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I'm thinking if kenthomas set up a stand with his sharpening tools, he'd have a line of CC girls waiting around the block to see a demonstration. Call it the CC Single's version of a kissing booth...
I would love to have ken help me sharpen my knives and scissors. The only thing is that my knives are very cheap and probably can't be helped much but I'm so clumsy that I'm not sure that I trust myself with a really expensive set.
For anyone who does any kind of crafting or sewing, Gingher shears will blow any other kind out of the water. Yes, they're expensive, but I wasted enough money on brands like Singer, Fiskars, etc. that I could have spent on a good pair of Gingher's. Seventeen years later, I still have the same pair, sharpen them with a stone and, they still cut better than anything else I've ever tried. If I could get away with using them to chop vegetables, carve a turkey, and perform major surgery, I surely would.
My most sentimental "appliance" would be my sewing machine. Several years ago, my brothers asked my grandparents for help with this or that, and after some time had passed, my Grandpa said to my Grandma, "We helped the boys... What did we do for Kimberlea?" "Kimberlea didn't get diddly squat," my Grandma answered. (Not that asking is bad in any way but I was the one who never asked for anything while we were starting out on our own.)
And so, to make things even... They contributed to my being the very proud owner of a Janome sewing machine. Like all technology, it is outdated after 12 years and now considered obsolete, but I still love it. Especially since my beloved Grammy passed on a few years ago--working on my machine makes me think of her blunt personality and sharp-as-a-tack farmer's wife wit, which I loved so much.
I know she'd be happy to see me still trying to make or repair something on that machine.
And as a side note, with all this talk of French-pressed coffee... I really want to try some.
Either that, or date a French guy. I suppose the coffee would be a bonus.
I would love to have ken help me sharpen my knives and scissors. The only thing is that my knives are very cheap and probably can't be helped much but I'm so clumsy that I'm not sure that I trust myself with a really expensive set.
For anyone who does any kind of crafting or sewing, Gingher shears will blow any other kind out of the water. Yes, they're expensive, but I wasted enough money on brands like Singer, Fiskars, etc. that I could have spent on a good pair of Gingher's. Seventeen years later, I still have the same pair, sharpen them with a stone and, they still cut better than anything else I've ever tried. If I could get away with using them to chop vegetables, carve a turkey, and perform major surgery, I surely would.
My most sentimental "appliance" would be my sewing machine. Several years ago, my brothers asked my grandparents for help with this or that, and after some time had passed, my Grandpa said to my Grandma, "We helped the boys... What did we do for Kimberlea?" "Kimberlea didn't get diddly squat," my Grandma answered. (Not that asking is bad in any way but I was the one who never asked for anything while we were starting out on our own.)
And so, to make things even... They contributed to my being the very proud owner of a Janome sewing machine. Like all technology, it is outdated after 12 years and now considered obsolete, but I still love it. Especially since my beloved Grammy passed on a few years ago--working on my machine makes me think of her blunt personality and sharp-as-a-tack farmer's wife wit, which I loved so much.
I know she'd be happy to see me still trying to make or repair something on that machine.
And as a side note, with all this talk of French-pressed coffee... I really want to try some.
Either that, or date a French guy. I suppose the coffee would be a bonus.
Microwave tops them all, of course. Most used small appliance in the house. Second would be my rice cooker. 
I have a blender and mixer that I use occasionally. A pizza cooker that we actually use a good bit for multiple things *sticks tongue out at Shour*
Electronics - my desktop computer, my phone. Television comes in third. MP3 player.
Tools - lawn mower, leaf blower, weed eater. All used 2-3 times per month. Grill, Edger, hedger, chainsaw, electric screwdriver... all used periodically.
I have a blender and mixer that I use occasionally. A pizza cooker that we actually use a good bit for multiple things *sticks tongue out at Shour* Electronics - my desktop computer, my phone. Television comes in third. MP3 player.
Tools - lawn mower, leaf blower, weed eater. All used 2-3 times per month. Grill, Edger, hedger, chainsaw, electric screwdriver... all used periodically.
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She's not kidding, folks. SHE PUTS THEM IN THE DISHWASHER. I watched her oldest daughter slice a 3 lb. roast with her best knife...no, that's a lie, I watched her saw at the roast like a lumberjack. It took the poor girl an hour. AN HOUR. I am not exaggerating.
I have waaaaaay
TOO.
MUCH.
STUFF.
But I use it all. The house has a microwave built in over the stove, and while it gets use, I am far more fond of my convection toaster oven/broiler. It does things the microwave does, while slower, it's usually better. It doesn't heat up the whole house the way the main oven does. And since I'm usually cooking for one, it's the perfect size. My crock pots and electric skillets are must-haves for all the potluck cooking I do for church. But in the end, if I had to get by with the fewest things, I could do everything I needed to do in the kitchen with my well-seasoned casti-iron skillet(s), my rice cooker, my enameled-cast-iron dutch oven, the toaster oven, and a good santoku. (I prefer a santoku over a chef's knife for 80% of my knife work.)
During the school year, my blender gets daily use as I whip up protein shakes, but I can even get by with a ball shaker. Just means more dishes. The ultimate luxury item, I do not have yet: the Kitchen Aid stand mixer. I only want it for one thing, though, and that's why I haven't bought it...I can't bring myself to spend $300 on a device that I'm only going to use to shred chicken breast 90% of the time. (It's SO GOOD AT IT, though! Once you've done it with the Kitchen Aid, you look at your forks and think, "Never again!")
I have a battery powered drill, and the standard smacking of tools: hammer, pliers, screwdrivers, socket wrenches, tape measure, pipe cutter.
Standard gear for electronics: phone, lappy, desktop, digital camera. (I also have stuff that was issued to me by my employer, but that's not MINE.)
And then precisely what you'd expect to find: clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax (two! I need to sell one), trumpet, trombone, Fender Rhodes with amp stand, 5-string electric bass, small bass amp for practicing, larger bass amp for performance, too many drumsticks. I need to buy a flute...but the pawn shop has an old mid-range E-flat clarinet that keeps calling my name, and a mellophone that I wouldn't mind having. (I have no idea how a pawn shop ended up with a mellophone. There's gotta be a high school somewhere nearby missing one.)
I have waaaaaay
TOO.
MUCH.
STUFF.
But I use it all. The house has a microwave built in over the stove, and while it gets use, I am far more fond of my convection toaster oven/broiler. It does things the microwave does, while slower, it's usually better. It doesn't heat up the whole house the way the main oven does. And since I'm usually cooking for one, it's the perfect size. My crock pots and electric skillets are must-haves for all the potluck cooking I do for church. But in the end, if I had to get by with the fewest things, I could do everything I needed to do in the kitchen with my well-seasoned casti-iron skillet(s), my rice cooker, my enameled-cast-iron dutch oven, the toaster oven, and a good santoku. (I prefer a santoku over a chef's knife for 80% of my knife work.)
During the school year, my blender gets daily use as I whip up protein shakes, but I can even get by with a ball shaker. Just means more dishes. The ultimate luxury item, I do not have yet: the Kitchen Aid stand mixer. I only want it for one thing, though, and that's why I haven't bought it...I can't bring myself to spend $300 on a device that I'm only going to use to shred chicken breast 90% of the time. (It's SO GOOD AT IT, though! Once you've done it with the Kitchen Aid, you look at your forks and think, "Never again!")
I have a battery powered drill, and the standard smacking of tools: hammer, pliers, screwdrivers, socket wrenches, tape measure, pipe cutter.
Standard gear for electronics: phone, lappy, desktop, digital camera. (I also have stuff that was issued to me by my employer, but that's not MINE.)
And then precisely what you'd expect to find: clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax (two! I need to sell one), trumpet, trombone, Fender Rhodes with amp stand, 5-string electric bass, small bass amp for practicing, larger bass amp for performance, too many drumsticks. I need to buy a flute...but the pawn shop has an old mid-range E-flat clarinet that keeps calling my name, and a mellophone that I wouldn't mind having. (I have no idea how a pawn shop ended up with a mellophone. There's gotta be a high school somewhere nearby missing one.)
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LOL... Do I Raine,do I?
As a man I worked with once said to me when I told him he "had to do" something,He said" "Jim,there's only 3 things I need to do in life...Stay Black,Serve God & Die!"
This has been my motto for years,even though when I say this to people they tend to look at me a bit perplexed because I'm not black. lol
In all honesty my post wasn't a slam against Cristen,it just cracked me up because the first thing that came to mind was like some sort of Craigslist ad. Besides,she can get away with making a thread like this. If anyone else had done this it would have gotten perhaps 3 responses,2 of them being new members looking for a spouse,and one from Ugly informing them that this is not a dating site.
As a man I worked with once said to me when I told him he "had to do" something,He said" "Jim,there's only 3 things I need to do in life...Stay Black,Serve God & Die!"
This has been my motto for years,even though when I say this to people they tend to look at me a bit perplexed because I'm not black. lol
In all honesty my post wasn't a slam against Cristen,it just cracked me up because the first thing that came to mind was like some sort of Craigslist ad. Besides,she can get away with making a thread like this. If anyone else had done this it would have gotten perhaps 3 responses,2 of them being new members looking for a spouse,and one from Ugly informing them that this is not a dating site.
I'm surprised no one questioned my rice cooker comment. My roommate after my separation is half Filipino, half Italian, so he knew rice pretty well. If we were both around for dinnertime, I would assign him rice detail (a military term). My "replacement" is an appliance that can steam veggies as the rice cooks in the lower compartment. I can cook rice on the stove...I mean, I know how...I just don't like to.
actually, i read it and was amused, but also assumed it was something like that... ; p
as to actual rice cookers, no one has given me a compelling enough reason to occupy my precious kitchen real estate with such a specific/limited use device. i feel the same way about redundant living spaces.
if i ever had to make rice for an army, i'd just pull out my pressure cooker. ; )
as to actual rice cookers, no one has given me a compelling enough reason to occupy my precious kitchen real estate with such a specific/limited use device. i feel the same way about redundant living spaces.
if i ever had to make rice for an army, i'd just pull out my pressure cooker. ; )
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I read it and thought that maybe you had named your rice cooker because you liked it so much (therefore it became a "he") and it was a really nice/expensive one (hence the Walmart [read: cheap] comment) and that by saying it "moved out" it was a nice way of saying it died. Like when parents take the dog "to a farm" but really...
Your joke makes way more sense now and makes my way of thinking seem so bizarre, ha.
Your joke makes way more sense now and makes my way of thinking seem so bizarre, ha.
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The rice cooker CAN do more than just cook rice (many larger cookers come with a steamer basket that sets on the top of the rice bowl, allowing you to steam veggies or meat while your rice cooks), but if you're the type to own a rice cooker, you will probably use it for that one thing. In college, I used my small rice cooker not only to make rice, but to make pastas, soups, and stir fries in my dorm room, where hot plates were a no-no. You can make steel-cut oats fairly mindlessly over night without using the giant crockpot.
Here's the deal - if you live in an Asian household, you have rice...you have rice COOKED AND READY TO GO AT ALL TIMES. It is not a side, it is the base of every meal. If you have an 8 cup rice cooker, your family of four is all set...for that ONE DAY. (Large rice cookers have a "keep warm" function.) Fire up the cooker to full capacity in the morning, use the rice you need for breakfast...come back to the cooker at lunch, and find the remaining rice still fluffy and warm, waiting for you...come back to it at supper for the last of it, still fluffy and warm.
Yes, you could make it on the stove top, but you have to set the pot to simmer just right, set the timer, make sure the lid doesn't simmer over. And then keeping it warm for long periods of time without burning the bottom (or wasting tons of gas)? Good luck with that. Plug in the rice cooker, put your fingertip on the bottom of the pot, fill to your first knuckle with jasmine rice. (Yes, jasmine rice. You could assert that there are other, better rices to choose from, but you would be wrong.) Fill to your second knuckle with cold water. Close it, flip the switch to COOK, and walk away. When it's done, the cooker will automatically switch to KEEP WARM. It will be fluffy and moist, not soggy, not dry, not crunchy, not browned (if your cooker isn't a crappy one). It will stay that way for over 24 hours, but WHO DOESN'T EAT ALL THAT FRAGRANT, HEAVENLY JASMINE RICE IN A DAY? Oh...right...
If you make rice for only one or two people, for only one or two meals a month? Yeah, you don't need a rice cooker. But to an Asian family, the rice cooker is to us what the coffee pot is to many American homes - an all-day necessity. We will use the whole pot over the whole day, and start over the next day.
Also, if you add butter or soy sauce to your jasmine rice, you deserve a high-five...in the face...with a chair. Jasmine rice needs NOTHING, although if you live on the typical sodium-rich diet that burns out tastebuds like Luke Perry's career post-90210, you may add a splash of nam pla, which is delicate enough to add salt but not overpower the rice's natural flavor.
This has been your token Asian, talking about Asian things, in the most Asian way possible (short of doing it in an Asian language).
*weis, bows*
Here's the deal - if you live in an Asian household, you have rice...you have rice COOKED AND READY TO GO AT ALL TIMES. It is not a side, it is the base of every meal. If you have an 8 cup rice cooker, your family of four is all set...for that ONE DAY. (Large rice cookers have a "keep warm" function.) Fire up the cooker to full capacity in the morning, use the rice you need for breakfast...come back to the cooker at lunch, and find the remaining rice still fluffy and warm, waiting for you...come back to it at supper for the last of it, still fluffy and warm.
Yes, you could make it on the stove top, but you have to set the pot to simmer just right, set the timer, make sure the lid doesn't simmer over. And then keeping it warm for long periods of time without burning the bottom (or wasting tons of gas)? Good luck with that. Plug in the rice cooker, put your fingertip on the bottom of the pot, fill to your first knuckle with jasmine rice. (Yes, jasmine rice. You could assert that there are other, better rices to choose from, but you would be wrong.) Fill to your second knuckle with cold water. Close it, flip the switch to COOK, and walk away. When it's done, the cooker will automatically switch to KEEP WARM. It will be fluffy and moist, not soggy, not dry, not crunchy, not browned (if your cooker isn't a crappy one). It will stay that way for over 24 hours, but WHO DOESN'T EAT ALL THAT FRAGRANT, HEAVENLY JASMINE RICE IN A DAY? Oh...right...
If you make rice for only one or two people, for only one or two meals a month? Yeah, you don't need a rice cooker. But to an Asian family, the rice cooker is to us what the coffee pot is to many American homes - an all-day necessity. We will use the whole pot over the whole day, and start over the next day.
Also, if you add butter or soy sauce to your jasmine rice, you deserve a high-five...in the face...with a chair. Jasmine rice needs NOTHING, although if you live on the typical sodium-rich diet that burns out tastebuds like Luke Perry's career post-90210, you may add a splash of nam pla, which is delicate enough to add salt but not overpower the rice's natural flavor.
This has been your token Asian, talking about Asian things, in the most Asian way possible (short of doing it in an Asian language).
*weis, bows*
