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...grandmother expected, “a greencard-wanting, –opolous somebody” because I was so culturally and linguistically lost. Even the most mundane activities became an exciting challenge requiring all my energy and enthusiasm—my roommate in Athens once found me trying to defrost frozen spinach on the Celsius stove with a dictionary in one hand and a calculator in the other.Even the way I drink coffee came into question. Greeks can spend hours talking over one espresso; I would consume my caffeine through an IV en route to section if I could...
These are not the people you expect to come to the rescue. Rock stars are designed to be shiny, shallow creatures, furloughed from reality for all time. Billionaires are even more removed, nestled atop fantastic wealth where they never again have to place their own calls or defrost dinner or fly commercial. So Bono spends several thousand dollars at a restaurant for a nice Pinot Noir, and Bill Gates, the great predator of the Internet age, has a trampoline room in his $100 million house. It makes you think that if these guys can decide to make it their mission...
...PROFILE TRIVECTION OVEN Sure, the microwave is a technological miracle, but it's still used mostly just to defrost meat or reheat leftovers. GE's new flagship oven ($2,349 to $3,899; due this fall) combines thermal, convection and microwave cooking. A Thanksgiving turkey gets done in half the time but stays moist and crisp. And don't toss out your beloved cookbooks. The Auto-recipe tool converts conventional oven temperatures and cooking times...
That kind of thinking sets Haier apart from most Chinese firms. Consider Haier's blitz of the U.S. small-fridge market. A few years ago, Haier noticed that American college students wanted locks on fridge doors and that hotels wanted an auto-defrost feature. The big manufacturers weren't delivering. So Haier did, and added style to the mix, making iceboxes in different colors and producing a sleek stainless steel unit. Haier's fridges aren't the cheapest. But the firm has captured 40% of U.S. sales and forced manufacturers like Sanyo to play catch...
...resulting toast proved to be merely ordinary. While bagels came out nicely and white bread toasted almost evenly, both took longer to brown in the Krups than in the three other models I tried. And for some reason, frozen English muffins came out slightly soggy, even on the defrost setting...