What's your favorite kitchen gadget?
My favorite kitchen gadget is a bean slicer. http://www.collectorville.com/kitchen/utensil_photo/bean_slicer.JPG
it cuts the runner beans in the length, and take a lot less time to cut all the bean.
i have been looking for one for in my own kitchen for 2 years, and hope to find one on my next trip to the states.
what are other peoples fav kitchen gadgets??
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34 Comments:
My Oxo Good Grips garlic chopper. I use it nearly everyday, it seems to be indestructible, makes fast work of chopping garlic, and is dishwasher safe.
http://www.thekitchenstore.com/oxogogrgach.html
Knitter at 10:36AM on 03/12/09
Kitchenaid Stand Mixer w/pasta maker attachment
flavacrisp at 11:18AM on 03/12/09
I really like my microplane. But damn, that thing is sharp!
arm1970 at 11:31AM on 03/12/09
I have to agree with Knitter, except mine's a KitchenAid. I use it for garlic, nuts, anchovies, hard cheese, breadcrumbs - I could go on :-)
cowprintrabbit at 11:42AM on 03/12/09
I love my reamer.
juliebugsmama at 12:05PM on 03/12/09
We have a 5lb sausage stuffer which will do all 5 lbs. in minutes. A huge time savings over the KitchenAid attachment. We purchased at an industrial machine company and was on $60.
pksmash at 12:13PM on 03/12/09
Digital probe thermometer for oven and grill with loud alarm.
My vegetable peeler with thick rubber grip, vertical. Saves my arthritic hands from pain. Also have a Y shaped oxo and rarely use it.
PerkyMac at 12:13PM on 03/12/09
I love my zlyiss pizza cutter. It makes fabulous cuts for homemade noodles too. :3
Oh, and my hand squeezer for limes. Also zlyiss.
feriorrenna at 12:34PM on 03/12/09
love my microplane zester... cheese, nutmeg, zesting citrus fruits....it's magic.
It's worth spending a few extra dollars for one with a handle...they can dig into your hands if you are doing, for instance, hard parmesan.
BananaMonkey at 12:53PM on 03/12/09
pksmash, how do you make your sausage? I've just started experimenting, and am looking for good recipes, if you don't mind sharing. You can email me at karen_ourth@yahoo.com to keep this thread on subject. Thanks. Would like to hear more about your stuffer, also.
Karencooks at 1:02PM on 03/12/09
Hard to choose, but probably my WS whisk, or my probe thermometer, it sounds like the one Perky has. Has saved many a burnt offerings when I get involved in something else, and forget the time.
Karencooks at 1:05PM on 03/12/09
It's a tossup -- Microplane, Oxo peeler, or Mexican citrus juicer.
http://www.savour-fare.com
Savour at 1:16PM on 03/12/09
It would either be my non-stick omelette pan, I call it that because that is pretty much all I use it for, or my spatula.
FrostyGhost at 2:09PM on 03/12/09
My kitchen scissors. I use them exclusively for cutting fresh herbs and lettuces for salads.
donnie at 2:25PM on 03/12/09
The mini food processor attachment for my stick blender gets a workout. It's great for a small amounts of bread crumbs, chopped nuts, pesto, salsa and sofritos without dragging my big equipment out. I use my citrus juicer quite a bit, too.
kathyvegas at 4:08PM on 03/12/09
Microplane, scissors and I think it's called a Chinese skimmer - the mesh basket with a handle you'd use when frying in a wok. I have a more western version that I use all the time to lift things - eggs, artichokes, pasta - in and out of water.
GregWA at 4:36PM on 03/12/09
My food processor with all the attatchements.
pjracz10 at 4:47PM on 03/12/09
I think my Good Grips mandoline is one of my favorite gadgets to use, next to my beautiful KitchenAid.
TaraTot at 6:06PM on 03/12/09
Kitchen Aid mixer and microplane ----------- hands down
pielady at 7:00PM on 03/12/09
Good Grips mandoline fan here also. And gotta love my microplanes and my Kitchen Aid mixer a.k.a Daisy, my kitchen workhorse.
dhorst at 7:10PM on 03/12/09
Presto 10"-20" flat griddle and my Danish dough whisk.
dmcavanagh at 7:23PM on 03/12/09
i live on the bayous of south louisiana and i like my fillet knife, chefs knife and a well honed hatchet. know i live a different life than most of you but frankly, i've never heard of a few of the things you've listed.
olddad at 7:44PM on 03/12/09
@olddad--what things have you never heard of listed here? Also, what kind of lifestyle do you lead? My dad would certainly appreciate your love for a well honed hatchet. North Country woods guy.
dhorst at 7:59PM on 03/12/09
I have a purple one and a half foot tall lemon squeezer! My sister bought it for me, and I love it. You set the lemon on the "mound" on top of the metal jar that comes with the squeezer, you push the long, metal arm- handle down, reminicent of the old-fashioned ones used when pumping water from a well at the turn of the century. It's a great conversation piece, and fun to do and watch; not to mention squeezing every last bit of juice from the lemon!
sassy at 11:01PM on 03/12/09
I love gadgets! My favorite low tech gadget is probably my cheese plane. I like buying good cheese and this makes perfect thin slices for sandwiches, snacking, cooking etc. I use it al the time. I love cheese.
lakeloverhh at 10:16AM on 03/13/09
Count me in for the microplanes. Before I finally bought one a couple years I go I thought to myself how great can these things be? Wow! What a pleasant suprise. I am amazed how often I use it. I also have a mini food processor that just has a single chopping attachment but I'll tell you that thing is a god-send.
Martini Me at 10:43AM on 03/13/09
@olddad, I'd love to hear what you use your hatchet for, in the kitchen. Are you hacking up gators down there?
juliebugsmama at 10:49AM on 03/13/09
olddad has the hatchet ready incase any of you dog and people eaters ever visit him.
dmcavanagh at 3:41PM on 03/13/09
I love my cherry/olive pitter. I don't use it very often but it's just so nifty.
http://www.kitchenniche.ca/cherry-pitter-p-1656.html
swampyankee at 5:47PM on 03/13/09
Under $20: Aerolatte battery-powered milk frother. Transforms an ordinary coffee or espresso into a barista-quality latte or cappucino in 20 seconds. Also emulsifies oil and vinegar for salad dressings, and makes small batches of real whipped cream in a cup instantly.
Over $200: My original Cuisinart DLC-7 food processor is over 25 years old, and is still going strong. I have 9 different slicing disks and blades, plus the citrus juicing attachment. I use everything, and it does what it does beautifully.
salpico at 7:30PM on 03/13/09
microplane. i say this as a lemon square addict.
cybercita at 9:05PM on 03/13/09
Microplane and food processor. It makes the best piecrust in half the time it takes to make it by hand and it always turns out better.
jade_rabbit at 3:30PM on 03/14/09
my expandable tongs and a very old knife. not really a tool, but the animals grabbing everything that hits the floor. the more they eat the less i sweep.
dearrie at 3:47PM on 03/14/09
My garlic press, I'm surprised I haven't worn it out yet.
coltsfanchris at 12:53PM on 03/20/09