Sunday, January 2, 2011
Your Gotta Have it Kitchen Gadgets
Every once in awhile I buy a kitchen gadget and then quickly realize "How did I ever do this without this thing?" Yesterday I bought pastry fabric for the first time. Why in the world was I ever just using a cutting board to roll out dough? Seriously. Food mill, immersion blender, mandoline - they all are indispensable in our kitchen now. So I ask you, my readers, what are your favorite kitchen tools?
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Hand-crank pasta roller/cutter, hinged lemon/lime juicer, bread machine (mostly just for the dough setting - I don't like baking in it).
ReplyDeleteI have a little electric chopper that pulverizes garlic and onions in seconds! No more tears for me. Best. Gadget. Ever. I would love a mandoline, too, though. Hmm...maybe I need to go spend some Christmas money on one. =)
ReplyDeleteI'm a cheap date. I love my potato peeler. I also have a small electric juicer I traded a bedspread for in the 80's that I get so much usage out of although I was banned from squeezing any more lemons from the tree at Christmas because it's making a horrible sound like scraping fingernails on a black board. Boo Hoo! I really loved the old girl.
ReplyDeleteMy kitchen tool love (in order):
ReplyDelete-Kitchen Aid mixer. Sure you can cook without it, but why would you?!
-Kitchen shears
-Crockpot
-7 qt dutch oven
-Immersion Blender
-My new yogurt maker!
How do you keep yours from sliding on the counter top. I used mine to roll crusts and after a few gave up.
ReplyDeleteThe trick is to apply pressure straight down rather than out. It forces the dough to move out without the fabric moving around.
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