Kitchen "Candy" ~ Or, Look What I Just Got!

[Phaedra]

@Cooking Goddess - enjoy!!

I'm not envious - really I'm not. Honestly. Well, maybe a wee bit - but I do have the consolation that it would never get through my front door [the only door in my bungalow], and it's nearly as big as my entire kitchen!

Ah, but it's a beauty...

 

[Cooking Goddess]

Thanks, guys. This wasn't exactly on my to-do list. If we don't get this house on the market soon, the real estate listing will brag about a new roof AND all new appliances. This one isn't as nice as the LG, but I don't plan on using it forever.

@dragnlaw we've had through-the-door ice and water for ages. I got into the habit of shaking the ice bin a couple times a week.

 

[dragnlaw]

Well CG, I sorta figured you would, but thought I'd mention it.

So beware future fridge owners who have never had a door water/ice dispenser! Keep 'em moving!

 

[pepperhead212]

So beware future fridge owners who have never had a door water/ice dispenser! Keep 'em moving!

That's something I never had to worry about, since I drink almost a gallon of iced tea daily! Probably more in the summer.

 

[msmofet]

I bought a couple things.
OXO Potato Masher

Mini spats (8")

Quarter sheet pan racks

 

[taxlady]

Those mini spatulas are really pretty.

 

[dragnlaw]

yup, I agree, very nice. But I also really like the smaller racks too. so handy for so many things.

 

[msmofet]

yup, I agree, very nice. But I also really like the smaller racks too. so handy for so many things.

I bought them to put in my 9"×13" roasting pans. I use them for roast chicken, turkey breast, etc. Nice to use a rack that fits the pan. These will also be easier to clean than the grid type racks.

 

[Kaneohegirlinaz]

I "follow" this guy on You Tub and DH was watching with me a few days a ago and this guy made Grandma Pizza, which we love and order here in Cowboyville often.
So why not make our own?
He's a great host :

Grandma Pizza - A New York Classic - Sip and Feast

Chunky tomatoes, oregano, and garlic-infused olive oil sit on top of mozzarella, and the crispiest crust you've ever tasted. Create the ultimate grandma pie with these step-by-step instructions!

www.sipandfeast.com

And I ordered the pan suggested ... it came today!

Grandma Style Pizza Pans

From its humble beginnings in Long Island to your restaurant or home, recreate the flavorful simplicity of grandma pizzas with our Grandma-Style Pizza Pan. Our pan innovation team worked with countless grandmas to develop a rectangular pan that achieves a perfectly crisp thin crust. 1-inch...

lloydpans.com

Soooooo excited!
I'm making the dough tomorrow and then we'll have a pizza party!

 

[taxlady]

I got and have just started using this. I wanted to see for myself about ceramic knives. They seem good, but I'm not really impressed yet.

https://www.amazon.ca/Cadrim-Ceramic-Professional-Kitchen-Knives/dp/B01N5JIZH5

 

[dragnlaw]

taxy, my ceramic knives that I got as a promo from Stokes or Think Kitchen, are in the bottom of a box in storage somewhere. Which is exactly where they belong. Hope you didn't pay too much for them.

Kgirl, that pan looks like it might be great for focaccia too!

 

[Andy M.]

Back when ceramic knives were all the rage, I bought a Kyocera chef's knife. Didn't care for it at all. gave it away.

 

[msmofet]

I "follow" this guy on You Tub and DH was watching with me a few days a ago and this guy made Grandma Pizza, which we love and order here in Cowboyville often.
So why not make our own?
He's a great host :

Grandma Pizza - A New York Classic - Sip and Feast

Chunky tomatoes, oregano, and garlic-infused olive oil sit on top of mozzarella, and the crispiest crust you've ever tasted. Create the ultimate grandma pie with these step-by-step instructions!

www.sipandfeast.com

And I ordered the pan suggested ... it came today!
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Grandma Style Pizza Pans

From its humble beginnings in Long Island to your restaurant or home, recreate the flavorful simplicity of grandma pizzas with our Grandma-Style Pizza Pan. Our pan innovation team worked with countless grandmas to develop a rectangular pan that achieves a perfectly crisp thin crust. 1-inch...

lloydpans.com

Soooooo excited!
I'm making the dough tomorrow and then we'll have a pizza party!

I just use my jelly roll pan.

 

[taxlady]

Dragn, Andy, what is it about the ceramic knives that you didn't like?

 

[dragnlaw]

As best I can remember - just not sharp when you really needed them to be.

 

[Andy M.]

Dragn, Andy, what is it about the ceramic knives that you didn't like?

The one I had wasn't super sharp as advertised. My own knives were much sharper. So I gave it away. I didn't want to bother with sending it back.

 

[pepperhead212]

I wasn't crazy about the ceramic knives, either, many years ago - only a couple small paring knives and a ceramic pulling parer, which actually worked very well, though eventually, it broke. One of the paring knives I gave to a friend - the other is in buried a drawer in the dining room. I'm surprised they are starting a comeback - it seems I really didn't hear any great reviews about them back then.

 

[dragnlaw]

That's true guys. I was surprised when more started coming on the market. And yes, I remember the parer like that as well. worked but broke. Aside from the fact I couldn't stand those Y parers anyhow - still think they are dangerous.

 

[dragnlaw]

need I say anything?

 

[Andy M.]

Congrats.