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Gadgets & Tools

Happy Birthday to Me, Thanks Larry

Larry has been treating me almost daily with birthday gifts.  I sort of stretch this celebration out as long as I can, and today’s goodie was a whisk.  It’s Worth It.
This silicone beauty is a Butterfly by Kuhn Rikon, Switzerland.  Feels great in the hand.
It took just a couple of whooshes through my favorite [...]

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My Third Egg Cooker

I burned out the first two with use. Almost daily, I have poached eggs with this Oster Egg Cooker. And at least once a week, I hard cook a supply of eggs. For Easter, the machine was working hard.
But these gadgets take practice, pretty easy to overcook eggs in it, and this third one [...]

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Yogurt Maker

Some kitchen gadgets are questionable whether one could live without them.   I could probably live without a little yogurt maker.  Throughout history, few cultures had them, yet yogurt is one of the oldest foods we have.
The need to make my own yogurt isn’t terribly strong; I’ve turned the process into a weekend puttering ritual.  [...]

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