Archive through November 15, 2001

The ClubHouse: Archives: As Seen On TV: Archive through November 15, 2001

Misslibra

Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 09:03 pm Click here to edit this post
Yes I know what you talking about but can't think of the name of it. I wonder if it works as well as it look like it does to. If it does I wouldn't mind ordering it myself, but can't think of the name of it right now. I'm sure the commercial will be on later.:)

Tksoard

Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 10:06 pm Click here to edit this post
It's called a Chopper, and I have one and bought one for my sister and I have a spare. It works so good!!! You can make the onions or potatoes or whatever as large or as small as you want, just by turning the crank. It also has a whippy thingy with it which is great for pudding or dressings. I highly recommend it!!

Fruitbat

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 04:36 am Click here to edit this post
I have that plastic container thing going on too. I love the new colors Walmart had this year. Aqua, pink and orange. I own many.

Now what exactly is this chopper? Somehow this slipped by me. I pride myself in never missing an opportunity to buy any chopper, slicer thingy. Clearly, I am slipping.

Dahli

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 06:51 am Click here to edit this post
An orbitrek is supposedly a machine that combines a treadmill, exercise bike and stepper in one. The pedals are crummy - feet won't stay on and the way it's designed promotes lacerations and contusions of the ankle area.... yuk

Sunshinemiss

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 08:15 am Click here to edit this post
Fruitbat it is the latest reincarnation of the multiple blades at the end of a shaft with a spring attached, push down on the top for the chop action. This latest one has a nice added twist though in that the blades rotate slightly with each push.

Jewels

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 08:26 am Click here to edit this post
I have one of those chopper thingys, but I bought it through Pampered Chef. I love it! You can chop almost anything!

I too have the plastic container thing going on....as we speak my son has just spread the empty ones all over the room.....guess I should put them to use!

Max

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 08:37 am Click here to edit this post
I have thePampered Chef chopper, too. You can get the same thing at most kitchen stores, like Kitchen Kaboodle (if they have them where you live). It's made by Xyliss who makes lots of great kitchen gadgets and OEMs them to folks like Pampered Chef.

Car54

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 09:43 am Click here to edit this post
Wow, I don't have any chopping tools at all- just a paring knife. I feel totally behind on this.

Fruitbat

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 10:07 am Click here to edit this post
Car54, drop everything and do a search for a Borne slicer. Purchase it immediately. Hurry.

Car54

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 10:23 am Click here to edit this post
Fruitbat, what exactly are you guys slicing and chopping?

I feel like there is a whole dimension of cooking I have missed! I have a mixer, and I only use it about once a month. I have a blender, but have NEVER used it. Pretty much I use a knife, fork, spoon....wow- I had no idea.

My mom was a great cook and when she passed away I got a whole drawer full of kitchen thingies...that I have no idea how to work....
I am single, live alone... guess I am in kind of a cooking rut!

Max

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 10:42 am Click here to edit this post
Car54, I hear ya. Most of the time, my cooking is limited to slicing a few veggies for salad and putting a frozen dinner into the microwave! :)

However, there are times, like the holidays, when I get busy with baking. Then the chopper comes in very handy to chop walnuts and chocolate squares and such stuff like that. Instead of buying the expensive chopped walnuts in those little packages, I go to Costco and buy a big bag of walnut halves. I have a vacuum sealer and canisters that I store the leftovers in, so one bag of those walnuts lasts me through a lot of baking without going stale.

Choppers are also great for onions (fast and absolutely no tears). Another handy gadget I have from Pampered Chef (I think it's a Xyliss, too) is a hard cheese grater. Just buy a wedge of parmesan, pop it into that gadget, turn the cylinder and you've got fresh, grated parmesan a lot cheaper than buying it in the packages. Again, I can vacuum seal the leftover wedge and it will keep for a LONG time.

Explore those gadgets! It's fun! :)

Grooch

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 10:53 am Click here to edit this post
Max, did you get the vacuum sealer from tv? Someone told me they bought one 10 years ago from an informicial. And she loves it. So I'm thinking of getting one. It's so humid down here that everything gets soggy by the next morning.

Fruitbat

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 11:01 am Click here to edit this post
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Max

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 11:05 am Click here to edit this post
Grooch,
I got mine from QVC a long time ago. It's a Foodsaver. You can get them in regular stores now and the new models are a lot smaller. I tried a cheaper Deni brand first, but it didn't seal nearly as tightly. This one is great because you can seal wide-mouth jars, too. Just get regular canning jars with the lids that have the rubber gasket already in them and use the attachment that comes with the machine. Poof! Vacuum packed anything. Since I live alone, things like oil were always problematic. You just can't buy a small enough bottle and no matter what, the left over ends up going bad. No more. I just put it in a canning jar, seal it up and it keeps forever. I love that machine! It's worth the extra money to get the good one. Here's the one QVC sells now, but you can probably find one in a regular department store and avoid paying shipping. :)

Fruitbat

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 11:08 am Click here to edit this post
Car54...the V slicer slices and juliannes everything. Tomatos, onions, peppers, potatos, cucumbers. I don't cook that much anymore and still use it everyday. Salad stuff mostly. Sure a knife does the job but the V slicer does perfectly even slices in seconds, thin or thick. Whap whap whap. Very nifty tool.

If I lived in Fla Grooch I would get that sealer. Can you order it soon so when I am down there I can play with it please?

Max

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 11:12 am Click here to edit this post
That V slicer thing has been around forever! My mom had one when I was a kid. Don't know what happened to it. I used to love making french fries with that gadget!

Grooch

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 11:15 am Click here to edit this post
Thanks, Max.

FB, I'll try and I would have gotten the steam bullet, but between Juju doing my intervention and Sunshinemiss telling me that dateline says it doesn't work, I'll have to pass on it.

Shucks!

Mssilhouette

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 11:35 am Click here to edit this post
Okay has anyone tried the food sealers? I want to know if those are as good as they claim.

Heck there's a store in the mall in my area (LA) that says "AS SEEN ON TV" so they have all that crap. Looks like I know where folks will be xmas shopping.

The best site naturally is:

http://www.asseenontv.com



They usually have all the infommerical stuff.

Grooch

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 11:43 am Click here to edit this post
Amazing, they sell the Eurosealer for 9.95 and at Tvinventions.com, they want 19.95.

I want the steam bullet but they don't have it at your site, MsS. But they have something similiar called the steam express. But that one is 79.95, compared to 49.99 for the bullet.

Amazing the difference in prices.

Car54

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 11:56 am Click here to edit this post
I want some of those bags where you pack up your sweaters and then suck all the air out of the bag and it gets really small.
I am a quilter, and have so much fabric it now has it's own room at my house! I could pack it up and suck out the air, then have room to buy more!
OOOH you choppin people have made me hungry! I'm going to look in my drawer of kitchen stuff and see if maybe Mom had one and I didn't know.
She had one of those salad spinners I think!

Fruitbat

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 11:56 am Click here to edit this post
That is such a cool site. Thanks

Grooch

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 12:02 pm Click here to edit this post
psssst, Fruitbat! Over here behind the bushes. You know, Juju isn't around anymore to pull another intervention. We can go hog wild buying these gizmos.

Fruitbat

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 12:28 pm Click here to edit this post
cool, I'd forgotton, maybe I'll get that braider in case I grow my hair, ever

Max

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 01:10 pm Click here to edit this post
I have the packing bags for travelling. Really a great space-saver! You just put in some clothes, seal it up, then roll it on the floor to push the air out. You can pack a LOT of stuff into a carry-on bag that way. Things get a little wrinkled depending on the fabric, but the ability to take 4 or 5 days worth of clothing in a carry-on bag is worth the tradeoff of doing some ironing once I get to my destination.

As for the food sealers, I'll say it again.. if you really want to use this kind of thing, spend the money to get the good one. It's worth it. :)

Tksoard

Thursday, November 15, 2001 - 02:19 pm Click here to edit this post
I just found my spare SMART CHOPPER. I wasn't sure of the name last night. It has an handle on top that you turn the blades inside. It works great for any kind of veg. I make a Cornbread salad, and it chops up the onions and the green peppers perfectly. I don't like GP chunks, so I just crank it a few more times and it can be juicy. It has a whipping paddle for puddings and sauces. ONLY $19.95!! BUT WAIT!!! If you purchase within the next 30 min. you get another one FREE!! I did that with my 2nd and 3rd one. I bought my 1st one and my sister loved it so I bought hers and an extra.