Food Love: Your favorite appliance?

Friday, August 11, 2006

Your favorite appliance?

I am really a big fan of my kitchenaid. We have a history. I bought her (yes, I did say HER) at an estate sale for 45$. She was in pretty bad shape. But I had always dreamed of having a kitchenaid, and here was one, soon to be homeless. As I sifted through the kitchen of an dead old lady I never knew (that's always a bit creepy you know) my eyes kept darting back to her, she was calling me. So I picked her up (no easy task) and took her home. Once home, Paul took one look at her and questioned whether or not to ever send me out garage saling on my own again. She really was in a sorry state. I took a toothbrush to her. And some bleach. I scraped and scrubbed. She looked like new.
I don't remember what our first meal together was, but it was a disaster. I soon found out that she only had one speed: really fast. I had to take her to the appliance shop to have her fixed, setting me back 90$, more than I had originally paid for her. I didn't mind, by this time we had bonded, like only an appliance and her girl could.
For me it's one of those appliances I couldn't imagine my kitchen without. I use her at least three or four times a week.
So, what's your favorite kitchen appliance?

2 comments:

Andee said...: I too love my kitchen aid. we bought it with wedding money. my poor husband didn't understand the necessity then, but he does now. in fact, it was his idea to add the blender to our kitchen aid family. my current favorite appliance is my george foreman grill. i am on my fourth one--two have been replaced under salton's wonderful warrantee, one was replaced by my lovely sister for Christmas when i let the warrantee run out before i called the company. anyway, i have grilled chicken, made really yummy philly cheesesteak inspired paninis, cooked up hamburgers, grilled sliced walla walla sweet onions, and warmed buns. and that was all this week! i'm planning on using it to do some more chicken for chicken saled in a little bit.; 10:24 AM
Aunt Jenny said...: My kitchen aid mixer is EXACTLY like yours. I got it for Christmas in 1987 and I use it nearly every day. I can't imagine life without it either. I am really not much of a gadget person..or small appliances either..but I love that mixer!; 11:48 PM

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Alysun: I learned to cook while in Africa 4 years ago when I was forced to cook from scratch. I didn't have a clue away from the comforts of my culture's ready-made food selections. Now, as a mother to 2 small girls, and a wife to a hungry farmer, I love to cook good, healthy food for my family.

Andrea: I have always loved to bake, cookies especially, but cooking was never "my thing." I had my husband convinced I couldn't do much besides boil water for the first year of our marriage. But my husband likes food and he like variety. PB and J and Top Ramen didn't cut the mustard. So I broke out the cook books and figured out it's not so bad. I enjoy cooking now and look forward to trying new recipes. Cookies are still my favorite.

Annie: My food loves are pies, casseroles, birthday cakes, and holiday food! As a single woman I knew only of toaster waffles and sandwiches. When I got married I discovered that not only did I like to cook, I wasn't too bad at it either. I live in Portland Oregon with my husband and one year old son. In a former life I was a kindergarten teacher.

Jeana: I'm just recently discovering how much fun cooking can be. Dinner time used to always feel like a chore and I felt limited by my family's meager food budget. By getting organized, menu planning, and learning fool-proof recipes from other moms I am experiencing a whole new way to be creative.

Kelleigh: As the second oldest of 10 children, I was forced into cooking for an army at a young age. Fortunately, I "studied" under my father, the man who throws in "a little of this and a little of that", so I'm not really afraid to experiment and modify when needed. I am now cooking for my own little, tiny family (there are only 4 of us!) and REALLY enjoy being able to cook better food on a smaller scale. I'm always on the look-out for recipes that have a gourmet taste without the outlandish ingredients or price.

Lindsay: Growing up I loved to bake and my mom's only rule was, "as long as you do the dishes". When I got married, my sister-in-law made me a recipe book of all the Button family favorite recipes and it became one of my most used tools in learning to cook for my husband. Today, I'm an avid meal planner, and find cooking for my family of 5 fun and gratifying (most of the time!) And my husband and I have worked out a sweet deal: I cook, he does the dishes!