jennsmile Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I received a $70 gift card to Bed Bath and Beyond. I am trying to deceide what to buy with it. I have it narrowed down to two item and thought a poll would be fun. ;) One item is a pressure cooker so I can cook grains like brown rice in 14 minutes. I know this next spring with a new baby that it will come in handy. http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=18115018 The other is a juicer like on Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. Dh would like to slim down like 20 lbs and I would love to be able to get some of my boys to drink some juice since they don't like veggies. http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=13687110 So both are great options but I don't know which would get more use. What says the Hive? PS I know I will have to add money to either one and I am okay with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I went to BB&B two days ago, and was overwhelmed by the options. One thing about buying a mini appliance for the kitchen--make sure you have a place to store it! Have you been able to borrow someone else's canner or juicer to see if you like the results? I have been graciously LOANED a canner, and was glad to be able to "practice" canning without having to invest in one first. Have fun improving your kitchen options! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iquilt Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Or you could pick up your very own margarita machine like dh did this summer-it juices, too. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Do you have any additional money you can throw at a juicer? If not, that one is ok. If you have some more $$ and are serious about juicing, I would look into a masticating juicer over a centrifugal. http://www.juicingbook.com/centrifugal-masticating-juicers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennsmile Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 I went to BB&B two days ago, and was overwhelmed by the options. One thing about buying a mini appliance for the kitchen--make sure you have a place to store it! Have you been able to borrow someone else's canner or juicer to see if you like the results? I have been graciously LOANED a canner, and was glad to be able to "practice" canning without having to invest in one first. Have fun improving your kitchen options! It isn't a canner it is a cooker so I can pressure cook food. I do have a regular pressure canner which I have never used. ;) I would probably be getting rid of my rice cooker and one crock pot if I got the pressure cooker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mryann Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I have both of those (not the same brand) and never use them. I use a really good blender from daily smoothies and a rice maker for cooking grains. Do you already have a good blender and rice maker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly IN Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 If I got the $70 gift card at BB&B I would be getting myself an microplane and tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennsmile Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 I have both of those (not the same brand) and never use them. I use a really good blender from daily smoothies and a rice maker for cooking grains. Do you already have a good blender and rice maker? Yes I own a vitamix. My rice cooker is 12 yrs old and still works but I do want to upgrade at some point. To either a pressure cooker or a stainless rice cooker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I've always thought a juicer would be nice to have. Juicing is expensive though, so I wonder if I'd feel guilty about the cost of all the ingredients. :confused: My MIL uses her pressure cookers every week, but we only use ours a few times a year. I use a rice cooker for rice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen A Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 My mom uses her pressure cooker all the time for potatoes and fresh green beans, especially. She doesn't know how I live without one. I used to have a juicer and cleaning the thing (5-10 mins) was so stinkin time consuming I HATED using it. But I have pretty low tolerance for cleaning the kitchen. I'll use a knife instead of my food processor for chopping for the same reason. HTH. --Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) (Please excuse the following ignorance... :D) So that pressure cooker can cook things either super fast OR slow cooked? Dude. I want one of THOSE. :) I've never even seen a pressure cooker used, let alone used one myself. No one in my family, that I know of, uses one. But seriously, if it's something that can cook stuff either super fast or super slow, I'd use it every week. Multiple times. Oh, and remember, BB&B always has coupons floating around. I've seen anything from $5 off $20 to 20% off one item. Edited December 23, 2011 by bethanyniez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Oh, and remember, BB&B always has coupons floating around. I've seen anything from $5 off $20 to %20 off one item. Definitely use a coupon to stretch your gift card amount. I'm not a believer in juicing, so I'd go for the pressure cooker (though for myself I wouldn't chose that either). However, if you already have a pressure canner, does it double as a cooker? I thought most of them can do both. Does the gift card have an expiration date? If not, take your time. Look around, and again, make sure you have a coupon when you do use the GC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHASRADA Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 In my experience, very few people end up actually using a juicer, and they take up a lot of space. I think a blender is good enough. I actually use my pressure cooker all the time. I use it to make pea soup (in 20 minutes!), cook a tough hunk of *frozen* lamb in 45 minutes, stew chicken pieces in 15 minutes, oh yes, and cook dried beans, without soaking! in 30 minutes or so. It really is a great thing once you get the hang of cooking with it. All that said, I personally would be buying some of the cool "as seen on TV" items they carry at BBB, but that's just me :D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennsmile Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 (Please excuse the following ignorance... :D) So that pressure cooker can cook things either super fast OR slow cooked? Dude. I want one of THOSE. :) I've never even seen a pressure cooker used, let alone used one myself. No one in my family, that I know of, uses one. But seriously, if it's something that can cook stuff either super fast or super slow, I'd use it every week. Multiple times. Oh, and remember, BB&B always has coupons floating around. I've seen anything from $5 off $20 to 20% off one item. Yep I have my coupon ready and waiting. ;) Yes it slow cooks and pressure cooks and you can program it to turn on and have dinner ready at a certain time. If you google Chef Brad and fusion cooking he shows how easy they are to use and I would love to be able to have beans or rice done in record time it would save me money vs canned beans. And I like the fact I won't have to monitor the stove closely while it cooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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