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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: Nik2WIN on December 19, 2011, 02:37:29 pm
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Well I've been away from the forum for a very long time ..... I do sneak on here sometimes from my ipad when I need to know something (how naughty is THAT?) but since I can't remember my password and only my laptop remembers it I haven't contributed much.
WELL, had a good old read this afternoon, which I should have KNOWN would cost me money and after reading the thread started in August on vacuum sealers I've now gone and ordered one .....
It WILL save me money, and it WILL stop the waste ...
I shall need to hide it from dh (and I SWORE I would never be one of those women) until you people can come up with full justification for him ....
Perhaps a recipe for some really good marinade will convince him :D
Nik
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:D Nicola, there's many a gadget I've purchased because of this forum!
I blame Maddy, she's a gadget queen, and andie too!
I'm sure you'll love your new sealer and DH will too.
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Well I've been away from the forum for a very long time ..... I do sneak on here sometimes from my ipad when I need to know something (how naughty is THAT?) but since I can't remember my password and only my laptop remembers it I haven't contributed much.
WELL, had a good old read this afternoon, which I should have KNOWN would cost me money and after reading the thread started in August on vacuum sealers I've now gone and ordered one .....
It WILL save me money, and it WILL stop the waste ...
I shall need to hide it from dh (and I SWORE I would never be one of those women) until you people can come up with full justification for him ....
Perhaps a recipe for some really good marinade will convince him :D
Nik
Have you read the thread on Pie Makers (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=7266.0) Nik :D :D :D
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Have you read the thread on Pie Makers (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=7266.0) Nik :D :D :D
Hmm, initially I thought "ooh, spiteful ;)" but having looked at them online I'm not so sure it's for me. I have a muffin tin I could make individual pies in .....
Perhaps I just haven't seen the right one for me ;D
Nik xx
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NOOOOO I went and ordered one!!!
I have Amazon prime and it will be here tomorrow!!! I got in literally one minute before the cut off for delivery tomorrow!
I must never come here again!
Nik xxx
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NOOOOO I went and ordered one!!!
I have Amazon prime and it will be here tomorrow!!! I got in literally one minute before the cut off for delivery tomorrow!
I must never come here again!
Nik xxx
An expensive day then? ;) ;) :D :D ;D ;D
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Hiding things from your DH!! No-one on this forum would do that...... ;) ;)
Nicola they say the first step is admitting you have a problem. Repeat after me. Hi my name is Nicola and I have a problem...... ;D ;D
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Good thing you didn't see the thread on the dehydrators then too Nicola!!!! I am going to be nice and not even link it for you ;D ;D ;D
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Nicola,
I know exactly how you feel. I have asked DH for money this year so I can go to the Christmas Sales and buy lots of gadgets ;D
After joining this forum, i now NEED, (yes NEED ;) ) the following items:
Second thermie bowl
Fondue Set
Pie Maker
Vacuum Sealer
Dough scraper
Bread thermometer
More bread, cake and tart tins
More silicone cupcake and muffin cases
More containers for all my flours, grains etc
I am sure once I get to the shops there will be more things I absolutley need ;)
DG xxxx
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how about the ice cream make :-))
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I laughed all through that post. Thank goodness m y DH keeps buying little things he needs with the old cars.(like a $400 mig welder) so I don't feel guilty at all. Well not much. 8)
He said last night he wants the ultimate gift voucher for Christmas, one he can spend anywhere, anytime and doesn't expire.........................cash. He said he only wanted a little bit. I was going to do it in 5c pieces but then realised I would have to go and change them into notes not him.
So he is getting one of every denomination stuck into a large card. :D :D :D :D
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fundj,
I was wanting ice cream and yoghurt makers but we don't eat alot of that stuff in our house
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Mmmmm well i thought the tm would be the end of my shopping but its only the beginning
Pie maker, fantastic for left overs
2 Le Creseut dutch ovens
1 le Creseut pie dish
Cake tins, muffin tins, whoopie pie tins, bread tins, baking matts, moulds etc
2nd bowl & blades
Recipe books galore, tm & non tm
More tupperware
Whole lamnb
Loads more but cant think
Want vacum sealer & a mni pie maker, didnt want the mini one but now I do, great to make mini pies for entertaing also for kids snacks
Its never ending...LOL ;D
H :)
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Once you start, you don't stop.
I'm lucky its one hour drive for us to go to any decent shops.
I had the pie maker, and the ice cream machine.
I would like a vacum pack too.
Robyn :)
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Same here Obbie, so when I do go...... I go mad and buy everything at once :D
Poor car is full on the way home and bank account empty. ;)
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Dizzy, i went grocery shopping on Sunday, $500 and full car. Now i don't have to shop for 3 weeks.
after christmas, i'll hit the sales for more baking items.
Robyn
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Bad for me, or should I say my dh's budget, LOL, I live 5 min walk from garden city which is a large shopping centre.
H :)
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Yes, I often think of that Hally. A pleasant walk, look at the kitchen shops, a coffee and a pleasant walk home. As long as you don't have anything too heavy to carry.
I'm off to Dan Murphy's this afternoon for gifts and something nice for Christmas and tomorrow will do the food shopping and Friday pop out and get fresh fruit etc.
I've only bought:
a pipe loaf tin
muffin top tin
icecream machine
heaps of bread tins
..and I think I had better stop there ;) ;)
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I'm not bad with kitchen gadgets but fitness equipment that is another story.
I have :
3 sets (at least) each of cycling clothing, running clothing, swim wear.
2 bicycles and I want a third
Cycle trainer for when it rains
GPS watch to track speed, time, heart rate etc,
Assorted swimming paraphernalia
I just bought a new pair of running shoes even though my current pair is only a few months old (but they were a bargain at $160 off)
We all have our addictions.
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Cookie, shops are happy to hild purchases while I pop home and get the car, plus my friends ring all the time, I am at gc want a coffee? Hard to say No but leRning, because a cup of coffee is never just that, even a quick pop to coles is at least $40 :o
H :)
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My pie maker got held up being dispatched from Amazon :( But is now on its way
Estimated delivery date TOMORROW Up first thing to make some pastry - to replace the pastry I have in the freezer that I'm going to use for my first batch of pies .... ;D
I gotta say TMX pastry is the BEST I can even make puff pastry with the TMX I much prefer shortcrust tho'
Nik x
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Pie maker is a big hit, just love it. Never again will we have even a little bit over leftovers .... They'll get shoved in a pie!
Still waiting on the vacuum sealer but that's a long story ...
Nik xx
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I have an Ice Cream Maker that I don't use,
A vacuum Packer which I only use when we go Caravanning to seal all the fish we catch,
A Pie maker which I haven't used in 12 months (maybe I'll resurrect it as I seem to have a lot of leftovers),
A vacuum Cleaner which I hate using,
An Enjo floor mop which would be a lot better if it was robotically controlled,
A beautiful Sunbeam Banquet stainless steel electric frypan which I got for $4.00 at a garage sale :-))
and of course my beautiful Thermie, which is why I don't have time for my vacuum cleaner and floor mop......
Ohh and I forgot to mention my Wii Fit board, which I need to use a lot more now that I have my Thermie ;D
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I definitely need DD's Wii fit board after Christmas and all the lovely goodies. I'm either having to give up my TMX or get in more exercise which will mean less TMX time and.................................................bah humbug. :-)) :-)) I need someone new to pass leftovers to. It is a possibility as we have 2 empty houses near us waiting for tenants.
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I have this lovely little stick vacuum cleaner that I actually love using. It's always been a joke that I don't vacuum. Vacuum cleaners are big heavy power tools and should only be used by men but this little thing is a darling. Ds3 loves vacuuming and has his own hand held "dust buster" thing - as a parent, I have to encourage their hobbies ;)
Nik xx
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i havent caved for alot of stuff yet..althugh have an electrique yoghurt maker with individual pots and different settings..also does flavoured cream desserts and soft cheeses
different pots and pans
cookbooks always but thats a problem i have already admitted to :D both thx and not
wanting to get this year..a second bowl but need to justify lol we dont eat that much so I do fine with the one bowl so keep umming and arrrring about it
an icecream maker but a turbine one ie no bowl in the freezer..i saw a bowl in the freezer cuisinart one at 50 percent off the other day but spoke to DH and he said he would prefer (like me) to get one with a compressor and not the bowl in freezer so will get that once the weather warms up a bit..we arent big icecream eaters in the winter in this household so no problem waiting for that
definately want a dehyrdrator but want a specific one...will get that maybe next month hrrmm
im on the fence with the vacume sealer...
also want to get a third freezer but this time a chest freezer but really need to get some more things out of the garage first lol!
as for a pie maker no as i have pans i bought for that and my cupboard space is limited as is lol
oh and want a slow cooker..electrique
and lots of other non cooking things..other lenses for my camera to name a few
really need to get back into painting and redecorating the house as a priority and need to get quotes to redo the kitchen although DH doesnt understand why I want to redo thekitchen :-))
oh and really need to get the garden relandscaped next spring
one thing at a time lol
thankfully my kids are little and eat like sparrows because if i had teenagers i think the need would be different but as i dont have big eaters in the house the need just isnt there for a whole lot of gadgets...thank goodness ..plus DH keeps me reasonable god bless him :D
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I loooooove my gadgets, but my TMX is still my absolute favorite and it now seems as if most purchases relate to it eg. bread tins, cake tins etc. Oh and frozzie my kitchen definately needs re doing and my DH doesn't,t see the need either ::
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Haha don't think many do....think it all comes down to persuasion and I'm just not there yet :P
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HA Frozzie, I have most of those things you want, love them, regards the second bowl, I'm only a one person household and i love my second bowl, it is amazing how many times I use it, not for volume of food but just doing mostly little things I've forgotten to get ready before I start. I have had my dehydrator for about 18 years I don't seem to use it much these days but over the years it has been wonderful, the pie maker probably doesn't get used at all, dearly departed DH was the one for using that. My DD bought me a vacuum sealer years ago and I have only used that when going camping, but when needed it is great. I love how we all are like minded on this forum. When I go shopping with D DiL she wants to check out all the clothes and jewellery, I just want to get in the kitchen departments, but I have nearly everything now, then again I said that before the TMX came along...HA ha.
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I justify a lot of my gadget purchases because of my very skinny boys. For skinny read medically underweight. The dietician adores me because there is literally nothing she can advise to further fatten them up!
I must break out the ice cream machine, it's been in storage since we moved and it was great for adding extra calories.
Dh was NOT happy when I bought the tmx and he still thinks its overpriced but it doesn't stop him using it ;)
I also have a 2nd bowl and I'm not sure how I'd manage without! Sometimes I'd like 2nd tmx :)
Nik
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I am like you Frozzie, I have pie tins and used them last night so don't see the need for a pie maker. Just another gadget taking up space. As for the ice cream maker, well we don't eat alot of ice cream so that would be a waste.
Have lived without a vacuum sealer successfully so don't really need one now. Yoghurt maker, we don't eat alot of yoghurt.
I do NEED another TMX bowl as it would be handy when making bread.
Just put my new comforter on my bed and now need black pillow cases and cushions. In winter I will put my new black and white flower doona cover on so I will need hot pink pillow cases and cushions to go with that.
Once we get over the Christmas spending, I will do a bulk buy online at a health food store for more bread flour, grains etc. So I will need more containers to put these in.
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I love gadgets but find I get them then don't use them that much so feel guilty about the waste !! So of late I have been listening to dh voice of reason and only getting something if I really think its useful and not just a whim :)
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I am the same. I now think about it and wait a month and see if I really need it.
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I have a lot of gadgets and though some of them don't get used every day, when the need arises, it's there.
Even my Magimix processor; never gets used now, but I won't part with it. I'd never get the value back if I sold it plus if ever my TM breaks down (shudder), at least I can still chop, blend etc until it's fixed. Same goes for my rice cooker, steamer, etc... ;D
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The 3 things I could not live without are my Thermie, coffee machine and slow cooker. I still use my steamer when I have alot of vegies to do andd then I can do the fish in thermie. Definately need a second bowl so I will avoid temptation at the sales and wait for it to come on special.
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DG, my 2nd bowl was a brilliant buy. Use it to rise my bread and all the time too. Couldn't be without it now.
Piemaker great, yesterday needed a quick lunch, so defrosted left over roast Lamb & made lamb & veggie pies, yum, quick & easy, a hit with all. Made 10 pies, only 2 left which will get eaten today. Normally make pastry but yesterday used bought, so very quick & easy.
H :)
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I like my pie maker too. I do have tins, but if I only want to make two or three pies with left over stew, I don't want to use the oven for such a small amount.
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I have always loved gadgets. I couldn't do without my piemaker or sandwich maker. Before the piemaker I'ld put store bought puff pastry in the sandwich maker for apple pies and left over casserole. It's a quick snack to defrost for DS (22yrs) when he drops in with mates and they know how to eat.
I haven't had an icecream maker for years but one with a compressor sounds very tempting will have to look into that further.
I think I will definitely invest in a Tefal vegetable slicer. It doesn't take up much room and that's one thing thermomix doesn't do is slice. I love Chookies celeriac bake but like the texture of sliced celeriac rather than shredded.