Here's me coming home last night after a evening out after work when no sooner than one turns into our street than am greeted by one of the workers from the large Co-Op building on the corner. Now I know all these men of old since one has lived in the street for years now so we all pretty much know one another.
After the normal pleasantries one begins to take leave but notices a front loading washing machine (stripped bare with door, knobs and everything else gone) is on the curb and the man is bringing out yet more household items. Well me being Moi asked what was this all in aid of? Well it turns out a resident has moved on and the apartment was being cleaned out. Then up he comes, "you like to cook don't you"? Why yes I do as a matter of fact says I. "Wait a minute".
Up he comes with boxes of various kitchen items saying "take a look and see if you want anything". Well am not in the habit of "dumpster diving" on the streets of the Upper East Side, but the man pressed "if you don't it will only get messed up by the *others*. By this the man meant tomorrow being recycling/rubbish collection day hordes of scavengers will descend up on the street all night rummaging through bin liners and everything else left on the curb.
The older woman in question must have liked to cook because there were tons of various baking/cooking utensils and gadgets. Everything from a Braun hand mixer/chopper (1980's version/Made in Mexico) in box with all accessories to rolling bins, strainers, measuring cups (stainless steel) and so forth. Even a series of cookbooks.
One figured, what the heck; if nothing else can either sell things on or give to friends/family who require. In the end took the Braun and Rival hand blender/chopper units (all in boxes) and a few other odd bits and was ready to go, then the super said "what about this box". Well when we opened it one almost fainted. It was a Cuisinart DLC-7 (made in Japan) complete with bowls, chute, blades, etc... When one tried to lift the thing out of the box to check if cord was attached was amazed at how heavy and solid the thing was, needless to say it is now boxed and sitting in my front hall! *LOL*
After assembling ran a quick test to see if the thing works, and it does. Since one has no idea of where it has been the thing was put back into the box until one can sort out cleaning and "sanitizing". Well you never know where things have been do you?
Will have to see if one can locate a manual online. Want to see if the bowls and such are dishwasher safe. Though considering the heat and water power of my Mobile Maid a soak and scrub in a tub may have to do. The base unit of course can be wiped down.
One of the benefits of living in such a high end area is you never know what persons simply will just throw away. My Hoover floor polisher came basically new and with all attachments (in a bag tied to the unit) the same way, out by the recycling. Would be interesting to know what is up with that washing machine. Am sure the scrappers will have gotten to it by now or certainly by morning.
Am quite pleased with myself actually. Have wanted a larger capacity food processor for some time. My smaller Cuisinart was not up to the task of cheesecake batter as it was only barely four cups.
Later found the dryer and washer were Miele with the former being a condenser. Not sure of the models because as one stated what one saw (which turned out to be the dryer) was stripped down. The washer is buried behind tons of bin liners full of rubbish and given the size of NYC rats there isn't enough money in the world to get one to move that lot. Not even for a Miele and besides what would be the good of it? Likely to be 1900 model and one has no more room for another 220v appliance. Nor have the tools or skills to do a "break down" on the street as it were. Still one assumes the parts from both washer and dryer might be worth something, especially the motors.
After the normal pleasantries one begins to take leave but notices a front loading washing machine (stripped bare with door, knobs and everything else gone) is on the curb and the man is bringing out yet more household items. Well me being Moi asked what was this all in aid of? Well it turns out a resident has moved on and the apartment was being cleaned out. Then up he comes, "you like to cook don't you"? Why yes I do as a matter of fact says I. "Wait a minute".
Up he comes with boxes of various kitchen items saying "take a look and see if you want anything". Well am not in the habit of "dumpster diving" on the streets of the Upper East Side, but the man pressed "if you don't it will only get messed up by the *others*. By this the man meant tomorrow being recycling/rubbish collection day hordes of scavengers will descend up on the street all night rummaging through bin liners and everything else left on the curb.
The older woman in question must have liked to cook because there were tons of various baking/cooking utensils and gadgets. Everything from a Braun hand mixer/chopper (1980's version/Made in Mexico) in box with all accessories to rolling bins, strainers, measuring cups (stainless steel) and so forth. Even a series of cookbooks.
One figured, what the heck; if nothing else can either sell things on or give to friends/family who require. In the end took the Braun and Rival hand blender/chopper units (all in boxes) and a few other odd bits and was ready to go, then the super said "what about this box". Well when we opened it one almost fainted. It was a Cuisinart DLC-7 (made in Japan) complete with bowls, chute, blades, etc... When one tried to lift the thing out of the box to check if cord was attached was amazed at how heavy and solid the thing was, needless to say it is now boxed and sitting in my front hall! *LOL*
After assembling ran a quick test to see if the thing works, and it does. Since one has no idea of where it has been the thing was put back into the box until one can sort out cleaning and "sanitizing". Well you never know where things have been do you?
Will have to see if one can locate a manual online. Want to see if the bowls and such are dishwasher safe. Though considering the heat and water power of my Mobile Maid a soak and scrub in a tub may have to do. The base unit of course can be wiped down.
One of the benefits of living in such a high end area is you never know what persons simply will just throw away. My Hoover floor polisher came basically new and with all attachments (in a bag tied to the unit) the same way, out by the recycling. Would be interesting to know what is up with that washing machine. Am sure the scrappers will have gotten to it by now or certainly by morning.
Am quite pleased with myself actually. Have wanted a larger capacity food processor for some time. My smaller Cuisinart was not up to the task of cheesecake batter as it was only barely four cups.
Later found the dryer and washer were Miele with the former being a condenser. Not sure of the models because as one stated what one saw (which turned out to be the dryer) was stripped down. The washer is buried behind tons of bin liners full of rubbish and given the size of NYC rats there isn't enough money in the world to get one to move that lot. Not even for a Miele and besides what would be the good of it? Likely to be 1900 model and one has no more room for another 220v appliance. Nor have the tools or skills to do a "break down" on the street as it were. Still one assumes the parts from both washer and dryer might be worth something, especially the motors.
