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Meme via rosefox, and altered because I wanted to. Original list source.

Bold the ones you have and use at least once a year
Italicize the ones you have and don’t use
Strike through the ones you have had but got rid of
Underline the ones you don't have but want to get

pasta machines
breadmakers
juicers
blenders
deep fat fryers
egg boilers
melon ballers
sandwich makers
pastry brushes
cheese knives - well, I have small knives I use for cheese
electric woks
miniature salad spinners
griddle pans - maybe
jam funnels
meat thermometers
filleting knives - I think my Japanese knife fits this
egg poachers
cake stands
garlic crushers - isn't it called a garlic press?
martini glasses
tea strainers - if by this they mean for individual servings of tea, oh do I ever, and I got rid of more that I want to replace
bamboo steamers
pizza stones
coffee grinders
milk frothers
piping bags - technically the bag broke, but I kept the nozzles around until the February move
banana stands
fluted pastry wheels
tagine dishes
conical strainers
rice cookers - if I could find one without any non-stick, I'd seriously consider it.
steam cookers
pressure cookers - could really use one here due to the altitude, and I also want to try canning
slow cookers - left a medium-big one with T$ (no clue if he kept it, but probably not) and picked up a small one here
spaetzle makers
cookie presses
gravy strainers - I have a mesh thing which I use for both this and draining pasta/veggies
double boilers (bains marie)
sukiyaki stoves
food processors
ice cream makers
takoyaki makers
fondue sets
popcorn maker - got rid of in the move and thinking of replacing
toaster oven - ditto
hot pot/electric kettle - double ditto
teapot - triple ditto, though I've been told that microwaving water to heat it is the most carbon efficient way of producing hot water for tea (etc.), so I'm waffling on the hot pot and teapot.
singe-serve coffee machine (aka K-cup) - I mostly used it for the hot water for tea, but also the occasional decaf coffee (until three days of decafs straight gave me migraines upon both drinking and withdrawl). T$ kept this. Anyone know a better name for this category of device?
electric grill (Foreman grill)

Originally posted on Dreamwidth. comments there. Comment here or there.

For a T-day alternative, consider buying an organic turkey. The Eat Well Guide will help you find organic farms and grocery stores near you where you can find one.

I'm cooking it! It's only 2 lbs with all the guts. I ripped out the guts and put them in the bottom of the pan with a cup or two of Britta water. The chicken got basted with a small amount of olive oil, worchestershire sauce, and terriyaki sauce, salted and peppered, and then put atop a grill in the pan in the oven on 425ºF. While that's sitting for 15 min, I started a cup of water w/ a chicken boullion cube, and when it boiled I added 1/2 cup of dry basmati rice. Basted the chicken, then rice finished. Rice was mostly cooked, so I added a sprinkling of oregano, rosemary, and parsley, and something like 1/8 or 1/4 cup cold water and am letting it sit to cool more. At the 30-min mark I will take the chicken out, baste it more, stuff it with the rice, flip, assault salt and pepper more. Turn the oven down to 375ºF, and stick it back in for 30-40 minutes until a meat thermometer shoved up its butt into a thick thigh or breast reads .... (goes to check package) ... 180ºF. No tin foil, last time I made a turkey I liked the browned sides but didn't like the unbrowned breast.

*smacks lips* Man, I'm so excited. Schadenfreude! That's the ultimate reason I think it's so cute that I'm glutton-ing over a slaughtered baby chicken barely larger than my pet bird. *rubs hands with glee*

I was thinking on the whole drive home how it's such a bizzare bit of social evolution that some species we domesticate as livestock, and others we domesticate as companions. My college roommate, her family raised chickens, and she gave me the impression that they served both purposes for them, interestingly. Raised in the bathtub, given names, and then slaughtered and eaten when they'd taste good.

Oh, and speaking of Gabe, his photos from amavia came in! They'll be up on flickr soon and I'll post a link then.