DO I NEED MORE OF THESE?

 

DO I NEED MORE OF THESE?

When I was a kid growing up, there was a five and dime store a block or so away from us. They advertised many things including ‘notions’. Now to this day, I haven’t a clue as to what ‘notions’ actually are, but my wife says it was makeup, cosmetics, etc. Something that you got a ‘notion’ to buy. I guess that’s the best answer….maybe you heard it different.

Now that we have moved to the country and downsized, I have taken an inventory of our kitchen and found we have an overabundance of items which we actually do not need. In the five and dime store, we could buy a pot. Just an ordinary cooking pot. A very cheap pot. But look at what it can replace today. Nearly everything.

We really don’t need a tea pot, a rice cooker, a egg cooker, or a multitude of other things that can easily be handled by the simple, no frills cheap pot. I have brewed coffee in a pot before. I could do it again. I also don’t need a pot strainer; I can use a plate or the top to my pot to drain off the water.

I don’t need a toaster; I have an oven. I have toasted bread in the oven before. No big deal.

I certainly don’t need a chicken shredder; I can use 2 forks just as well. Who needs an egg peeler? Toss it away. Learn how to cook eggs that peel easier. An electronic gravity salt and pepper shaker? I thought if you turned a saltshaker upside down, you didn’t need a battery, gravity is free. Works every time. A garlic crusher? Use your knife.

I have a panini maker, a George Forman grill and a waffle maker. Seems to be over kill to me. Something is going. Probably the panini maker. I can’t spell panini much less make one. I think I can use the stove again for this.

Avocado slicer? Nope, use a knife. Wine opener? Nope, use a corkscrew. Bell pepper corer? Nope, use the same knife.

Here are some things I don’t have and certainly don’t need.

A chip bag sealer. I have never needed to actually SEAL a chip bag as I have never opened one without eating the entire bag. Who does this? Have you ever needed to seal a potato chip bag after you opened it? Uneaten chips are unheard of in our family.

A noodle maker? Nope, I am not making noodles, I buy them in a box. You need a hobby if you have time to make noodles. Besides, just look at how long you have to make your own noodles to break even on buying one of these contraptions.

A defrosting tray? Put the frozen stuff in the window in the sun.

Last but not least. A watermelon slicer. Use the same knife you used in the examples above. Always wash the knife between cuttings. (public service announcement).

That’s all the wisdom I have for this week, see you next week.

Peary Perry