Curious: Nagging Questions With Unimportant Answers

[Medusa]

Y'all - I'm curious about something and thought we might use a thread for this type of thing. Ask your own questions and/or answer other people's at your will and discretion.


In your kitchen, do you leave your small appliances like the toaster, your Ninja, your blender, your George Foreman grill, etc. out on your counters all the time or do you only pull this stuff out when you want to use it?

[JDeere]

I only pull stuff out when I want to use it, I put everything back because I have OCD and things have to be almost perfect.

[SleepyButch]

Depends on the small appliance. Like the toaster, coffee maker, and stand mixer stay out on the counter and everything else gets put away. I guess those are the things I would use the most and have room for on the counter.

[tantalizingfemme]

I HATE things on the counter. I would like to have bare minimum (like just the coffee maker and a bowl of fruit) but I lost when it came to the the big honking bread box. sigh

[CherryWine]

Unless I am being super lazy, everything usually gets put away. Keurig stays out, of course. It annoys the hell out of my partner when I put the toaster away, but I prefer the extra counter space.

[girl_dee]

toaster and coffee pot are out.. everything else is out of sight.



Do you unplug appliances when not in use?

[JDeere]

toaster and coffee pot are out.. everything else is out of sight.



Do you unplug appliances when not in use?

Yes, it can be a hazard if you don't

[Medusa]

My big Kitchenaid mixer is always out and the Keurig but pretty much everything else is hidden away under the counter. xJackhammer would really like it if the toaster could stay out but we use it so rarely that I can't oblige!! LOL.

And YES, appliances are unplugged when not in use!!

[Kelt]

Really hate "stuff" floating around on counters, though it still happens occasionally.

Coffee pot, cutting board, knife set on the counter. I got rid of most small appliances a few years back. I figure most food that I like really only takes a good knife and a pot. :eating: I do still own a high speed blender, rice cooker (which is a great multi-tasker), and a mandolin for bulk chopping. They all live in the pantry.

I leave the coffee pot plugged in.

[DapperButch]

Assumptions: The love of the rice cooker is motivated by its ability to make rice sticky. Is this correct? If so, my question is if it will make brown rice sticky?

[Uli]

I keep a lot of stuff out on my counters (small appliances, knife stand, cooking utensils all in a container, potholders all in a container, cutting boards all set up vertically behind the knife stand, etc.). I like everything to be within easy reach, as I'm sort of a wandering, random-idea-having cook. I have a lot of counter space, finally, in this house, and I put it ALL to good use.

[Uli]

Assumptions: The love of the rice cooker is motivated by its ability to make rice sticky. Is this correct? If so, my question is if it will make brown rice sticky?

While rice cookers are often used to make sticky rice, they won't make non-sticky rice sticky. Rice's stickiness is determined by the variety not by the cooking method.

I only know the brand of white rice I use for sticky rice, not the variety, so I'm not much help, but try a variety of short to medium grain brown rices and one of them is bound to be sticky. If you succeed in finding out the variety of white rice commonly used to make sticky rice, you will then know the best brown sticky rice, too, as the difference between white and brown is just how the rice is milled/how much of the bran is left intact.

[Jesse]

The slow juicer, blender and the French press stay out; the other small appliances, panini grill, rotisserie, canner etc. are stored out of sight.

I have packed up the microwave, toaster and electric can opener and will sell them as a package deal as part of my effort towards better health(the microwave) and minimizing.

And yes, appliances remain unplugged until needed.

[Kelt]

Assumptions: The love of the rice cooker is motivated by its ability to make rice sticky. Is this correct? If so, my question is if it will make brown rice sticky?

That's funny, I've only ever made sticky rice in a pan. My rice cooker is a dead simple one I got in a Japanese grocery store in Seattle 30 years ago, the switch says "cook" and "warm" period. If you want on, plug it in, if you want off, unplug it. I don't eat much rice anymore, I use it mostly to cook oatmeal and lentils. :blink: I've been known to cook pretty much anything in it. Roger Ebert can too. (http://www.rogerebert.com/rogers-journal/the-pot-and-how-to-use-it) :eating: I just recently found out about his obsession with them, and he can't eat. Go figure.

*Staying with the theme of unimportant answers*

ETA: I'm talking about "sticky rice" for sushi or fruit deserts. If your talking wallpaper paste just use short grain brown rice, add too much water and cook it too long. My mother has this down to a science.

[Gráinne]

I have a "garage" for the toaster, the can opener, and a popcorn popper. The Foreman grill lives on the counter because I use it every day. Everything else has a cupboard space.

[Rockinonahigh]

At the moment mot of the small things are put away with the exception of the my kitchen aid mixer sad coffee pot.I do have a couple of large book case type shelves that I keep quite a few kinds of glass jars and things to hold flower,corn meal as well as sugar.My food processor is on the top of it plus some assortment
of baking pans and that I use a lot this time of year.Also I have a fairly large book case near filled with cook books from nearly where, some are collectors ithem's from a along time ago and I am always looking for more,even old bar drink books..heck I even have some old Betty Crocker books from the 30's and 40's..I really do use these books cause they have some great things to cook in those . Only thing that is plugged in is the coffee pot as it is on a timer and the fridge and two freezers a well as this fancy stove I bought last year it is gas but needs electricity for the times,lights.

[cinnamongrrl]

The slow juicer, blender and the French press stay out; the other small appliances, panini grill, rotisserie, canner etc. are stored out of sight.

I have packed up the microwave, toaster and electric can opener and will sell them as a package deal as part of my effort towards better health(the microwave) and minimizing.

And yes, appliances remain unplugged until needed.

I stopped using a microwave too. Other than the rare occasion when I make popcorn (since I forgot my popcorn maker in Mass.) I reheat food on the stove, just like we did when I was a kid

The microwave is under the cabinet, unplugged of course. Mostly because I needed the counter space. I keep the toaster out because it doesn't take up THAT much room. And I was on an English muffin jag for a while. But that gets unplugged as well.

I don't have much for appliances honestly. Blender, dehydrator, French press and toaster. The toaster and microwave are actually on loan lol. I take everything else out as needed and it gets put away.

[Orema]

I have a large kitchen for the size of my smallish place. No microwave :), but I have a toaster/convection oven in its place. The juicer, mixer, and blender are in the pantry, but I keep some cooking oils on the counter, curry mix on the counter, coffee press, tea kettle, a bottle of kahlua and some green glass containers on the counter. Three chopping boards of varying sizes in different places and I still have lots of counter space.

[Ravenouss]

I have lots of counter space and if I had my way everything from the toaster to the standing mixer would be on the counter top. Blender, juicer, food processor, coffee maker, toaster, you name it (I'm addicted to small appliances since I grew up in a third world country and I spend a lot of time making up stuff in the kitchen). However, my wife would toss it all in the trash and since we have endless cupboards, everything is stored. Except for the blender, toaster, and the sodastream because I use them daily; and the standing mixer which is darn good looking and a piece of kitchen art in itself.

[Ravenouss]

BTW, I never unplug my appliances but got curious since some of you do. I went "googling" and found this interesting article:
household appliances you should unplug (http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/06/20/12-household-appliances-you-should-unplug-to-save-money/)

[Gemme]

Counters are messy right now. Toaster, can openner and GF grill are out. I'll put the grill away soon. No small appliances remain plugged in when not in use for safety and cost reasons.

Microwave is built into the cabinet above the stove, so I have no choice whether it stays out or not.

I've never made rice, sticky or not, outside of an Uncle Ben's bag and I'm okay with that.

[Medusa]

Another kitchen question: Do you ever buy food products to try and then not really care for them? If so, do you throw them away immediately or put them up in the cabinet (or freezer, if appropriate) to "save" just in case you run out of other options?

[JDeere]

Save it just in case, freezing is another option I use as well because I know it will be eaten by someone, in the house.

[homoe]

I'm not a risk taker normally. I tend to stick with what I know I like whether it be with grocery shopping or ordering at a restaurant! BUT if I should try something and don't care for it, I will either try and pass it along to someone who might or just toss it out. I don't see the point in keeping something that will just take up space knowing in the long run it'll be tossed eventually at some point.

[ksrainbow]

If it is something I like and can use as *leftovers* its a keeper. If not, I toss it to the feral dogs/cats to eat. I have a small kitchen with limited storage, so I don't tend to buy items that wont be useful to another.

[Gemme]

Another kitchen question: Do you ever buy food products to try and then not really care for them? If so, do you throw them away immediately or put them up in the cabinet (or freezer, if appropriate) to "save" just in case you run out of other options?

Depends on what it is. Some stuff I can fold into other things and it won't affect the taste much, just add extra nutrients. Some stuff tickles my gag reflex just thinking about them. They go.

Immediately.

And then I brush my teeth.

After eating something happy.

:eatinghersheybar:

[Gráinne]

Depends on the product. If it was a recipe, I'll take it over to my neighbor, who has been sick. If it was just a processed food, I'll toss it.

[Kelt]

Trader Joe's, if you don't like it, take it back. Try something else. :eating:

I'm braver if I know I'm not stuck with it and have discovered some good things that way. In other places my experiments are usually with produce, it won't keep anyway and unless I think I will finish it, out it goes.

[Gemme]

Trader Joe's, if you don't like it, take it back. Try something else. :eating:

I'm braver if I know I'm not stuck with it and have discovered some good things that way. In other places my experiments are usually with produce, it won't keep anyway and unless I think I will finish it, out it goes.

Blueberry goo!

It's not actually called that, of course, but I found it at Trader Joe's and that's the only place I've found the kind I like. Soft cheese in a roll covered by blueberries and blueberry goo. It's more of a dessert than anything, but it's yummy.

AND

They let me sample, like, a hundred cheeses. Maybe 74. But a lot. I love that.

[DapperButch]

TF says she will eat it, but never does, and then it goes bad in the refrigerator. Or she says she will freeze it (to eat it later), but she never does, and then it goes bad in the refrigerator.

[tantalizingfemme]

TF says she will eat it, but never does, and then it goes bad in the refrigerator. Or she says she will freeze it (to eat it later), but she never does, and then it goes bad in the refrigerator.

HEY....... you better be careful mister or it will end up in your lunch.

[MrSunshine]

With all that stuff going bad The frig is probably not working right.

[imperfect_cupcake]

How do I reconcile being a materialist if I also agree there are emergent properties??

[femmsational]

Which comes first in the hokey pokey? The right foot or the left.

And while we're on the topic of feet.....do dogs get stinky feet like some humans do? One of my little creatures sleeps with her paw pushed up on my face and when she aims for my nose, it really smells. And they're clean cause I don't want to sleep with dirty puppy feet in my mouth so I wash them off every night.

[Gemme]

Puppy feet smell like Fritos. If you like Fritos, it's no biggie.

I don't like Fritos.

Sometimes they smell like muddy Fritos, which is better, but I'd also wash some paws if they got crammed up in my face at night.

Better yet, I'd set up a pillow fortress to disallow that from happening.

Maybe there's a yeast issue?

And the right foot goes first for the righties and left foot first for the lefties.

[MrSunshine]

What the fuck is going on in here?

[Orema]

What the fuck is going on in here?

The hokey pokey :)

[DapperButch]

Puppy feet smell like Fritos. If you like Fritos, it's no biggie.

I don't like Fritos.

Sometimes they smell like muddy Fritos, which is better, but I'd also wash some paws if they got crammed up in my face at night.

Better yet, I'd set up a pillow fortress to disallow that from happening.

Maybe there's a yeast issue?

And the right foot goes first for the righties and left foot first for the lefties.

I call Mr. Potato "Frito Foot".

[Gemme]

I call Mr. Potato "Frito Foot".

Exhibit A, if it pleases the court.

[JDeere]

Ohhh Random fuckery in here, woot!

Okay question from me: Bathroom sinks and products? Do you keep your sink area nice and tidy or do you have stuff everywhere?

[ksrainbow]

Cleaned and tidy! Just the basics aka: tissues, toothbrush in the stand, side cup for water and always fresh towels. And TP on the roll: over not under.

Ks-

[SleepyButch]

Pretty tidy bathroom as in I only have soap dispenser, box of tissues, and lotion on the counter top.

It puts the lotion on the counter....

[grenade]

Ohhh Random fuckery in here, woot!

Okay question from me: Bathroom sinks and products? Do you keep your sink area nice and tidy or do you have stuff everywhere?

Everywhere. I like it that way. I can't be creative in a sterile environment.

[SleepyButch]

Which comes first in the hokey pokey? The right foot or the left.


I don't think it matters because some people can't tell the difference between right and left when they are put on the spot like that... so I think you are okay as long as you shake it all about...

[Andrea]

Does anyone use the preset buttons on the microwave?

Okay, popcorn once or twice before I went to air popping but I am almost certain I have never used anything but the set a certain time or the add a minute (30 seconds for some) buttons.

[Okiebug61]

Y'all - I'm curious about something and thought we might use a thread for this type of thing. Ask your own questions and/or answer other people's at your will and discretion.


In your kitchen, do you leave your small appliances like the toaster, your Ninja, your blender, your George Foreman grill, etc. out on your counters all the time or do you only pull this stuff out when you want to use it?


They are all out and used often so putting them away would drive me insane. Red does not do a lot of cooking so as long as she can get to the coffee she is good.

[Gemme]

Ohhh Random fuckery in here, woot!

Okay question from me: Bathroom sinks and products? Do you keep your sink area nice and tidy or do you have stuff everywhere?

Both.

Some things I keep out because I use them regularly. Other things are in the medicine cabinet, drawers on the vanity or in the bathroom closet depending on how frequently they are used and how much space is needed for each item.

Pretty tidy bathroom as in I only have soap dispenser, box of tissues, and lotion on the counter top.

It puts the lotion on the counter....

It places the lotion in the basket.

ReqpC2yE9ts

:blink:

Does anyone use the preset buttons on the microwave?

Okay, popcorn once or twice before I went to air popping but I am almost certain I have never used anything but the set a certain time or the add a minute (30 seconds for some) buttons.

Just the popcorn one really.

[Cin]

How do I reconcile being a materialist if I also agree there are emergent properties??

I shouldn't think it would be too hard and I imagine if one can accept the premise of emergent materialism one could literally reconcile anything.

Your question got me thinking about semantics and that brought to mind a question I often have running around in my head. If semantics is, among other things, the branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning, why is it often disparaged? I think we all speak with the hope of being understood, but without clarity of meaning language is.....well....meaningless. Why then do people often say we shouldn't get bogged down in semantics or scoff and say “that's just semantics”? When the meaning of our words are all we have to understand each other, why is not semantics revered?

[Martina]

How do I reconcile being a materialist if I also agree there are emergent properties??

If you mean emergent properties arising from consciousness or some non-material phenomena, then you can't reconcile them really. Give it up. Eat a Snickers bar and forget.

[Cin]

How do I reconcile being a materialist if I also agree there are emergent properties??

I don't see them as mutually exclusive but if it feels like it's a struggle and you decide to go the snickers route you could always contemplate the emergent properties of salt as you eat.

[JDeere]

Does anyone use the preset buttons on the microwave?

Okay, popcorn once or twice before I went to air popping but I am almost certain I have never used anything but the set a certain time or the add a minute (30 seconds for some) buttons.

I use them for popcorn only!

[Bèsame*]

Whats the rule on hanging things/stuff on doorknobs? Temporary?

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[Andrea]

Whats the rule on hanging things/stuff on doorknobs? Temporary?

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There's a rule? Hmmmfffppp!! I had no idea.

I hang things where I want to until I don't want to anymore.

[DapperButch]

Whats the rule on hanging things/stuff on doorknobs? Temporary?

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Christmas only. If that!

[*Anya*]

Whats the rule on hanging things/stuff on doorknobs? Temporary?

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Doorknob things bug me.

If they bang, chime, ring, have bells, or in some way, make noise: they must go.

[C0LLETTE]

What's my dog thinking and how big is his brain, anyway?

[C0LLETTE]

Is there really such a thing as "non-clumping mascara"?

[grenade]

Is there really such a thing as "non-clumping mascara"?

If you only use one coat. :)

[Gemme]

Whats the rule on hanging things/stuff on doorknobs? Temporary?

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Depends. Holiday stuff has different rules. I hang some things on some door knobs but not most things. There aren't any permanent door knob hanging objects though.

[Bèsame*]

Doorknobs...

The doorknob inside the bathroom closet..I like to hang rubber bands.

Sometimes the doorknob holds bras over night.

I can't really hang clothes, mine are toooooo long. Yes, I'm a tall one.

[JDeere]

Doorknob is christmas only. Mom would prefer it be all the time but its frowned upon by me and dad.

[Daniela]

Doorknobs...

The doorknob inside the bathroom closet..I like to hang rubber bands.

Sometimes the doorknob holds bras over night.

I can't really hang clothes, mine are toooooo long. Yes, I'm a tall one.



Lol, me too. The only decoration on my doorknob is the occasional bra. And sometimes clothes, since I'm kinda short. ;)

[Keep Smilin]

A pair of socks I can see and a pair of shoes I understand too.... But, why is it a pair of pants? :confused:

[Jesse]

A pair of socks I can see and a pair of shoes I understand too.... But, why is it a pair of pants? :confused:

Pants were originally two separate pieces that buckled/buttoned at the waist, somewhat like chaps, maybe that is why the plural is implied?

[amiyesiam]

A pair of socks I can see and a pair of shoes I understand too.... But, why is it a pair of pants? :confused:

You have 2 feet so a pair of socks and a pair of shoes. You have two legs so a pair of pants. The real question is why, if we have 2 arms is it not a pair of shirts. After all, we also say a pair of gloves/mittens. To continue, we have a pair of breasts but don't wear a pair of bras, yet we only have one vagina but wear a pair of panties. I think that it makes no real sense.

[SleepyButch]

Whats the rule on hanging things/stuff on doorknobs? Temporary?

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I don't hang anything on the doorknob. I'm tall too and if the clothes touch the floor, that means bugs have easier access to the hiding places in my clothes. I know.. I know.. it may not be rational but it's my brain so what can I say. I have an over the door hanger thingy where I put clothes, bathrobe and towel, both in my closet and in the bathroom.

[Gemme]

You have 2 feet so a pair of socks and a pair of shoes. You have two legs so a pair of pants. The real question is why, if we have 2 arms is it not a pair of shirts. After all, we also say a pair of gloves/mittens. To continue, we have a pair of breasts but don't wear a pair of bras, yet we only have one vagina but wear a pair of panties. I think that it makes no real sense.

I don't think a lot of folks could handle it if vagina(s) came in pairs.

:blink:

[JDeere]

I don't think a lot of folks could handle it if vagina(s) came in pairs.

:blink:

HAHAHAHA omg Gemme! :jester:

[C0LLETTE]

Is line dancing just 2 dimensional square dancing?

[Daniela]

Do we really get wiser, or just older?

ETA: am I supposed to answer your line dancing question?

[clay]

why do we drive on parkways, yet park on driveways.?

[SleepyButch]

why do we drive on parkways, yet park on driveways.?

I don't know about everyone else, but I'd rather have the view of a park while driving. As far as parking on a driveway, how else are we going to cause traffic jams?

[clay]

I don't know about everyone else, but I'd rather have the view of a park while driving. As far as parking on a driveway, how else are we going to cause traffic jams?

soooo....is traffic "jam" good on toast....need to cruise on over to park and toast it....lol....:seeingstars:

[C0LLETTE]

Do we really get wiser, or just older?

ETA: am I supposed to answer your line dancing question?

only if that q has been bothering you too.

[Daniela]

only if that q has been bothering you too.

I've heard of line dancing, of course, but I wouldn't know it if I saw it. Lol, is that the same as boot scooting? Perhaps someone better suited for this question can chime in...anyone? :D

[C0LLETTE]

I've heard of line dancing, of course, but I wouldn't know it if I saw it. Lol, is that the same as boot scooting? Perhaps someone better suited for this question can chime in...anyone? :D

you living in Borneo?

[SleepyButch]

I've heard of line dancing, of course, but I wouldn't know it if I saw it. Lol, is that the same as boot scooting? Perhaps someone better suited for this question can chime in...anyone? :D

I've done both line dancing and boot scooting. They can be the same but line dancing expands into different realms.
Believe me when I say that you would know it if you saw it. Hard to miss.

I suppose line dancing could be 2D square dancing. I might have to think about that the next time I'm doing it. Hmmmm

[Daniela]

you living in Borneo?

Haha, close!!! I just don't get out much!

Wait...was this specifically directed at me or was this more of a collectively aimed "you living in Borneo" question?

:p

[C0LLETTE]

Haha, close!!! I just don't get out much!

Wait...was this specifically directed at me or was this more of a collectively aimed "you living in Borneo" question?

:p

you, but only in a gentle teasing way...if it had been collective it would have been an anguished scream of frustration.

However it might be a good q: Sad to say, I haven't given it much thought but does Borneo have a vibrant GLBT Community?