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Old 03-22-2007, 10:21 AM
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Question One kitchen tool you can't live with out?

Other than your chef's knife what is the one tool you just can't live without in the kitchen?

Mine would be the radio and the robo-coupe.
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Old 03-22-2007, 10:44 AM
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Hey there,

Mine would have to be the speed peeler because they save so much time
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Old 03-22-2007, 10:47 AM
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Some tongs
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No fair, Nicko. You excluded the one absolutely indispensible tool.

I'd have to agree with Chad, though. Tongs play an increasing role in my kitchen, and I'd be lost without them.
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Old 03-22-2007, 12:38 PM
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I thought the one indispensible tool would be the radio....
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............waitresses.......i mean towels. ok towels and waitresses
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Old 03-22-2007, 01:28 PM
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Yeah definitely towels. They're like gold.
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Old 03-22-2007, 02:41 PM
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cutting board
though cuisinart came to mind.....
nope radio wasn't on the short list...
whisk, boning knife....
fun toys: microplanes, emersion blenders.....
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Old 03-22-2007, 02:45 PM
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microwave.... im sorry to say, and thats only because of the kitchen i work in...

the chargrill is too hot so when i ask for a chicken breast its either burned or still raw in the middle so i nuke it...

of course if im doing the chicken for someone i like i use the frankie grill, now ive only been cooking for around 6 months proff but the old chef who has been cooking for 9 or more years proff, whos partner is the manager who has been cooking for 14 years proff... she likes my food better because she knows ill screw the company procedures and make nice food... (frankie grill is cheaper to run than a chargrill anyway)
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Old 03-22-2007, 10:39 PM
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stainless steel mixing bowls

Extremely versatile
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Beer; because I am no longer active in the profession, definatly beer
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Old 03-23-2007, 05:49 PM
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Hmm... lets see yea, towels from above ! without those things can really come to a grinding halt lol!!
After that I guess the combi-oven and the buffalo chopper


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I Could Not Live With Out Tongs!
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Old 03-24-2007, 12:22 AM
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Meat thermometer (how did I ever cook meat without one?)

and scale (use quite a few international recipes- would be lost tryng to find conversions for each food)
Towels are on the list too- I go through a lot of them!
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Would saute pans count?
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