Kitchen Gadgets that aren't shit - Things they say you'll use everyday but you actually use them every day

[NyQuilninja]

I have a 1975 G.e hand mixer
I use this for mash potatoes gets them just the right consistency with heavy whipping cream

 

[SenorCurditos]

air conditioned meat grinders, i haven't bought ground anything in years and can stuff fine ground sausages. can also make falafel for the israelis out there

 

[Anstiv]

I have a 1975 G.e hand mixer
I use this for mash potatoes gets them just the right consistency with heavy whipping cream

Potato ricer. They're just so much fun

 

[NyQuilninja]

Potato ricer. They're just so much fun

I've never tried one looks like it's worth a try

 

[Ex Cummunicated Sasser HD]

I had the same question because searching for garlic devices is cancer, there are a ton of them. Look for Chefn Garliczoom.

Looks interesting. Looks like it's easy to clean too. Only thing I don't like about the traditional method of using a garlic plate and brush is you have to wear gloves if you don't want the stink of garlic on your hands all evening. I like that you could use this just for garlic, and not worry about the lingering smell of garlic if that's all you use it for. Looks pretty cheap too, (£2.99 on ebay currently for anyone in the UK looking) and would probably survive a fair few blasts in the dishwasher.

Speaking of garlic, another thing that is a great little thing to have is a garlic peeling sleeve, it's just a silicone tube that you put unpeeled garlic cloves in and roll for a few seconds, and it peels the skin off without crushing the cloves like if you flatten them with a knife, and stops your hands and chopping board from getting stunk up with garlic smell. Saves so much fucking time if you are making pickled garlic or need whole cloves to slow roast.

 

[AnOminous]

Only thing I don't like about the traditional method of using a garlic plate and brush is you have to wear gloves if you don't want the stink of garlic on your hands all evening.

I'm not bothered at all by the smell of garlic and it's cool to know vampires aren't going to fuck with you for a while too.

 

[Vingle]

My Vitamix is used everyday, because all cheaper blenders began to burn after a short while. Not even using them hard.

 

[StrawberryDouche]

Looks interesting. Looks like it's easy to clean too. Only thing I don't like about the traditional method of using a garlic plate and brush is you have to wear gloves if you don't want the stink of garlic on your hands all evening. I like that you could use this just for garlic, and not worry about the lingering smell of garlic if that's all you use it for. Looks pretty cheap too, (£2.99 on ebay currently for anyone in the UK looking) and would probably survive a fair few blasts in the dishwasher.

This is going to sound like witchcraft, but stainless steel will completely remove the garlic odor from your hands. Just take a stainless steel utensil and rub it all over your hands under running water. They even sell little bars of it for just this purpose.

 

[RussianParasite]

Sous Vide. Ridiculously expensive but it cooks everything perfectly

Responding to your post from forever ago to say both that I agree and that I also feel like a Sous Vide is cheating so I won’t buy one of my own.

 

[Johan Schmidt]

This is going to sound like witchcraft, but stainless steel will completely remove the garlic odor from your hands. Just take a stainless steel utensil and rub it all over your hands under running water. They even sell little bars of it for just this purpose.

The metal soap bars are great. I cook onions a lot, and it prevents me from pulling out my fingernails with pliers as an alternative to the onion smell. Which is good.

 

[Titos]

Some people might disagree but a fuzzy logic rice cooker is super useful. I use mine for tons of stuff and having something that can reliably make staple food like oats and rice and keep them warm for hours upon hours is great.

 

[Derka Derka]

Japanese 'Benriner' Mandolin slicer.

it's just about amputated two of my fingers and still sharp enough to slice carrots.

 

[Stoneheart]

My Vitamix is used everyday

Neck yourself!



I like my Stainless steel Mandoline, wasnt cheap but it cuts stuff very well and is super easy to clean and indestructable,

 

[BillionBisonBucks]

I have a bigass flat sheet of cast iron. On one side it's a griddle, the other side is a grill. Lay it across two stove burners, and you have something loosely resembling a real cooktop. I use it for everything that doesn't require a pan with sides.

Also my gongfu tea maker. If you like tea, it's the superior method of preparation.

 

[Vingle]

Neck yourself!

I need a reason before considering it

 

[a terminal posture]

I have a spätzle maker. It not only makes spätzle, it will also make nokedli.

 

[Miller]

This is going to sound like witchcraft, but stainless steel will completely remove the garlic odor from your hands. Just take a stainless steel utensil and rub it all over your hands under running water. They even sell little bars of it for just this purpose.

...and if you wash your hands with bit of toothpaste it will remove the smell of fish.

 

[XYZpdq]

I have a bigass flat sheet of cast iron. On one side it's a griddle, the other side is a grill. Lay it across two stove burners, and you have something loosely resembling a real cooktop. I use it for everything that doesn't require a pan with sides.

Also my gongfu tea maker. If you like tea, it's the superior method of preparation.

similarly upside-down baking sheets (the ones with the raised edges) make for handy pizza surfaces if you don't have an edge-less surface

 

[NyQuilninja]

similarly upside-down baking sheets (the ones with the raised edges) make for handy pizza surfaces if you don't have an edge-less surface

Baking sheets with raised edges make great prep stations for messy foods. When I cut veggies or make sandwiches I use one like this so the mess is easier to clean up

 

[XYZpdq]

Baking sheets with raised edges make great prep stations for messy foods. When I cut veggies or make sandwiches I use one like this so the mess is easier to clean up
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I have a big ol' pyrex thing that I use as such, especially cutting up big cuts of meats and seasoning them