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Kitchen Gadgets
What are the ones you couldn't live without & what seemed to be a good idea at the time but were a waste of money? (not including micro-wave ovens, kettles, toasters)
My must-haves are my Slow cooker....That is a Godsend & breadmaker, they are used several times a week. My waste of money is the ice-cream maker |
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my smoothie maker is the most frequently used gadget in the kitchen, used most mornings.. il probably say the chocolate fondue(if thats a kitchen gadget!?)prob not..but is left in one ov the kitchen cupboards anyway!
is the waste buy but not on mi behalf as it was given as a pressie oh well
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Juicer was the one that was a waste of money, I thought it would be a good thing, but it was noisy, gave me very little juice and was a pain to clean. It been stuck in the cupboard for nearly 2 years, i chucked it out to the binmen on Wednesday.
The best gadget so far is my Halogen oven, save me a fortune in gas as I don't need to heat up my main oven for little things. I don't have a microwave, it went belly up about 8 months ago and I have not bothered to replace it yet. |
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My George Foreman rotisserie I use it all the time and they don't make them anymore. I don't know what I will do if it breaks
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I use my Halogen oven daily and my slow-cooker a few times a week.
I never use my Intellisteamer. It's bulky which makes it hard to clean. It's easier to steam veggies in the microwave. |
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Best one: Mini chopper, especially when a member of my family had teeth problems and I had to puree everything.
Worst one: Soya milk maker. Went back to buying cow's milk after two days |
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Best: Potato Ricer.
Worst: sandwich toaster. Does anyone really bother with these on a frequent basis? |
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Best..George Foreman grilling thing..toasties, paninis, steaks and chicken breasts are all fab.
Worst..Mandolin slicer..I'm scared of slicing my fingers off, so it just sits in the cupboard.. |
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Best: Potato Ricer.
Worst: sandwich toaster. Does anyone really bother with these on a frequent basis? I dont really have any gadgets, im feeling a little left out
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Best: Breadmaker, Slow cooker, Electric Mixer, Liquidiser, Microwave
Worst: Juicer, Steamer. |
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Best: Kenwood food mixer and my Mum's Vita mixer
Worst: George Forman....didn't like the smell of it, or the cleaning or the uniform taste of everything. |
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Best: Hand blender, sandwich/panini toaster, good sharp knives
Worst; Breadmaker - gave it away. |
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Best: Potato Ricer.
Worst: sandwich toaster. Does anyone really bother with these on a frequent basis? Used to have a ricer, didn't like the mash it produces, I prefer mine with some texture. Also I find the mash get cold very quickly with one of them. Other gadgets we use are food processor (we are often cooking for 15 to 20 people) and hand blender. Worst gadgets is one of those plastic mandalien/slicer things you see on TV. Look good when they demo it, but its useless when you have it. |
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Two products for the same purpose
Anysharp knife sharpener - Does the job! Cheap whetstone - Not impressed. I might be using it wrong but it doesn't seem to sharpen the knives very well. |
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Best one: Mini chopper, especially when a member of my family had teeth problems and I had to puree everything.
Worst one: Soya milk maker. Went back to buying cow's milk after two days
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Best: Potato Ricer.
Worst: sandwich toaster. Does anyone really bother with these on a frequent basis? |
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My food processor, mini chopper thingie and hand held blender are used every week and they make things so much easier.
We have a microwave that I have never used apart from to store biscuits in but the Slavettes and Himself use it. The worst thing was the juicer. What a faff it was to use and clean. We used it for about 2 weeks then it went to live in a dark cupboard. It then moved to the shed and then got a new home with a friends daughter. |
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Best thing is one of these little beauties
http://www.cookware-online.co.uk/sho...el-623683.html makes rubbing fat into flour a doddle for pastry or crumble. Juicer & Steamer are the ones that never come out of the cupboard |
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The ones I use the most are my Vitamix (at least twice daily) and Actifry.
The ones which I wasted money on were a juicer and a V Slicer. Gave both away. |
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must have - hand blender, mini chopper and george forman
waste of money - pressure cooker only used it once |
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The ones I use the most are my Vitamix (at least twice daily) and Actifry.
The ones which I wasted money on were a juicer and a V Slicer. Gave both away. |
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is a vitamix just a blender then?
It's not cheap, but it is a dream to clean and I use it more than any other gadget and it's saved me a fortune in buying smoothies. I never thought I would crave greens but I do now. It's hard to explain how different the Vitamix is texture wise, but everything is such a great consistency. There's loads of demonstrations on Youtube, or just Google Vitamix Lady for more. |
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Best thing is one of these little beauties
http://www.cookware-online.co.uk/sho...el-623683.html makes rubbing fat into flour a doddle for pastry or crumble. |
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The ones I use the most are my Vitamix (at least twice daily) and Actifry.
The ones which I wasted money on were a juicer and a V Slicer. Gave both away. i got a 1 litre fryer from B&M last week, only £14, as long as it lasts. I will only use it about once a week anyway. |
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Best thing is one of these little beauties
http://www.cookware-online.co.uk/sho...el-623683.html makes rubbing fat into flour a doddle for pastry or crumble. Juicer & Steamer are the ones that never come out of the cupboard
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is the waste buy but not on mi behalf as it was given as a pressie
oh well
