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I adore this tool! Bought it for help in making pie crusts, but now I use it to divide dough (fabulous for scones), scooping veggies and it can even double for a spatula.

I'd love to know if anyone has used the eggshells. I've got a bunch of old recipies from my greatgrandma and she writes about using eggshells when making large vats of coffee at the church. I think it is supposed to make the coffee taste less bitter. Might be a Swedish thing.

For Christmas gifts (yes, I know they are REALLY late) I've been doing subversive cross stitch and then plan to make them into pillows. Well, my mom will make them into pillows cause the cross stitch is as craft as I get!

Here is a picture of one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/teapotdormouse/2074746055/in/set-72157601939922883/

HonoluluSu -- I agree, the bagless vacuums are such a pain. Especially my last one which had a HEPA filter which I had to bang against the garbage to get rid of the dust and hair on it every time I emptied the canister. Woosh -- dust in the face. Ugh.

Glad to see this list, I've been looking for a bag-vacuum to replace my previous bagless vacuum.

Wow, I didn't realize I was so tech savy but I'm one of the three out of ten woman that actually enjoys talking about HDTV. In fact I've had to educate my (male) friends who had not set up their TVs correctly and thought they were viewing in HD when they were not! HDMI cable is a glorious thing.

However, one of the first questions I ask my brother (my computer tech consultant) when buying something new is if it is "shiny". Sigh, I love sparkles!

I think part of the different buying styles is that women are less likely to be obsessive over an entertainment purchase. I want a Wii but I'm not going to camp out overnight or call all over town for one. However if it happens to be at the store I'm in then I'll be sure to grab it!

I would go with red curtains -- mirror the lipstick on the print. It would definitely add to the room, and if the color is dark enough shouldn't detract from the bedspread/print focal points. So long as you don't have a heater below the window I would also go with full lenght curtains rather than short ones.

I have friends who refuse to use my microwave to reheat anything (something about the radiation) -- but they use the convention oven feature. I'm willing to risk radiation for the ease of use -- and Hulk was always one of my favorite comic guys!

Love to ventilate -- but what do you do when the neighbors smoke? My balcony is right next to my neighbor's, and she is a chain smoker (along with her boyfriend). Having a west facing apartment it gets warm so I like to leave the balcony door open in the evening, but then the smell of smoke permiates my living room. Any suggestions?