Sheryl Rosen said:Michael in Maryland at [email hidden] wrote on 8/10/05 6:57 AM:
Quoted message said:A local store has some pieces of Cuisinart Multiclad cookware (which I
happen to like) on sale at ridiculously low prices.I honestly don't need a 2 quart windsor pan, or a 2 3/4 quart saucepan,
but there's this little voice in my head whispering "If you don't buy
them, you'll wind up wishing you did, and then you'll have to pay at
least twice as much for them."Anyone else been in this situation? Where you don't think you really
need the item, but it's just such a good deal you can't bear not to take
advantage of it? (If anyone wants to try convincing me that I'll get
lots of use out of the windsor pan, or that a 2 3/4 quart saucepan is a
"must have," never mind the 2 quart and 3 1/2 quart saucepans already in
my kitchen, feel free.)Sweetheart, if you want it, and it makes you happy....and you can afford to
spend the money on the pots and not on something else, and you have the room
to store them....treat yourself!Those are good pans, the kind that you will have the rest of your life, if
given reasonable care. (I have Farberware that's older than I am, and
Corningware, too). Someday, you will need a pan to make a great sauce in,
and that windsor pan will be perfect...and you'll be grateful to have it!I am one of those people who believes in buying a set, at least to start out
with, because even if you never use that little 1 qt pan but 3-4 times a
year, when you just need to melt half a stick of butter with some rum for
that awesome rum cake you make for Christmas gifts....it's the perfect thing
and you will have it the rest of your life.Pots and pans are tools. How often do you use a hammer around the house? Or
a screwdriver? Certainly not every day, maybe not even once a month! But
most households have at least one of each. They sit in a drawer and when you
need them, they are there. Think of those two pots the same way.And enjoy!
Or, if you're *truly* feeling as though you purchased something
"extravagant" (in that you'll use it maybe twice a year, and then only
because you already have it and not because you specifically need it)
then do this -- look through your cabinets, shelves, cupboards, etc.
and for each new item you buy, give something away. Find an item that
you haven't used in the last 12-18 months and pass it on to Goodwill or
the Salvation Army or Big Brothers/Big Sisters or a
friend/neighbor/coworker who can use it. One in, one out (something
I'm requiring myself to do with new cookbooks).
Alexis.