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Your used/ unused kitchen gadgets
Thought it might be helpful if we revealed which kitchen gadgets we've bought that are well-used and the ones that aren't.
Used Coffee machine Air Fryer Slow cooker Unused Bread maker Popcorn maker Sandwich toaster |
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Used often :-
A squeezy style * Lakeland* can opener & their julienne style peeler 2 good Carver [ block shaped ] Knives The Toaster A handy circular Rachel Allen Mini Pizza Maker [ fab for fried eggs & many small sizzled snacks - Gave one to Sis and one to a friend - & all getting well used ]& my grey Nutribullet [ Bought as good as New - for just £43 back in November ]Not used for years :- A Big Heavy & Very Expensive Magimix Fruit Juicer [ OMG A hassle to clean up all the fruity pulp afterwards ] Rarely used my 2 ltr slow cooker Electric frying pan Sandwich toaster Electric chip frying machine [ given away ] |
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Unused..
Garlic press Sandwich toaster Deep fat fryer Used... Knife.??hmmm it seems I don't use any gadgets. |
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Used: Pretty much everything. I don't have much
Unused: Really old food processor that didn'#t work properly anyway. So it's been chucked. Microwave. It nearly exploded a week ago so that too is a gonna. Knife Block. I lost most of the knives for it so it's just been decorative more then anything |
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Philips air fryer, using it now to make some chips for tea Halogen oven, using it now to cook a beef and onion slice for tea., Espresso machine and grinder. Panini press and grill Tassimo old spud masher, that does the job better than newer ones Steamer Do not use Bread maker as it is not very good, going to buy a new one Deep fat fryer, been on the top of the cupboard for 3 years, I prefer the air fryer. smoothie maker, but once I find some good recopies i will use it again Cooker, ok the oven part, not been used for a while as i use the halogen. hob is only used for making gravy |
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I really try to avoid new gadgets because they do usually end up in the garage but I did recently buy a sandwich maker in the mistaken belief that they must have improved over the last 30_40 years. Was I wrong. It got used twice. Now I make lovely toasties in the fryingvpan.
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My pressure cooker is rarely out of use.
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Nutribullet is the best thing ever!
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My pressure cooker is rarely out of use.
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There's nothing really not used. The food processor only gets used when needed and the slow cooker isn't used much over the summer months.
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Slow cooker. Bread maker. Nespresso machine. Toaster. Combination convection/microwave oven. Not used: Food mixer thing. Conventional oven. I had a toasted sandwich maker which I used a lot while I was working from home. Not just as a novelty: I needed 5 extra lunches a week, and found it useful as another option for a hot meal. Now I eat at work so I don't need so many lunches, and stopped using it. About 18 months ago I give it to some guys at work, and they did the traditional "used it a lot for a month and then never since". I just now bought moulds to make ice balls. I suspect these will not be used as they don't really cool down my drinks. |
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I can't think of anything I don't use.......
I use my Processor toaster sandwich toaster Halo airfryer ricer crinkle cutter Pressure cooker That's all my "gadgets" so there aren't any I don't use apart from a meat slicer I inherited from my mum, but that's just cos I always forget about it when I cook a joint |
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Things we use regularly:
Air fryer Rice cooker Slow cooker Microwave Occasionally: Sandwich toaster I once bought a poached egg thing for the microwave and don't think I ever used it
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Magimix Meat thermometer Lodge griddle pan Speed peeler Pasta pan & insert Santoku knife Kenwood mixer Spice grinder Unused Heston B juicer-gave it away Phillips Actifry-gave it away The grill on my cooker-too vicious, turn your back for 10 seconds and we have flames! Slow cooker-I prefer the oven |
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Microwave NutriNinja Tefal Actifry Sandwich Toaster Tefal Quick Cup - Only really used if I'm in a rush though. If I've got time, I prefer the water hotter. Unused:- Slow Cooker Jack LaLanne Juicer - What was I thinking? Bread Maker Popcorn Maker |
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Things we use regularly:
Air fryer Rice cooker Slow cooker Microwave Occasionally: Sandwich toaster I once bought a poached egg thing for the microwave and don't think I ever used it ![]() what do you think about the Air fryer? I love mine, it works well, not sure if I would paid the full price for it mind you., |
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Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker - daily Vitamix Actifry Magimix Food Processor Spice Grinder Good knives - garlic press Never Sandwich toaster Tefal Astucio - multi cooker I thought I could not live without Pasta maker - can't be bothered Slow cooker - an unwanted gift which has to go Dish Washer - built into kitchen and used as storage space. |
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what do you think about the Air fryer? I love mine, it works well, not sure if I would paid the full price for it mind you.,
It's good for oven chips. It does sausages well too
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I like jacket potatoes, though I do in the microwave first to soften them a bit.
It's good for oven chips. It does sausages well too ![]() I normally do my sausages on the press grill, but I have tried them in the air fryer and they do cook ok. i did try fried bread once, it did not work
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Unused things tried once or twice and disposed of:-
Silicon egg poaching pockets - waste of time!! Juicer - way too much hassle to clean. Electric bottle chiller - vacuvin freezer sleeve much better. Garlic press - prefer mortar and pestle |
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Use most things except my Kenwood juicer.
Waste of money that was! |
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My juicer (enormous) was a pain to assemble/use/clean so I shunted it off to my daughter who used it once then binned it.
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An Expresso coffee maker thinginy the OH and myself received as a wedding gift.
Never, ever been used in over ten years;I got as far as taking it out of the box, and reading the instructions. Then I thought "I cant be doing with all this faffing about for a small cup of coffee" So, it just sits in a cupboard, not paying rent. |
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I really try to avoid new gadgets because they do usually end up in the garage but I did recently buy a sandwich maker in the mistaken belief that they must have improved over the last 30_40 years. Was I wrong. It got used twice. Now I make lovely toasties in the fryingvpan.
I use everything I own, although there are everyday things that most people have that I don't even own, and would never want to own. Things I own and use are.... Magimix processor Pestle and mortar (for spices and garlic bashing) Hob and oven Stove top kettle Kitchen scales Several measuring jugs Collection of measuring spoons Collection of measuring cups Large collection of copper pans Large collection of cast iron pots Large collection of steel pans Cast iron griddle Electric whisk Several sized hand whisks More than I could count in wooden utensils More than I could count in steel utensils Large collection of bakeware items Large collection of cake decorating equipment Knives Two butchers blocks Potato ricer Five different sized mixing bowls (and 1 glass one for whipping cream) Salt and pepper pigs (kitchen only) Things I would never own, but most people can't live without... Toaster Electric kettle Microwave Fryer Electric slow cooker Electric toastie maker Salt and pepper pots (for the table) Anything plastic (other than magimix bpa free bowls) |
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Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker - daily Vitamix Actifry Magimix Food Processor Spice Grinder Good knives - garlic press Never Sandwich toaster Tefal Astucio - multi cooker I thought I could not live without Pasta maker - can't be bothered Slow cooker - an unwanted gift which has to go Dish Washer - built into kitchen and used as storage space. We have the 4200, with three bowls! Don't know how I managed without it, although I shall be resembling a rabbit with the amount of salad I've consumed since we got it. |
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