I have won Christmas two years in a row (Instapot and a countertop oven) with recommendations from this list... Already got a third gift lined up for this year...
I just want to say that if you have a large family, go with a Bosch instead of a KitchenAid mixer. They're the favorite of Utah housewives, which I didn't understand until I became a mother of 5 and the Kitchen Aid just wasn't large enough for 4 loaves of bread. My friend went with the largest KA and after using our Bosch a couple of times said she'd wished she had listened to me and gone Bosch.
Your lists have provided years of gifting ideas for me; and they introduced me to Thermomix, which has been a life-changer for my family and me. When will Part Four come out?
I've purchased a few of the stocking stuffers that you recommended here. Past purchases of the other big ticket items were also courtesy of your earlier gift guides. Thank you so much for this and the Japanese cheesecake tips. Merry Christmas to the three of you from the two of us in SW Colorado!
I have, and absolutely love, the Shun 8" chef's knife. One does need to be mindful about proper technique and tucking the tips of one's fingers that are holding what you are cutting fully under. Managed to pare a little corner of my left index finger off. Quite quickly. This knife is like the Bride's sword in Kill Bill: "If on your cooking journey you should meet God, God will get cut."
"The more moving parts a machine has, the more parts can break and the shorter its likely life. "
The oldest machine in my kitchen is the Mr Coffee 4 cup I use to make 2 mugs a day of decent coffee that I bought in the summer of 2000. Has a switch, a heating element to boil the water to steam, and a warmer. Note: Decent coffee. At 0430 I'm not going to grind my own beans, weigh them on a scale to the milligram, and fiddle with all the controls. Heck, I don't even need to put my glasses on to use it! Just put 2tbs of coffee in the filter(with a pinch of salt), fill the carafe to the "2" line, hit the button, and it's ready to drink when I've finished breakfast. The only problem is that no local grocery stores carry 4 cup filters anymore. It's annoying to have to go to Amazon to order coffee filters.
I have won Christmas two years in a row (Instapot and a countertop oven) with recommendations from this list... Already got a third gift lined up for this year...
I just want to say that if you have a large family, go with a Bosch instead of a KitchenAid mixer. They're the favorite of Utah housewives, which I didn't understand until I became a mother of 5 and the Kitchen Aid just wasn't large enough for 4 loaves of bread. My friend went with the largest KA and after using our Bosch a couple of times said she'd wished she had listened to me and gone Bosch.
Shipping alone has more than tripled. Also for some items demand was really high and its hard to keep stock of product.
Your lists have provided years of gifting ideas for me; and they introduced me to Thermomix, which has been a life-changer for my family and me. When will Part Four come out?
I've purchased a few of the stocking stuffers that you recommended here. Past purchases of the other big ticket items were also courtesy of your earlier gift guides. Thank you so much for this and the Japanese cheesecake tips. Merry Christmas to the three of you from the two of us in SW Colorado!
Thanks for resuming your kitchen guide! My wife doesn't need to know how such thoughtfully-chosen gifts keep appearing each year at Christmas.
I have, and absolutely love, the Shun 8" chef's knife. One does need to be mindful about proper technique and tucking the tips of one's fingers that are holding what you are cutting fully under. Managed to pare a little corner of my left index finger off. Quite quickly. This knife is like the Bride's sword in Kill Bill: "If on your cooking journey you should meet God, God will get cut."
Thanks for the guide! Any chance you could share the bacon-onion jam recipe?
"The more moving parts a machine has, the more parts can break and the shorter its likely life. "
The oldest machine in my kitchen is the Mr Coffee 4 cup I use to make 2 mugs a day of decent coffee that I bought in the summer of 2000. Has a switch, a heating element to boil the water to steam, and a warmer. Note: Decent coffee. At 0430 I'm not going to grind my own beans, weigh them on a scale to the milligram, and fiddle with all the controls. Heck, I don't even need to put my glasses on to use it! Just put 2tbs of coffee in the filter(with a pinch of salt), fill the carafe to the "2" line, hit the button, and it's ready to drink when I've finished breakfast. The only problem is that no local grocery stores carry 4 cup filters anymore. It's annoying to have to go to Amazon to order coffee filters.
"moving people and goods between borders is now"
should be "across borders", or "between countries"?
"I wanted to puree soup the soup I made him"
should be "puree the soup".
"relatively poor conductivity means t heats slowly"
should be "means it heats".
"or have at timer, or an alarm, nor does it latte or espresso."
should be "have a timer". Verbing nouns is okay, but maybe you want "does it [do/make] latte".
"Woodmans of Essex, $60-$350, plus delivery charges. Woodman’s is legendary"
"Woodman's" is correct.