Kitchen fantasies
So things are slow at lab, and the boyfriend is frollicking about the forests of Southern California. So, nothing to do except sit back and daydream about…. kitchen equipment 
I’m not one for cars or furniture, but somehow, I get really excited when thinking about cookware.
First off, I helped my classmate with some scanning this week. We started talking about knives — he had just bought this really nice set of kitchen knives. So he decided to give me his old pair of knives as a thank you present — which is awesome, because right now I’m chopping food with what must be a 4th or 5th generation handmedown that doen’t slice through tomatoes if they’re too soft. Hehe
Second, my mommy said she would buy me some kitchen equipment/cooking related stuff for my birthday. So… I had a few ideas in mind. Do any of the foodies out there want to give me advice?
1. A cookbook “All about braising” by Molly Stevens (I think). Joe and Christina the other day made the most *incredible* pear and rosemary braised chicken. I went back and looked up the cookbook on amazon, and it’s still in print. 
2. A food processor. So since I cook enough for 12 weeks at a time, I end up chopping alot. I think last time I chopped 4 pounds of onions, two pounds of carrots, and a bag of potatoes. I’m thinking a food processor might speed things up, although I’ve never used one before, so I don’t quite know if it’ll fit my needs. I want something that can chop up vegatables into largish chunks — like what you would put in a stew. I don’t puree or mince too often, so if food processors can only do smaller bits, then it probably won’t be good for me. Thoughts?
3. Dutch oven. I was tempted slightly by La Creuset, but then I came to my senses and realized that you don’t need a $200 dutch oven to bake things. But, it would be nice to have (a cheaper)one though… especially if I plan on braising anything.
4. A chinatown-style cleaver. Good for mincing spices… among other things.
5. Oh, and also “Harrington on Hold’em” volume 2, which is not quite food related. I hardly play poker anymore, but I feel like I should read the rest of the series. Only reading volume 1 is kinda like only learning half the multiplication tables or something. I feel unbalanced.
Yup yup…
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