Guest guest Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 1. the knife. *lol* Yes, this has got to be every kitchen must-have tool, good sharp knives. Even though i have a mini mincer-dicer Kitchenaide food processor, i still have to chop the veggies into chunks to fit in it around the blades. 2. Hand blender thingy. One of the best kitchen gadgets invented. Amen! i love my hand-blender tool. My Grandmother gave it to me a long time ago because she never used it. i guess she didn't think it very useful aside from making milkshakes; which is what she told me it was. i have used it for so many things like you mentioned. i have never tried it for grinding peppercorns though. Cool idea. 3. Pampered Chef 2 cup wet/dry measurerment doohickey. LOL @ " doohickey " . Yes, i went ahead and bought a second one of these. i find i use it all the time. Perfect for measuring peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, etc. i really like that you can see if you have packed the ingredients in fully because it is see through. 4. Salad spinner-uh-muhbob. Hm. i never owned a salad spinner before. i may have to look into getting one. They sound very useful. Now for non-useful tools you mentioned the P. Chef adjustable measuring spoon. i would have to say i do use mine quite often. It surely sucks for measuring the wet ingredients, like vanilla extracts, but i do like it for spices and baking soda and powder. Must admit though that i could probably do without it and once it bites the dust i won't replace it. *lol* ~ pt ~ A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. ~ Jean Rostand ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~> , subprong <subprong@g...> wrote: > My favorite gadget is the knife. > > Hand blender thingy. > > Pampered Chef 2 cup wet/dry measurerment doohickey. > > Salad spinner-uh-muhbob. > > 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 I am incredulous! How do you dry your lettuce??? By hand?! People still do that? ;-) If you are looking to buy one, I would recommend the Oxo one as it does not need to be used in the sink (useful if the sink is full of dishes already) and doesn't require much strength as some do. If you have a Bed, Bath, and Beyond near you, they sell them there, a large one for about $25 and a small one for about $12, I think. -Craige On 10/31/05, ~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote: > > > 4. Salad spinner-uh-muhbob. > Hm. i never owned a salad spinner before. i may have to look > into getting one. They sound very useful. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000644FC.16._SCLZZZZZZZ_SS260_.jpg Craige that is the exact one I have (the one you mentioned). It is great. Very sturdy. For those interested, the lever sticking up in the middle is what you push (as often as you like) to spin it and when not in use and for storage actually can be pushed all the way down and locked into position with that lock to the right. The knob on the left is a brake of sorts which allows you to stop it when you are ready for it to stop spinning (mainly used for light things like one bunch of cilantro - one bunch is light and will stop on its own a lot slower than a head of lettuce). I've never done this but when you are done with cleaning/spinning your lettuce (or whatever else) you can acutally take the strainer out, clean the clear bowl part of its water and residue and use it as a main salad bowl in the middle of the table. S. On 10/31/05, Craige Moore wrote: > > I am incredulous! How do you dry your lettuce??? By hand?! People still > do > that? ;-) > If you are looking to buy one, I would recommend the Oxo one as it does > not > need to be used in the sink (useful if the sink is full of dishes already) > and doesn't require much strength as some do. If you have a Bed, Bath, and > Beyond near you, they sell them there, a large one for about $25 and a > small > one for about $12, I think. > -Craige > > On 10/31/05, ~ PT ~ wrote: > > > > > > 4. Salad spinner-uh-muhbob. > > Hm. i never owned a salad spinner before. i may have to look > > into getting one. They sound very useful. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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