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Re: What’s your favorite kitchen gadget?

kellikat7 — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:46:09 -0000

How to choose??? As a certified "foodie", it's like saying which child is your favorite. Or maybe not, lol.

Vitamix blender--amazingly powerful and wonderful for smoothies and soft-serve "ice cream" that's really frozen banana. (Keeps me healthier!)

Kitchenaid Stand Mixer--the classic! Owning one has been an ambition of mine since I helped my Gran make pear honey at age 9 using the grinder attachment on hers, which is older than I am and still works great!

Salad spinner by OXO--no more soggy greens and watered down dressing! And fun, fun, fun to use.

Salad servers--my aunt owned a fancy home accessory store for a while, and one Christmas she gave me the most beautiful real silver, wood-handled salad server set. I try not save them only for special occasions since I believe I could waste my whole life waiting for a perfect occasion and never use them.

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Tao — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:14:07 -0000

Breville Blender. The last blender you will ever need. It blended beautifully and quietly. Love it.

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Cobby — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:21:35 -0000

Tongs are the BEST kitchen gadget ever made.

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Angela — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:11:28 -0000

It's a toss up between my toaster oven and my stand mixer (my christams gift to myself last year).

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Melinda — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:59:10 -0000

YES! My stick blender is my favourite thing ever. Perfect for making quick smoothies and vege juices, hummus, pesto, thick sauces for meat, dips... the list goes on and on. I use it every day.

Re: What’s your favorite kitchen gadget?

alligator_kate — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:27:17 -0000

Good stainless steel bar blender. I use it every day for making smoothies. It blends almost instantaneously, and is much MUCH easier to clean than glass.

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K. — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:44:53 -0000

It's pretty low-tech, but I love my blender. Smoothies, soups, crushing ice -- I put it to good use!

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Luckier — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:02:23 -0000

Christmas is coming - put it on your list.

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Lori_from_Texas — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:58:03 -0000

I want one! You have rescued me from the "batch" method. Thank you!

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CarrieM — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:23:15 -0000

mmmm stirring in love, beautifully said.

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CarrieM — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:21:37 -0000

what wonderful memories and wonderful father.

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CarrieM — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:19:52 -0000

Lee Valley is where I'm buying all my Christmas gifts this yea! Love it.

http://www.leevalley.com/home.aspx

Re: What’s your favorite kitchen gadget?

CarrieM — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:17:37 -0000

Ditto, mashed potatoes are cozy comfort food, made them last night!

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Constance — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:14:52 -0000

My hard boiled egg smasher or potato smasher. I use it to make the best egg salad.

Re: What’s your favorite kitchen gadget?

sharon grace — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:56:16 -0000

hands down my salad spinner. nuff said.

Re: What’s your favorite kitchen gadget?

Celise — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:22:20 -0000

The microwave. LOL. My husband has been doing the cooking lately and it thaws things out pretty quickly.

Re: What’s your favorite kitchen gadget?

Liz — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:21:45 -0000

Microplane graters--long, narrow, hand held graters that grate anything from cheese to citrus to nutmeg. For me they are much easier to use than traditional graters, prbobaly because they are very sharp.
My other favorite is my champagne re-corker. It's a spring-loaded stopper that clips around the bottle's neck and preserves the bubbles. Great when the rest of your family doesn't like champagne.

Re: What’s your favorite kitchen gadget?

fabuleuxparis — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:51:26 -0000

The microwave. I could live without almost everything else in my kitchen, but I love the microwave.

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Re: What’s your favorite kitchen gadget?

Colette — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:38:08 -0000

My auto coffee maker? LOL! I'm not much of a gadgeteer. but I am all about razor sharp knives, (and lots of very careful practice).

Re: What’s your favorite kitchen gadget?

Ellen — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:28:47 -0000

I love kitchen tongs.

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Natasha L — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:12:13 -0000

Ditto on the grater! I have a great uncle who makes violins and actually uses this tool for its' intended purpose (woodworking) but I use mine for grating orange/lemon zest, hard cheeses, nutmeg, garlic and ginger...and love that it doesn't take up too much space.

Re: What’s your favorite kitchen gadget?

bluelines — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:07:10 -0000

It really isn't a gadget, but it's my current kitchen obsession... I bought an enormous (13.4 liter) saucepan on the weekend so I could make huge stews and pots of soup to freeze. Made a classic bouef bourguignon on Saturday - braising steak, smoked bacon, shallots, garlic, thyme and a bottle-and-a-half of red wine for good measure. There's enough for three more meals in the freezer right now.

The pot is oven proof and has copper sandwiched in the base for good heat distribution. Classic example of how buying relatively expensive things can be "frugal" in the long run, since it will last forever and encourage us to make food for the freezer rather than eat out all the time.