REVIEW: Food Processor

I like the Cuisinart Elite Collection 12-Cup Die-Cast Food Processor.

It has a 12 cup capacity (one of the highest outside of commercial machines) and it has a 4 cup insert so you don't have to get the whole thing dirty if you have a small job. That last is one of its best points, in my book.

It also comes with a 1000 watt motor. So the blades won't be binding just because you gave it three carrots at one time.

The Cuisinart food processor comes with an instructional DVD (I suppose for those who have never watched a cooking show). More useful will be the recipe book.

8th "Conservation" Linky: Share Ways That You Use Kitchen Appliance Parts in Other Ways, 12/2/11-12/8/11

Imagine that you live on a spaceship (because you do) traveling to the nearest extra-solar star* [OK, you're on a BIG spaceship orbiting the Sun...].

What would you take? How would you do things differently?

I'm Pam Hoffman and I was 'green' when it was still a color. I started making different decisions about my personal "Conservation" back in the 80s, I just always thought of it as 'spaceship thinking' so I reused, recycled, re-purposed, composted and plain old did not get things as part of my daily routine.

I'm Jeff Miller. My parents went through the depression and WWII rationing so, I too, was raised to think of ways to reuse, recycle, and re-purpose things. I do my bit to conserve resources but I'm not radical about it. In my own bit of "spaceship thinking," I've always felt that we've been tearing apart the life support system to repair the coffee maker. However, I'm a technophile so I think that our increasing understanding and innovations will eventually solve the problem. I just hope that there's something left to save.

Topic of the week:

Have you ever salvaged some component or other from a Kitchen Appliance to use in some other capacity?

I'll give you an example.

I had a juicer once that met its end and, instead of just pitching the whole thing, I pulled it apart and saved a couple of things from it.

The catch basins were obvious - use them to carry liquids, as a vase for flowers, etc.

If my daughter had been at home still, I'd have opened up the motor and other electrical/electronic components to investigate.

CAUTION: If you are going to do something like this, do a little reading to understand ways to stay safe. I have a degree in Electronics Engineering Technology so I have the confidence to pull apart small appliances and fix them. You might not.

I pulled a few more things from this particular appliance though their usefulness was not quite as obvious.

Go Ahead and Add YOUR ways to Use Kitchen Appliance Parts in Other Ways Below.

Thanks for playing. Here are a few 'rules' to maintain your spot on this "Conservation" Linky Series...

1. Please Adhere to the Linky Party Theme
2. Link Directly to YOUR Participating Post (not just the main URL)
3. Link Back From Your Post to This Post (NOT a different page) With the Text: CoE - Kitchen Appliances Upcycle
4. Please Do Your Best to Visit Fellow Participants Posts and Leave Them a Comment. Isn't That Why YOU'RE Here?

This Linky will reorder the links by 'Likes.' If you want to stay in the top spots, have everyone you know stop by and click on the 'Like' by your link!

Have Fun!

Share the way you Use Kitchen Appliance Parts in Other Ways Below:



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DEFINITION: Immersion Blender

immersion blender

noun

1. a handheld electric appliance for blending or grinding food with a protected blade that can be submerged in the food being processed — also called hand blender, stick blender

More here:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immersion%20blender

Contest Reminder....

Remember you have a chance to win a PDF of the first edition of the first book in the CoE series "Where's My Other Half?" on Christmas day!

You must GO TO the original CoE Contest post, read the instructions and go for it!

It's easy to win.

Good Luck!

DEFINITION: Parchment Paper

parchment paper

A heavy, grease- and moisture-resistant paper with a number of culinary uses including lining baking pans, wrapping foods that are to be baked en PAPILLOTE and to make disposable PASTRY BAGS. Parchment paper is available in gourmet kitchenware stores and many supermarkets.

More here:
http://www.epicurious.com/tools/fooddictionary/entry/?id=3806

Tip: Better Crumble Toppings

Many holiday deserts use a crumble topping. This is usually a somewhat dry dough that is stirred but not kneaded to a uniform consistency which you spread over the top of the baked desert.

One thing that can make the crumble a bit difficult to work with is the natural stringyness of egg white. To combat this, add a teaspoonful of water to an egg used for crumbing in order to remove the stringiness.

7th "Conservation" Linky: Share Ways You Use Leftover Turkey, 11/25/11-12/1/11

Imagine that you live on a spaceship (because you do) traveling to the nearest extra-solar star* [OK, you're on a BIG spaceship orbiting the Sun...].

What would you take? How would you do things differently?

I'm Pam Hoffman and I was 'green' when it was still a color. I started making different decisions about my personal "Conservation" back in the 80s, I just always thought of it as 'spaceship thinking' so I reused, recycled, re-purposed, composted and plain old did not get things as part of my daily routine.

I'm Jeff Miller. My parents went through the depression and WWII rationing so, I too, was raised to think of ways to reuse, recycle, and re-purpose things. I do my bit to conserve resources but I'm not radical about it. In my own bit of "spaceship thinking," I've always felt that we've been tearing apart the life support system to repair the coffee maker. However, I'm a technophile so I think that our increasing understanding and innovations will eventually solve the problem. I just hope that there's something left to save.

Topic of the week:

There are some folks who won't touch leftovers. Personally, I think they are sometimes BETTER a day or two after they were originally cooked.

Since our friends in the USA are recovering from their holiday feast, I'm wondering - what do YOU like to do with your leftover turkey and other fixins?

I recall making soup with such leftovers (not reserved for this holiday alone!) and it's a good way to warm up on a cold day in November in Northern Ohio.

Go Ahead and Add YOUR ways to Use Turkey Leftovers Below.

Thanks for playing. Here are a few 'rules' to maintain your spot on this "Conservation" Linky Series...

1. Please Adhere to the Linky Party Theme
2. Link Directly to YOUR Participating Post (not just the main URL)
3. Link Back From Your Post to This Post (NOT a different page) With the Text: CoE - Leftover Turkey
4. Please Do Your Best to Visit Fellow Participants Posts and Leave Them a Comment. Isn't That Why YOU'RE Here?

This Linky will reorder the links by 'Likes.' If you want to stay in the top spots, have everyone you know stop by and click on the 'Like' by your link!

Have Fun!

Share the way you Use Leftover Turkey Below:



To prepare for upcoming CoE Linky Parties, see the CoE Linky Party Calendar!

*Proxima Centauri