Winter morning

The suction thermometer attached to my front window reads around 15-16F. Light snow is falling. Wind chills are still frigid, but things will warm. I need to restock the wood boxes--an evening fire is so pleasant. Must get a proper ashcan today, and some firestarter bricks. The usual grocery shopping.

The dogs are sleeping. Still another hour or so to go before they're up and about.

Winter morning

The suction thermometer attached to my front window reads around 15-16F. Light snow is falling. Wind chills are still frigid, but things will warm. I need to restock the wood boxes--an evening fire is so pleasant. Must get a proper ashcan today, and some firestarter bricks. The usual grocery shopping.

The dogs are sleeping. Still another hour or so to go before they're up and about.

Crock pottery

So two months ago, I ordered a Cuisinart slow cooker from ikitchen.com. I knew they were slow. I had already cancelled one order from them because a month had passed with no delivery--come to think, it was another slow cooker. But they answered emails, their prices were lower than average, and the model I first ordered was very popular and thus likely to be OOS. So I gave them another chance, and placed another order a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving.

Two months later, I finally gave up and cancelled it. I did receive part of the order a couple of days before Christmas, but no slow cooker. Finally, after a couple of more rounds of emailing, I gave up. Still bound and determined to shop online, I ordered this slow cooker from Overstock.com. It's a little bigger than I'd like, but it's attractive and programmable and shipping was only $1. Yes, I did find this same crockpot for $35 elsewhere, but shipping was $20. Funny how those low low prices can be wiped out by the shipping charges.

But after all this, I'm afraid ikitchen.com has lost a customer. Yes, they state on their website that products can take a while to arrive, but two months for a crockpot is a little ridiculous.

Crock pottery

So two months ago, I ordered a Cuisinart slow cooker from ikitchen.com. I knew they were slow. I had already cancelled one order from them because a month had passed with no delivery--come to think, it was another slow cooker. But they answered emails, their prices were lower than average, and the model I first ordered was very popular and thus likely to be OOS. So I gave them another chance, and placed another order a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving.

Two months later, I finally gave up and cancelled it. I did receive part of the order a couple of days before Christmas, but no slow cooker. Finally, after a couple of more rounds of emailing, I gave up. Still bound and determined to shop online, I ordered this slow cooker from Overstock.com. It's a little bigger than I'd like, but it's attractive and programmable and shipping was only $1. Yes, I did find this same crockpot for $35 elsewhere, but shipping was $20. Funny how those low low prices can be wiped out by the shipping charges.

But after all this, I'm afraid ikitchen.com has lost a customer. Yes, they state on their website that products can take a while to arrive, but two months for a crockpot is a little ridiculous.

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Watching America's Test Kitchen on WTTW.

Sometimes I wish I could spend the rest of my life cooking with/for friends.

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Watching America's Test Kitchen on WTTW.

Sometimes I wish I could spend the rest of my life cooking with/for friends.