So is it weird that a single, straight male like me gets unusually excited

[ET Awful]

by new cooking utensils like pots and pans, kitchen knives, etc.?

Hell, it's not like I even cook for other people, just me. All my friends live at least 45 minutes away, so they never get to eat my cookin'.

Just askin' is all :P

[ZombieNixon]

1. The knives thing could be a wee bit disturbing.

A sadism thing, perhaps. :scared:


















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[EstimatedProphet]

2. Nope

Kitchen gadgets are the best!
Here's my favorite, the Ulu:

This is by far the best kitchen slicing/chopping knife I have ever seen. It works on everything!

[ET Awful]

4. They sell one at Ikea that I'm going to pick up next time I'm there

It's a knife like that with a chopping block that's dished in the middle to match the curve of the knife. . . very cool. (the knife is all stainless though, no wooden handle).

[Misunderestimator]

3. Yes.

:D

On edit... :sarcasm: (just in case)

On second edit... ok... no. :)

[LeftyMom]

5. Not really

Men have to eat, too. If you have to cook for youself you might as well enjoy the process and the product. :9

[ET Awful]

7. Maybe I could use it as a pick-up line . . . Hey baby, I know how to COOK

No seriously, I do, I wasn't going to say "in the bedroom" honest, I'll make you a dinner you'll never forget :P

[anarch]

6. well, I think that depends what you mean by "excited"

if you see what I'm saying.

[ET Awful]

9. LOL . .. well not EXCITED, just like

:woohoo: NEW COOKWARE!!!! :woohoo:

[jobycom]

18. Answered my concern. In that case, I do, too.

I recently bought a pair of santoku style knives. I shopped for days for them, hitting every kitchenware store in northwest Austin, checking out reviews on the Internet.

I was actually disappointed when I bought them, since I didn't have to search anymore.

I bought Calphalon Katana knives, btw. Great bolsters!

[ET Awful]

21. Those are what I have!

I love 'em

The only one I'm missing to complete my collection is the Nakiri (vegetable cleaver/slicer).

[jobycom]

23. Cool, sharp, and pretty, too!

I love the layering on the blades. Damned scary to wash, though!

[ET Awful]

27. Hehehe, I'm very careful with washing.

I use a sponge to do it, so even if it slips I have an inch of sponge between that edge and my fingers :P.

I also wash by putting the edge facing away from me and moving the knife toward me across the sponge or the sponge toward the edge of the knife.

I have yet to even slice the sponge washing them that way.

[jobycom]

29. I do that, too. But now and then I'll get a slight stain down in the

marbling, and I have to scrub a little harder. Then I get nervous! :-)

Usually then I use a Dobie pad, and scrub only on the outstroke, away from the blade. Fear is good. Fear makes me cautious!

[ET Awful]

30. What you do when that happens is get

some Bar Keepers Friend liquid (a very, very mild abrasive cleanser), put the knife with it's edge against a chopping block, and just use your fingers to rub the cleaner into the blade, the edge is against a surface so your fingers can't get to it, so you can get aggressive with the scrubbing action.

Works like a charm.

[eyepaddle]

8. I hope not, otherwise I'm weird too.

Seriously though, I meet most any definition of "big strong guy" and I don't see anything even remotely un-macho about liking to cook.

I didn't get this tall by not eating, that's for sure, and the old work ethic line "any job worth doing is worth doing right" is just as true today as it ever was. Being a good cook is its own reward.

[Patiod]

10. My macho SO lusts after a Dyson vaccuum

Our current ones suck (or rather, they don't suck)

[ET Awful]

11. Hehehe, I wouldn't mind one of those myself . . . but I can only justify

so much money for suckage :P

[kay1864]

16. Consumer Reports didn't think much of the Dyson

Thought it overpriced for its average performance, IIRC.

Apparently Dyson's "we're the only one that maintains the suction" ads aren't worth much.

[Patiod]

17. Does CU like ANY of the bagless?

After 3 bagless vaccuums (and about $400), we gave up and went bag to old-fashioned bag vacs.

[kay1864]

19. I'd have to look it up...

I just remember glancing at the article and noting that the Dyson didn't rate so well. The other thing I noticed was that Eureka (the brand we have!) ranked pretty high.

If you like, I can find that issue tonight, and PM you tomorra.

[Patiod]

22. I'd appreciate that

I let my CU subscription lapse, because we haven't been making any major purchases.

[ET Awful]

28. Their top rated vacuum on their website is a Hoover bagless

http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Hoover%20WindTunnel%20Self%20Propelled%20Ultra%20U6439-900%20Upright%20Vacuum:2000653505

That model to be exact.

edit: Oops, nevermind, that's a bag vac. Sorry.

[LeftyMom]

34. The Hoover self-propelled rocks

I :loveya: mine. I have one like the one at the link, not the bagless. Bagged vaccums are better for people with allergies and bags are cheaper than filters.

[LaraMN]

12. No, my husband's lusted after a KitchenAid mixer for some time.

He's also a little bit of a knife snob.

[ET Awful]

13. I'm definitely a knife snob

:P

I've got about $500-$600 in knives.

[Patiod]

24. My life improved when I invested in a good chef's knife

I wish I had known -- all those years of chopping onions with a paring knife :scared: <--shudder

Also, one good large frying pan and one good omelet pan have also made a big difference.

[leftofthedial]

14. I love cooking

I recently moved and my favorite housewarming gift (one I bought myself) is a chef's knife. Great knife. I've been gradually accumulating new pots and pans and utensils. I bought a small skillet I really like too.

Long ago, I used to get excited by the "manly" power tools-hardware store thing, but now it's kitchen stuff.

[johnnie]

15. Nope

I would think you were weird if you didn't get excited about them.

[Midlodemocrat]

20. Um. You must have missed matcom's Kitchenaid threads.

And he's married.

[taterguy]

25. semi-serious question

Does your lust for cooking implements include grilling tools? If so, you have nothing to worry about. Not that you should be worried in the first place :)

[ET Awful]

26. It would if I had a good place to grill, but apartment living isn't really

conducive to grilling on anything other than a Foreman. :P

[arbusto_baboso]

31. The knives bit is easily understandable...

It's a phallic thing, and a matter of "pride" shall we say.

Hell, I collect swords and daggers, so I know whereof I speak!

[ET Awful]

33. Yes, but I buy knives that actually get used daily, not ones

I can pretend I'm Aragorn with. :P

[arbusto_baboso]

35. Oh, I USE mine, pal....

I'm a fencer, and an SCA member. Good one, too. Born several centuries too late, I'm afraid.

And if you must know, I pretend I'm Faramir. So there!:P

[Shine]

32. No, of course not!

I think it's totally cool, actually. :thumbsup: It shows you're Creative and Discriminating.


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