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08-23-2015 01:32 PM
I use the word "snob" lightheartedly. My SIL always called herself a "cake snob". She would never eat cakes except from the nicest bakeries in NYC and where she lives in East Hampton on Long Island. She passed up many a birthday cake, made by me, but I didn't feel hurt. It's just the way she is.
I'm a plasticware snob. In addition, I've become a Lock and Lock addict. When I see someone using old Cool Whip containers or Chinese take-out containers for food storage, I cringe. Sure, I could do that, but I get such delight out of my pretty ones.
Are you a "snob" about some kind of food or kitchenware?
08-23-2015 01:55 PM
I have an almost visceral reaction to anything that is Le Creuset.
Many years ago I bought some lovely things at TJ Maxx and at Amazon when they had their Black Friday deals. I have been very happy with them and their performance but I still get that twitch when I see one of their products.
08-23-2015 02:17 PM
Good knives. I'm a fan of Wustoff and have some Sabatiers I inherited from my MIL.
I spent too much money on cheapie knives over the years before I learned the difference.
08-23-2015 02:28 PM
I guess it could be called that, that I will always pay more for quality. That spans over many categories of products and services.
More often than not, you get what you pay for. So, I do have a lot of products that are higher priced with higher quality and customer service.
I won't pay more just to pay more - like I won't buy a computer from a shopping network and pay the hideously high prices when I can get more quality product for much less money. I'm not easily duped and am big on research.
I used to be one of those people who said 'I won't pay more than $100 for a vacuum clearner'. Man, I wouldn't want to count up how many of those I had to buy over years! Certainly a LOT more than the amount of money I could spend for one or two great quality machines that will last many many years!
I know this is tongue-in-cheek, and I like that. But I have been actually called a snob on some things by people who didn't seem to understand the concept of paying for much higher quality and service. I just SMH and go on, because they may get it at some point or they may not, but I cannot live their lives for them.
08-23-2015 02:47 PM
I have been called a snob most of my life. I will not apologize for choosing higher standards.
To answer house_cat's question: I disapprove of polyester food and those who serve it to their loved ones.
08-23-2015 02:48 PM
I love high-end items in my kitchen. I only wish I could afford most of them. You USUALLY get what you pay for, and I believe that we need more kitchen electrics to be made in America again.
I just got a set of Katana series Calphalon knives...they are beautiful.
08-23-2015 02:50 PM
i am a coffee snob. i always admit up-front to that. i hardly drink coffee outside the home unless it is starbuck's. i will do without rather than put up with weak coffee.
08-23-2015 03:38 PM
Yes I am, also with plastic ware. I do keep one cool whip bowl available though for my tractor trailer driving daughter to take homemade cake or cookies on the road with her. She needs her goodies in a container that won't get mashed in her backpack, but prefers something she doesn't have to keep up with and bring back home. I also insist on having quality cookware and bakeware----no cheap quality cake pans, muffin tins, etc. I prefer all of my Corning, Fire King, and Pyrex dishes to anything else that is available for purchase today.
08-23-2015 04:02 PM
Quality lasts. I have All-Clad cookware which I swear they'll find it in a hole one day in 2468 and someone will still be able to use it.
I have a Kitchenaid handmixer which has out-lived two dogs.
I still crank out a pretty dang incredible orange chiffon cake from my Kitchenaid stand mixer. Its been my power buddy for decades now.
(I bought it as a child cake prodigy, of course).
I require great knives since cheap knives only kill.
And while I like sliced tomatoes, I am not willing to die for them.
I have great oil container/dispensers. Solid stainless with locked lids and long necks...they're my pets when I do all my olive-oiling (generally always kept to the kitchen). lol
I have a couple of Le Creuset dutch oven pieces. They are the only way to make a proper cassoulet. And they look so nice on my open shelves.
But my big snobbery came in as I had to have a Viking stove. That was a huge splurge but I don't regret the inve$$$$$tment for a moment. I LOVE cooking on it.
08-23-2015 04:05 PM
Yes & it's also plastic ware. I cringe every time I see my sister put leftovers into an old margarine tub.
To break that down even further, I only use the plastic storage containers (mostly Lock-n-Lock) to store dry foods such as pasta, grains, beans, flours, etc. I store & reheat leftovers in glass storage containers.
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