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C'mon. 'Fess up. What cooking related item have you bought that you REALLY don't need?

house_cat — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 02:22:30 GMT

I had a refund card from BBB and I purchased a motion activated soap dispenser for the kitchen. It runs on FOUR AAA BATTERIES! It was such a silly purchase, but it makes me smile.

That got me thinking that I can't be the only one who buys unnecessary things.

How 'bout you?

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spud188 — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 03:09:56 GMT

I bought the dumbest thing on HSN,it looked like toaster,you put meat in these bags,drop in the 2 slots,push a button and your meat would cook in the disposable bags.

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spud188 — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 03:11:49 GMT

Oh and I have the Lysol brand motion activated soap dispensers in the kitchen and both bathrooms.LOL

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HonnyBrown — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 03:25:13 GMT

I want that motion activated soap dispenser!

My silly purchases:

George Foreman Grill (I use my LC grill pan)

A billion different choppers and slicers (I use my knives)

A spice grinder (I use my mortar and pestle)

A quesadilla maker (no comment)

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house_cat — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 03:26:23 GMT

On 3/1/2015 spud188 said: I bought the dumbest thing on HSN,it looked like toaster,you put meat in these bags,drop in the 2 slots,push a button and your meat would cook in the disposable bags.

Spud, if this were a contest, you just might win with this one.

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betteb — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 03:32:36 GMT

On 3/1/2015 spud188 said: I bought the dumbest thing on HSN,it looked like toaster,you put meat in these bags,drop in the 2 slots,push a button and your meat would cook in the disposable bags.

How did that work out, spud?

Mine was one of those 2 well electric pie makers........it's still in the box over a year later

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 03:41:24 GMT

Great question! Get me near the kitchen ware section of a store and my eyes glaze over. Some women goes nuts over shoes, I love anything kitchen. I have 3 13x9 baking dishes. Who needs three. I have a free standing jelly cabinet it's full of my Lock n Locks and place mats, table clothes and cloth napkins. It's my husband, adult daughter and me. We entertain family now and then but nothing fancy. I bought another crockpot because I thought having a smaller one would come in handy. Have used it once. My Mother was a wonderful cook and she did it with 1/3 of the stuff I have. I need Kitchen Anonymous. House cat, I so enjoy your posts, keep them coming.

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HandJive — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 03:57:06 GMT

Too many silly gadgets to mention just one! I purged everything last summer and I'm here to tell you kitchen items sell like crazy at a yard sale!

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divine — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 04:21:14 GMT

3 in 1 toaster oven, coffee maker and griddle

Never used. Still in the box..probably 8 yrs. now. Need to donate. Sigh...

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denisemb — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 05:16:30 GMT

What's the saying, "the road to Heaven is paved with good intentions." ?

THAT is my relationship with kitchen gadgets. Use them at first and then the novelty wears off (I'm another with a mini pie maker, rangemate, a bazillion slicing/dicing gadgets, etc.)

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Janealma — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 05:36:21 GMT

House cat I have the same soap dispenser from BBB in my kitchen and love it. I'm a germaphobe, so it works great for me haha!

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GCR18 — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 05:38:42 GMT

I used to buy all kinds of gadgets with good intentions and never used them. Got a George Foreman grill for Xmas... never used it, so I bought a bigger one with removable grills that I also never used. The list goes on. I don't buy kitchen gadgets anymore.

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house_cat — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 05:46:26 GMT

On 3/1/2015 Janealma said: House cat I have the same soap dispenser from BBB in my kitchen and love it. I'm a germaphobe, so it works great for me haha!

I didn't think it would work as good as it does. I like it a lot, but I sure could have lived without it.

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Zhills — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 20:52:05 GMT

I have a medtronics soap dispenser in my shower and I love it. It doesn't get used like one in the kitchen would. My unused item is a 12x15 casserole or baking pan. Yeh, there's just 2 of us and that's a lot of food!

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gardensla — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 21:07:41 GMT

I bought a panini press and it lives in the bottom cabinet. When I want a grilled sandwich I simply use two pans and a large can of tomatoes for weight. Works the same.

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Kay SD — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 21:31:33 GMT

Oh, boy. I guess you don't know how useful or not something will be until you try it out, huh? I got one of those Genius slicer sets from Q; it's very nice quality and works well, but I don't use it enough to own it. On the other hand, I bought two different microwave cooking things that I thought were frivolous at first, but have fallen in love with as I've worked with them. Same with thenFood Saver. I had mixed feelings about getting one, but I really appreciate the nice, non-deteriorating stacks of chicken breasts, fish filets and pork chops in my freezer. I have extra plastic containers and bakeware I only use a few times a year. I didn't have to buy that french press coffee maker, either, although I enjoy it when I do use it. In fact, I think that will be my new criterion for keeping things: not whether I need it, but whether I enjoy it. Doesn't that sound like the right priority?

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Sammijo10 — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 21:43:12 GMT

I HAD to have one of those cake pop makers. I've used it a few times, but cupcakes are so much easier. With one recipe you could easily make over 50 of those little cake balls. And then there's the sticks the pops go on, and then you have to melt chocolate to frost them. Yikes!

Speaking of panini makers, Gardens, we were given a panini maker for a wedding present ten years ago and all I could think of was, gee, now that's something I'll never use. I can't tell you how much we use that little thing - enough to have it take up precious counter space along side the KA mixer! I've used all kinds of leftovers and come up with some really good grilled sandwiches using that gadget. In a pinch it even grills a couple of burgers.

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HonnyBrown — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 01:14:39 GMT

On 3/1/2015 denisemb said:
What's the saying, "the road to Heaven is paved with good intentions." ?

THAT is my relationship with kitchen gadgets. Use them at first and then the novelty wears off (I'm another with a mini pie maker, rangemate, a bazillion slicing/dicing gadgets, etc.)

My twin!!!!

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denisemb — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 05:20:27 GMT

On 3/2/2015 HonnyBrown said:
On 3/1/2015 denisemb said:
What's the saying, "the road to Heaven is paved with good intentions." ?

THAT is my relationship with kitchen gadgets. Use them at first and then the novelty wears off (I'm another with a mini pie maker, rangemate, a bazillion slicing/dicing gadgets, etc.)

My twin!!!!

Hi, Sis! ::::: waving ::::: LOL

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Lacey1 — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:36:42 GMT

Ah, yes-Let's look in the appliance dungeon. Juicer and waffle iron,( from my parent's house-Good Grief!), pie maker, Panini press, bread maker, Oster blender, Chris Frey bullet blender, mini food processor, propane oven, (for when you want to make a pie during a hurricane), 3 crock pots, (my kids think this is the perfect gift for me), mandolins, those round manual chopper/mixer things with the handle on the top.

I actually use: knives, KA stand mixer and food processor, Vitamix and electric pressure cooker. I think I have learned my lesson!