Source of comfortLondon, ON
March 2009
Thanks to the germfest that's settled on our house for the better part of the last month, our kettle's been working overtime. Some days, it seems like we've gone through enough tea to fill the hold of a Middle Ages-vintage trading ship. I'm thankful that the supermarket near our house sells the ginormous boxes of it, because otherwise I'd be in there every other day.
If I had to keep one kitchen appliance, it would be our kettle. It's the one I use every day, the one that doesn't annoy the bejeebers out of me with senseless buttons and sounds, the one those friendly blue glow reminds me that I'm mere moments away from having a warm mug of something in my hands, the one that lets me bring a little bit of comfort to whoever in the house needs it most.
Your turn: Unnatural attachments to countertop appliances and the people who form them. Please discuss.
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Oops, make that two: My most recently published TG Daily column, Kindle Shmindle, is currently the second most-discussed article on the site. No, I'd never shill for comments, but I hope you'll click on over and read it anyway. Just because. It'll make you smile.
I just like the fact that you said that the kettle "doesn't annoy the bejeebers out of me"... is bejeebers a technical term? :)
ReplyDeleteCarmi, the woman who teaches swimming at my health club has a Kindle. She reads it in between classes and while she waits, and she says she loves it.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Re my earlier comment - Woz stinks as a dancer.
My sunbeam "hotshot" is always ready to make a hot "cuppa."
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Carmi, thanks for your extraordinarily kind comment at my blog! You are an inspiration and very appreciated. Aloha-
Mine is my coffee grinder..easy to use, twenty bucks at Zehrs, PC brand, press a button and the best ground coffee every...it feels decadent, it, works perfectly, looks good and like your kettle is low on the "annoyed bejeebers" scale..yes Sarah..it's a technical term..but if you have to ask you are officially out of bejeebers so you're all good.
ReplyDeleteGreat post..off to read your article!
5 a.m. + a full coffeepot = happy me
ReplyDeleteI do know someone who loves and uses her kindle. I prefer a paper book that I can hold in my hands, smell the pages, and fall asleep/drop without jeopardizing $400 worth of equipment.
ReplyDeleteCould I survive without my coffemaker? Probably. Would I be hating life? Definitely!
ReplyDeleteI had a tangentially similar idea for today's Thematic post... a friendly blue glow at least. Other than that there's no connection though.
Thematic Photographic 39: "Transparent" v.6.0 "Blue Light District"
Countertop appliance.... the vertical roaster.... it makes great roast chicken in just an hour... soooooo yummy... wait... I must raid fridge!
ReplyDeleteCapresso coffee grinder/maker. COULD NOT live without it! (or at least would not live pleasantly) =)
ReplyDeleteI love my Cuisinart even more than I hate my blender. I feel like a mother with two children, trying not to play favorites. My Cuisinart is all that a countertop appliance should be - sharp, efficient, competent. Everything it does comes out perfect.
ReplyDeleteMy blender, bought on the cheap at Bed, Bath & Beyond, is a no-goodnik, a lazy, dull-bladed slacker. It grinds away tediously, noisily, and then when you open the lid you find a huge chunk of food stuck between the blades, untouched. The other night I threw some cherry tomatoes into it to whirr up and add to a sauce I was making. The stupid thing couldn't even chop them up.
I feel like a parent with a brilliant child and a challenged child - I still use the blender to give it some encouragement, buck it up a little, but my Cuisinart is really my favorite.
For me it's my microwave :-) I use it as a cooking timer (timer only, no nuking) for my dinner, plus most importantly :
ReplyDeleteIt's where the popcorn comes from !
On Kindle - another potentially interesting piece of technology but ... 1 use item. There's other devices out there that will do what Kindle does, plus they will do lots of other things too. Like my iPaq had MS Reader on for a time, plus I could use it as a Satnav. Plus I'd rather have old-tech for this one :-)
Books - the format is universally compatible, the only batteries needed are in the torch and you'll still be able to read them in 10 years when the Kindle will have long since disappeared.
I like toys but this one could be a toy too far.
I purchased a "Blue" electric tea kettle more than 10yrs ago and I just love it...I even gave my sister the exact same one...but I use mine more! :D
ReplyDeletep.s. I have found a transparent photo and posted!
I develop unnatural attachments to inanimate objects, to the point that I consider myself and the bowl I use at work for oatmeal to be a team.
ReplyDeleteThis photo could be used to launch your next theme, too :). No wonder you were thinkin' kitchen. How 'bout capturing a picture that shows off your kettle in full--I'm curious now :).
ReplyDeleteyou seem to have incorporated a self portrait into this one....
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