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producestories, i have Calphalon, too and i just keep a toothbrush handy and that works. that and rinsing out the pot as soon as i'm done with it. i only have one all-clad and i just went to see how the handle screws are and they are really flat so it's never been an issue for me;it's a huge stockpot, tho so the screws don't get dirty much...
sieseye, i hang ALL my pots and love it. i just made a rule that absolutely nothing goes in the drawer beneath the oven but pot lids and maybe a flat cookie sheet and it works beautifully. everything is always right at our fingertips.

finally! someone mentioned sex so i didn't have to first. i am new around here after all and you know what they say about first impressions :)

hi everyone...new here. great site. i've read others say this but i just want to reiterate...if you haven't tried organic/free range eggs, you really must. they are fabulous and well worth the extra $$$ but where we live, they really are not THAT much more (2.50 a doz.)
plus it is fun to support a local farmer, too.

I think that the biggest problem with kitchen appliances is that they aren't designed by people who use them but by engineers who are trying to produce a product at a certain price point that is determined by marketing idiots who honestly feel that the more the device claims to do the easier it is to sell. Thus we have products that are designed to be made cheaply and try to do too much.

For instance: I love and use all the time my Kitchenaid stand mixer but there is no reason why it should be so loud. Some quality bearings and close tolerance gears could turn it into a quiet machine that appeals to the home cook because when you have it on you don't have to yell to your spouse "Hand me the CREAM!" That would maybe add $20 to the price of the machine but they don't do it because the marketing dudes have said that if it retails for over a certain price, they will never sell them. Well if they did, I'd scrap my perfectly good one for the new whisper quiet model.

Pans should have the lids from the other pans in the series fit them. For instance the lid on my 5qt Calphalon saute pan works nicely on my 12" Calphalon omelet pan but no other lids will fit nicely on my 10", 8" or 6" pans. When hanging them they nest fine but they won't if put flat. Ugh!

Spice grinder cups should have a simple "O ring" seal on the blade shaft so that the whole cup and blade as a single assembly comes out for cleaning.

Blenders should have water resistant motor bases so that you can hose them off without damaging the circuits. Oh and they only need an On/Off switch with a Pulse button. That's it. Simple.

I have a few cookbooks, but I think the most "fun" one I have is Retro Desserts: Totally Hip, Updated Classic Desserts from the '40S, '50S, 60s and '70s by Wayne Brachman. I made the grasshopper pie and it was pretty tasty. The pictures are fun to look at, too.

I can't eat and watch a movie! Snacks ok, but I always miss something on the screen if i'm actually eating a meal.

I once saw a group of "kids" actually wheel a cooler into the theater for a late movie, (they thought they "snuck" in the side exit door.) I still have a hard time believing they didn't get caught.

I definitely sneak in food. I think the most odd ball was cheese, crackers & wine. There are wonderful little portable "juice box" wines called Bandits that work perfectly for hiding. Although, I wouldn't recommend a good purse for the cheese, my bag was never the same...stinky.