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Songbird posted: "In a minor domestic crisis, my food processor, or more precisely the part you use for almost everything for which I use a food processor, picked the eve of the festive season of the year to give up the ghost. A crack in the lid expanded such that a batch of squash soup had to be liberated via that column shaped thing that sticks up on top.
Can you tell this is not my area of strength?
Next week, I'm hosting Thanksgiving. I need your help. Please answer the following kitchen-related questions:"
1) Do you have a food processor? Can you recommend it? Which is to say, do you actually use it?
We have a Cusinart. It's an old one, a gift to Beloved who kept making hummus in the blender and that was difficult. She knows how to use it, Since she moved in, I have stayed out of our miniscule kitchen which really only has room for one.
2) And if so, do you use the fancy things on it? (Mine came with a mini-blender (used a lot and long ago broken) and these scary disks you used to julienne things (used once).)
No fancy things. Verry Scarry! BL has accidents in the kitchen, cuts, burns, 'bagel cuts' that require stiches. BAN the BAGEL-no really, I cut all Bagels.
3) Do you use a standing mixer? Or one of the hand-held varieties?
Hand held mixer. In drawer. I used that to make a gourmet b'day cake several years ago. Yummy with Calibeaut (sp) chocolate.
(And isn't that color delightfully retro?)
(White?)
4) How about a blender? Do you have one? Use it much?
Yes, No.
5) Finally, what old-fashioned, non-electric kitchen tool do you enjoy using the most?
Potato peeler used for Parmesan, can opener-non electric, really , really small kitchen. No electric dishwasher. I'm getting too old to live like this, really!
Bonus: Is there a kitchen appliance or utensil you ONLY use at Thanksgiving or some other holiday? If so, what is it?
My mothers glass pie plates and casseroles. I have cooked Thanksgiving dinner here, but not recently.
4) How about a blender? Do you have one? Use it much?
Yes, No.
5) Finally, what old-fashioned, non-electric kitchen tool do you enjoy using the most?
Potato peeler used for Parmesan, can opener-non electric, really , really small kitchen. No electric dishwasher. I'm getting too old to live like this, really!
Bonus: Is there a kitchen appliance or utensil you ONLY use at Thanksgiving or some other holiday? If so, what is it?
My mothers glass pie plates and casseroles. I have cooked Thanksgiving dinner here, but not recently.
