Another Appliance Related Post

I've been putting off writing this post because I was hoping to be able to figure out how to use this contraption in the kitchen:

It's suppose to be a microwave/oven/toaster contraption. The monitor has settings like "Grill," "M/W," "Bakery," "Combi," etc. I should be able to bake, grill, roast meats, and make toast. But the only thing that I've been able to use it for is as a microwave, and only for 30 seconds because that's the pre-fixed setting when I push "Speed Start". I can move the setting to Grill, etc, but I can't figure out how to set the temperature. And forget about any kind of timer capability. Also, it has the annoying location of being under the stove, low enough for Sydney to push all of the buttons. She's probably trying to figure out how to work it so that she can have some decent toast.

I've been making toast in a frying pan, but the bread is still a little soggy inside. I only have one frying pan right now so it gets washed frequently. If we are having eggs, bacon and toast for breakfast, I make the toast first, then the eggs, then then the bacon. By the time the bacon is done, the toast and eggs are cold and have to be heated in the microwave. Needless to say, we don't have eggs, bacon and toast often.

After two weeks of soggy toast, I finally gave up on the oven contraption and bought us a toaster oven. It only cost 400RMB, which is about $52, and it is fantastic. All the settings are in English and easy to figure out. It's my favorite appliance in the world right now. The first thing that I made in it were my famous parmesan french fries.