Give Cuisinart a Chance

Anyone who knows me, knows I'm a strong advocate for reducing kitchen clutter. Partly because I have no room to store useless utensils but mostly because the majority of kitchen gadgets out there are just nonsense. I know some people have some strong opinions about their kitchen gadgets -I've actually debated with strangers about the merits of an avocado slicer (I stand by my position by the way: its garbage) - but it wouldn't take long for most of us to make a list of our top 10 "stupidest kitchen tools". People have been able to cut avocado's for years without a dedicated tool taking up space. It's called a knife.

As strong as my opinions on this subject are, I realize there are kitchen tools out there that deserve a chance. Take, for instance, a food processor. I've spent a long time mulling over this one; trying to convince myself of all the reasons why I don't need one: too expensive, too hard to clean, too big to store. But recently, when Sierra's mom let us borrow her Cuisinart, I've found that arguments against owning one of these simply don't stand up. They're pretty remarkable. We've made galettes (kind of like a pie but not in a pie plate), today we made some unbelievable buttermilk biscuits, and we've got plans for pizza dough, bread, pies... and we're just getting started.

Suddenly this seems more like a given then a gimmick. We'll be on the market for our own shortly.