Too Many Kitchen Appliances?
To have the most amount of kitchen fun, multiple gadgets are a necessity. Or are they? What with rice cookers, waffle irons, the almighty kitchen aid stand mixer and ice cream makers, you are bound to have more kitchen gadgets than you know what to do with. Not to mention a cupboard’s worth of manuals which you will have to search through any time you want to use any of them.
Look at most wedding registries, and you are bound to find a request for at least two of the above mentioned kitchen necessities - but are they really crucial? In this modern world when we want everything done instantly with as little effort as possible, it seems the answer is yes.
However, any good chef can make a gourmet meal with a knife and a few pots and pans. Understandable if you make waffles on a regular basis, it makes sense to own a waffle iron. But how about that ice cream maker you last use when you kids where 5? Maybe it’s time to Spring clean the kitchen…
October 21st, 2008 at 6:49 pm
I couldn’t agree more. Most of us have collected items that will make our life easier and shave some time while being in the kitchen. How much do you really use some of it? Going back to basics seems to be the route we end up going because it’s easier than digging out that griddle or mixer.