• 02Oct

    I have a confession.

    I didn’t want to wait too long before admitting it, leading my readers on, then telling everyone and getting awkward. So here it goes: My kitchen tools aren’t up to par.  I don’t own a stand mixer, or a food processor.  My double-boiler consists of IKEA pots and bowls stacked on each other.  I use a tea infuser to sprinkle confectioner’s sugar on baked goods.  Don’t even ask about pans or a knife set.  The only reason I use good knives now is because my roommate has a set of Henckels.  Which, as a side note, is ironic since his idea of cooking is using a keypad (phone or microwave).  I made a berry pie recently and to grind the graham crackers and puree the berries, I had to put small batches into my [roommate's] blender.  Which then had me thinking.  When did people actually start using some of these items?  I seem to be ambling along just find without them, so I’m sure others have for generations before me.

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