I love my kitchen. It’s nice and big and has an island upon which I sacrifice chickens do all my cooking prep. It’s really my favorite part of this house. And with having a kitchen, one must have kitchen gadgets.
Gadgets make the world go round.
However, some gadgets I can do without. Frankly, they tend to either hinder, or make things worse.
#5– Electric Potato Peeler
Why save electricity when you can whirr to your heart’s content?
#4– Egg Separator
Using one’s fingers are free.
#3– Banana Case
The world’s perfect food comes in a biodegradable container. Carrying it in a case is overkill.
#2– Salad Scissors
Some people like them, but I prefer to tear the greens with my bare hands. It’s therapeutic. And cheaper.
#1– Egg Cuber
This little gadget makes it possible for one to take a freshly peeled hard-boiled egg and make it cubed with the twist of a screw. Why you would need a square egg AFTER storage is beyond me. Seems to me one would be smarter to come up with a hen that lays square eggs, so you can store them more efficiently.
And there you have it. I have owned some of these. But not the Egg Cuber. I have standards π
October 24th, 2013 at 12:39 PM
#4….must…resist…naughty…thoughts….must………..resist…aw, screwitall. Let ’em in!
#3 (see #4)
I’ll probably never own a wok, a rice-cooker (had one once, got it as a wedding gift…never used it), or anything that starts with “espresso” and ends with “maker”. Unless it also contains the words “high-caliber”, “napalm”, or “orangutang”.
October 24th, 2013 at 12:47 PM
Left turn, Clyde π
October 24th, 2013 at 12:44 PM
cubed eggs don’t roll off your plate
October 24th, 2013 at 12:46 PM
HA! π
October 24th, 2013 at 12:49 PM
Aggie, re: #4
October 24th, 2013 at 12:50 PM
I have tried that and it’s cool. Still, I already have fingers for that π
October 24th, 2013 at 1:55 PM
I thought fondue pot would be on your list, but I like them even if I never use mine.
October 24th, 2013 at 2:48 PM
Mine is still in a box. But I keep telling myself I will use it. Someday. Maybe π
October 24th, 2013 at 3:17 PM
I actually used the one in a rental cabin in South Dakota. It was out on the counter, and the kids bugged me about it all week. The dinner was fun.
One other funny thing about that rental – they had drawers full of all kinds of gadgets, half a dozen different bottle openers, various size melon ballers, cheese slicer, mandolin, some really weird looking whisks…but no vegetable peeler.
October 24th, 2013 at 3:23 PM
We rented a house out in Fussen, Germany for a weekend. They had every gadget and electric appliance known to Man. Except a coffeemaker.
GAH!!!!!!!
October 25th, 2013 at 11:48 PM
you do know a fondue pot can be used with chocolate.
October 26th, 2013 at 9:52 AM
I do indeed. I’m just not patient enough to wait for the melty goodness and eat the blocks straight out of the wrapper.
Don’t judge me.
October 24th, 2013 at 2:42 PM
Ironically, I cleaned out my kitchen today – went through all the drawers of stuff my dad liked, and hadn’t organized/dealt with since he’s passed. Electric knives. Electric orange juicer. I few more things got added to the “don’t need” pile.
October 24th, 2013 at 2:48 PM
Electric knife almost made the list. I omitted it because I own a chainsaw π
October 24th, 2013 at 4:00 PM
Parental Units bought a deli meat slicer back in the ’70s. They were going to “save money” by doing all the slicing at home. I’m not sure how that worked, exactly. Anyway, they used it a few times and discovered it was a pain in the butt to clean afterwards. It lurked in the cabinets for years before they got rid of it.
October 24th, 2013 at 7:38 PM
Plus it is always more convenient to have the guy or gal behind the deli counter get their fingers nicked, hacked, or shortened via their slicer, than having to put up with that mess at home!!
October 24th, 2013 at 7:43 PM
Well, now I am NEVER going to the deli for sliced cold cuts again…
October 24th, 2013 at 7:44 PM
Good on them for getting rid of that torture device π
October 24th, 2013 at 7:41 PM
Folks had a fondu set…we used it on any given Sunday, when mom didn’t want to go through the trouble of making a full blown Sunday dinner. It was fun!
Have had various kitchen gadgets over the years…the only ones I really try to avoid…anything with “AS SEEN ON TV” pasted on the box. Short of that, I will at least take a look at it, though there is no guaranty I will take it home.
October 24th, 2013 at 7:44 PM
See, now I want to take the fondue pot out of the box.
October 24th, 2013 at 7:53 PM
Fondue is the bomb! Well, I guess it depends on what type you’re doing. We marinated cubes of steak in red wine and fried each bite in hot peanut oil. And we had dipping sauces. Every bite comes out perfectly cooked and piping hot. Easy peasy.
October 25th, 2013 at 8:24 AM
That sounds awesome!
October 25th, 2013 at 8:00 AM
Since I grow my own spices I have two (2) relatives that thought it was a good idea to give me teeny tiny food processors, for grinding spices, I suppose. They’re still in the cabinet, though I’ve found that the bowls make a great 2 inch cutter for making piroges.
October 25th, 2013 at 8:25 AM
At least you can use something from them π