Disappointing Kitchen Accessories

[hennotrooster]

I have an electric pressure cooker (a gift from my mother) it is the best thing ever. I do not have to let it cool like the old stove top kind and am never afraid it will blow.

 

[hennotrooster]

Here is a good summary about why soy is bad:

www.westonaprice.org/soy-alert/soy-alert-brochure

Thanks for this site I sent it to my son, I hope he takes it to heart or at least some food for thought, they do eat an awful lot of soy. One of the reasons they quit animal products is because of all the health scares, but my kid could eat a side of beef in one sitting, how he gave up his rib eyes is beyond me.

 

[TennesseeChicken]

Thanks for that link, TC ...saves me searching. One of the things that stuck with me from a long time ago was the business about the phyto-endocrines. Now, having an estrogen sort of thing might be great at the beginning of menopause to help ease the symptons, but I'm well into it and prefer to let my body get used to being without...if I put more in, it'll just drag the thing out longer, and longer. I still think most of this dietary info for all sorts of foods needs to be a personal decision, based on personal research. I would never presume to "push" what I think on others...I just throw things out there that I've seen and let folks decide for themselves if they want to follow up or how they choose to interpret the available info. So, if folks believe in soy...go for it! None of us are necessarily "right" or "wrong"

You're welcome. I agree--and don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to 'push' anything, just stating what I believe. All you can do is provide the data; people must make their own choices! I was taken aback, if you will, when I read the soy brochure. I couldn't believe something that was supposed to be healthy, really wasn't, in my eyes. Wonder if we shouldn't start a thread on health??? Didn't mean to participate on hijacking this thread! Sorry people!

I'm getting ready to use my Pampered Chef garlic press! Love it!! I also love any kind of stoneware to cook with!!! I have a line of old Pampered Chef stoneware that I use quite often and would really be sad if any of them cracked!!!

 

[galanie]

I have to disagree, Galanie.  We're all different and what works for one doesn't necessarily work for another.  I did the cold turkey thing once and ended up in the hospital with an asthma attack...the only one I've ever had before or since.  It was the stress.  I know a lot of people do it this way successfully, but it sure didn't work for me.  I know others who just gradually cut down...doesn't work for me either.  If I decide I'm only going to have, say 1 per hour...I spend that entire hour watching the clock.  For me, I either smoke or I don't.  The gum and losenges make me sick to my stomach, but the patches so far have done the best.  

WYO, I too have not have good luck with any of the "extruder" type machines.  I'd like to get one of the rollers, but...dang they're expensive!  LOL...definitely on the "gotta save up for it" list.

Thanks for that link, TC ...saves me searching.  One of the things that stuck with me from a long time ago was the business about the phyto-endocrines.  Now, having an estrogen sort of thing might be great at the beginning of menopause to help ease the symptons, but I'm well into it and prefer to let my body get used to being without...if I put more in, it'll just drag the thing out longer, and longer.  I still think most of this dietary info for all sorts of foods needs to be a personal decision, based on personal research.  I would never presume to "push" what I think on others...I just throw things out there that I've seen and let folks decide for themselves if they want to follow up or how they choose to interpret the available info.  So, if folks believe in soy...go for it!  None of us are necessarily "right" or "wrong"

Not sure how you disagree with me, Mickey. I have the exact same experience you do with ways to quit other than just quit. I guess I consider a nicotine patch "cold turkey" - in that you never smoke at all. Ever. I have tried the "cutting down" thing too and it's like being on a diet. Whereas before, you never thought about food, now you think of it all day long if on a diet. Same with cigarettes or anything else. Just tell me I can have x amount ever x minutes and all I do is think about that one thing. Nicotine patch and "cold turkey" is what works for me best.

I won't push my ideas on others too. What I do push though, is to educate yourself and not blindly take the doctor's opinion w/out asking questions. With the whole menopause thing, I wholeheartedly agree. Our bodies are the way they are for a reason and dragging it out for 20 years to feel less discomfort today is mindless. And this from someone who has had hot flashes for 8 years now and completely sick of it! But I'll not take any danged nothing to stop it. I'm not convinced that is the way to go.

 

[mickey328]

I misunderstood, galanie. In my mind "cold turkey" means you just stop...no patches, no gum, no nothing. I like your analogy to being on a diet. I always thing of them, and I think most folks do too, as a temporary thing. In order to really effect a change you have to make a change in lifestyle. Diets simply don't work. Oh, you can lose x number of pounds but the time comes when you go off a "diet" and then the pounds generally come back and bring a few friends with them. To make it permanent, you have to change the way you eat and the way you think about food.

I confess, when I first started menopause, I did the HRT thing on and off for a couple of years. More off than on, but the night sweats about did me in. Once those passed, I dropped all the supplements and such. Hot flashes (I think of them as power surges, LOL) are annoying, but I can deal...I just wear my short sleeved cotton blouses all year long and make sure I have a cardigan handy...it goes on and off all day long Personally, I don't care much for most drugs...in general they do what they're designed to do, but the side effects can be catastrophic. Where I can, I prefer to use herbal things...they aren't quite as "potent" but can ease things and don't usually have side effects like that.

Again, though...it's a totally personal choice. Some folk prefer to just "do what the doc says" and others prefer not to. I'm in the latter group. I want info, I want to do the research and weigh the pros and cons and make my decisions with the help of the medical folks. Case in point...my last mammogram showed some irregularities. They showed me the x-rays and told me what they were, gave me their take on it. I then did some research and agreed that a biopsy would be in order. Based on the pathology reports, the doc's advice and my own research, I decided to go with a surgical excision. Turns out it was a good decision; they found some carcinoma in situ nobody even knew was there. Dang...more "doctoring", more research and discussions. Based on all that I decided not to pursue either radiation or drug therapy, and am quite comfortable with that decision. My opinion is: don't use a sledge hammer to drive a tack But what works for me might not make another person comfortable.

Anyway, thanks for clearing up what you meant by "cold turkey" Sounds like we were both on the same page I and didn't even know it!

 

[mickey328]

Thanks for this site I sent it to my son, I hope he takes it to heart or at least some food for thought, they do eat an awful lot of soy. One of the reasons they quit animal products is because of all the health scares, but my kid could eat a side of beef in one sitting, how he gave up his rib eyes is beyond me.

I sure couldn't and wouldn't recommend one way or the other to anyone...I don't feel I really know enough and I'm sure no scientist. But those things all together make me nervous about soy, so I just steer clear. Personally, I think natural fed animals, without all the chemicals, antibiotics and hormones are just better for us...our bodies know what to do with things we've been eating for thousands of years. Also personal, but I don't think humans were meant to be either herbivores or carnivores...our dentition is made for omnivorous eating. Hehe, I'd have an almost impossible time trying to give up meat...I just like it too much! Plus, I think it's part of an overall healthy and balanced diet. I do thing we Westerners eat too much of it...I'm appalled when I see a 16 oz (or more) steak on a menu! It's probably healthier the way the Asians do it...basically just using it for flavoring rather than a whole course, but I do generally eat 3 to 4 ounces with a meal. It's a vice

I have an electric pressure cooker (a gift from my mother) it is the best thing ever. I do not have to let it cool like the old stove top kind and am never afraid it will blow.

I considered these, but got to thinking...what if our power went out in the middle of a batch? LOL...doesn't happen often but it'd be a pain if it did.

How is it you don't have to let it cool down? I'm trying to figure that out.

 

[gryeyes]

I have an electric pressure cooker - I love it!

Once the cooking time is done, you can leave it, it automatically goes to warm. But the moment it's done cooking, you CAN just release the pressure very safely and serve immediately, if you so wish.

 

[galanie]

I can quick cool my old 1950's Mirro pressure cooker real easy. Put it under running cold water. It's even recommended for some things. Naturally it's small enough to do that. I think I'd have a really hard time doing that with a giant canner but you NEVER quick cool when canning anyway. Those old things (and the new ones too) have a safety valve and won't blow up. After having witnessed one blow a safety valve (which is in reality a material that melts under a certain amount of pressure and pops a hole in it real fast) I'm not afraid of one exploding. It's only the old ones w/out that feature that are in danger of doing that. I'd NEVER try to use one w/out it.

 

[TennesseeChicken]

I bought one of those peanut butter stirrers from Lehman's..don't bother. They really don't work.

 

[galanie]

I have a package of popsicle sticks for things like stirring peanut butter lol. Yeah, I'm lazy. Works better than a spoon and then you just throw it away. or wipe it off and use it for some non-food thing. Fire starters is a good use.

In keeping with the Frugal theme: They were free.