Useless Equipment

[mudbug]

Just curious as to what tools or equipment you thougt would be useful and turned out to be something useless or just didn't work for you...

[nancya]

multicooker [deep fryer, slow cooker, rice cooker (?), etc.] I almost never fry or slow cook and you'd have to cook a mountain of rice to make it worthwhile to drag out the silly thing. Anyone want to buy it? Make a bid!

Also, I'm such a sucker, I bought one of those things - as seen on TV - that are supposed to segment your citrus fruits for you in a quick turn of the wrist. Not! Will throw it in FREE with anyone who wants the multicooker.

I think we should all sell or trade these gadgets that haven't worked out quite as planned. I got rid of a number of them during my last move...but can never resist buying more. Just bought a gadget that promises to sharpen my never need sharpening knives [until I can afford a good set of Henckels or something].

[Isa]

Nancy,

I got the citrus gizmo too. I had even read a article on gadget that said this was a good one. After one try, I had very nice and very small slices of fruit. There was twice as much left in the fruit. I returned the thing the next day.

[Kimmie]

Nancya and Iza,

I almost bought the citrus gizmo as well. I'm so glad I didn't bother.

My useless thing is called "the garlic peeler"/"l'éplucheur d'ail"!!!

It doesn't peel at all, rather it's meant to separate the cloves from the head.



[ June 12, 2001: Message edited by: Kimmie ]

[kuan]

Pie divider. It was inherited, I didn't purchase it. I can't think of any other use for that piece of scrapmetal!

Kuan

[Svadhisthana]

Rolling herb mincer, It's a fine tool to have I just don't like it. I prefer to use my good old chefs knife. It's sits lonely in my cabinet in a basket with other lesser used items.

[Live_to_cook]

Somebody gave me one of those grill forks with a built-in thermometer in the tines, the theory being that then I could tell whether my steak was done.

I smiled and said thank you. My mother brought me up right.

What am I bid?

[mofo1]

Zyliss chz grater. Perfectly fine piece of gear. Had to have it. Used it twice in about ten years

[nancya]

that's funny mofo! what's great to one is annoying to others. I've been using my zyliss for about 10 years.

[Isa]

Kimmie,


Is l'eplucheur d'ail the plastic tube thing? I thought it worked well.

Have to go to La soupiere next week for the garlic mandoline. Hope they still have one.

A spetzle maker made in America and not Germany...... I bought one at a kitchen store thinking it would be great to have a second one at a summer house my family owns... It was terrible.... not even strong enough to squeeze out the dough..... Also I got a pastry clothe with a rolling pin cover as a gift and never used it... Flour and the counter seem to work fine for me!

[theloggg]

an egg seperater. that's what hands are for.

[Kimmie]

No Iza, are you thinking of the rubber tube that you roll on the counter?

It's from Starfrit and I wish I could describe it better. It separates the cloves from the head; it should have been sold as a "garlic separator" because it does not peel!

It may have been obsoleted by a newer model called Garlic Genius from Starfrit!.

quoted earlier: what's great to one is annoying to others

Love my egg separator. I just hate having egg white on my hands!



[ June 15, 2001: Message edited by: Kimmie ]

[Svadhisthana]

I always use the shell itself to seperate eggs(the one thing my mother taught me). A funnel works too.

[Linda Smith]

Asparagus cooker.
This is a way stupid tall skinny pot with a metal basket insert in which one is supposed to stand the asparagus and submerge it into boiling water. Whoever designed it was assuming that asparagus spears are all approximately 3/4 of an inch thick. Certainly does NOT work for someone who likes skinny asparagus. I don't remember were this thing came from (former boyfried who liked fat asparagus?). I'll throw the pot in with the grill fork thermometer thing.