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    What gadgets do you have, how much were they and what do you do with them? Just wondering if we have too many gadgets!

    Food processor and blender: £20, use the processor part quite a lot. Blender jar has a crack though after it was dropped.

    Smoothie maker that makes it in a cup: £20. Not had smoothies for a while. Dropped and broke one of the cups.

    Hand blender: Inherited, use it to blend soups occasionally.

    Microwave: £60, only really use it for porridge and steamed puddings.

    Sandwich toaster: £5, Toni uses it more than me.

    Panini Grill: £20, use it for paninis, toasted sandwiches, cooking burgers.

    Breadmaker: £60, use it mostly for pizza dough.

    Steamer: Inherited, I don't use it, I use a pan steamer instead.

    Two biggest bargains I think were the food processor (which was half price) and the panini grill which is big enough to do 4 toasted sandwiches (8 slices of bread) at a time.
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    We have:

    Blender (too huge though and has to live in the cupboard)
    Same smoothie maker as Pob which we use a lot
    Food processor
    Half broken toaster
    Kettle
    Microwave (years old had it at uni over 10 years ago)
    About 3 juicers
    1 mini chopper type thing
    Tesco Value Hand Blender

    BB would love a breadmaker and I would love a slow cooker.
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    Sandwich toaster which I've had for years and I can't remember how much it was. It gets used a couple of times a month when I get a hankering for a cheezely and onion toastie.

    Microwave, had this for years too. It's a pretty cheap and cheerful model and gets used for reheating and defrosting stuff.

    Deep fat fryer. About 30 quid I think. Gets a fair amount of use as I love proper chips.

    Huge old Kenwood food processor from the 70s made from cast iron with dozens of attachments of questionable utility and a hilariously sexist instruction manual. It didn't cost me anything as it was given to my Mum by one of her friends and she passed it on to me. I mostly just use the blender function for making smoothies.

    Standard hand mixer. Around 15 pounds I think but also bought ages ago. Used for mixing batters and stuff.

    I would like a bread maker but my kitchen is tiny and I don't really have room. Even the microwave and fryer live in the conservatory.

    I also had a coffee grinder but lost a vital bit so need to get a new one. Freshly ground coffee is the best.

    Not sure if it counts as a gadget but my cafetiere gets used daily as I love proper coffee and drink way too much.
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    food processor- no clue
    juicer (that we never use)- 30 or 40 bucks
    beaters- $20?
    hand blender- (gift)
    two microwaves (one built into the kitchen and one we bought)- 30 or 40 bucks
    kettle $15
    toaster $10
    and an old fashion pasta maker (it's older than me so I don't know about the price)

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    Cool thread

    Stick blender - would never be without it!!! I even make hummus with it
    Food processor - mine is pretty crap; the juicer is rubbish and the blender leaks I only use it if I want to chop a large quanity of veggies for making soup
    3-in-1 Steamer/rice cooker/slow cooker - rice maker is awesome, as is steamer. Not a big fan of the slow cooker, TBH.
    Popcorn maker - great invention, if only I ate popcorn
    Microwave - we use our quite a lot, mainly for defrosting, and for the excellent "crisp" plate
    Bread maker - RIP
    Kettle - my kitchen staple
    Pressure cooker - non home should be without one

    I want a Green Star juicer.

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    Oooh, it's fatal talking to me about kitchen gadgets as I can't resist them. having recently gone raw because it's the only way I can keep my weight down and still eat I have bought a mini food processor for garlic and ginger chopping - it makes lovely salad sauces in minutes and is really cute and teeny

    We have a large food processor

    A blender

    A stick blender

    A small nut grinder

    All other cookery items now obsolete as no cooking goes on in the kitchen!
    Silent but deadly :p

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    What's a crisp plate?

    I forgot we use microwave for cooking poppadoms.

    We have a slow cooker that I inherited that has never been used.

    We have a cafetiere that was about £15.

    Kettle and Toaster I assumed was standard kit.
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    Oh my..... where to start?

    This will take some time to compile
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    Quote Mr Flibble View Post
    Oh my..... where to start?

    This will take some time to compile
    You run Gentoo Linux in your kitchen?
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    I used to have a Gentoo based MythTV server in my open plan appartment, so yes I can technically claim to have run it in my kitchen
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    I love glass, brushed stainless steel and gadgets

    The kitchen is one of my favourite rooms. Nothing in it has ever (to my knowledge) encountered any non vegan food.

    Small Electric Appliances

    KitchenAid Ultra Power Blender, Red - £110 - Cocktails, smoothies, crushing ice, breadcrumbs
    Dualit 4-Slot Toaster - £60 - consistantly toasting things well
    Kenwood Deep Fat Fryer (Dishwasherable) - £50 - mmmm chips
    Delonghi Panini Press * Grill - £40 - Grilled veg, cibatta sandwiches
    Dualit Hand Blender - £65 - Whisking, immersion blending
    Salter Glass Scales - £35 - weighing things
    Panasonic Bread Maker - £100 - mainly for dough making rather than loaves. Had a cheap one previous which was complete junk
    Breville Brushed Stainless Steel Kettle - £50 - boiling water?
    Breville Toasted Sandwich Maker (Dishwasherable) - £30 - Should get used more often, I love toasted cheezly sandwiches
    Juicer - £30 - Obligatory never used or taken out of the cupboard gadget

    Large Electric Appliances

    Smeg Stainless Steel Range Cooker (AA rated) - £1200 - worth every penny
    Kenwood Brushed Stainless Steel Dishwasher - £270
    Delonghi Brushed Stainless Steep Microwave - £120
    Samsung American Style Fridge (with ice maker) - £700 - I'm lazy and its pretty

    Other

    Cast Iron Pestle - £20
    Simple Human Brushed Butterfly Bin - £60 - I like it so much I bought one for my study too
    Simple Human Dish Drainer - £50 - potentially a little over priced, but it is the world's nicest dish drainer
    Simple Human Bag Recycler - £10
    Global Knives - £120 - worth every penny
    Cafetiere, Stove top Espresso (Moka) maker, glass teapot - want a proper espresso machine, but wouldn't use it enough to justify the cost
    Loads of cocktail paraphernalia: shakers, jiggers, strainers, straws, umbrellas, stirers, muddler , 80+ glasses (martini, shot, tall shot, american, brandy, champagne, white wine, red wine, sundae) - you can never have enough glasses
    Ravioli mould, lots of silicone and heavy bottomed bakeware/pans, pizza stone for pizza and bread (get one!)

    Drawer1 of other small items:



    Drawer2 of other small items:



    + several cupboards more.

    I'm not materialistic, I just like shiny things
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    Default Re: Kitchen gadgets

    hand blender
    juicer
    food processor (ancient)
    pasta machine
    ice cream maker
    breadmaker
    espresso/coffee machine
    electric whisk
    toaster
    electric rice steamer
    breville sandwich maker
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    Blender
    Ice cream maker
    Waffle iron

    (+ kettle and microwave oven- but not mine)

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    Quote Mr Flibble View Post
    I'm not materialistic, I just like shiny things
    Maybe you are a magpie.

    I have a:
    Kenwood smoothie maker - fruit/green smoothies.
    Diablo sandwich maker - I've used it once or twice I think!
    Vegetable steamer - I have used that about 5 times, I usually just use a normal saucepan instead.
    Hand held blender - I use that for soups mainly.
    Electric tin opener - I use that fairly often.
    I have a kettle of course too - I use that more than anything else for cups of green tea.

    (I don't really know the prices.)

    I don't have a microwave or a toaster but I would like to get a breadmaker and a food processor.

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    i gave away my breadmaker as we were eating wayyyyyyy too much bread, and my kitchen was too cluttered! (i do miss warm raisin and cinnamon bread though )

    i also gave away my slow cooker, my steamer, my sandwich toaster, my cake mixer and my Disney ice-cream maker >(way too much hassle! )


    now i have:
    a blender (hardly ever use it, might give it away too)
    a microwave (i never use it, husband does sometimes)
    a toaster
    a deep fat fryer (for weekend chip sessions!)
    then just the obvious kettle, oven, pots and pans.

    Wow, i'm quite gadget-less! .

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    A crisp plate = plate for eating crisps off, no???

    Sorry, ehm, our microwave is one of those multipurpose thingies - microwave (duh) plus grill (never used) and a very cunning "crisp plate" - it browns things and makes 'em nice and crispy so you can use it for stuff like sliced potatoes, burgers etc. We use that a lot, more than the microwave function itself.

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    helen105281 - don't hanker after a bread maker. The ones I've seen all use Teflon in the pans and it's deadly stuff. Above certain temperatures (and bread requires high temperatures) Teflon gives of gases and I've heard it migrates into food. Either that or, when you're trying to get the bread out, it sticks to the bread and you end up ingesting it.

    If it's non-stick, how does it stick to the pan?

    The best bet is to find a method of oven baking bread that suits you. There are some simple no-knead solutions and there's the 'crock' method.

    A bread maker is just one more appliance to go wrong.
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    Quote DavidT View Post
    A bread maker is just one more appliance to go wrong.
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    A television, microwave, cell phone and computer are examples of products that emit radiation
    I confess to owning a computer.
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    Simple Human Brushed Butterfly Bin - I've got one of these too, perfect size & shape for the gap I had, otherwise I would never have paid £60 for rubbish storage
    Also have:
    no kettle (and... breathe!)

    basic cheapie toastie maker, had for years, used one or twice a year.

    basic cheap microwave, reheating etc.

    cheap range steamer - used a few times, now limescaled & looks filthy, haven't got around to cleaning it. Also rice part doesn't work at all.

    basic cheapie toaster, for thawing sliced bread mostly

    stick blender - always makes a terrific mess though. Mostly used for making cheesecakes.

    cheap food processor - wanted, barely actually used.

    Electronic scales

    Salad spinner - doesn't plug in so not sure of it's "gadget" status? Rarely used anyway.

    Melon baller - absollute rubbish. Bought it to make pretty ice cream balls, didn't work.

    Removable bottom cake tin - again rubbish, leaks through the sides so have to line with foil anyway.

    Are we including cookware? Mesh cover for frying pans, in theory to stop fat spitting. Mostly used to drain water from pans these days, even to seive flour. anyting except the intended use, which it doesn't do.

    My list seems to be turning into "useless kitchen items" so I'll stop there!

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    I am reviving this thread as I love kitchen gadgets! I don't have much at the moment as I'm poor and my flat is tiny but I have:

    - a kettle
    - a hand blender
    - a microwave (came with the flat)
    - a coffee grinder (for seeds)

    I would love a toaster and a blender, I'm working on it
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    I have a Vitamix, food processor, stick blender, coffee and spice grinder (one for each), electric kettle (good buy!), toaster oven.

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    Vitamix
    I have to ask, are they worth the money?
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    Yes!

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    Heh and here I was all excited about my little set of knives from chicago cutlery.

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    My knives come from poundland, £1 for 5.
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    I have:

    -Breadmaker
    -Microwave
    -Food processor (just a real cheap one)
    -personal sized blender (good for one smoothie, or dips and such)
    -Juicer (jack la lanne or something like that. pretty novice juicer :P)
    -Toaster, kettle, hand mixer (but who doesn't have those?)

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    -Toaster, kettle, hand mixer (but who doesn't have those?)
    I don't have a toaster

    I will buy one at some stage but the main issue is figuring out where to put it... it'll have to go in the sitting room with the microwave! No room in the kitchen!
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    I<3 my Vitamix. I got mine from QVC on flex pay. The total was a little over $400, but it was spread out over five payments. I also have a Jack LaLanne Power Juicer and a Cuisinart food processor. I use those three gadgets the most. I also love my pressure cooker.

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    Quote KnittinMama View Post
    I<3 my Vitamix. I got mine from QVC on flex pay. The total was a little over $400, but it was spread out over five payments. I also have a Jack LaLanne Power Juicer and a Cuisinart food processor. I use those three gadgets the most. I also love my pressure cooker.
    I suppose $400 over 5 payments isn't too bad but it's still out of my price range at the moment!

    What is the main thing you use your pressure cooker for? Beans?
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    I have the Enpee commercial blender, it's the same style as a vitamix, is 2200w, 3HP, and is immense at £280, you can see it in action here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MtV6JZkKMM £20 off if you quote his website too. They are out of stock at the moment but you can get £60 off if you put your name on the pre order list here http://www.enpeefurniture.co.uk/enpe...l-blender.html. I use mine every single day, love it, it's probably one of my best ever purchases (i dont work for them, honest!)
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    Oh, forgot I have a Fagor 3 in 1 electric pressure cooker. Great for beans, making seitan, fast mashed taters.

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    I just got a food processor.

    I tested it out by chopping and grating carrots and now I have to make something with all the processed carrot!
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    Drawer1 of other small items:



    Drawer2 of other small items:



    + several cupboards more.
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    Quote Blueberries View Post
    I just got a food processor.

    I tested it out by chopping and grating carrots and now I have to make something with all the processed carrot!
    Heat enough oil to very lightly coat the quantity of grated carrots.

    Chuck in black or brown mustard seeds (about 1/3 quantity, by volume, of oil)

    Cook seeds untill they are popping (splatter guard recomended!)

    Dump oil and seed straight onto grated carrot.

    Stir immediately untill evenly mixed.

    Serve.

    Enjoy!
    All done in the best possible taste ...

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    Quote Cupid Stunt View Post
    Heat enough oil to very lightly coat the quantity of grated carrots.

    Chuck in black or brown mustard seeds (about 1/3 quantity, by volume, of oil)

    Cook seeds untill they are popping (splatter guard recomended!)

    Dump oil and seed straight onto grated carrot.

    Stir immediately untill evenly mixed.
    Sounds good CS!
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    Sounds good CS!
    It's genius is it's simplicity, BB. I think I first got the recipe from a Madhur Jaffrey book on Indian vegetarian cookery (which happened to be one of the two books that led me to knocking meat on the head), btw.

    Anyways, I was going to say "who needs kitchen gadgets when you can get a woman?" () but in my house that's simply not true.

    Kitchen is MY domain, MINE! MINE! MINE! I say!

    Gadgets include:

    Set of 4 Global knives (not a problem, fingers can be re-attached)
    Dualit liquidiser, toaster, kettle and espresso machine
    Rice cooker
    Microwave steamer
    Spice grinder
    Hand blender with mini food processor attachment

    Penalty for improper use (failure to perform culinary miracles, basicaly) of any of the above is having the proper use of said gadgetry 'explained' untill the mis-users will to live is crushed.

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    My knives come from poundland, £1 for 5.
    Jeebus!!!

    My Globals cost up to £100 each.

    Worth every penny, mind. You can slice the top off a carrot before it has time to scream.
    All done in the best possible taste ...

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    Quote Cupid Stunt View Post
    Jeebus!!!

    My Globals cost up to £100 each.

    Worth every penny, mind. You can slice the top off a carrot before it has time to scream.
    They're actually really good
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