I figured we need a thread of handy gadgets that actually work.

Here's one: If you use a lot of garlic in your cooking, you have to get the silicone garlic peeler. It's only 3 or so bucks at the prime outlet mall in morrisville, and it does the job pretty well:



You just put the cloves in, roll it in a few seconds, and the peels all come off.

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7/17/2006 7:39:42 PM

Or you could just crush them with your fingers and keep the money.

7/17/2006 7:57:09 PM

Or you could just crush them with your fingers and keep the money.

7/17/2006 8:04:07 PM

I enjoy cooking too much to rely on "gadgets"

7/17/2006 8:06:21 PM

I want one of those quesadilla makers.

7/17/2006 8:07:57 PM

Your mom is a kitchen gadget

7/17/2006 8:15:28 PM

i have the magic bullet and i probably use it everyday, from making milkshakes to grinding coffee.

7/17/2006 8:25:44 PM

i'm a good cook and i like to do it.

7/17/2006 8:32:54 PM

crush garlic with knife. profit

7/17/2006 8:42:17 PM

u got it out of that kitchen stuff store? I never went in there, I just go to the Saks and Body Shop outlets...

7/17/2006 9:13:17 PM

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7/17/2006 10:13:22 PM

omg a range...!!!

7/17/2006 10:15:27 PM

Quote :

"i have the magic bullet and i probably use it everyday, from making milkshakes to grinding coffee. "

I second that. I use my Magic Bullet just about every day.

7/17/2006 10:42:45 PM

Lee Harvey Oswald can vouch for the Magic Bullet too. Its a killer gadget.



I bought one of those garlic peelers and used it for like a week... takes longer to dig it out of the drawer and clean it out than it does to smack the clove with the side of my big ol' chef's knife (10").

One of the best purchases I ever made was a $1 plastic bowl scraper from Williams-Sonoma. Its a thin white piece of flexible plastic that is flat on one side and curved for a bowl on the other. Makes scraping up garlic and onions off the cutting board so much easier (and keeps me from using my knife).

I HIGHLY recommend the pepper mill below. While the name sounds more like a massive dildo (The Unicorn Magnum Plus, Black and 9"), it cranks out some serious pepper (a single turn is equivalent to about 4 turns on a regular mill) and the grind is even.
http://www.unicornmills.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=catalog.prodInfo&productID=4&categoryID=1


I also like these plunger measuring cups because they make getting stuff like butter and peanut butter so much easier to get out.
http://catalog.fullpond.com/altonbrown/productdetail.aspx?CatalogName=General&CategoryName=All+Merchandise&ProductID=ABRN+AB1001

A silpat is pretty damn handy too.

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7/17/2006 11:48:26 PM

The Betty Crocker Cake Dome thing...you can make a cake with a different kind on the inside, or you can make it an ice cream cake

The Showtime Rotisserie thing, never broken or anything, worth every penny

George Foreman Grill

Krups Duo Espresso/Coffee pot


My mom.

7/18/2006 1:00:57 AM

A pizza sized convection oven - cooks everything super fast

A Mr. Misto olive oil mister, as long as you keep it cleaned out.

This knife:

7/18/2006 9:28:09 AM

7/18/2006 9:45:31 AM

^ that's cute, what is it called and where did u get it

7/18/2006 11:03:42 AM

ebay is the best source. they are like $30 on there, like $50 through skymall

home pride hot dog griller or something.

best damn hot dogs youll ever eat in 12 minutes.

7/18/2006 11:08:13 AM

not a kitchen gadget...but the spinning tupperware holder/organizer with all the same sized lids for the containers. i love that thing.

7/18/2006 11:11:01 AM

those plunger measuring cups are awesome. my brother has one at home, good stuff.

i've wondered if that magic bullet was any good. i looked into getting one when i was looking for a small chopper/processor. but it was $60ish, too much for me atm.

7/18/2006 3:29:26 PM

^

Damn it I can never find those things.

I have a massive food processor and it's definitely worth it. I make a lot of pastry and dough with it.

7/18/2006 3:38:40 PM