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Old 04-08-2013, 06:44
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I have always struggled to get lump free mashed potato until I recently invested in a potato ricer. Its a wee bit of a faff an a bit fiddly to clean, but the results are brilliant every time.


What single kitchen implement improved your cooking the most?
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Old 04-08-2013, 06:48
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A temperature probe so I can make sure steaks etc aren't over 45 degrees. It means roasts are cooked perfectly as well. As for scrambled eggs...
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Old 04-08-2013, 08:07
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A large cast iron casserole pot. Definitely the most useful and utilised thing I have. Versatile, ovenproof, and big enough that I can use it as a steamer.
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Old 04-08-2013, 08:38
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I have always struggled to get lump free mashed potato until I recently invested in a potato ricer. Its a wee bit of a faff an a bit fiddly to clean, but the results are brilliant every time.


What single kitchen implement improved your cooking the most?
Same here, love my ricer.
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Old 04-08-2013, 09:55
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A temperature probe so I can make sure steaks etc aren't over 45 degrees. It means roasts are cooked perfectly as well. As for scrambled eggs...
Me too. Wouldn't be without mine.
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Old 04-08-2013, 10:03
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My Le Creuset pot.
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Old 04-08-2013, 10:08
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Vitamix - expensive piece of kit but wish I had bought it years ago.
Makes brilliant soup quickly, ice-cream a couple of minutes later, smooth tomato sauce.etc etc.
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Old 04-08-2013, 11:31
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I don't know if it has improved my cooking but I do use my temperature probe a lot. I have been guilty in the past of buying gadgets and using them only once.
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Old 04-08-2013, 11:39
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Pyroflam casserole dishes.
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Old 04-08-2013, 12:00
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Good question. Probably my global knives. Great at carving viande seche.
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Old 05-08-2013, 13:55
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Le Creuset spatula. Honestly, it's the best thing I've ever bought. The OH would say his snazzy electric knife sharpener.
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Old 05-08-2013, 14:02
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I know it's silly, but my mini food chopper. I have terrible knife skills and I use this all the time for things that need to be chopped small, for example onion in burgers and stuffing or to make a curry paste. Love it
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Old 05-08-2013, 16:25
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Good knives - just makes chopping quicker and easier, and i can then concentrate on the other stuff
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Old 05-08-2013, 17:49
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Over 200 Cooking and food science Books reading is a wonderful inspiration and a font of Knowledge. but thank F*** for the computer & spell checker as my spilling is awfull .
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Old 05-08-2013, 18:16
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My dishwasher.... lol!

Seriously, my Kenwood chef was well worth it, love it. Moving house soon and am going to treat myself to a decent set of knives having only had cheapo supermarket ones previously.
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Old 05-08-2013, 18:26
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Kitchen scales.

Used to eat unhealthily, heating up processed frozen stuff every day. When I started a health kick I got some scales to assist with weighing everything so I could count calories and whatnot. As time went by I began to use the scales to weigh ingredients, rather than just weighing out the likes of oven chips as I began to cook more of my own meals from scratch.

Don't need them as much these days as I actually know what I'm doing in the kitchen to some extent. When starting out trying to cook and following recipes to the letter though, they were great.
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Old 05-08-2013, 23:26
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Having thought about it a bit more I think the things that have improved my cooking are not kitchen gadgets at all. It's the internet and TV cookery programmes. There is such a wealth of recipes, skills, tips etc that give you the confidence to try things you would have never contemplated before.
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Old 05-08-2013, 23:26
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I don't know how I managed to forget our new cooker.
Our old one was breaking down bit by bit until last Christmas I made dinner for six with one working ring, half a working oven.
After renovating the house and fitting a new kitchen, I treated myself to a spanking new Range Cooker.
With five rings and two ovens, I don't know myself.
I can now predict temperature/cooking times practically to the minute. Yippee!
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Old 06-08-2013, 01:24
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A pizza cutter
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