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lindag

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  1. I watched a review some time ago of mandolins on America's Test Kitchen.

    The results of which were (as I remember) was that the v-blade slicers were infinitely better at cutting cleanly than the straight edge types.

    I have a v-slicer that I got a few years ago and I like it a lot.

    And I also just got an electric mandoline dicer, slicer, shredder.  Just haven't tried it out yet.

  2. Darienne,

    I read lots of the reviews and most were very positive as far as the performance;  the only negatives seemed to be that people had trouble with putting the blade sets together.  In looking at the manual, there's a very good color-coded chart that identifies how to put the color-coded blades together.  For me, I really don't think there will be any question. 

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  3. I'm such a sucker for kitchen gadgets and small appliances!  First the BSO, then the IP, then the CSO.

    Now it's this.

    I do so much chopping and dicing this time of year as I get really inspired by the colder weather to make soups, casseroles and stews and braises.  I watched the demo and knew I had lost control.

    It arrived yesterday and this weekend I'll try it with everything I can find to chop up!

    Interested?

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  4. This actually happened to me just a couple days ago.  I routinely boil up about a half cup water every morning to use for my dogs' dehydrated food.  I use the same Pyrex 16 oz. measuring  cup (that's been around for years and years, so it is not super smooth on the inside anymore).

    Water blew out of the cup and onto the turntable, however, it did not blow the door open.

    Odd that it should happen after this many years of doing the same thing.

  5. My favorite kind of squash is Hubbard.  Every once in a while I score a nice big pre-cut chunk.  Seems like it is the most flavorful of all.  The darker the flesh color seems to indicate the deeper flavor.

  6. I keep see promos for something like 'worst chefs, celebrity edition'.  Haven't actually seen it but it sounds like it'd be a real contender for worst show ever.  Imagine these wanna be 'celebrities' mugging and trying so hard to be worst.  Arghhh!

  7. Yesterday I made bean soup in my crockpot.  Found a ham hock in my freezer along with a couple andouille sausages, added the navy beans, carrot, lots of chopped onion and garlic, S&P, 2 bay leaves, some dried thyme, a tiny bit of fennel fronds (because I'd tossed out the celery which doesn't keep from one use to the next). and one small red potato, chopped up.  Cooked it all day and it was fantastic with a lovely ciabatta roll I got from Schwan's.

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