So, today was reasonably productive
Posted By matt on July 17, 2004
- We went to Best Buy and got Liz some new speakers to match the Mac. We also picked up some DVD's.
- Then we went on to Kitchens, Etc., because they're going out of business, and everything is 10% off. Of course, pretty much everything good had been taken.
- We had some coupons for Bed, Bath and Beyond, so we headed further up route 2, and overshot it to hit EMS and grabbed some Nalgene bottles. They were on sale – 2 for $14, and there was another “buy 3 things, get a 4th of equal or lesser value for free” so we got 2 bottles and 2 of the anti-splash inserts. (One each for me and Liz).
- We hit B,B and B on the way back, and I picked up a 3qt saute + 10″ frying pan set. I have those in nonstick, but that kind of defeats the purpose, considering that they can't brown things that well. Of course, a nonstick saute pan is good for those frozen bagged skillet meals. I also got a salad spinner (nothing worse than a puddle of water in the bottom of your salad bowl), and a set of earthenware bakeware. I was just going to pick up some custard cups, but this had small and medium ones, plus some various shapes of larger dishes between 1.5qt and 2.5qt with lids. Considering that neither Liz nor I have a lot of bakeware (we each have one of the requisite pyrex/corning casserole dishes, but nothing more), I figured it was a good investment. The larger ones are good for shepherd's pie, chicken pot pie, quiche, etc., and and smaller ones are good for all the various custards, flans, and all that. I have a recipe for a cappuccino custard that I'd like to have a go at, plus there's all different kinds you can do – fruit, carmel, hot fudge, etc. We picked up some other random things – couple extra chef's knives for when people come over and help cook, a soft cheese slicer (you know, the kind with the thin wire).
I'm really sad that Kitchens, Etc. is going out of business. It was really a *kitchen* store, where Bed, Bath and Beyond and Linens N' Things really aren't. They have some kitchen stuff, but not huge amounts. JC Penney often has a decent selection, and I'm looking at Kitchen Emporium which was listed in Alton Brown's book. It's down in Westerly, and looks like it has some decent stuff, though expensive.
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