I dont want one of those.....alternative

[hightara]

searching for a handy kitchen gadget i came across one of these........... how ever did i manage all these years..... okay own up what gadgets have you bought and resigned to the back of the cupboard

Getting food stuck onto your knife blade can be annoying enough to hinder even the most professional chefs, but if you use the Glide Blade Cleaner, you no longer need to let this get in your way

[cookiecookuk]

did you notice how much that waste of money was...i do not buy gadgets as i know they will be wasted .i just stick to several well used kitchen items.

[petitecalicocat]

What a waste of money , that little task can easily be done by using another knife .

[ed_blackadder_1]

whatever will they think of next, just wipe it on the side of the bowl or use another knife,  I am still amazed at the supermarkets selling fresh sliced mushrooms, how long does that take.

[petitecalicocat]

The pre- packed ready peeled /sliced veg i can see the need for.      For people like MIL who had a stroke & cant do such things herself now 

[chickengrandma-2008]

Anything sliced for a few hours is sure to dry out, however well wrapped they are.

Have you seen those little strawberry hullers?  They don't grip the hull as well as your fingers do, they're useless!!

[ed_blackadder_1]

I really hadn't thought of that, maybe there is a use for them.

[chips-and-brown-gravy]

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@chickengrandma-2008 wrote:
 

Have you seen those little strawberry hullers?  They don't grip the hull as well as your fingers do, they're useless!!

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Sorry to disagree, but I have a strawberry huller and it's absolutely brilliant, but it wasn't one of the really cheap ones. It was one of these http://www.lakeland.co.uk/14023/Chefn-StemGem .

I don't generally like or buy gadgets, but I do like the ones that go the job properly, like this one, my zester and my potato ricer.

[cookiecookuk]

just out of curiosity i put strange kitchen gadgets in goo~~e  and this appeared.this is one thing that does not belong in anyones kitchen

[carolyorkie2010]

Oh that's horrible, but comical at the same time

[chips-and-brown-gravy]

Oh that is brilliant - now I know what to get a friend for Christmas - we always buy something really daft for each other.

[cookiecookuk]

the big river £5.70

[captainbovine]

I bought an onion chopper, one of those you put the onion in, and bash the handle up and down...four blades that don't move round so don't chop, and everytime I pick it up the three pieces fall all over the place....all for £7.99

[cookiecookuk]

my mum had one of those years ago.it never chopped then either.

[captainbovine]

and......how on earth are you supposed to wash the thing??????

[captainbovine]

cookie where did you get the details for that egg separator? when I googled all I got was Jimmy Nail!!!!!!

[**towery**]

my mum had a Chop-O-Matic  used it  for years one her onions

i got one a cheap replica that last about 8  chops before falling apart  lol

can't beat a sharp  knife,  and a cloth to wipee it on

[cookiecookuk]

go on ama~~n and type in kitchen gadgets and it is about 4 items down

[fishpieface]

Somebody bought me one of those things that you put herbs and spices in

and shake them up to make a topiing for, well, anything I suppose.  I think

it was promoted by one of those tv chefs.

I've never used it, I love the shape of it, colour of it (purple), look of it but

I cannot be bothered to faff about chopping herbs up and dropping them

into it to shake then tipping them out again and having to wash the thing

up.  I just chop them and whizz them around in a bowl or on chopping board

with a spoon or something.

[rose2008-2008]

I saw a cherry destoner being used the other day and was amazed , i have never seen one before. Simple neat gadget for an annoying time consuming job!.