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Originally Posted by Rose_P (Post 6598795)

The first was a Braun that I got with S&H Green Stamps

Now there is a blast from the past...my husband was a truck driver and got them by the rolls when fueling. For broke newlyweds the green stamp store was nirvana

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Originally Posted by roguequilter (Post 7034673)

yes, stored in fridge. frozen in small quantity so easy to use up fast. that's why i use the little glass jars that storebought spices come in. i am not an expert, but i think any fresh vegie stored w/o the high heat/pressure of processing can be a source of botulism. over the many years that i have been putting up garden produce i only got sick once. when i first got the bright idea to save some of my sweet corn many years ago i got really bad stomach issues. one of the docs in the ER i was working in laughed when i told him what i had eaten the night before & told me what i had done to myself ...i bought a pressure cooker after that. :D

In that case it should be used as quickly as a regular leftover, which would be about 3-4 days. Botulism is deadly so whatever you got from the corn probably was something else. Garlic is especially low acid and when it's store in oil (most leftover veggies would not be, I would imagine) it's doubly dangerous because of the anaerobic conditions.

Unless it's canned (professionally-I don't can anymore) it should be treated as a leftover. Used within 3-4 days or frozen.

I have one of the old Cuisinarts from the 70's and I used it a lot the first few years I had it. I used to make all my own bread and it was wonderful. I love it for slicing vegetables-used it for scalloped potatoes this weekend. i would use it more but I have so little counter space I have to put it away after using and it's too much bother to dig it out sometimes. Great for pickles too. I have a small one but only use it for onions, celery, stuff like that in small quantities.

I have a Black and Decker food processor. I use it a lot. I chop onions , can make your own pnt butter by chopping nuts and adding oil to it. I mix ingrediants to make pie crusts, I grind up egg shells for calcium for my dogs and chickens. I use it to grate foods such as carrots-potatoes for latkes, Can slice, grate ,and chop with it. Grate cheese etc. Lots of things you can use it for. Can make purees with it, sauces, I even chop up hard boiled eggs for egg salad. So there is a wide range of what you can do with a food processor and mine does sit on my counter and I use it several times a week. Hope this helps.

Can also make your own salsa by chopping all ingrediants in the processor.

I have a lot of kitchen appliances and gadgets. but my favorites are the food processor, Bosch bread maker, Kitchen Aid Mixer and the Nutrimill for grinding grains. Im an old fashioned cook and make most recipes from scratch. But these appliances help me to cut time when time is of essence.

It might help to get a low cost one for about $40 and see if you will actually use it. If so, then get a better quality one. I bought one at a garage sale for a few dollars. Found that I never used it. Gave it to my Mom who also never used it. However, a decade later, and advancing arthritis, we both use it.

The problem is counter space. If you can't keep it accessible, it's often more hassle than its worth. Since we only use a toaster rarely today, it now has a place in the cupboard and a food processor is there in its place.

I had one, used it often. Great for crushing soda cracker & graham crackers, also I had a slicing disk for making scalped potatoes, & other things that needed slicing, I put Butter finger candy bars in it to crush for a dessert I make, but I used it for 30 yrs and then couldn`t get parts for it and don`t cook, bake or can as much as I use to and don`t think I`ll replace it. I have a little 1 cup machine that can crush walnut, onions.