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stoutfellow) wrote2014-11-22 06:07 pm
stoutfellow) wrote2014-11-22 06:07 pm
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Buying Stuff
Today, preparatory to next week's feasting, I paid a visit to the Chef Shoppe. The main thing I was looking for was an 8x8 cake pan, for the corn bread. I've got a number of baking pans, of various shapes and sizes, but I didn't have a square pan, for some reason.
I also wanted a new set of measuring cups. I have a perfectly satisfactory large Pyrex cup, but that's for quantities of a cup or more; for smaller amounts, I've relied on a cheap set of light plastic cups. They've never been really satisfactory, though; they're hard to clean, inconveniently shaped, and prone to vanishing. I can't remember when I last saw the quarter-cup.... The new set is lightweight metal; they'll fit in one of the kitchen drawers, and for cleaning I can just toss them in the dishwasher.
On impulse, I also bought an onion chopper. Of all the kitchen chores that I find myself doing frequently, chopping onions with knives is probably the most disagreeable. The slices never come out even, the pieces wind up too big, there's always a risk of cutting myself, and that's leaving aside the eye and nose effects. This device - well, I'll probably still have to cut ends off and peel the onions, but the rest of the job looks straightforward. (It can also be used for peppers, bell peppers, carrots, celery, and the like, or so the box says.)
Tomorrow will be busily culinary.
I also wanted a new set of measuring cups. I have a perfectly satisfactory large Pyrex cup, but that's for quantities of a cup or more; for smaller amounts, I've relied on a cheap set of light plastic cups. They've never been really satisfactory, though; they're hard to clean, inconveniently shaped, and prone to vanishing. I can't remember when I last saw the quarter-cup.... The new set is lightweight metal; they'll fit in one of the kitchen drawers, and for cleaning I can just toss them in the dishwasher.
On impulse, I also bought an onion chopper. Of all the kitchen chores that I find myself doing frequently, chopping onions with knives is probably the most disagreeable. The slices never come out even, the pieces wind up too big, there's always a risk of cutting myself, and that's leaving aside the eye and nose effects. This device - well, I'll probably still have to cut ends off and peel the onions, but the rest of the job looks straightforward. (It can also be used for peppers, bell peppers, carrots, celery, and the like, or so the box says.)
Tomorrow will be busily culinary.
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