Saucier

[James Welker <jwelker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

     For those of you have been trying to buy a sauce
maker, I have some information.  I tried for some
period of time to get one.

     T-Fal originally sold their sauce maker here under
the name Cook n' Stir.  They quit selling it here about
20 years ago.  Occasionally they show up on E-Bay but
they usually sell for a lot of money.

     When I couldn't get one, I called the parent
company in France and talked to a customer service
representative.  She told me that they no longer sell
them in the US because Americans are not interested in
delicate sauces the way the French are.  She said they
still sell a lot of them in France under the name Le
Saucier.

     I asked her whether I couldn't order one and have
her send it to me here.  She said that she couldn't
because they don't run on American electricity.  I told
her that I would take it just the way it is and have an
electrician here re-wire it for me.  She said that she
is not permitted to do that because their lawyers say
that "You Americans are always suing each other and we
would be liable if we sent it to you knowing that you
were going to tamper with the electrical wiring."  She
said they would sell me one if I came to France and I
could bring it back with me.  However, they wouldn't
ship here.

     Subsequently, I had a friend who in turn had a
friend who was coming from France for a wedding.  She
asked the friend to bring one with her.  She gave it to
me as a gift.  (I don't know what it cost."  I took it
to an electrian and discovered it is not practical to
re-wire it.  It is not just a matter of reconfiguring
the wiring; it would be necessary to replace all of the
wiring with a different size wire.  The electrician
suggested that I need a step-up/step-down transformer
to make it work.

     I went to the Radio Shack store.  I know that they
sell devices that convert electric razors & hair dryers
for travel purposes.  It turned out that nothing the
sell would solve the problem because the device using
many times the amount of electricity those gadgets are
designed to carry.

     Finally, I located a company in California that
sells a step-up;step/down converter.  It cost $59.  It
is a black box that is about 5 inches high, 6 inches
wide and 8 inches deep.  It sits on the counter and
several plugs that are appropriate.  It converts the
electricity.


     I don't know of any other way to accomplish this
result.  However, I like the device.  It has various
temperature settings, an automatic programable timer
and stirs constantly, including the cool-down time.  It
makes very creamy smooth paste.

     I hope this information helps the people who were
asking about getting one of these devices.  Be prepared
for a struggle.

James E. Welker
The Aubergine Studio and Bindery
The Olde Towne Mall, Suit No. 1
20 South Main Street
Janesville, WI 53545

Bindery: (608)758-9950
Home:
(608)756-1040

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