I find lining them with silicone mats makes needing and rolling dough easier as well breading chicken. Hate getting flour everywhere the glass pyrex glass dish would work wonders like you said there very deep and nonstick
Kitchen Gadgets that aren't shit - Things they say you'll use everyday but you actually use them every day
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these burger press things.
Mama Basso is a big cook and I got her some mini spaculas as a moms day gift mostly as a gag. She's like this is gonna work on single cook pots help scoop out of mustard jars etc. So mini spaculas are cool. Plus super cute.
The Kitchen Aid stand mixer is probably the best one. I'm still collecting the attachments but I have the pasta roller and spaghetti/fettuccine cutters and they have opened my eyes to homemade pasta.
Aside from pasta it's good for any kind of baking prep. I've made everything from sourdough to tapioca pudding using that thing.
Aside from pasta it's good for any kind of baking prep. I've made everything from sourdough to tapioca pudding using that thing.
I have a skillet like this that I use for darn near everything. It is deep enough that can use it as a sauce pan if I'm just making enough for me, or I can use it as an actual skillet. I love the glass lid for boiling and steaming. I actually would say I use it for making dinner 4 out of 5 nights. I got anodized aluminum and it browns chicken and pork chops like a dream, and doesn't do too bad on steaks either when I don't feel like firing up my little grill. I've never had another pan that I use as much as this one. My enameled cast iron dutch oven would come in second, but I think I like this one more because it's not as heavy and I find I use it more because it's not as deep.
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Do they even sell Slap Chops anymore? I remember seeing that and immediately thinking that I would use it quite a bit, as I do a fair bit of dicing.
It's cheap and chintzy, works for maybe a few uses before the blades dull, and shit gets stuck in it, too. Also it's flimsily constructed and will probably break even if you don't get sick of it before it does.
Shit, I figured there would be a problem with the blade.
Pampered chef has one and I use it all the time because well fuck cutting onions.
I just got a french press and thus far for under 2o$ it has been worth it. My coffee has never tasted better.
How long have you had it, and how's the blade? I'd love to not cut onions or peppers again.
Yeah there are things that do the Slap Chop style thing better than the chintzy Vince Offer shit. My problem with any of them though is you still have to chop the onion into sizes that fit under it. So at that point I'm already getting onion tears and I already have a perfectly fine onion chopper in my hand. Why mess with the gadget?
Food Chopper
The solution to tear-free onion chopping! The stainless rotating blades uniformly chops veggies, nuts, and cooked meat. The cap doubles as a chopping board.
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Cut the onion in half place the cut side facing down then quarter. The chopper is great when you need to get the onion diced and several other items. It makes the prep work for omelets so much easier
Yes, on Amazon under different names. I have one and use it all the time for salads. The one I got also has a top to the tub underneath that is a mandolin and is awesome as well. I use the hell out of that thing.
ETA - I was thinking of something different...this thing...
I bought an Oster pro 1200 blender, and that thing is so much better than the old $20 blender I‘ve had with me since my first apartment. I had never really expected that there would be advances in blender tech.
I'm a little unsure of what counts as an gadget vs a normal tool/appliance but I would say
Microplane- one of those "you can do it with a knife, but it takes more time" tools
Potato peeler- faster, takes less of the actual potato than a knife
Spice grinder- new toy. grinding spices fresh (and toasting them, if necessary) really takes things to the next level. Great value- cheap and useful
I don't have a kitchenaid but I hear they're amazing. I'd be interested in getting some kind of automatic cheese grater if that's a thing- a traditional one is good for topping food off but when parmesean is an actual ingredient in a recipe and you need a lot of it, it can be difficult. I also have the worlds dullest grater.
Mandolins freak me the fuck out. Not what the thread is about but you couldn't pay me to use one. I've seen enough fingers with a chunk missing to rightfully fear that thing.
Microplane- one of those "you can do it with a knife, but it takes more time" tools
Potato peeler- faster, takes less of the actual potato than a knife
Spice grinder- new toy. grinding spices fresh (and toasting them, if necessary) really takes things to the next level. Great value- cheap and useful
I don't have a kitchenaid but I hear they're amazing. I'd be interested in getting some kind of automatic cheese grater if that's a thing- a traditional one is good for topping food off but when parmesean is an actual ingredient in a recipe and you need a lot of it, it can be difficult. I also have the worlds dullest grater.
Mandolins freak me the fuck out. Not what the thread is about but you couldn't pay me to use one. I've seen enough fingers with a chunk missing to rightfully fear that thing.
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We’ve got one of those from pampered chef. We’ve had it for years, if not decades (really, it’s been in the cabinet so long I don’t remember when we got it). It still works great!
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