I've manged several extremely good batches of ice cream ... no waxiness.

Ben & Jerry have an ice cream recipe book that's REALLY good, but do use raw eggs. A friend of mine makes icecream from their book exclusively, and hasn't killed or sickened anyone yet.

I tend to avoid the raw egg based recipes personally, even if it does enhance the texture and richness.

The base recipes that came with my Krups ice cream maker do pretty well, and I made a batch of banana rum up ... I'll have to look for that recipe. I forget what book it was in but it was kickin' ... I took it into work, forgot that the ETOH was NOT cooked out of the mix. We got detectable blows on the alco-sensor from it. :) oopsie!

That Guy ... $30 for a breadmaker? Damn!!! I might actually have to go over to Kohl's and check that out ... I'd been avoiding them because I like the process of making bread from scratch, but WOW ... cheaper than my last coffee maker! Can't pass that up!

April 30th One-Day Sale. Major appliances 30-60% off! Houseware, linens, bathroom gadgetry, luggage, men's and women's fashion all up to 60% off! I waited all week for it.
You have to catch the good prices in the circulars they send out. The everyday prices are still good, but a deal's a steal. I don't buy if it isn't on sale. kohls.com - you can get sale prices online, too.

Kohl's has got to be the better reincarnation of Monty Ward's. I had never been in one before I moved to Philadelphia, and they have some great stuff at great prices. I should go there more often.

(At least I finally started doing my clothes shopping at Marshall's.)

Kohl's is nice, but it isn't the Clover. :(

Check out this NY Times story (reg required) for six cool new kitchen gadgets. Best is the ice cream scoop.

http://cellar.org/2003/scoop.jpg

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/04/ma...rtner=USERLAND

Yea that scoop is cool! I also liked the toaster.

But i don't think i'd ever bring my self to having a transparent composter in my kitchen.uggh:turd:

I shop for kitchen gadgets like most women shop for shoes. (With enthusiasm, high frequency, and a mild degree of fetishism.)

Can't say that I have a favorite -- depends on the situation. I get a lot of mileage out of my Foreman Grill, and I'm liking my Foreman Roaster more and more as I keep using it for different things. Crank-driven potato slicers (nice for quick homemade potato chips or scalloped potatoes), ice shavers, rice/vegetable steamers, an old bread machine, an older food processor that I haven't tried out yet, the ubiquitous digital prong thermometer...

Actually, the more I think about it, there is one gadget that I use frequently, saves a TON of time and effort, produces uniform results quickly, and is extremely simple to operate: my garlic press.

i keep putting off buying one, but i imagine when i finally get around to purchasing a mandoline, it will quickly become my favourite.

hmmm... maybe i should hit bed bath and beyond tonight.

~james

WTF! I go there and register and then they want $2.95 to read the article??:(

It's been archived and it costs money to look at the archives.

I need one of these.

Any progress? I've not had any luck finding one that seems good & isn't horribly overpriced. But I've also gone through a meat tenderizer and 2 wooden spoons using the "put ice in plastic bag and bash" method. (The things I do for martinis....)

Any way we could customize the face?

I went through another round of looking for good ice crushers and it would appear that everyone who wants one has one built in to their fridge.

Like, duh, welcome to 2005. :3_eyes: