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Tonight I parted company with my electric range. It's a beautiful stainless KitchenAid with everything a range could possibly have. I had to give it up when we moved into a house that has gas hook-ups, and to put a 220 in the kitchen was going to cost several thousand dollars. I'm a little sad because I was very attached to this range. The family who got it will certainly love it as much as I did, and it will be cared for. And I'm doing it no favor by hanging onto it without using it. It needs to be used. But that still doesn't help the fact that I'll miss it. Have you ever parted company with a kitchen item to which you were emotionally attached? If so, what was is and why?
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Oh, yes. My very first KitchenAid mixer was a fuchsia-colored beauty (the color was called Cranberry but it was totally a hot pink/fuchsia color). The color was discontinued a year of so before I ordered it, but because it was a refurbished model, I was able to get the old color. It lasted me for 5 years, and then the motor bit the dust (just this past December). I got a deep purple replacement (for free!), but I miss that pink mixer. I was a novice baker when I first got it and by the time we had to part ways, I was a quite advanced and was whipping up (literally) awesome stuff with it. That mixer accompanied me on my journey from baking enthusiast to serious baker and now she is gone. Sigh. But my purple mixer keeps me good company and is serving me well.
charm city cupcake at 12:00AM on 05/07/08
when we moved to new york (from california), i was heart-broken to see that my rice cooker didn't make the trip (FIL packed it and shipped it to us, but it got badly dented along the way). i know how to make rice in a pot, but my head couldn't comprehend a kitchen without a rice cooker, and the day i purchased mine was the day i felt like a fully realized adult :) luckily, someone had given us another one as a wedding gift and the replacement is working out just fine.
billyburgwife at 12:06AM on 05/07/08
Come over to the gas side of the force. I will not have it any other way.
JerzeeTomato at 2:14AM on 05/07/08
Beth you will love cooking with gas! I grew up cooking that way and miss it horribly! there is something about seeing real flame under your pan that just gives me a thrill. ok we know i'm weird.
huney_bumper at 7:27AM on 05/07/08
Beth, I am with huney and Jerzee - I recently moved to a new place with electric after always having gas and I soo miss cooking on a gas range! I hope I can get used to the electric one soon ..
mrsbao at 7:33AM on 05/07/08
Mrsbao, I fel the same way after our last move--I finally had a gas stove after a lifetime of electric--and mourned the loss for all of a few days. There are some distinct advantages to electric, mainly its higher efficiency, and during the summer, I'm happy not to have a huge proportion of the cooking heat going right into the air.
But I do long for the kitchen stove at my parents' first flat in London. I didn't know to check at the time, but it looked just like those awesome Vikings with the long center burner and a massive hood. The whole kitchen was unbelievable: huge, with butcher block counters, ancient hardwood floors, antique cupboards, porcelain sink, and a door that took you to the stairs up to the roof terrace for grilling. All that and an American-style fridge. Oddly enough, it's where I cooked my first Thanksgiving dinner (mom was in the States, dad had visitors from Texas).
renzata at 9:02AM on 05/07/08
Have you ever used a gas cooktop? Oh, honey... there is nothing like it! I have not been able to use gas cooktops steadily since I lived in NY. I had electric in Colorado and I have electric in Florida. Bleah.
The best of all worlds would be a duel-fuel cooker ($$$$$). Gas on the stovetop and an electric oven (self cleaning!).
Trust me - you will be sold on gas cooktops the first time you roast a mess of peppers on the burners. God, I miss that aroma.
And another benefit of gas - when it's off, it's actually off.
chiff0nade at 9:50AM on 05/07/08
Sorry for the double post but I blew right past your question...
Yes, I had to part company with several really great appliances.
I had a small restaurant in Colorado and got very used to the commercial appliances. Gas double oven, separate freezer and fridge. Finances dictated that they be sold (sniff...) and I had to go back to household style appliances. That was difficult...
chiff0nade at 9:52AM on 05/07/08
You'll love the gas! Seriously.
To answer your question, I miss my catamount glass butter warmer. I still have it, but it is seriously cracked. Have not been able to find another anywhere :(
Kerosena at 10:12AM on 05/07/08
I sold our little catering operation after my husband passed away....and oh I miss those "things"! The Hobart slicer, the huge floor mixer, the little flat top griddle, the triple sinks, the huge, warped, 20# braising pan, the 3 foot long whisk, the walk-in cooler....sigh
Cary at 11:17AM on 05/07/08
I agree, you'll love the gas - I went through the "electric-to-gas" swap myself, and I ended up really missing my electric stove for all of 15 minutes:-).
And to answer your question - I've moved quite a lot, including from one country to another, and from one continent to another, so I've parted company with quite a few beloved kitchen appliances, pots, dishes, etc. But the strongest I've ever felt about (still do) is my Mum's collection of Le Creuset pots that I had to leave behind back home in London. These were the pieces I was truly attached to emotionally, for they were not just pots and pans to me (although as such, they were incredible). Each piece reminded me of meals my Mum used to make in it (like, the black oval one was usually used to braise a duck or a goose, the round red one was home to many batches of meatballs or stuffed peppers, etc.), and it was truly with great sadness that I had to leave them behind.
brooke29 at 2:38PM on 05/07/08
I agree with all the gas cooking comments! I have added gas lines to my last 2 houes so I could be "cookin' with gas now" as the old saying goes. I have a dual-fuel range with the great gas cook top and the electric oven for even baking with the warming drawer in the bottom section. I cannot tell you how great it is to have all this in one unit! It was not terribly $$$. But as a serious cook, I recognize the grief of losing a favorite kitchen item. I miss an old skillet that disappeared several years ago ... I STILL miss it!
alpurv at 6:04PM on 05/07/08
It's not really the point of liking gas over electric (which I do), but it's kinda like the rice cooker. It was the first new appliance I ever bought. All others were ones that had conveyed with houses at closing. The new gas range just doesn't have all the features the old one did. I've used gas before in a restaurant. The range sucked, and we only had 3 burners out of 8 that worked properly. I'm sure it was a maintenance issue.
beth1 at 10:41AM on 05/08/08