Posted on 12/11/2006 7:03:31 PM PST by Pukin Dog
Okay, here it is:
Girlfriend is a budding pastry chef, who made a subtle hint yesterday about wanting a Mixmaster. I'm thinking "thats no big deal, what the hell?" So, I go up to Amazon, and theres all these colors, and all these freakin attachments, and DAMN that thing is expensive!! I thought I was going to get away cheap on this deal, ya know?
So, you owners of these things, what is so great about them anyway, and what attachments should I buy with the thing, and what freaking COLOR and, and, and, by the time I'm ready to buy, should I just give her the cash?
Why is this thing so much more expensive then the other brands? Does food taste better with this thing? Is this some female status symbol or something? I could buy a lot of man stuff with that money, so ladies, tell me what's so great about this sucker, before I get her a gift certificate instead!
I use a version of the raking method shown below. These are recreational methods. Pro's drag a 3'wide sled through the water that scoops them up, and use big pumps to flush the much out of the sled.
http://www.lehsd.k12.nj.us/seaport/Vaughn/methods_of_clamming.htm
Holiday traditions, like my rendition of "Take the A Train" played on a wrapping paper tube.
That was AWESOME. Clamzo rules.
Hahahaha. There's got to be some payoff for this whole parenting thing.
Huh huh huh...You said shinicock. /Beavis
There is no such thing as bad publicity. :-)
The above solution will heap huge amounts of praise and adoration upon you.
This has worked for me for 36 years .
That's a tradition that shall live on, and on, and on...
We shoot down our Christmas trees too.
Aaaaaaand that's my cue to go make coffee, cause anything I could say to that would get me banned. :-P
ROFL! I though mine dear Hubby was going to croak when I asked for one for Christmas last year.
He was always under the impression that you NEVER buy appliances for your wife's Christmas present.
Then again, I AM one of those (apparently) infuriating women who really doesn't want much. A place to sleep, food to eat and clothes to wear and I'm good to go, so trying to come up with the answer to "What do you want for Christmas?" gets tougher every year. :-)
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Pukin, these mixers are so expensive (and heavy) because they actually have metal guts. Unlike other brands who have plastic guts that wear easily and smell terrible if you put too much strain on the motor.
Mine came with the basic setup-bowl, whip, dough hook and regular mixer blade. It's a wonderful machine, but I wouldn't advise getting the fancy attachments unless you find something you know she'd use.
mark
Maybe she can make you home-made buffalo wings...they're easy, and taste much better than the take-out kind..and you cna make them as HOT as you like...
geodunk ping..I can smell the chowder from here..
Ha! I have two confessions.
Last Christmas I asked for and got an apron. I felt so un pc but I got tired of clothes getting spattered and such. So I love my new apron.
And what in hell are these cooking stones? When did they come about? How did I miss them? What do you cook on them?That is the strangest thing I ever heard of. I know about bread warming stones but cooking stones. Have we all gone medieval?
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