Aunc.3273
net.cooks
utzoo!decvax!harpo!duke!unc!bch
Tue Apr 13 23:28:46 1982
Re: information wanted
In large part the acceptability of high technology cooking depends on
what your goals are.  I use my food processor quite often for meals we
eat for only our own consumption at home, or for meals made for close
friends who know us well.  Were I cooking a "show off" meal, I would
do everything meticulously by hand...the expense in time I find to be
worth the effort.

In general, I can accept a food processor as a useful machine that saves
time without degrading the quality of the meal too much.  I do *not*
like microwave ovens, but that is a matter of personal taste.  Most of
the foods I like to cook suffer under microwave cooking.  My one
experience with a convection oven was *wonderful* and I have contemplated
buying one of my own.  Wokking is an art of its own and is more a matter
of preference than of high tech.  I find the results wonderful, but proper
preparation of the food is extremely time-consuming, much like using a
chafing dish.