Non-electric appliances that I love #2

Sandwich press Around here, grilled cheese sandwiches are more or less a staple come lunch time. Luckily, tost, the grilled sandwich, is a mighty presence in the culinary lexicon of Turkey, so there exists this magnificent little device- the stove-top sandwich press. Ali and Baki are most fond of the classic karisik (mixed) tost, consisting …

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Non-electric appliances that I love #1

The Lehman's hand washer The first thing that I learned when we got our solar electricity up and running was that anything that heats or cools probably required more electricity than we could spare. Our first attempts at refrigeration, using a mini-bar sized 12-volt fridge amply demonstrated the truth of this. Laundry being one of …

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