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HipChick

(25,485 posts)
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 03:14 PM Apr 2013

What is in your Kitchen graveyard?


You know...those items and devices you rushed out to buy because you thought it might save time?

I something that cuts up an onion quick...used it once or twice, and then went back to using a regular knife...

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What is in your Kitchen graveyard? (Original Post) HipChick Apr 2013 OP
A chopper thingie I bought for garlic rrneck Apr 2013 #1
Oh a few things sharp_stick Apr 2013 #2
slow cooker is great for beans Liberal_in_LA Apr 2013 #10
A Meat Tenderizer from an ex.. HipChick Apr 2013 #3
All things "As Seen On TV"! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #4
Why do you hate America? Ptah Apr 2013 #16
Ketchup on hot dogs! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #19
The Bass-o-Matic 76. EvilAL Apr 2013 #5
oh man Kali Apr 2013 #6
get rid of them! Liberal_in_LA Apr 2013 #9
Get rid of them, and then you will more space HipChick Apr 2013 #12
Cleaning out tonight... HipChick Apr 2013 #7
I love my chopper thingy. I dont use my orange squeezy thingy. Liberal_in_LA Apr 2013 #8
Evil Al got the Bass-O-Matic olddots Apr 2013 #11
A Foreman Grill Generic Brad Apr 2013 #13
It makes a great sandwich press. Chan790 Apr 2013 #31
Bread? She cut out carbs too Generic Brad Apr 2013 #33
A pasta maker. Ptah Apr 2013 #14
I used one of those for years before I got one that hooks up to the stand mixer Major Nikon Apr 2013 #20
Heh.. I got one of those for my 5 year anniversary with my company... opiate69 Apr 2013 #35
Bobby Flay! becca da bakkah Apr 2013 #15
I am a cooking fanatic Sophiegirl Apr 2013 #17
Do you grow tomatoes? femmocrat Apr 2013 #22
I'm planning to this year Sophiegirl Apr 2013 #28
I love my kitchen gadgets womanofthehills Apr 2013 #26
Ha, you sound like me with the gadgets and whatnot R B Garr Apr 2013 #36
I have to do a purge about once per year Major Nikon Apr 2013 #18
Ha! Sophiegirl Apr 2013 #21
I actually got rid of a lot of those things a couple of years ago. femmocrat Apr 2013 #23
A food processor Jokerman Apr 2013 #24
"Stuff" - I have no idea what Moondog Apr 2013 #25
A Measure, Mix, & Pour left behind after an old friend moved out. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #27
Mortar & pestle kudzu22 Apr 2013 #29
Ironically my MiL bought us one of those gadgets... Raine1967 Apr 2013 #30
I only know of one thing called "The Bullet" GoneOffShore Apr 2013 #34
A friend of mine used to call it her appliance museum. bif Apr 2013 #32
Silverware. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #37
sushi kit - i just go to the place down the street TeamPooka Apr 2013 #38
Old food!! LeftInTX Apr 2013 #39

rrneck

(17,671 posts)
1. A chopper thingie I bought for garlic
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 03:26 PM
Apr 2013

when I made pesto. But we can't seem to get a hot enough summer, and I can't find the time to do it now.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
2. Oh a few things
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 03:39 PM
Apr 2013

A cheese grater that I was guilted into buying at Pampered Chef thing that I was guilted into attending.

A pasta maker that I'm sure will work just fine if I ever get off my lazy ass and actually start using

A slow cooker that we never use

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
3. A Meat Tenderizer from an ex..
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 03:47 PM
Apr 2013

Don't why he bought it for me...he knows I hate to cook..well..at least for him

Kali

(54,990 posts)
6. oh man
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 04:33 PM
Apr 2013

if I had more disposable income this would be a BIG problem for me, I am sure

more of a problem is KEEPING and still trying to use crap that should be tossed - the dull can opener and rusty, dull cheesegrater, knives with loose handles, bent forks, spatulas with no real handles, melted plastic cutting boards, burnt hot mats etc etc

 

olddots

(10,237 posts)
11. Evil Al got the Bass-O-Matic
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 09:16 PM
Apr 2013

we got the Bag-O- Broken Glass that we hardly use unless we grate cheese .

Actually we have several broken gadgets from the 80s but no bread maker or pasta -O- matic.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
31. It makes a great sandwich press.
Wed Apr 10, 2013, 01:57 PM
Apr 2013

Buttered bread, sandwich fillings, cheese, another slice of buttered bread. Close. Set OED on top for weight. Cook 3 minutes.

Panini at home.

(Yeah, if you don't cook meat, a Foreman grill is useless.)

 

opiate69

(10,129 posts)
35. Heh.. I got one of those for my 5 year anniversary with my company...
Wed Apr 10, 2013, 11:34 PM
Apr 2013

used it once... poorly lmao

Sophiegirl

(2,338 posts)
17. I am a cooking fanatic
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 10:49 PM
Apr 2013

I can't begin to tell you about all the kitchen gadgets and tools I have purchased over the years.

I bought a food mill last year and it is still a virgin. It looked cool and Anne Burrell's show convinced me that I really, really needed it to make my life complete.

My favorite tools are a micro-plainer, a wooden juicer (I don't need a fancy electric one), my mini food processor and a set of really good, sharp knives. There are other favorites, but I'll add that the ice cream maker is just a space taker. Why, oh why, can't I bear to get rid of it? I MIGHT USE IT....someday.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
22. Do you grow tomatoes?
Wed Apr 10, 2013, 10:09 AM
Apr 2013

A food mill would be great for making homemade tomato sauces, juice, etc. I always grow way too many tomatoes and freeze them but don't own a food mill.

womanofthehills

(8,579 posts)
26. I love my kitchen gadgets
Wed Apr 10, 2013, 11:14 AM
Apr 2013

and I use most of them - esp my Vitamix, my metal orange juice squeezer and my latest toy which I use daily - my Breville juicer. Crock pot is the only thing not being used.

R B Garr

(16,919 posts)
36. Ha, you sound like me with the gadgets and whatnot
Thu Apr 11, 2013, 01:15 AM
Apr 2013

A lot of the things I've bought were because of what I've seen on the Food Network. That's great product placement for you. My food mill I've only used once. It's an Oxo. What kind did you get? I really wanted one of those stainless steel ones that Barefoot Contessa used. I remember recording her show and rewinding the part over and over again where it showed the product name, but wound up going with the Oxo -- forgot why.

Then there's the Mandolin thingie. First trip out, I got quite a slice out of my thumb with it as I looked over my shoulder at something and it slipped. Be careful with that one, folks! I still use it for potato gratins, but not as much as I thought I would compared to how they use them on TV.

The KitchenAid sausage maker I've used only once. I swear I'm going to break that thing out again. It was fun to use, but I trimmed too much fat off the pork and the sausage was a little dry. Last month I finally broke down and got their pasta press and cutters and have played around with it, but it's not a habit yet.

Then there's a pan I got from Williams Sonoma about 2 years ago, along with a cookbook, and I haven't used them yet. It's for those little round pancakes called Ebelskivers. One of these days. At least my ice cream maker was a hand-me-down from my mom. I might use that more one of these days too, lol.

Major Nikon

(36,814 posts)
18. I have to do a purge about once per year
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 10:57 PM
Apr 2013

Most of my kitchen storage is devoted to dry goods. I just don't have room to store things I don't use on a regular basis.

Sophiegirl

(2,338 posts)
21. Ha!
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 11:03 PM
Apr 2013

I can figure out unique places to store things. Finding them can be a challenge. Good thing my hubby loves to cook too. Otherwise I might have to hide them! Although, I already do a good job of putting them in places I can't remember.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
23. I actually got rid of a lot of those things a couple of years ago.
Wed Apr 10, 2013, 10:11 AM
Apr 2013

I still have a huge Cuisinart food processor that is so damn complicated that I never use it. It came with a video about how to assemble it. I no longer own a working VCR!

Jokerman

(3,517 posts)
24. A food processor
Wed Apr 10, 2013, 10:27 AM
Apr 2013

It works great but any time it saves in chopping veggies is lost cleaning the silly thing.

kudzu22

(1,273 posts)
29. Mortar & pestle
Wed Apr 10, 2013, 01:32 PM
Apr 2013

Got it to grind whole spices. Can count on one hand the number of times I've done that.

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)
30. Ironically my MiL bought us one of those gadgets...
Wed Apr 10, 2013, 01:49 PM
Apr 2013

It's called *The Bullet* hubby and I kinda laughed at the gift, assuming it was one of those stupid Made for TV things.

-- turns out that sucker is awesome. I can make a BBQ Dry rub grind everything up and store it easily.

Now, the Forman grill (procured from hubby's first marriage) on the other hand, it might get used onceor twice a year for cuban sandwiches.

With some of these items the set up and clean up is just more difficult and time consuming than a regular knife.

LeftInTX

(24,541 posts)
39. Old food!!
Thu Apr 11, 2013, 02:16 AM
Apr 2013

I've got old expired canned goods: tomato sauce, condensed milk, pumpkin that I loath getting rid of. I can't decided what to do with them.

Open the cans, dump the food in the compost pile and recycle the cans?
Open the cans, throw the food away and recycle the cans?
Throw the unopened cans in the garbage?

I bought this stuff in bulk years ago and I have a lot of it.

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