Post #147,665
3/22/04 10:18:19 PM
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Pointless kitchen appliances
I was wandering through the local [link|http://www.myer.com.au|Myer] department store recently when I chanced upon what must be one of sillier food appliances I've seen in a while:
A $300, self-contained Pasta cooker.
Must by just the thing for all those people whose kitchens aren't blessed with the dual extravagances of A Hotplate and A Saucepan. Or, of course, those people not blessed with kitchens, but who have a spare $300 to throw around. And have deep and abiding love for pasta, of course.
I have only a few appliances in my kitchen (food processor, juicer, rice cooker, electric wok (I know, I'm a heathen), toasted sandwich maker), and they were all gifts.
So how many stupid appliances have you seen, or even, will admit to owning? :)
John. Busy lad.
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Post #147,684
3/22/04 11:47:37 PM
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do you have a closer link than a chequered big teated lady?
over here the stuff is tagged the george forman grill/juicer/fryer.
thanx,
bill
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Post #147,685
3/22/04 11:54:12 PM
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Nope, just threw the link in as an afterthought.
Will have a closer look for a link when not at work.
(And in the meantime I also remembered seeing an electric pepper grinder. That rates as pretty silly IMO.)
John. Busy lad.
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Post #147,700
3/23/04 1:21:45 AM
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Vegetable choppers.
I used to have one, a wavy blade with a plunger on top. You put it over your onion or whatever and wail on the plunger for awhile. You end up with vegi bits that are rather uneven in size, and a bit crushed because the blades aren't really sharp enough. Then you get to try to clean the goddamned thing and try to find someplace to store the clumsy klutz.
To chop vegetables you take a razor sharp knife and slice them thin in one direction, then slice the slices in another direction - and a third if its intact enough. Then you do a little chopping. Onions are particularly easy because they're pre-sliced in one direction.
Knives are very easy to clean and store neatly on a rack.
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Post #147,701
3/23/04 1:27:09 AM
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Not too sharp
You should be able to slice a block of cheese while holding the block in the palm of your hand - tomatoes, potatoes, etc. are then easy. When the knife slips it should not cut into your holding hand. This means sharp, but not razor-like.
-drl
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Post #147,726
3/23/04 8:12:13 AM
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The difference
The duller the blade, the more likely you'll have an accident. Of course, if it's really dull, then an accident, while common, may not be too serious. However, if it's good and sharp, then an accident is very uncommon (because the knife always goes where you expect it to), but bad when it does happen (losing fingertips, that sort of thing).
Generally, if a knife is too dull to cut me, I find it pretty useless for cutting something else.
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Post #147,738
3/23/04 9:12:03 AM
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Dull knives slip
I test my main knife on the back of my hand. If it shaves the hairs, it's sharp enough. Accidents are extrememly rare even though I do slicing every day, sometimes a whole lot of slicing. A sharp knife goes where you expect it to.
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Post #147,831
3/23/04 12:19:30 PM
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Japanese mandolin thing.
The quickest way to get rid of your fingertips that I've ever seen.
Peter
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Post #147,833
3/23/04 12:32:36 PM
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In-shell egg scrambler
My Mom has one of these and it seems pretty stupid but it works well. A thick needle on a motor with a swivel attachment. puncture the egg with the needle, turn on the motor and the egg gets beaten inside the shell.
About the only kitchen appliances I use regularly is my coffee bean grinder and coffee maker. Most everything else is up in cabinets and rarely taken down for use.
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