I've been a Saladmaster owner for two years and thought it might be helpful for others to know some of the benefits my family of four has gotten by cooking the Saladmaster way.

First of all, after I saw the carrot test and the rest of the demonstration, I realized that a big change in the way we prepared our food was in order. My husband was unemployed at the time but we still had credit and I decided we couldn't afford not to be cooking this way. My family needed it, and I needed it, so we put it on the monthly plan. It was the best thing we could have done,

I have realty bad allergies, and I would get sick every fall, and every spring with a cold, flu or something that would plague me for months: sinusitis, bronchitis and occasionally pneumonia. Since I've been cooking the Saladmaster way I have had one cold in two years, and it only lasted 5 days. That is amazing. The rest of my family would get colds and flues too and they would be sick for weeks, sometimes months. Since we've been cooking this way my family has just had the odd flu for a few days, not months like the old days before Saladmaster.

When I think of what we have saved with Saladmaster, I first looked at my prescriptions and cold and flu remedies compared to the two years before we got Saladmaster. Prescriptions went down about half which adds up to about $300 per year. I used to spend about $75-$100/month in supplements, ie vitamines, echinnacea and cold remedies about 8 months out of the year so even if I use the low figure that's another $600 /year my family has saved. Then I add the fact that I cook much less food than I used to and with a family of four my food bill has gone down about $80-$100/month, more in the festive seasons when we entertain. These all add up to about $225/month, that's $2,700 a year or about $5400 since we got Saladmaster. I got the family set and it has paid me back in a year and a half.

I'd also like to mention that I am self employed and cannot afford to be sick. Five years ago I was sick for about 5 months. I lost a lot of money because I couldn't talk to anyone. In fact I ended up closing that business because I had lost so many clients. Cooking with Saladmaster and being healthy means I can make more money for my family.

Before Saladmaster I hated cooking (unless it was my idea and I could do a new recipe) and since I've been cooking with Saladmaster, every night is fun. We also don't worry about defrosting things for dinner, who can decide what they want to eat for dinner when they have barely had breakfast! We also save hundreds of dollars a year on take out as a result of this.

Finally, I love the time savings. I can't imagine having to cook the old fashioned way. We take our cookware with us whenever we go away, especially the electric skillet. My 16 year old has already told me that when he leaves home he hopes I'm going to give him some Saladmaster. We can't live without it. My suggestion to people looking at Saladmaster is, don't wait, just start reaping the benefits right away, You won't regret it.

H. MacLean