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post #1 of 46
6/3/01 at 10:45am
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What is your favorite gadget? The one item that nobody needs but you absolutely love.
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post #2 of 46
6/3/01 at 12:26pm
I love my aluminum batti carni. A heavy pan would do, but I love it.
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post #3 of 46
6/3/01 at 12:38pm
Hi Mez,

What's a "batti carni"?

I have a small gadget for julienning green beans.

Also love my little garlic mandoline. It gives me nice paper thin slices on one side and the other side purées it.
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post #4 of 46
6/3/01 at 1:04pm
I love my mandoline and my food mill not sure if htey qualify as gadget though.


Kimmie I am curious where did you find a garlic mandoline??
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post #5 of 46
6/3/01 at 1:52pm
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I would also love to know more about the garlic mandoline. I have a recipe for garlic "chips" that I want to try out on my mother ( she's a BIG fan of garlic anything). What is the source? How much? etc.

[ June 03, 2001: Message edited by: Svadhisthana ]
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post #6 of 46
6/3/01 at 5:40pm
A batti carne (spelling???) is what you use to flatten veal scallops, chicken breast, etc. I think carne/carni means meat. Batti may mean beat. I won't go there.....
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post #7 of 46
6/3/01 at 5:53pm
I have my tomato shark, it's basically a miniature mellon baller, with a serrated scoop, used for coring tomatoes. I also have a mini garlic slicer, I got it at liquidation world for $0.99, it's pretty cool, although the coolest gadget I've ever seen in the kitchen, is the pocket blow torch, I would really like to get one of those.

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post #8 of 46
6/3/01 at 6:24pm
Gotcha Mez!

Sisi and Svadhisthana,

I had to send someone on holidays in Texas to pick one up for me at Williams-Sonoma. But don't cry, I think I saw it at La Soupière...

[ June 03, 2001: Message edited by: Kimmie ]
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post #9 of 46
6/3/01 at 7:16pm
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I found it here
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post #10 of 46
6/3/01 at 7:45pm
That's the one. Glad you found it.

In exchange, I want you to tell me how to do that "here" thing...pleaaaaaaaaaaaaase!!


:D

[ June 03, 2001: Message edited by: Kimmie ]
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post #11 of 46
6/4/01 at 10:07am
You will have to pry my stick blender out of my cold dead fingers. Yes, I could use a whisk for most of the things I do with it, but I love my stick blender. Also love my vacuum sealer. Allows me to buy big hunks of good cheese [good, not great - unless I buy by mail I'm not going to get great here] and reseal it so that it stays fresh for months, which is a good thing for us home cooks. I also use it to preserve bulk yeast so that I only spen $3-4 per year on yeast.
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post #12 of 46
6/4/01 at 1:00pm
I have a little battery powered milk frother, perfect for Capuccino.

It's like having a magic wand!

Hubby laughed at me when I bought it. Guess who's having the last laugh!


:D
I cook'n bake with passion...
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post #13 of 46
6/4/01 at 1:26pm
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Nancya,
I love my stick blender too. So much so that I no longer consider it a "gadget". I think every kitchen should have one. ;)


Kimmie, I am going to two local gourmet kitchen supply stores and see if they have the garlic mandolin. Have you found any non-garlic related uses for it? I love to multitask my "toys"
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post #14 of 46
6/4/01 at 6:00pm
Yep! I also use it to purée ginger. Makes nice slices too on the reverse side.

Another thing I love is the "Great Grater" from Martha Stewart. Talk about multitasking, this thing grates cheese, chocolate, garlic, ginger, it's fantastic for zesting either an orange or a lemon or a lime. I paid way too much for it (canadian exchange and all) but it's a very versatile "toy".

:cool:

[ June 04, 2001: Message edited by: Kimmie ]
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post #15 of 46
6/4/01 at 9:42pm
My stock/soup/gumbo skimmer. I do not have the fine motor skills necessary to skim stock with a metal spoon or ladle.
Following the Path of Least Resistance....

PS Mezz, thank you for your restraint
:)

[ June 04, 2001: Message edited by: KyleW ]
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post #16 of 46
6/5/01 at 8:10am
A pie cooling rack. But, not for cooling crust or bread, the wire criss-cross pattern is perfect for pushing through avocados & hard boiled eggs for a perfect dice without making a mess with a chef's knife.
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post #17 of 46
6/7/01 at 11:24am
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Thanks Chef John Paul, that's a great tip. :D
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post #18 of 46
6/12/01 at 6:54am
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I bought a garlic madoline yesterday! $7.99 at bed bath and beyond :D Can't wait to use it.
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post #19 of 46
8/20/01 at 12:39pm
Svad,

Used your garlic mandolin yet? Two months have passed since your purchase...
K

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post #20 of 46
8/21/01 at 6:26am
Spiral whisk for long narrow containers sold at Williams Sonoma. Looks very George Jetsen. Great for whipping in measuring cups. Love the tomato corer/strawberry corer too!
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post #21 of 46
8/21/01 at 1:33pm
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Kimmie,
Oh, yes! I've used it several times for garlic and ginger. Thanks for asking. :D
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post #22 of 46
8/21/01 at 3:31pm
You're welcome Svad. I'm glad you like it. Have you been away? I missed your posts...


:(
K

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«Coffee, Chocolate, Men ... Some things are just better rich.»
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post #23 of 46
8/21/01 at 6:36pm
My garnishing tool kit. I can do so many fun things with fruits and vegetables, and the girls at the sorority are as cute as little kids with the things I make. A simple example of their youthful exuberence...I bought a new gold fish bowl and filled it with blue jello and let it thicken in the fridge. Then I put a few gummy gold fish in and let the jello harden. You wouldn't believe how many college girls went fishing for the gummies! :)
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post #24 of 46
8/21/01 at 6:57pm
That is so cool Pastachef. A garnishing tool kit has been on my wishlist for a while. maybe one day....
When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there is any left over, I buy food.

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post #25 of 46
8/29/01 at 11:18am
does anybody know where to find a "microplane grater"? It is a flat piece of stainless steel, about 7-8" long and 2 inches wide with tiny holes (not portrusions)all over. I see it used alot on the food network and cant seem to find them (let alone anybody who has heard of them) anywhere. would appreciate any help.
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post #26 of 46
8/29/01 at 11:27am
You should find it easily in good kitchen stores. If you wish to shop on the net, www.marthastewart.com carries one under the name of "Great Grater". You could also do a search through google.com. Just click here for google.com

and welcome to Cheftalk, chouxbacca.

:)

[ August 29, 2001: Message edited by: Kimmie ]
K

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«Coffee, Chocolate, Men ... Some things are just better rich.»
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post #27 of 46
8/29/01 at 12:01pm
MICROPLANE GRATER: I got mine at Sur La Table. :D

Best,

 

-T

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post #28 of 46
8/29/01 at 12:08pm
I love gadget! I love moulds too! :)
When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there is any left over, I buy food.

- Desiderius Erasmus
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post #29 of 46
8/30/01 at 11:34am
thanx kimmie :D
you already welcomed me as jonas.
I just changed my name
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post #30 of 46
8/30/01 at 11:41am
Two gadgets. One is a totally useless toy that make hard boiled eggs square Peel a hot boiled egg, drop it in and twist on the top, drop in cold water...presto! The other is my german egg slicer. Works great on strawberries, oilves, mushrooms...and eggs...
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