kitchen gadgets everyone needs

[Anonymous No.13747517]

I will start: Microplane. If you don't have one, get one.

[Anonymous No.13747526]

A chef's knife. Useful for a lot of things. I wouldn't be caught dead without one.

[Anonymous No.13747532]

a pan
for cooking

[Anonymous No.13747543]

>>13747517
I JUST got one yesterday... Havnt used it yet, but it looks pretty nice. I dont like the handle though(would have preferred anything other than glossy plastic. Softtouch rubber like on the Microplane branded ones in OP looks much nicer. In Canada buying one of those is $25. Mine only cost me $8)

[Anonymous No.13747548]

>>13747526
Lmao why do you need this? Just get a santoku.

[Anonymous No.13747566]

>>13747526
a knife isn't a gadget you mongoloid

[Anonymous No.13747571]

>>13747517
At the restaurant i work at, a probe thermometer is the thing that seems to get used the most. They're super anal about temping stuff(If you send out a medium steak and the customer requested med rare, the cook has to pay for it out of his wage) so everyone is carrying one in their arm pocket, and they're all either cooper or comark(i know everyone recommends thermapens, but they cost 3x as much, are 3x bigger, and only seem to be a fraction of a second faster)

[Anonymous No.13747579]

>>13747566
a microplane is a gadget?

[Anonymous No.13747583]

>>13747571
>If you send out a medium steak and the customer requested med rare, the cook has to pay for it out of his wage
this is known as wage theft and it is illegal

[Anonymous No.13747590]

>>13747579
don't change the fucking subject ass clown

[Anonymous No.13747599]

>>13747571
>the cook has to pay for it out of his wage)
In most places, this is illegal. Even if it's legal, your boss is a cocksucker for doing this.

[Anonymous No.13747606]

>>13747590
I suggested chef's knife because I thought this thread was supposed to be retarded based upon OPs example

[Anonymous No.13747623]

>>13747606
>I thought this thread was supposed to be retarded
As opposed to the non-retarded threads here?

[Anonymous No.13747641]

>>13747583
>>13747599
Lol, yeah, the owner and KM are legit horrible people. No paid breaks, no discounts, mandatory unpaid meetings that have no end time(so legally each person should get 3 hours paid for showing up. Instead, if they dont show up their tips for that week are forfeit). They also require you to change off the clock... This is the one that pisses me off the most, even though its only like maybe 10 minutes of unpaid labor, since getting to the punch clock after you've changed by need to go on the line is so awkward that its not practical... I mean not only is it illegal since the uniforms and shoes are PPE and thus 'suiting up' is part of the job, but its such a hassle having to shuffle past the waiters and everyone 2x to clock in/out after changing.
But hey, thats the shit most cooks have to put up with when the margins are so low in the restaurant industry.

[Anonymous No.13747656]

>>13747543
Those planes go dull very quickly. The reason the microplane ones cost more is because the process used to get the blades sharp is more advanced and gives better results with more durability. It might cost 4x as much but i can guarantee it'll last atleast 5 times longer if you're using it properly.

[Anonymous No.13747683]

>>13747641
>Boss is a dickhead
>But hey, thats the shit most cooks have to put up with
Absolutely false. Sure, being a cook isn't exactly corner office with a secretary stuff, but it isn't prison labor, either. Every restaurant in the country is in dire need of staff. Go somewhere else.

[Anonymous No.13747685]

Pls be careful when using their slicer frens. I can't explain how dangerous it is to use this.

[Anonymous No.13747730]

>>13747685
Cut myself a few times on these, and doing it while slicing something acidic is NOT fun.

[Anonymous No.13747733]

>>13747685
Mandolins(kitchen, not musical) and routers(to edge wood, not the IT ones) are 2 things i simply wont use unless i ABSOLUTELY have to. Id rather spend twice as much time using a chefts knife to avoid fucking my hand up. Even with the guard, its too risky to me.

[Anonymous No.13747766]

>>13747685
I know how dangerous these things are but I still slice cucumbers with mine after a few beers. So far still have all my fingertips.

[Anonymous No.13747775]

>>13747685
i just use those cut resistant gloves. they are literally perfect for this. makes it easier to hold some types veg too.

[Anonymous No.13747794]

>>13747775
Yep, those things are hand savers. Over the years I've spent running restaurants, I've seen a bunch of nasty-ass hand/finger injuries. Almost all could have been prevented if the company would spring for cutting gloves. In bulk, I priced them out at about 4 bucks each. 6 cooks a shift would add 50 bucks a day to the supply line. Hell, they could be washed a few times, too. But no, those morons would rather spend thousands on work comp claims and then have to find a way to re-employ Johnny McNoFingers when he comes back. Absolute morons.

[Anonymous No.13747849]

>>13747641
how long does it take to change? when I worked food service I wore my clothing into work and changing consisted of putting my hat and apron on. it's not like you're scrubbing in for surgery

[Anonymous No.13747856]

>>13747517
Got one, not that easy to use, tried holding it tight and moving the lemon over it and the opposite.

Anyone knows the correct Microplane technique?

[Anonymous No.13747861]

>>13747856
IMO/E, the key is to hold the food to be grated in dominant hand, grater in other and slowly move the food over the grater. Watch your fingers.

[Anonymous No.13747871]

>>13747685
man
buying one of these or a mandoline that barely cuts a tomato is more disappointing than my son

[Anonymous No.13747875]

>>13747517

[Anonymous No.13747895]

>>13747875
I don't think cutting carrots with a pizza wheel would be easier that just using a knife.

[Anonymous No.13747898]

[Anonymous No.13747927]

>>13747898
The concept is really cool, but I doubt the longevity of those things. A set of spoons isn't a hassle to store and clean, and larger amounts can be measured with mason jars or by weight instead of cups. Also lots of kitchen tools like bowls, pots, pans, etc. come with volume measurement marks making it easier to avoid measuring cups.

[Anonymous No.13747937]

>>13747875
>soften butter
is this an amerishart thing? do amerifats put plastic in their butter to make it hard?

[Anonymous No.13747940]

>>13747849
I would swap my pants, put a chefs coat over my shirt, and switch to no-slip shoes. Took maybe 5 minutes in the middle of winter, when you have to hang up your winter coat and find a place to throw your wet shoes. So 10 mins for a shift seems about right to me.

>>13747898
Nifty... I bet it would last maybe 2 weeks in a restaurant kitchen. If its to replace old tupperwear branded measuring spoons that get used once every few months, they probably would be okay.

[Anonymous No.13747949]

>>13747937
They store it in the freezer so need to let it warm up before using it

[Anonymous No.13747956]

>>13747937
butter when stored in the fridge is hard to spread... This isnt an american thing, this is a basic food ingredient thing. The fact that that is beyond you makes me wonder what you're doing in /ck/...

[Anonymous No.13747967]

>>13747937
>>13747956
Yeah, butter gets hard in the fridge, margarin does not

[Anonymous No.13747981]

>>13747967
Margarin? Is that a euro-cuck thing? In the part of the world where we dont ration everything, we eat proper butter, and not BS that is chemically more close to plastic than actual food.

[Anonymous No.13747982]

>>13747517
It's literally nothing but a woodworking rasp

[Anonymous No.13748008]

>>13747967
Just put your butter in a butter bell.

[Anonymous No.13748009]

>>13747982
Thats where it was taken from, yeah... Its obviously been developed since then to be more kitchen-friendly. Ergonomics matter. Also, i bet the steel is different now too, since something thick and rigid enough to mess with a hardwood wouldnt be the best for zesting a lemon...

[Anonymous No.13748010]

>>13747981
>we eat proper butter, and not BS that is chemically more close to plastic than actual food.
>Said the Kraft singles eater
What are you even doing on this board?

[Anonymous No.13748040]

>>13748010
I dont eat kraft singles... You on the other hand JUST SAID you use margarin, and made a point that its distinctly non-american.
Once again, why are you here? Shouldnt you be watching some cooking with jack videos to get more culinary knowledge?

[Anonymous No.13748050]

>>13747861
Will try that thanks.

[Anonymous No.13748060]

>>13747641
are you in the US? report them to the BBB or some government agency anonymously

[Anonymous No.13748068]

>>13748040
Reading comprehension is not your forte I see
>Yeah, butter gets hard in the fridge, margarin does not
>You on the other hand JUST SAID you use margarin, and made a point that its distinctly non-american.
When? I buy butter since its better than margarin. You are the one that got ass blasted for no reason.

[Anonymous No.13748665]

>>13747548
same utility different personal preferences. most people who actually use knives have a preference for western vs. jap knives.

[Anonymous No.13748719]

>>13747517
Can't I just use a file or rasp instead?

[Anonymous No.13748803]

>>13747794
it's funny you mention that. i used to bring some in to my prep job years ago and just wear them under the thin plastic ones. boh manager decided to start stocking them after people were asking about it.

[Anonymous No.13749085]

>>13747517
That's either a crackpipe or some weird sex device that's on at 5am on Saturday or Sunday mornings.

[Anonymous No.13749091]

>>13748719
If you make sure its nice and clean... Yeah. Make DAMN sure it isnt rusty tho... If it develops rust spots(which it shouldnt in a kitchen environment that you keep semi clean), trash it, as eating rust can fuck you up.
Keep in mind that preparing wood handles for tools typically using linseed oil or other glazes that are not food safe, so if it isnt bare metal all through, you might want to sand the finish off and use mineral oil to seal it.

[Anonymous No.13749108]

>>13749091
Bar Keepers Friend might help with that.

[Anonymous No.13749120]

>>13749091
Uranium is good for the yellow glaze.

[Anonymous No.13749233]

>>13749091
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AILhAJKVqPE
'The Potters of Firsk' by Dimension X
Check this one out, you might like it, it deals with pottery, my mom dealt with this and some of it rubbed off on me, she was a professional artist.

[Anonymous No.13749254]

you guys know you can just use the small grain side of your cheese grater for zest right?

[Anonymous No.13749257]

>>13749254
i zestied your mom last night

[Anonymous No.13749266]

>>13749257
brave

[Anonymous No.13749280]

>>13749266
I don't know, but sometimes one has to not be scared of screwing up a glaze, it takes some effort to get just right.

[Anonymous No.13749289]

>>13749091
WHEN THE POTTERS TAKE YOU, IT IS THE END!

[Anonymous No.13749387]

>>13749108
Yeah, iv used that before and its great for romving aesthetic rust spots from pots and pans, but if theres any spots that come into contact with food, Id still trash it since once the rusting process has started, the metal is compromised(If that spot makes no contact its not a big deal at all, but the interiors of pots or a surface like a zester that is going to come into contact with LOTS of stuff, some of which is acidic and will pull off the rust, will lead you to ingest them, and will introduce new radicals and other junk to your body)

>>13749289
>>13749233
I dont get it....

[Anonymous No.13749652]

Can you guys tell me a good food processor to buy. It seems like every one has a grip of bad reviews.

[Anonymous No.13749681]

>>13749652
Cuisinart 6cup one with the 2 paddle switches.... There's only like 3 or 4 consumer grade ones that are worth looking at, and they're all simple as fuck(if you see extra buttons or settings you can ignore it, cause the ones that add that are all shit)

I think ninja makes an okayish one that's cheap too. But you're right, most of what's out there is junk. If you have space, an old robo coupe might be good if you can find it on Craigslist. Might be more pricy but it'll be guaranteed to outlast you.

[Anonymous No.13749683]

i HATE kitchen gadgets they take up space are usually a pain to clean and almost always under perform compared to basic cooking techniques. i take some pride in how much i can do with a minimal kitchen.

That said i love this microwave egg steamer its faster easier and more energy efficient than doing eggs in boiling water.

it does take a little bit to figure out the timing with your microwave but after that perfect eggs are 10 minutes away whenever you need them

[Anonymous No.13749685]

>>13747517
You can't make me.

[Anonymous No.13749708]

>>13747517
Aren't regular box graters already impossible to wash on the smaller grating sides?
Given that what you have here is shaped like a rasp / wood file, couldn't you just use one of those? they don't have any holes.

[Anonymous No.13749790]

>>13749681
I'm not seeing a 6cup cuisinart. I see a 14 and a 7 cup with paddle switch. 7 cup looks like pic related. This it?

[Anonymous No.13749806]

[Anonymous No.13749822]

>>13749790
Whoops, yeah, I meant 14 cups.(actually I thought they made a smaller version of the 14cup one, but I guess they don't. The 14 cup one is the one iv used, and seen other cooks recommend)
That 7 cup one might also be good too tho... I just know for sure the 14 cup one is consisdered bulletproof.

[Anonymous No.13749842]

this gadget makes cooking much more fun

[Anonymous No.13749855]

[Anonymous No.13749869]

>>13749822
Checked and thank you for your guidance. Just so we are clear you are referring to pic related?

[Anonymous No.13749898]

>>13749842
You'd never actually put spirits in food though, because it's way too expensive.
Get a box of tolerable wine. Even go for a mild beer.

[Anonymous No.13749923]

>>13749898
you're an idiot

[Anonymous No.13749925]

>>13749652
I bought "Hamilton Beach 70740 8-Cup Food Processor" 3 years ago as a low cost (was $30) but decently reviewed food processor to try it out and see if I even needed one. It's worked perfectly fine when I have used it though I just don't need one often. The last thing I used it for was chicken salad, but I moved and have no room for bullshit appliances now. I'm sure I can figure out some good jewish deli style chicken or tuna salad without one. I definitely want a nutribullet combo blender though. I find a blender much more useful since I can finely chop things with a knife but cannot liquify things without a powerful blender.

[Anonymous No.13749939]

>>13749925
>he can't liquefy foods with just a knife and force of will

pussy

[Anonymous No.13749944]

for your potatoes

[Anonymous No.13749949]

>>13747641
just quit and become a hobo

[Anonymous No.13749950]

>>13749944
>potato gun
>not based spud cannon

[Anonymous No.13749958]

>>13747956
Most people aren't pointlessly keeping butter in the fridge you fucking retard.

[Anonymous No.13749960]

>>13749950
That seems a little less harmless than the former

[Anonymous No.13749967]

>>13749806
>"Hey anon, do you have any salt?"
>"Sure!"
>Proceeds to spend 2+ minutes starting up an app, connecting to bluetooth, and dialing in the amount
>"th...thanks, anon"

[Anonymous No.13749970]

>>13749967
>hey bro can I have some salt?
>nah man, internet is down

[Anonymous No.13749987]

>>13749923
he who smelt it dealt it

[Anonymous No.13750020]

>>13749254
> 2020
> being this retarded

[Anonymous No.13750053]

>>13747794
Just buy a bunch and start selling them at work, 250% markup

[Anonymous No.13750083]

>>13749652
Get the 14 cup Cuisinart, do not go smaller! 14 cups sounds enormous and the machine is big but everything I have used it for takes up at least half the container or more. A 6, 7, 8 cup processor will be absolutely maxed out for nearly everything

[Anonymous No.13750100]

>>13749869
yup, thats the one. If you watch americas test kitchen or bonappetit, you'll see them use it all the time, and recommend it. Its about as close to a robocoupe as you'll get without getting industrial level.

[Anonymous No.13750108]

>>13750083
What are you putting in it and for how many people? Cooking for two, I've never come close to filling my 8 cup one all the way.

[Anonymous No.13750115]

>>13747794
Can I put them in the dishwasher, though?

[Anonymous No.13750129]

>>13749958
Pointlessly? How much fucking butter do you go through in a week? My butter situation is this: a brick cut into 8 blocks in the freezer that is frozen. 1 of the 8 blocks is in a sealed container in my fridge. When i use the 1/8th brick, i shuffle a new one down. Why? Because i'm not a fat fucking pig who uses a stick of butter every 3 days, and thus cant keep that shit out on the counter without it going rancid.
And yes, i cook regularly, but almost exclusivity use olive oil.
I'm not an ameri-lard who literally eats enough buttered toast... And dont pretend you dont, cause thats the only fucking reason you would want room temp butter... Actually COOKING or BAKING with it would use cold or slightly softened(but not room temp) butter...

[Anonymous No.13750131]

>>13749822
Any recommendations for when I just want to make 2 cups of hummus or almond butter?

[Anonymous No.13750207]

>>13747685
>>13747733
>not putting it horizontally
low spatial IQ

[Anonymous No.13750260]

>>13750131
No... Because almond butter needs a powerful as FUCK machine, so you really would need a full sized one like what was being talked about.
For hummus, you can prob. just use your blender... but even a decent small one(recognizable brand) should be sufficient.

Almond butter is legit one of the hardest things to make in a blender/food processor. I wouldnt trust anything with less then 1000 watts to power through that without fucking up.

[Anonymous No.13750283]

>>13747875
I can use my cheese grater instead of this meme thing. And I can cut vegies with an actual knife

[Anonymous No.13750316]

>>13750108
Dough, pesto, shredded mushrooms/onion/carrots/celery at once, boiled peppers and shit for mexican dishes, hummus. Some other sauces and stuff. I originally bought a small krups and it never gets used, even for smaller stuff i think it can handle i end up transferring to the big one

[Anonymous No.13750899]

>>13747517

[Anonymous No.13750918]

>>13747956
I never spread butter, just cut thin slices of it and put them on my bread.

[Anonymous No.13751584]

>>13750899
what a pain in the ass, and for an inferior lemon zest, not sliced as thin, and more bitter. liable to cut your fucking fingertips off there too, slicing all that lemon white bitter shit off. and my microplane can do ginger, nutmeg, cheeses, garlic, fuck you can microplane your dick cheese if you need to add a little extra funk to the meal

[Anonymous No.13751717]

>>13747685
i have something like this but i use it only for truffles

[Anonymous No.13751933]

>>13750316
For how many though? I couldn't possibly need more than a cup of hummus or pesto for two people.

[Anonymous No.13752794]

>>13751584
It's clearly for presentation and you don't get any bitterness from the pith of the lemon. If you don't have the skills or a sharp enough knife this >>13750899
will be a pain in the ass. Microplaners are good for hard spices and hard cheeses.

[Anonymous No.13753507]

>>13752794
they are also for zesting lemons. shit takes less than half the time and the product is superior for most applications, because the microplane turns it into wispy little strings of zest so quickly and easier to boot

[Anonymous No.13755458]

>>13749806
>hey can I charge my salt shaker here?

[Anonymous No.13755478]

Does this reproduction of a 12th century knife look good lads? It costs 49 bong bucks from Tod Cutler

Fuck Hiro first I'm rangebanned then my post is fucking spam? I'm going to become a millionaire just to buy this god forsaken shithole off him.
I've tried to make this post five fucking times by now and it's still fucking spam, god forbid I talk about fucking kitchen equipment in the kitchen equipment thread.

[Anonymous No.13755482]

>>13749898
please go back to the kids table and let the adults talk

[Anonymous No.13755526]

>>13747685
Get cut proof gloves

[Anonymous No.13755688]

What the best way to get grease from wood? the exhaust hood doesn't cover the whole stove and some gets on the cabinets on the top.

[Anonymous No.13755759]

>>13749091
Eating rust is how 99% of the world gets its iron

[Anonymous No.13755762]

>>13755478
I think it's just the term knoife

[Anonymous No.13755792]

>>13755688
If is soaked in youre fucked. But hot water and a kitchen degreaser migh work.

[Anonymous No.13755796]

>>13747583
>Fuck up a dish
>still get paid for it
and people wonder why America is in the shitter

[Anonymous No.13755800]

>>13755792

Hmm, well fuck I'll try that and find out. Not sure if it's soaked in, but thanks for the tip.

[Anonymous No.13756826]

>>13749806
this is a joke right? RIGHT?!! i can't fucking tell what's real anymore

[Anonymous No.13757237]

>>13755478
Lmao look at this autistic fvckarino complaining about our website like a Reddit fucking idiot

[Anonymous No.13757314]

>>13749806
>the black man is amazed by technology
this has to be a joke

[Anonymous No.13757360]

>>13747517
Garlic crusher, and pic related. Absolutely essential. Both should be heavy, and French-made.

[Anonymous No.13757661]

>>13747898
Useful until you're measuring out multiple things and need to clean it after each ingredient.

[Anonymous No.13757728]

>>13750129
>My butter situation is this: a brick cut into 8 blocks in the freezer that is frozen.
WHY WOULD YOU FREEZE BUTTER?
FOR WHAT PURPOSE?

[Anonymous No.13757864]

>>13747656
>it's more advanced I read it on the product package so it must be true but I don't understand it but it cost me a lot so it's most likely true. I-I didn't spend this much on just bullshit trust me
Toppest of keks.

[Anonymous No.13757880]

The often price cut hand blenders with assortments of accessories are nice to have when you don't want to use a full size kitchen machine to chop shit finely. I mean, you won't use it for 10+ potatoes but mushing up softer things like broccoli and cauliflower together plus stuff like crude chopping nuts and whatnot has its use.

[Anonymous No.13759637]

>>13747733
I invested in a pair of kevlar gloves specifically for using a mandolin and I think it was a smart buy.

[Anonymous No.13759781]

>>13757864
I work in a kitchen, bro... The generic ones last 2-3 months. The microplane ones are all over a year. You dont need to believe marketing BS either, you literally just need to fucking HOLD it to realize how much more substantial it is. Fuck, you dont even need to hold it, Just fucking LOOK at it closely.
See how the corrugated surface is etched and then the entire thing is wrapped around its bend? See how much more material is there compared to >>13747543, which is literally just a piece of thin steel with holes punched into it and then aligned to make a course surface?

Its easily worth the extra $5 to get a microplane branded one. They own a patent on the process of metal etching too, which is why you cant really find competition that measures up to it.

[Anonymous No.13759910]

>>13757728
To preserve it for a longer period than refrigerated butter. What kind of question is this?

[Anonymous No.13759952]

>>13747517
Wait... These things are supposed to be sharp? Christ, the number of times I ran my hand over the teeth while washing dishes. Like that time we got a new breadknife and I immediately opened a new dimension into my palm.

[Anonymous No.13760631]

>>13759781
That seems reasonable, thanks for explaining.

[Anonymous No.13760677]

>>13755478
I have it. It works well. It's carbon steel with very low corrosion resistance so you need to oil it after each use.

[Anonymous No.13760682]

>>13759952
The mandolin-y ones are pretty sharp but with the grater ones the cutting edge is distributed over such a wide area that cutting flesh takes more force than someone would just use accidentally.

[Anonymous No.13762115]

>>13747517
>kitchen gadgets everyone needs

[Anonymous No.13763329]

just bought this on friday. Coming in the mail on tues. Replacing a shitty B&D blender.

[Anonymous No.13763750]

>>13747641
Tell this to department of labor and they will 100 percent get audited. it is illegal not to compensate you for those meetings.

[Anonymous No.13764970]

>>13747685
How about you stop being a clumsy idiot then

[Anonymous No.13767083]

>>13749855
what the fuck does this do? this can't be real.

[Anonymous No.13767124]

Y-Peeler. Changed my life when it comes to prepping potatoes, carrots, and other root veggies as well as fruit.

[Anonymous No.13767292]

>>13757360
totally worthless not to mention tough to clean
awful awful device

this is all you need to prepare garlic
it liquefies in the pan

[Anonymous No.13767314]

>>13747898
>Using a teaspoon instead of a small scale.

[Anonymous No.13767331]

If you don't have a scale, you can't call yourself a good baker. This shit is so useful once you get one. Instead of fucking up a recipe because you used the table salt instead of the flakey salt making your dish too salty, you can use whatever salt and just measure it out. Gone are the days when you gotta figure out what the fuck a lightly packed cup of flour or sugar is. When I make an all purpose BBQ seasoning I make a bunch of it and measuring out makes sure it tastes good every time. The example can go on.