Unused Machines

ANCHOR LEAD IN:
THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE, AND THAT MEANS LOTS OF COOL NEW KITCHEN GADGETS WILL SHOW UP UNDER OUR TREES AND IN OUR CHANNUKAH BOXES. BUT LET'S GET REAL. MOST OF US DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO ROLL OUR OWN RAVIOLI OUR BREW OUR OWN LATTES. IF YOU'VE GOT A COUNTER FULL OF UNUSED KITCHEN APPLIANCES, TODAY'S HEADS SHOWS HOW THEY CAN BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO YOUR KITCHEN ROUTINE.

TRACK ONE Length: :08
PAMELA KAPLAN UNDERSTANDS 'THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX'. BUT SHE'S NOT SURE ABOUT ALL THE STUFF STILL INSIDE THE BOX AT HER HOUSE...

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Key @ : :09 Name: Pamela Kaplan, Homeowner
"I have this idea of how the ideal existence in my kitchen should be and I buy the things and they sit there and never get used."

TRACK TWO Length: :09
Source: Real Simple magazine, August 2005
KAPLAN IS NOT ALONE. A RECENT "REAL SIMPLE" MAGAZINE POLL FOUND THAT READERS OWN AN AVERAGE OF 17 APPLIANCES THEY'VE USED ONLY ONCE OR TWICE - OVER A DECADE!

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Key @ : :25 Name: Kris Connell, Real Simple Magazine
"A lot of appliances that are really popular for wedding gifts, like bread makers or cappuccino makers, turn out to not really be used all that often once
you get them."

TRACK THREE Length: :09
SO, THE MAGAZINE FOUND SOME NEW, CREATIVE USES FOR THOSE NEGLECTED APPLIANCES... CROCKPOTS AND ELECTRIC KNIVES, PASTA MACHINES AND WAFFLE IRONS...

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Key @ : :44 Name: Kris Connell, Real Simple Magazine
"The most exciting one to me is the coffee grinder. I don't drink coffee, but now I can use the grinder to make bread crumbs."

TRACK FOUR Length: :10
TURNS OUT, RICE COOKERS ARE GREAT FOR HEATING TOWELS FOR A FACIAL.
YOU CAN BAKE A CAKE IN A CROCKPOT AND MAKE CONFETTI WITH A PASTA MACHINE! FUN - BUT HOW REALISTIC IS IT?

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Key @ : 1:00 Name: Pamela Kaplan, Homeowner
"I would certainly think of using my coffeemaker to make, grind nuts if I was making cookies or some kind of banana bread or chop anything that you don't want to chop."

TRACK FIVE Length:06
THE KEY FOR KAPLAN IS COUNTER SPACE. SHE SAYS SHE'D HAVE TO REALLY LIKE THE NEW FUNCTION OF THE MACHINE ENOUGH TO KEEP IT AROUND...

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Key @ : 1:15 Name: Pamela Kaplan, Homeowner
"For me, something to be on the counter would need to be used, I would say, daily."

TRACK SIX Length: :01
CONNELL AGREES...

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Key @ : 1:23 Name: Kris Connell, Real Simple Magazine
You should really only keep things front and center in your kitchen that you're going to be using everyday.

TRACK SEVEN Length: :09
BUT SHE SAYS, IF YOU'RE WILLING TO THINK 'DIFFERENT' ABOUT WHAT'S INSIDE THE BOX, YOU CAN UNCOVER SOME REAL HIDDEN TALENTS IN THOSE SELDOM-USED APPLIANCES. AND THAT'S A HEADS UP.

ANCHOR TAG:
CONNELL SAYS THEY TESTED EVERYTHING THOROUGHLY, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE TOO WORRIED ABOUT HURTING THE MACHINE OR STARTING A FIRE USING THEIR TIPS. IF YOU'RE GOING TO EXPERIMENT ON YOUR OWN, THOUGH, BE CAUTIOUS.

SOURCE INFO:

New Uses for Old Things:
http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/browse/skills/0,21771,4020000000-Issue_Date-desc-46-1-15,00.html

Kris Connell is a contributor to Real Simple magazine and writes frequently about the home.

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