In Conclusion…

So. As I may have mentioned, I have a new oven.

And a new microwave.

And they are sweet.

As I thought about what to write in my last appliance post (don’t worry, you’ll still hear plenty about Jenny’s new washer and dryer), I thought about the change they’ve made in my kitchen (to quote Casey, “Your old oven gave me hives over the Internet.”), but also the change they’ve made in my habits.

As in, I actually cook now. Sometimes. (Not tonight when I strolled in from work at about a quarter after 8. But I had good intentions and pork chops thawing in the refrigerator. There’s always tomorrow, right?)

But seriously, I have started to kind of enjoy this cooking thing. And I’m getting the slightest bit better at it.

Here’s what I’ve discovered. Becoming a good cook requires actually trying to cook. Not that I am a good cook yet, or even a moderately proficient one (I mean, let’s think about the level at which I started), but my new appliances have inspired me to give it a go, and that’s the first step, right?

And because they are idiot-proof work so well, it’s given me the confidence to keep going. Which really, if you think about it, has a big impact on our family and our health – not to mention our wallet.

Speaking of wallets, I’ve also discovered something else during this little experiment. Before, I would have never bought an appliance from the “professional” line. I’m more of a one-step-up-from-the-bottom-of-the-barrel kind of girl. However, now I know it’s worth putting a little more money in things like this.. things we use every day. When the refrigerator we inherited from the previous owners of our old house finally bites the dust (which, judging by the noises it makes, isn’t far off) I will strongly consider replacing it with the one from the Frigidaire Professional Series.

So there you have it – the last of my range/microwave review posts. I cannot promise, however, that this will be the last time you hear about my cooking.

Because, really, I am still pretty incompetent.

Case in point: the pizza dough I brilliantly rolled out onto wax paper.

Stay tuned.

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I wrote this review while participating in a Test Drive Campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Frigidaire and received a Frigidaire Range/Microwave to facilitate my review.