Post 1.4 - Gadgetworld
I admit it. I am one of those people who orders infomercial gadgets. I am drawn in by the idea of replacing a multitude of appliances with one simple device. I am hypnotized by promised savings of hundreds of dollars per month thanks to the efficiency the new device will offer my life. I am ready to lose weight by this new, healthy way of cutting the fat and calories, thanks to some fat-absorbing, fat-destroying, fat-free method of cooking. But I actually do use these devices if they work. And some of them really do. We'll start with one of my first infomercial purchases - the Showtime Rotisserie Oven from Ronco. Yes, the man responsible for spray-on hair, the pocket fisherman, and other unusual devices, Ron Popeil, created a cooking appliance, and his infomercial blanketed the airwaves for a number of years and snared me. But it is one of the BEST things I ever bought. It works exactly as advertised, and the food is amazing. In the beginning, I used it for turke...