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I guess I have to agree with Rita...most of these look cluttered and overdone; almost claustrophobic...not a restful place to actually cook; and I would guess the homeowners actually don't cook. I suppose their decorators sold them every "decorator piece" they could.

This little grinder is great...I've had mine for probably 5 years or so. It is not hard to turn, I don't have to have it plugged in...it grinds the beans for a potful of coffee in less than a minute and it will also fit on a regular mason jar if you ever would break the jar. The rubber thing on the bottom actually fits over the top in use, to keep the beans in while grinding. It's small and fits in my cupboard easily and I can grind coffee even if the electricity goes off.

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I agree on the look...it's great, especially the skylight. However, the layout...does this design team know anything about actual food prep? I'm a food pro, and I can't even picture this layout with a catering team.

It takes 1 1/2 minutes in the microwave to fix 1-minute oats (not packets of instant stuff) right in the bowl; fresh and cheap. My husband prepares it for us most mornings...he keeps the measure right in the canister on the counter. Why would you buy something you have to keep in your precious freezer space and probably not save any more time.?

Don't clean it periodically - date your stuff and use it first.
I keep a basket of "use-it-now" items in the freezer so I check there first. Same with produce - use it up in soup or salads before shopping. That's what's on our menu - what "has" to be used.
I don't have to do much to keep up that way. Why feed the compost bin when I could feed us.

I made this recipe today...I used consomme as I didn't have any wine around we didn't want to drink! I have large pots of rosemary and thyme, and they really added something to this dish.
I made half of a 4# chuck roast last week like "Mom's" and it was stringy and tough - I used the rest for this recipe and the meat was so tender we couldn't believe it was the same roast!! I made homemade mashed potatoes with it and thickened a little of the broth for gravy. We liked the fact that the meat wasn't "boiled" in texture and appearance, but was still meltingly tender. I have already shared it with my sister.
Thanks.

I am in complete agreement with mdorothy and suzemagoo...
if my sister didn't pass on a few magazines I wouldn't read any.
Too much stuff you don't need...too many convenience items - both food and otherwise.
Who's going to care about your "stuff" when you're gone?

We can walk to 2 groceries and a farmer's market on Tuesday and Saturday throughout the fall and summer. We still drive 60 miles 3 or 4 times a year to stock up on staples at a good price. That again is the price of living in a small town in the boonies. However, we can also have our own garden, and can and preserve from it.

We remember lutefisk and lefse dinners at the Norwegian Lutheran churches in Minnesota. I can live without the lutefisk, but lefse - yes.
My grandmother immigrated from Oslo.