Favourite gadget

[lynne]

Besides a great set of knives and an awesome collection of pans, what is your favourite kitchen gadget?

Mine is my stick blender--great for so many things!! From saving a broken hollandaise to pureeing or creating rustic soups, awesome homemade apple or fruit sauces... Mine actually came with other attachemnts; a mini food-processor kind of thing (perfect for softening a small amount of cream cheese, etc), a wire whip, etc.


What's your favourite toy and why?

[shroomgirl]

Yep that one is mine too Braun...Sams carried them for $25ish I picked up several...I go through 3 a year.....what can I say I live with 3 boys and we are rough on equipment, floors, cars, etc.........

[This message has been edited by shroomgirl (edited 11-01-2000).]

[Nick.Shu]

the kitchen gadget that im about to describe is absolutely wonderous.

This gadget will outperform virtually any other gadget in the kitchen.

Sometimes this gadget will work for next to nothing.

Used properly, ths gadget will even help you move house, clean your car and even take out the garbage.

All this gadget requires, is a small stipend and a little teaching.

Yes, this amazing gadget is the "All new apprentice".

It will do anything you ask.

[shroomgirl]

Yeah Right!!!!!I've heard that one before.
They are non exsistant here.....

The most-used "gadget" in my kitchen, believe it or not, is the Salad Shooter my mother bought me ten years ago. It slices, it dices it even makes ravioli! That thing was made to last forever and it is... cracks and all. It's helped me bake, fry, grill, mix, you name it. It's an incredibly cheesy commercial turned into a marvelous helper. ThanX Mom! Not knowing what she had done she added to my gadgets when she bought me the hand Braun. Whoa! Mom's pot roast be damned, I'm a chef! ThanX again!

[m brown]

knuckle peeler! great for peeling AND zesting!

1. 10" Sabatier Chefs Knife
2. 10" All Clad Fry (saute) pans
3. Braun verticle mixer
4. Blender

Apprentice? What are those

Cheers,
TopChef

Oh yeah...lest I forget...
my French Mandolin and the $30 Japanese knock-off that does a great job on fine julienne veggies.

[Pete]

I love my cheap Japanese madoline. Just watch the fingers!! Also my stick mixer and my Kitchen Aid stand mixer!!

[shroomgirl]

HOw do you make raviloi with a salad shooter? I'm just not getting that one.
Joy Stick it is .....less clean up, great to cart around to cooking demos.

[Live_to_cook]

Does anyone have a source for that Japanese mandoline? I'd love to get one but I can't pay $100+ for the classic model.

[mudbug]

One more. This is a well designed site with many of selections of mandolines (do a search)
http://www.kitchenetc.com/index.cfm

[lynne]

I've used and abused by knock-off for 3 years now. It's a plastic version I got a Williams and Sonoma for $15. I've seen it since at The Kitchen Collection/Corning Outlet at big outlet malls. It doesn't have as much width variable capability as the expensive ones, but it's what you put into it! If you want paperthin slices, thicker slices, julienne and frenchfry thickness, it does fine. I only regret it doesn't do a ripple cut for waffle fries.

[mudbug]

Live to cook... have fun shopping!
http://www.chefscatalog.com/product.jhtml?sku_id=1183
http://www.surlatable.com/common/sea...ordresults.cfm

reasonable prices: http://www.kitchenemporium.com/cgi-b.../srchform.html
search mandoline

http://shop.go.com:80/search_res.htm...f=4&oq=&col=EC


https://www.CulinaryStore.com/culstore/products/224.asp

http://63.73.165.10/tradepoint/asp/search.asp

http://www.cookswares.com/cgi-bin/co...dd+to+Cart.y=9
http://wwkitchens.com/shop/wwkshop.cgi//ctools
http://st4.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/nsearch...2Fnsearch.html
http://www.kitchen-classics.com/mandolin.htm

[Live_to_cook]

Thanks cchiu, very helpful in filling out my Christmas list