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ITT: Kitchen gadgets, tools, As Seen on TV things, etc. that are actually worth buying.

Pic VERY related.

>> No.20173773

>>20173738
>overpriced plastic unitaskers which are a pain to clean and break after a couple uses
None of them. The only kitchen tools you need are a knife, cutting board, stove/oven, food processor/blender, thermometer and standard cookware/measuring tools, maybe a stand mixer if you bake often or a fryer/air fryer if you make fried foods regularly. If they have to make an infomercial to sell it, it's not worth buying.

>> No.20173795

>>20173738
A Crockpot is essential.

>> No.20173799

>>20173773
Poorfag pls go

>> No.20173816
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What more could you want?

>> No.20173827

>>20173799
You have it backwards my friend, it's poor retards who stay poor because they are susceptible to advertising and spend all their cash on useless products.

>> No.20173852

>>20173738
whats the point of endlessly spamming ai art

>> No.20173867
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I actually like the slap chop.

>> No.20173874

>>20173867
You're gonna love my nuts.

>> No.20173890
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>>20173738

>> No.20173900
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Misto is good if you spray oil frequently. You just get out of it whatever oil you put in. Meanwhile Pam and its knockoffs have all kinds of chemicals like Dimethyl Silicone.
Saddest kitchen gadget was the ice cream maker attachment for the Kitchenaid stand mixer. After a couple of freeze/thaw cycles, it develops cracks around some of connection points that start leaking antifreeze. Kitchenaid is aware of the problem but doesn't do anything about it beyond the standard warranty service. It's one of the lowest rated products by Kitchenaid.

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>>20173738
Found on Amabezos. Very useful.

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>>20173909

>> No.20173995

>>20173738
>AI generated image
retard

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>>20173738
Behold, the salad shooter!

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>>20173852
>whats the point of endlessly spamming ai art
Uncreative people "create" a ai art and then try to farm reactions. Any reaction, even negative, gives them a small dopamine hit. Because their dragon-lady mothers never encouraged creativity as a small child, which stunted their development.
Tl;dr: spazlords

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>>20173773
>“you don't need kitchen tools"
>proceeds to name thousands of dollars worth of kitchen tools as necessary
uhhh anon?

>> No.20174037

>>20174003
Works pretty well as long as you don't use it on cheese.

>> No.20174044
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>>20174003
Does it measure the freshness? Nope.
For accurate freshness metrics, you need Smart Knife!
Carrot is only 70% fresh. Write that down, it's very important.

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>>20173738
I've never used it, but I've heard good things about the slap chop-- on a discussion thread that said that the Mexican abuelas swear by it for pico.

Infomercial features the shamwow guy, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqWgTM4di4s

>> No.20174144

>>20173867
>>20174050
devices like slap chop arent new, i remember my gramps using something like that in the 90s. Yes it works good

>> No.20174147

>kitchen gadgets

Kys

>> No.20174160

>>20174050
It’s probably great for small quantities but if you’re making food for the whole family then maybe not so much.

>> No.20174169

>>20174044
You're a big carrot

>> No.20174175

>>20173738
Experimenting with my mandoline, trying to approximate a baked potato chip. Going to go thinner on the next (delicious) batch

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>>20174175

>> No.20174186

>>20174023
He said you don't need unitaskers and listed a bunch of multitaskers

>> No.20174191
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>>20173738
How about the eggpod, as seen on TV

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>>20173773
>unitasker

>> No.20174214

I dont use any gadgets. the closest thing would have to be a honing rod

>> No.20174217

>>20174175
I hope you're wearing some kind of protective gloves, nobody in their right mind wants to loose part of their hand to a tater.
Just try to explain that to other people.

>> No.20174222

>>20174203
>microwave egg cooker does all the work for you!
does it really though?

>> No.20174229

>>20174222
Yeah sure it does...

>> No.20174250

>>20173738
rice cookers man. they're worth it

>> No.20174261

>>20174250
I literally never eat rice, so I can't see the use in a rice cooker.

>> No.20174291

>>20174261
I had one I used to make overnight oatmeal.

>> No.20174302

>>20174203
I bought an egg steamer from Walmart just the other day and it can cook seven eggs at once.

>> No.20174306

>>20174217
Yeah I got some mandoline gloves thanks for looking out. Waiting to do batch #2 currently. I think these will be pretty much perfect if they dont immediately burn

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>>20174250
Wore out the rice cooker, traded up for an instant pot cooker. We have used the pressure cooking, slow cooking and rice cooking functions so far. The pressure cooker is worth it for turning tougher cuts into stews and curries with fall off the bone meat.

>> No.20174311

>>20174307
Ever try cooking your little dick in it?

>> No.20174323

>>20174291
lmao that sounds like the shit my girlfriend would do

>> No.20174461

>>20174261
you can make black garlic in it

>> No.20174471

>>20174323
Posts like this is why MY GIRLFRIEND was invented

>> No.20174626
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Here's my favorite, a good old fashioned can opener. Good enough for a can of deenz.

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>>20173738
I'm sure this will charge people up, the good ol' garflc press. For those naysayers, the blue thing is a tool and under running water use it to clean the press.

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>>20174323
>>20174471
I'm a dude and not afraid to say I make oatmeal in my rice cooker. Dump everything in at night before going to bed, wake up to a hot breakfast. Not sure why that would threaten anyone's masculinity.

>> No.20174935

>>20174802
Oats are high test, women never eat oatmeal in their life. This shit makes you strong, ignore queers

>> No.20174937
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>>20174307
I like that i can use the inside pot on the gas range to boil lobsters or other large uses.

>> No.20174978

>>20173795
gtfo!!!

>> No.20174993

>>20174306
Hopefully you post pics of some results...

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>> No.20175094

>>20173773
>YOU DON'T NEED THOSE FUCKING THINGS, BE A REAL CHEF
>EXCEPT BUY THESE THINGS, AND MAKE SURE YOU SPEND AT LEAST - AT. LEAST. - 800 DOLLARS ON A KNIFE!!!! CHEAPER KNIVES ARE SO INFERIOR AT...CUTTING.

>> No.20175099

>>20174050
Slap Chop works good but I prefer my small food processor - does the same exact shit but without me having to slap (my hand is busy slapping my penis).

>> No.20175339

>>20173738
Stand mixer
Especially if you bake a lot

>> No.20175366

Microplane graters/zesters are a gamechanger.

>> No.20176160
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>>20175366
I came here to say this. I think it is sometimes called a rasp style grater. But I've mostly heard people call them microplanes, which is a specific brand. I got one for the first time a couple weeks ago and it is amazing.

>> No.20176267

Love me air fryer. Has a rotating basket in it for my fries and gluten free breaded chicken!

>> No.20176281

>>20175087
got one as a gift
no reason for it to exist
but it does work
easier to clean than you'd think

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>>20173738
This bitch is amazing.
Garlic
Ginger
Zesting
Microplanning

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>>20174044
I beg your pardon?

>> No.20176668

>>20173738
AI image posters should be banned

>> No.20176820

>>20176668
Shut up and buy a Microplane™, like pic related. >>20176160

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For me it's the wraptastic

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>>20173816
>made in holland

what the fuck is holland

>> No.20178313
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>>20174665
for me, its the ginger plate. pic rel.
i use it for garlic and ginger, and since i picked this up i threw away my garlic press

>> No.20178328

>>20174935
My mom eats oatmeal everyday

>> No.20178426

>>20178313
That thing looks like it takes a lot of space. A lot more than a garlic press that I can wash off and put into some drawer. Plus I don't use ginger too much. I understand though.

>> No.20178580

Ive had my instant pot 10 years next month and ive used it 2-3 times a week every week for all 10 years. Love it. I hear the original company went bankrupt and was acquired by some conglomerate and the new versions are more cheaply made and break more often though. Not looking forward to if mine breaks. To top it off I got it for $26 from the amazon warehouse section because it had a small dent in the side but was otherwise unused and new.

>> No.20178729

>>20176160
What every day non-baking use do these have?

>> No.20178738

>>20174186
>unitaskers
a knife cuts things. seems pretty monofunctional to me.

>> No.20178748

>>20174050
>beats up a Las Vegas whore in you are path while fucked up on drugs
uhh based?

>> No.20178852

>>20174307
easily one of the best purchases I've made in years. I use my IP daily for stews, stocks, rice, chickpeas, proofing dough, sterilizing jars, steaming veggies and boiling eggs.

>> No.20179401

>>20178426
Not that anon but the one my mom has is a 3 in plate, they aren't big at all.

>> No.20179675

>>20173738

Got a "broken" kitchenaid for 50 euros at a flea market, got it fixed up pretty easy, ordered some chink attachments off aliexpress. Now I just need to start using it. I used the tenderizer the most so far. (first time i used chicken breast because I didn't rtfm and basically minced it)

>>20173890
I hate cleaning any sort of metal mesh or grid ngl.

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>>20174250
Not again…

>> No.20179836

>>20178328
that's why she's so muscular and hairy and behaves in such a forceful, masculine way

>> No.20179853

>>20178852
>proofing dough
Whoa whoa whoa, how low can you set it?

>> No.20179864

>>20173773
I think people forget that you can get attachments for stand mixers that make 99% of shitty unitaskers redundant.

>> No.20179872

>>20179864
>I think people forget that you can get attachments for stand mixers that make 99% of shitty unitaskers redundant.
That anon thinks you can deep fry food in a unitasker. Can anyone honestly say air fried freedom fries are superior to deep fried freedom fries that are fried in shortening or animal fat?

>> No.20179881

>>20179853
I checked for you: 25 celsius

>> No.20179884

>>20179881
Now I gotta buy a god damn instant pot. Not sure if I'm happy.

>> No.20179903

>>20179884
I could not be happier with mine as it replaces a microwave oven, steamer, pressure cooker, slow cooker and rice cooker. The one with the rotary knob (duo evo plus?) is the shit to get.

>> No.20179911

>>20179903
Which model goes down to 25c? All I'm finding are ones that start at 170f (76c).

>> No.20179914

>>20179872
A deep fryer is a unitasker, you can deep fry on a stove with a multipurpose pot, and they literally said get a fryer/air fryer if you use it a lot.

Nobody said shit about whatever the fuck you're trying to say. Work on your reading comprehension skills.

>> No.20179917

>>20179903
>>20179911
Nevermind I see it's listed under the sous vide settings which aren't prominently presented.

>> No.20179928

>>20179911
>>20179917
the Bake program goes as low as 25 and I don't put any water in the IP when using it (for proofing). Mine is "duo evo plus" with the rotary knob and it's seriously improved over the early models.

>> No.20179934

>>20179914
No it both acts as a frying vessel and as a self-modulating heat source

>> No.20179939

>>20179928
Why isn't it even listed on their website? God damn I hate comparing dozens of seemingly same products.
https://www.instanthome.com/search?qry=Duo%20evo%20plus

>> No.20179960

>>20179939
it looks like the duo evo plus is no longer manufactured and it's replaced by "Duo Plus with WhisperQuiet". It looks to be 1:1 match feature-wise.

>> No.20179976

>>20178729
grating cheese, or garlic, or ginger, or nutmeg, and then also zesting citrus. I'm not zesting citrus or grating ginger or nutmeg that often but I am grating cheese and garlic usually every day or so.

>> No.20180026

>>20179960
There is no mention of proofing/dehydrating temps going as low as 75f/25c (or similar) in any of the product manuals. Google and Bing spits it out at you but only references a guy from Reddit saying "75f or whatever". 35-40c (~90f) is too high because I'm autistic about that kind of shit.

>> No.20180090

>>20180026
check out Instant Pot Pro, now that I look at it again it is much more similar to duo evo plus and has the Bake setting that can be used for proofing (no pressure, custom temp). Sorry I mislead you with the other one, I should've seen the Pro right away.

https://www.instanthome.com/product/instant-pot/pro/6-quart-multi-use-pressure-cooker

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>>20179675
Low flow?
You want a high pressure sprayer for meshes.

>> No.20180287

>>20178313
I have one of these and it works really well. >>20178426
It's small and can also go into a drawer.

>> No.20180324

>>20180090
I'm going insane trying to find this stated anywhere but on reddit. They might be right but instant pot manuals are extremely stingy on typing out any "temperature range" or "custom temp range" or "lowest temperature" or what have you any fucking where. A million references to "custom temps are possible" but never ever anything about how low it can be set.

You're probably correct but I'm just absolutely boiling over getting official facts for it.

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How can you live without it?

>> No.20180481

>>20176160
Fun Fact™: these were originally made to be woodworking tools. the dude who invented them and, i presume, has made an absolute boatload of cash, is not particularly happy that they are used for cooking.

>> No.20180496

>>20176160
I grate a lot of Parmesan and this is the best way to make fluffy shreds

>> No.20180531

>>20177135
A region in the Netherlands

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>>20173738
does just about everything. I had been holding off on an air fryer because I wanted something that could do a lot more. This one can do slow cooker stuff and sous vide too

>> No.20180669

>>20180466
good for the elderly

>> No.20181279

>>20180481
Did he really assumed that people would use those instead of rasps?

>> No.20181295

>>20173738
Get a fucking immersion blender, anons. It's a game changer.

>> No.20181329

>>20181295
I have one but I hardly ever use it. What should I be using it for?

>> No.20181333

>>20181329
Imersion blending

>> No.20181352

>>20181333
yeah but what kind of recipes? What are you favorite 3 recipes you use an immersion blender for?

>> No.20181647

>>20181352
Did you just ask a /ck/izen to undress his recipes for you?

>> No.20181672
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>>20181352
Potato Leek, Tomato Bisque, Mashed root vegetables, Scrampled eggs.
Lots of stuff.

>> No.20181780

>>20181647
no... just give me a peek. And only 3 of them.

>> No.20181782

>>20181672
>Scrampled eggs.
what do you need an immersion blender for scrambled eggs for? Just curious. I would like to learn.