Kitchen

[house_cat]

I have a drawer full of gadgets and I don't use any of them.  The only one I ever reach for is the Deni meat tenderizer, and even that's seldom because I rarely cook meat that needs tenderizing.

[chickenbutt]

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kitty4me wrote:

@Chickenbutt what is that called I use a spoon. I just can't crack an egg and use it with it on there.

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Tid-ee Egg.  It's just a little plastic thing with tiny little plastic teeth and you can grasp the white thing and pull it out.  I got mine on Amazon...got a spare, too.  

It couldn't be more handy!   Takes a hot second to wash and I just set it in my kitchen window to dry and then put it away again in a drawer close by.

 

[noodleann]

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@Havarti wrote:

The Kuhn Rikon Pull Chop Food Chopper – handiest little gadget I own.

I also use the WP little rice cooker constantly – but it is not really a gadget. 

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I second the Kuhn Rikon Pull Chop. I have the 4-cup size, and I pull that thing out for all kinds of things--always for chopped celery, chopped onions, chopped nuts, eggs for egg salad, etc. I was cooking something that required diced canned tomatoes and I had only whole--Pull Chop to the rescue. A couple of pulls and I had my diced tomatoes, with much less mess than doing it with a knife.

Curiously, my Pampered Chef microwave rice cooker is another thing I love and use regularly.

[4leaf]

Totally agree on Chris' apple peeler. Have to be gentle with it because it's plastic but does a great and easy job. Bought a 2nd one to have on hand in case the first one ever breaks. Super great for the money.

[shoptilyadropagain]

I have two....1)  My Zing Meat Chopper. It breaks up hamburger or sausage in a jiffy when browning it in a skillet.  2)  Swingaway Jar Opener.  This is a lifesave to open jars of pickles, salsa, olives, etc......

[J Town Girl]

Since I have guinea pigs of my own, and I also foster for a rescue, I go through many green peppers.   Peppers are a staple in the diet of guinea pigs because like humans, guinea pigs cannot make their own Vitamin C and peppers are very high in C. 

I found a handy little gadget called a Pepper De-corer that works perfectly for getting out that pesky core and all those tiny little seeds.   It might seem like a unnecessary item but when you prepare many peppers a day it makes the job much easier.

I saw the de-corer on the tv show "The Kitchen"  when they did a segment on gadgets.

I remember the "Iron Chef" used it and said it worked fine but he probably wouldn't buy it.    

I'm glad I purchased it and didn't listen to him because it's now one of my most useful gadgets.