Random kitchen gadgets

[Readread]

It's not very random but I cannot live without my milk frother. I used to have a manual one and just microwaved my milk but then upgraded to the Nespresso milk frother. It's amazing. Even makes instant coffee taste good haha.

Edit: also cannot live without my toastie machine, so oldschool but there's something really comforting about a good old toastie! I recently had a bad dose of food poisoning and had no appetite to eat anything for about 2 weeks afterwards other than a cheese toastie. So good!

 

[malolo]

It's not a gadget but a decent cast iron pan. Can make pizzas in it and get it hot enough without damaging it for decent sears on meat.

 

[Moolo]

It's not a gadget but a decent cast iron pan. Can make pizzas in it and get it hot enough without damaging it for decent sears on meat.

Agreed with this, my husband loves his. Another thing he loves is his raclett (I think thats what it’s called) cheese melter

Best thing I’ve got is the ninja air fryer, use it pretty much daily. Also love my little manual vegetable chopper from Amazon, so much quicker and easier and less faff than an electric one

 

[bupbupamericano]

I love this thread!

Nothing ground breaking, but I bought a pair of small plastic tongs a few years ago to stop burning my fingers on toast and to pull crumpets out of the toaster. Life changing!

 

[marlaxo]

im a sucker for kitchen gadgets! Have you had a look on the Debenhams website, they are nearly all 50% off on there. I got my kitchenaid from there not so long ago. I like the look of the Nutrininja Foodi, it does loads!

 

[Yel]

Banana ice cream maker, ok it's not ice cream but the consistency is just right and it's yummy but not something you'd binge on.

I've had cheap ones from eBay but they only last a year or two with my daily use you can put a few roast peanuts, cocoa or mango at the same time

 

[ChloChlo]

I have a JosephJoseph green ladle sieve thing that I use every day.

Spiraliser - Good, only use it on "posh" dinners, mine is bulky as duck and a pain in the a to store and clean. Mine is old fashioned though.

A pan for the microwave which turns it into a grill (had it years and never used it, so it obviously doesn't appeal to me).

Candyfloss machine - Got for the kids, absolute rubbish. One use wonder. Didn't get good results.

5 bladed herb scissors - absolute crap, a good knife is more superior. This just gets all the herbs trapped inside and its hard to clean. My sister once used it to cut her weed when she lost her grinder and complained as a result lost most of it, she said my hand held parmasan grater did a good job though.

Oxo Masher- it's just a hand held potato masher but designed so you are pounding down. I wouldn't go back to using another.

Smoothie maker - bought with all the good intentions, went out and bought Smoothie recipe books and such. Used a few weeks and quickly because just a phase I was into.

Gun shaped ice moulds - I feel so gangsta with these in my drink. Same can't be said for cake pop moulds I am afraid.

Silicon oven mit - waste of my time and space. A tea towel will suffice.

Air fryers are a god send. I use it more than my regular oven.

 

[Fofoca]

Electric tin opener

I’m on the market for an electric tin opener. Which one do you use/would you recommend it? Could it be used one handed? (Day to day use, anything like batteries I can get a neighbour to do.) Thanks in advance.

 

[Maisie842]

My husband is exactly the same, and so I asked him what some of his favourite gadgets are. He's currently rummaging around in the kitchen and bringing me his favourite things

So far we have:

ThermoProEdge.


Ideal for reverse searing meats, you insert the probe in the meat (in the oven) and then it will set off an alarm when your meat is at the optimal temperature, which means the meat is really tender . Because of this, it doesn't always come out looking as appetizing as if you'd grilled it or fried it for example, which leads me on to his next toy:

Spicy Dew Blowtorch


The Smart sharp 3 stage knife sharpener


Meat claws:


Fried Egg Rings:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/RUNYA-Panc...jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

Burger press:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/FAVIA-Alum...jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

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