Most pointless kitchen gadget?

[ejmatl]

i have a load of zy**s, ch**n and K* accoutrements gotten under the "buy two, get one free"program at freddie's. one of the zy**s ice cream scoopers has been repurposed as a dish scoop. the rest - not so much. they sit in a drawer i don't open at all.

ellie

[Tiny kitchen, big chef]

katie in the UP wrote:

Chocolatl wrote:
Something that looks like a piece of corrugated metal with a handle. It's a slicer of some kind, evidently. I don't remember where I picked it up, but I don't think I've ever used it.

I bought mine at a Pampered Chef party
I actually use it to slice radishes and carrots and cukes for crudite trays

I have that one from Pampered Chef too! The only thing I use it for is to cut up butternut squash. It slides right through it and I'm always afraid of cutting my hand rocking a big knife through them.

[Cinisajoy]

Bumping this up so I could find it

[Lord Bezoar]

I don't know if what I have is actually a blooming onion maker, but I have to say that I have found it to be the perfect thing to cut up and core apples for apple crisp and pies...

[Psalm AKA Typo Qween]

I know this will be the a shock, but the thing I regret is the Magic Bullet! The ONLY thing that does not turn to mush is garlic so it is all I use it for.

[katie in the UP]

Psalm wrote:
I know this will be the a shock, but the thing I regret is the Magic Bullet! The ONLY thing that does not turn to mush is garlic so it is all I use it for.

If you ever get the chance....use it for making fresh horseradish too!! It works really well with it!!

[katie in the UP]

Tiny kitchen, big chef wrote:

katie in the UP wrote:

Chocolatl wrote:
Something that looks like a piece of corrugated metal with a handle. It's a slicer of some kind, evidently. I don't remember where I picked it up, but I don't think I've ever used it.

I bought mine at a Pampered Chef party
I actually use it to slice radishes and carrots and cukes for crudite trays

I have that one from Pampered Chef too! The only thing I use it for is to cut up butternut squash. It slides right through it and I'm always afraid of cutting my hand rocking a big knife through them.

I have the pampered chef one also. I remember the night of the party....we used the apple corer (which I also thought I couldn't live with out ) and the krinkle cut thing.....
you core a cucumber stick a carrot in the middle.....and slice with the krinkle thing I've never made them!!! BUT I have the gadgets too do so

[Hemlock Tea]

My mom got me a mini egg pan- perfectly sized for cooking a single egg. It came with a tiny spatula, and both were decorated with a cute little egg on the handles (kind of creepy). I used it a couple of times, but got rid of it after nearly burning my hand- the pan is only a third of the size of a burner, and getting it to balance was tricky.
Using an egg ring in a normal sized pan is a much better idea.

http://www.amazon.com/Joie-Vivre-50162-Nonstick-Surface/dp/B00068UTJI/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1237305445&sr=8-1

[Chef #1189113]

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[Psalm AKA Typo Qween]

katie in the UP wrote:

Psalm wrote:
I know this will be the a shock, but the thing I regret is the Magic Bullet! The ONLY thing that does not turn to mush is garlic so it is all I use it for.

If you ever get the chance....use it for making fresh horseradish too!! It works really well with it!!

I may try that katie, and I use it for grounding up nuts and cheese too. However, that is it.

[Chocolatl]

Hemlock Tea wrote:
My mom got me a mini egg pan- perfectly sized for cooking a single egg. It came with a tiny spatula, and both were decorated with a cute little egg on the handles (kind of creepy). I used it a couple of times, but got rid of it after nearly burning my hand- the pan is only a third of the size of a burner, and getting it to balance was tricky.
Using an egg ring in a normal sized pan is a much better idea.

http://www.amazon.com/Joie-Vivre-50162-Nonstick-Surface/dp/B00068UTJI/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1237305445&sr=8-1

That's really cute, and really useless.
I had a 6" cast iron pan once. I must have gotten it free with something else; I know I didn't buy it. What do you cook in a 6" cast iron skillet? Three shrimp? One corn muffin?

[Karen Elizabeth]

Chocolatl wrote:

That's really cute, and really useless.
I had a 6" cast iron pan once. I must have gotten it free with something else; I know I didn't buy it. What do you cook in a 6" cast iron skillet? Three shrimp? One corn muffin?

exactly my feeling about the mini wok I was given for Christmas .. oh, uh, thanks.......... as you say, maybe three shrimp???

[Borealis Beegirl]

I have a microplane that I don't use, thought It would be good as a zester, but haven't had a need for it yet. Others said chocolate or nuts can be used on that too, but I do not cook with those either. Maybe we should have a useless gadget swap, as I am sure someone might like some of these gadgets

[Chocolatl]

Borealis Beegirl wrote:
Maybe we should have a useless gadget swap, as I am sure someone might like some of these gadgets

I'm in!

[Energized1]

I love the little 6" cast iron skillets. I have 4 and wish I had more. I use them to cook and serve appy's in - like stuffed mushrooms, or baked cheese or whatever. Just wrap a nice napkin around the handle and serve straight out of the oven.