New QOTW: Oct. 30th- Nov.5th

[Guest guest]

This question of the week comes from Jenni.

[thanks Jenni*s*]

 

QOTW:

What are some of yur favorite & most used kitchen

gadgets ? Tell us how you use them.

Conversely, what are the worst kitchen gadgets you've

had and why?

Also, post any helpful hints... maybe a homemade gadget

or other kitchen use you discovered for a common object.

 

~ pt ~

 

Put it before them briefly so they will read it,

clearly so they will appreciate it,

picturesquely so they will remember it

and, above all,

accurately so they will be guided by its light.

~ Joseph Pulitzer

[Guest guest]

On 10/30/05, ~ PT ~ wrote:

>

> This question of the week comes from Jenni.

> [thanks Jenni*s*]

>

> QOTW:

> What are some of yur favorite & most used kitchen

> gadgets ? Tell us how you use them.

 

 

 

My favorite gadget is the knife. It helps me chop, mince, dice, slice and

cut things up. Amazing.

 

 

Hand blender thingy. One of the best kitchen gadgets invented. I use it to

thicken soups and stews by placing it in the pot and pureeing a bit in one

pocket of the soup or stew. Just zip a few times. I've done that in many

things.

 

It's an easy way to make refried beans after the beans have cooked long

enough. Just hand blend it. I also use it all the time in mashed potatoes

over the Thanksgiving and Xmas. After the potatoes have boiled, add in

cream, butter, garlic, cheese or whatever else you want and hand blend.

 

I also use the hand blender along with the canister that came with it to zip

up a vegan cheese mixture before it heads into the microwave. The canister

works well for grinding whole pepper corns and dried peppers.

 

Pampered Chef 2 cup wet/dry measurerment doohickey. It has every measurement

on it. It tells you how many teaspoons/tablespoons are in cup measurements

and so forth. You can see through it so you can see where the liquid or dry

substance meets the measurement markers. This is much better than dealing

with several measurement cups and you wash less items in the end.

 

Salad spinner-uh-muhbob. I've had two. This one kicks the other ones tail.

It is big and sturdy. The basket comes out. So I can fill it with any

produce and soak then lift the basket out to drain. I make salads all of the

time so as a spinner it rocks as well.

 

Conversely, what are the worst kitchen gadgets you've

> had and why?

 

 

I can list a ton of Pampered Chep crapola. Oil sprayer pump. Gets clogged

easily. This modern small measurment scoop that slides back and forth for

different measurments. It's crap and hard to clean. There are others but

I'll spare you. lol.

 

S.