04-29 13:16:43 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Carol Shenkenberger
Ärende: RICE COOKERS AND70429
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 -=> Quoting Carol Shenkenberger to Glen Jamieson <=-

 GJ> Following Christmas, a survey was made of the uselessness or otherwise
 GJ> of gadgets given as presents.  The five most useless kitchen devices
 GJ> were found to be, in order of decreasing uselessness:
 
 GJ> Electric wine chiller
 GJ> Electric ice shaver
 GJ> Ice cream maker
 GJ> Vertical grill
 GJ> Hand-held milk frother

 CS> Could you define 'vertical grill'?   I am wondering if it's close to
 CS> my 'vertisserie' (vertical rotisserie vice normal horizontal one).

I think it is quite different.  I haven't looked for one, but I think
it is a device which clamps a steak vertically, and either cooks it by
contact with two hot plates, or grills it like a toaster with radiant
heat.  Does your vertical rotisserie rotate the chook (or other meat)
in front of a radiant heater like the Greek yiros grills, or is the
meat stationary and surrounded by elements?

 CS> My most useless appliance is an ice cream maker but that's because the
 CS> battery part that is supposed to stir it never worked. If it did work,
 CS> it would have a fun appeal for occasional use.

I can understand the fun aspect of an ice cream maker, but as I can
get good commercial ice cream, I would not bother.

 CS> Most useless to me:
 CS> Electric can opener (gave the last gifted one away unopened).

I use mine often, as I use a lot of cans of diced tomato in my
cooking; it was bought second-hand years ago.

 CS> Cake mixer (dont own or want one)

Although I am not a cake maker, I have an antique Sunbeam Mixmaster,
which I only use for the orange squeezer attachment whenever I decide
to reduce a bucket of oranges from my tree into juice.  It is good at
that, and I get all the mushy fibre as well as the juice.

 CS> I know you like your wok (grin) but I have no desire to have one and
 CS> would never take up primary kitchen storage space with one.  It someone
 CS> gave me one, it would discretely land in a yardsale really fast.

I'm surprised at that.  I find it is so much better than a frying pan
for stir-frying meat or vegetables, and can also be used for stew-type
dishes.  I suppose it all depends on what you are used to, as you
adapt your methods to suit your favourite weapon.

Cheers, Glen
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