If you
walked into the kitchen at our home, you would be astonished, yes astonished,
at the assortment of kitchen appliances that adorn the counters. They take up almost all the usable
space. Rendering the table the prep and
serving area out of necessity. What kind
of appliances, you ask, considering yourself fairly well versed in kitchen
paraphernalia. Well, there is the normal
stuff. There is a stand mixer to the
left of the sink, ancient and well used.
On the opposite side sits the blender, cozied up to the drying rack for
dishes. By the blender is a toaster and
between the two is nestled a handheld blender.
But once you pass the toaster, you’ve hit the point of no return. A two square foot space of counter is
dedicated to the meat slicer. For all
those turkey breasts you’ve recently cured.
Next to the meat slicer is a deep fryer so old it has a fabric wrapped
cord and unless it is properly coddled it will ignite your kitchen in an
oil-fueled fireball. By the fryer is a
bagel slicer and last in the row comes a toaster oven, for when your regular
oven or toaster simply will not suffice.
Way
back around by the stand mixer is a wheat grinder. And sitting alone, next to the fridge that I
melted trying to make popcorn, is a yogurt maker. It would honestly remind you of a prep
kitchen for a small cafeteria. If it weren’t
for the enormous toolbox and the disassembled 1990’s computer behind the table
that sometimes get used for a chair.
