14,440 and Counting ....

Ok, so this pic has absolutely nothing to do with the post. I just wanted to add some color and show off our rhododendrons.

It's possible that in 40 years of cooking, I've gotten a teeeensy bit bored.

Last I checked, I have a collection of electric cooking appliances which rivals the Small Appliances aisle at Target. It includes an egg cooker, rice cooker, fryer, wok, cupcake maker, bread machine, crock pot, coffee maker, coffee grinder, toaster oven, microwave oven, food processor, electric mixer, stick mixer, blender, waffle iron, cookie press, apple peeler-corer-slicer, and juicer. That's not even counting random units (yogurt maker, popcorn popper, peanut butter maker) which are buried and half-forgotten in the basement, their missing and broken parts appropriately scattered who knows where.

Look, if I've been cooking for 360 days/year for 40 years that means I've prepared meals 14,400 days. And counting. Look, a saute pan and oven get old after 7,201 times.

Look, I don't know what I'd do without my egg cooker, rice cooker, fryer, wok, cupcake maker, bread machine, crock pot, coffee maker, coffee grinder, toaster oven, microwave oven, food processor, electric mixer, stick mixer, blender, waffle iron, cookie press, apple peeler-corer-slicer, and juicer. Maybe lose some weight, I dunno. I use them all the time (well maybe not the waffle maker and apple peeler-corer-slicer. Or cookie press.)

Look, it's just more fun to use an egg cooker, rice cooker, fryer, wok, cupcake maker, bread machine, crock pot, coffee maker, coffee grinder, toaster oven, microwave oven, food processor, electric mixer, stick mixer, blender, waffle iron, cookie press, apple peeler-corer-slicer, and juicer than stand at the stove. 

I would love a panini maker, but where would I put it? I guess I could make room in the Hoosier in the dining room/plant room/project room/kids' closet. For now I use the old-fashioned method: a griddle, paper plate, and tea kettle filled with water.

So how many kitchen appliances do you have? Which is your favorite, the one you couldn't live without?

After the essential coffee maker, my second favorite is the bread machine. The way I see it, if the egg cooker, rice cooker, fryer, wok, cupcake maker, crock pot, coffee maker, coffee grinder, toaster oven, microwave oven, food processor, electric mixer, stick mixer, blender, waffle iron, cookie press, apple peeler-corer-slicer, and juicer all fail me, at least we have good bread, and good bread rescues any meal. Right?

Rounding out the Top 3 is the cupcake maker. Look, you never know when you'll need to whip up a dozen corn muffins or cupcakes in 15 minutes.

Of course this is all made possible by our local electric company which is so reliable we don't even have a generator.

Maybe I should stop by its office with some cupcakes. Also some deviled eggs, rice, stir fry, soup, coffee, toast, waffles, cookies, apple pie, and freshly squeezed orange juice.

Yeah.













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