tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post5404013604075817168..comments2024-03-12T22:31:46.500-04:00Comments on What Would Phoebe Do?: Slow food, fast food, and fancy kitchen equipmentPhoebe Maltz Bovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-17826094381337119812009-01-28T10:06:00.000-05:002009-01-28T10:06:00.000-05:00If you enjoy steel-cut oatmeal, (which I do), you ...If you enjoy steel-cut oatmeal, (which I do), you should <B>really</B> invest in a neuro-fuzzy rice cooker.<BR/><BR/>It makes perfect steel-cut oatmeal with zero human intervention, is <B>incredibly</B> easy and quick to clean, keeps the oats warm and tasty for hours, and can even be set on a timer to have oats ready for you when you wake up. Not to mention that it also cooks rice and risotto, and can be used as a steam cooker for veggies, fish, and other items.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-NS-ZCC10-Cooker-Warmer-Premium/dp/B00007J5U7/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1233154602&sr=8-1" REL="nofollow">They</A> may seem pricy at first, but you'll use it enough on oats and rice to save more money on your overall food bill in a year's time than what it costs. I use mine five times a week.<BR/><BR/>I'm generally opposed to fancy kitchen appliances due to cost, counter space concerns, and cleaning time. But this one is the exception...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-13550516010898995232009-01-27T20:51:00.000-05:002009-01-27T20:51:00.000-05:00Not Mr Debate Link. Middle aged civil servant, ki...Not Mr Debate Link. Middle aged civil servant, kids, wife. Opinions, so I write to blogs. About the oatmeal: try boiling water with dish soap in the pot for five minutes, then it comes off pretty easily. dave.s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-80588752962854498032009-01-26T17:23:00.000-05:002009-01-26T17:23:00.000-05:00Who is dave s.? This is or is not the Debate Link ...Who is dave s.? This is or is not the Debate Link blogger?<BR/><BR/>So far, the pot in question is resistant to our usual pot-stain-removing all-powerful sponge-to-end-all-sponges. So yeah, a dishwasher probably wouldn't do it, either.Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-27957337281472168382009-01-26T06:26:00.000-05:002009-01-26T06:26:00.000-05:00Our dishwasher is very nice, I love it, but it doe...Our dishwasher is very nice, I love it, but it does NOT clean the oatmeal off our double boiler. We have to grind it off with a steel wool sponge, just like grandma. dave.s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com