favourite household appliance

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 29 Nov 2005, 22:36

ecm wrote: Mum also had (might still have, actually) an old mincer that clamped onto the table that she used to mince meat to make the most delicious burgers and also her own pork and ham meatballs that she cooked with a caper sauce, a dish called Konigsberger Klopse. I must ask her for the recipe. I don't think she's made that in years and years.

I think everyone in Scotland used to own a mincer like that ecm...definitely my granny and my mum and I'm sure I got one as a wedding present...probably still have it at the back of a cupboard somewhere.

There used to be much kudos in buying a nice bit of round steak at the butcher and turning it into mince when you got home...one of life's mysteries

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 29 Nov 2005, 22:37

Foxy said

Pops that looks like one of the gadgets my Dad used to insist on buying at the Ideal Homes Exhibition...like the vegetable chopper thing that was a bit like a spring with blades that you had to smash with the flat of your hand until a very small amount of vegetables were chopped and then repeat again until your hand was black and blue..

Oh no, it makes mashing effortless, I can assure you!!

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 29 Nov 2005, 23:05

Poppy wrote:Oh no, it makes mashing effortless, I can assure you!!

We have got one of those Spudnik mashers but I think it is useless - the lumpiest mash in town. Definitely one of those designer gizmos where they put form before function.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 30 Nov 2005, 10:27

Pal of Porty wrote:
Poppy wrote:Oh no, it makes mashing effortless, I can assure you!!
We have got one of those Spudnik mashers but I think it is useless - the lumpiest mash in town. Definitely one of those designer gizmos where they put form before function.

You can't be doing it right!

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 30 Nov 2005, 11:12

foxy wrote:
ecm wrote: Mum also had (might still have, actually) an old mincer that clamped onto the table that she used to mince meat to make the most delicious burgers and also her own pork and ham meatballs that she cooked with a caper sauce, a dish called Konigsberger Klopse. I must ask her for the recipe. I don't think she's made that in years and years.

I think everyone in Scotland used to own a mincer like that ecm...definitely my granny and my mum and I'm sure I got one as a wedding present...probably still have it at the back of a cupboard somewhere.

There used to be much kudos in buying a nice bit of round steak at the butcher and turning it into mince when you got home...one of life's mysteries

My mum still does that buys steak and minces it herself

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 30 Nov 2005, 11:44

george foreman

end of

Jackson Priest · Post by **Jackson Priest** » 30 Nov 2005, 12:18

My sister has a George Foreman grill.

Apparently you have to pour the fat out of the bottom when you've finished using it. Her husband emptied it out once, pouring the fat into a coke can, and when she was on the phone to another one of my sisters, she absent-mindedly picked it up and started to drink.

My other sister said she could hear the vomiting.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 30 Nov 2005, 12:23

i'm glad it wasn't scalding hot!!

i remember when Viz comic did a satirical collectible doll ad called "mummy - this lemonade tastes funny!"

never store things in the wrong container

says the guy with chilli powder in a cocoa tin

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 30 Nov 2005, 12:29

They have started the xmas campaigns for things like the V slicer. I'm sure ktel used to sell these things but its someone else now.

I like the wine opener PoP got me last last xmas but it took me about 3 months to learn how to use it. My fave is my cooker its awesome.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 30 Nov 2005, 12:43

Porty wrote:They have started the xmas campaigns for things like the V slicer. I'm sure ktel used to sell these things but its someone else now.

I like the wine opener PoP got me last last xmas but it took me about 3 months to learn how to use it. My fave is my cooker its awesome.

I've seen the (long) ad where the guy demos the thing. It's so annoying. And it makes you want to buy it. Boy does it ever slice 'em.

Watch your fingers.

Jackson Priest · Post by **Jackson Priest** » 30 Nov 2005, 12:48

Dadaist wrote:i'm glad it wasn't scalding hot!!

i remember when Viz comic did a satirical collectible doll ad called "mummy - this lemonade tastes funny!"

Lukewarm and congealing I think.

I had a joke published in Viz once.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 30 Nov 2005, 12:53

Jackson Priest wrote:
Dadaist wrote:i'm glad it wasn't scalding hot!!

i remember when Viz comic did a satirical collectible doll ad called "mummy - this lemonade tastes funny!"
Lukewarm and congealing I think.

I had a joke published in Viz once.

You weren't Mrs T Yorath, were you? She was my favourite :

"i sew figs into my husband's trousers, and he has never had piles"

"i sleep with a key under my tongue, and i have never had cramp"

kinda like one of Porty's arguments actually

Jackson Priest · Post by **Jackson Priest** » 30 Nov 2005, 13:30

dadaist wrote:You weren't Mrs T Yorath, were you? She was my favourite :

"i sew figs into my husband's trousers, and he has never had piles"

"i sleep with a key under my tongue, and i have never had cramp"

I'm afraid not. It was far worse than that:

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 30 Nov 2005, 13:39

I loved "there's a strange chemistry between us" and "there's a couple of things in the pipeline". (Predictably illustrated).

Well done. Never knew you were a published social satirist.

edit -> so did they re-draw it? is that the published drawing?

Jackson Priest · Post by **Jackson Priest** » 30 Nov 2005, 13:58

Dadaist wrote:Well done. Never knew you were a published social satirist.

edit -> so did they re-draw it? is that the published drawing

Thank you. It is my only published work, unless you count a picture I drew of Wellington Womble, which was printed in the Hartlepool Mail, circa 1974.

They re-drew it (not Wellington - the one above). I've just drawn that now.

I don't have a copy of the issue, and I emailed them a few years ago to see if they could remember when they published it and if I could get a copy. They could remember the joke, but couldn't remember when, predictably. I think it must have been some time between 1989 and 1992.

Do you know how they paid me? With a Viz mug.

I used to like all the adverts for sheds.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 30 Nov 2005, 19:52

We had a twin tub when we were first married too. Only thing was, the kitchen was so small that I had to use it back to front

. I then gave it to my mother in law who had a kitchen but no washing machine. Things got a lot easier then - I had to carry all the washing to her house to do it the right way round

My favouritist thing though (apart from my dishwasher obviously) was my Mum's old Eubank carpet sweeper. It was huge, brown wood with wheels like a train and a really thick brush (we apparently couldn't afford a Hoover) and I used to stand on it and hold onto the handle while my Mum swept the bit carpet in the middle of the lino. Then she used to throw me a bread and dripping piece............

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 30 Nov 2005, 19:55

I knew my mum was doing something wrong when she used to throw me out of the window to get peace.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 30 Nov 2005, 20:30

Jackson Priest wrote:

Why is one of the footballers called Candy? Is it a bit of product placement?

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 30 Nov 2005, 20:37

I just got the joke.......only because I didn't have my glasses on and I thought it said "Don't get divorced" . Understandably it didn't make any sense. Much funnier now that I can read it

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 30 Nov 2005, 21:12

Jackson Priest wrote:.....Her husband emptied it out once, pouring the fat into a coke can, and when she was on the phone to another one of my sisters, she absent-mindedly picked it up and started to drink.

At least the number of Calories was the same!

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 30 Nov 2005, 21:18

I have two appliances I am fond of:

The first is a Sandwich Toaster that I got as a present about 20 years ago. Cheese and Onion toasties mmmmm...

The second is my corkscrew - you stick it on the bottle, pull the handle and the wine is opened in about 3 seconds. An ideal solution considering the way wine is consumed in the PoP household.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 01 Dec 2005, 00:16

Pal of Porty wrote:. An ideal solution considering the way wine is consumed in the PoP household.

Through the hole you mean

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 02 Dec 2005, 00:03

foxy wrote:
Pal of Porty wrote:. An ideal solution considering the way wine is consumed in the PoP household.
Through the hole you mean

Mostly

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 12 Dec 2005, 14:33

Not sure if it's my favourite appliance - but we got some work out of our dishwasher yesterday - it was on 5 times, mostly full loads. We had a couple of people over for dinner, plus I hadn't done Friday's dishes, but even still, it was a marathon session and I'd like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to my dishwasher.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 12 Dec 2005, 16:11

Dadaist wrote:Not sure if it's my favourite appliance - but we got some work out of our dishwasher yesterday - it was on 5 times, mostly full loads. We had a couple of people over for dinner, plus I hadn't done Friday's dishes, but even still, it was a marathon session and I'd like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to my dishwasher.

Me too, we've only had a dishwasher since May this year but it is the best thing ever, love it

Zargonian · Post by **Zargonian** » 21 Apr 2006, 16:12

A woman.

A bar.

A wall of TV's.

Star Trek Food Dispenser (Replicator)

A Swimming Pool

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 21 Apr 2006, 17:04

Zargonian wrote:A woman.

A bar.

A wall of TV's.

Star Trek Food Dispenser (Replicator)

A Swimming Pool

Can I come round to your house?

Novastar · Post by **Novastar** » 21 Apr 2006, 17:50

Clothes washer (saves trips to the laudrete with bin bags).

Microwaves (makes up for my complete inability to cook anything but pasta).

Only have 1 plate a day so dishwasher not much use for me but it's been great in our office - used to have to wash dozens of coffee cups by hand.

sunnyporty · Post by **sunnyporty** » 21 Apr 2006, 21:04

My favourite appliance is the dog or in my case dogs as at the moment I have 4 . Crumbs, leftovers out of date stuff. I dont why I bother with the Dyson I'm almost sure they eat the dust mites, I'm just trying to work out how I can get them used to static electricity coz the tele is a bit disty

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 21 Apr 2006, 21:21

sunnyporty wrote:My favourite appliance is the dog or in my case dogs as at the moment I have 4 . Crumbs, leftovers out of date stuff. I dont why I bother with the Dyson I'm almost sure they eat the dust mites, I'm just trying to work out how I can get them used to static electricity coz the tele is a bit disty

Have you seen that advert on the telly for dust mites etc. gross

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 21 Apr 2006, 23:47

Sandra wrote:
sunnyporty wrote:My favourite appliance is the dog or in my case dogs as at the moment I have 4 . Crumbs, leftovers out of date stuff. I dont why I bother with the Dyson I'm almost sure they eat the dust mites, I'm just trying to work out how I can get them used to static electricity coz the tele is a bit disty

Have you seen that advert on the telly for dust mites etc. gross

I would never buy dust mites..even if they do advertise them

Zargonian · Post by **Zargonian** » 25 Apr 2006, 13:34

Pal of Porty wrote:
Zargonian wrote:A woman.

A bar.

A wall of TV's.

Star Trek Food Dispenser (Replicator)

A Swimming Pool

Can I come round to your house?

Of course you can, do you have a space-ship or any means of teleportation?

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 25 Apr 2006, 22:13

Zargonian wrote:Of course you can, do you have a space-ship or any means of teleportation?

I don't know - I will check all the unused gadgets I have under the sink.

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