Kitchen Gadgets

AshEvelynn

I'm trying to be more creative in the kitchen and wondering if anyone has a kitchen tool/utensil/gadget that I don't know about? Just bought a spiralizer but excited to see what else is out there! What couldn't you live without?!

aeloine

Mandolin

cs2thecox

Just getting a basic food processor/blender combo was a revelation for me!
No more dicing onion, slicing things or grating things unless I really want to. Genius!

I have a super cheap Kenwood one (It's the FPP225 I think) and think it was amazing value for the money.

mmapags

A really good, really sharp chef knife and the skills to use it covers about 90% of what you'll need.

SuzySunshine99

This may seem odd, but a lemon squeezer! I had no idea how much juice could come out of a lemon until I started using one...so much more juice than hand squeezing and keeps the seeds out. Lemon juice is great for adding a lot of flavor but minimal calories.

AshEvelynn

Awesome ideas, thanks everyone!

Ready2Rock206

If you don't already own one - for weight loss a food scale is my most important kitchen tool.

madwells1

1. Good knives (this is the best purchase anyone will ever make)
2. Food scale
3. Electric pressure cooker
4. Dash Rapid Egg cooker
5. Food processor

sgt1372

I have more kitchen gadgets than I can count, - - 3 drawers and a cabinet full, not including a blender, food processer and a vacuum sealer sitting on the countertop.

Some just end up at the bottom of the drawer but I'm always on the lookout for new ones that I'd actually use.

Last kitchen gadgets that bought that I actually use are: 1) a mango slicer and 2) a cherry pitter. Great time/labor savers!

They're seasonal but if you eat and/or cook w/mangos and cherries, they're very useful.

Also recently bought a cheap lime squeezer but really didn't need it because I previously used a lemon squeezer for years to squeeze both lemons and limes.

AshEvelynn

Oooooo a cherry pitter!! That's a terrible job, I would use that for sure!

2011rocket3touring

George Foreman grill. I consider us "in a relationship".

AshEvelynn

lol

2bassets

The George Foreman grill is the one thing I can't live without! I also have a manual Farberware can opener that I recently purchased.

sgt1372

Ready2Rock206 wrote: »

If you don't already own one - for weight loss a food scale is my most important kitchen tool.

I've got one of those too but I don't consider it a "gadget." Definitely an important tool that sits right next to the food processor.

Oh yeah, one of the other gadgets that I use frequently is a stick blender - a Braun. Bought it years ago at Costco (I think) and it's a god-send for use when making split pea and cauliflower soup which are 2 of my faves.

Bought another stick blender (Cuisinart) w/a lot of attachments including a whip and small chopping container but I didn't think it was as good as the Braun and I didn't need the attachments.

So, I gave it to my GF who loves it. Got relationship points for doing that! LOL!!!

scarlett_k

Electric whisk.

sheldonz42

My wife used her Instant Pots 5/7 days a week.

Fitnessgirl0913

an immersion blender for making delicious soups!

mom2teebee

I love kitchen gadgets so I have a lot of them.

My Kitchenaid mixer and Instant Pot see a lot of use. I also have a Cuisinart Griddler and a small Breville convection toaster oven that also get used several times a week. I make several batches of homemade yogurt in my yogurt maker as well.

Capt_Apollo

love my mandolin, and my slicer thingamajig that I use for slicing hardboiled eggs into salads.

recently I got a crinkle cutter that I use to make roasted sweet potatoes.

Cbean08

It's not exactly a gadget,but I love tupperware.

xvolution

A good cheese slicer (block cheeses are cheaper and somewhat healthier than processed cheeses), cheese grater, rice cooker, electric sandwich maker and a good, well seasoned wok. Good tools for great, "healthy" grilled cheese and stir fry.

AshEvelynn

I'll have to check some of these out for sure! Thanks for all the ideas!

HeidiCooksSupper

This is one I don't use very often but I dearly love it for making very lean meats tender: a 48-blade tenderizer. I just used mine this week to turn boneless loin pork chops into tender cutlets. I whacked the chops with the vicious little knives and then pounded it thin. Yummy pork schnitzel you can cut with a fork!

Here's the link to the one I have on Amazon. The newer model also comes apart for washing but mine goes through the dishwasher fine and seems to come out clean. https://www.amazon.com/Jaccard-200348-Supertendermatic-48-Blade-Tenderizer/dp/B001347JK6

Tulip9

I have a really good quality large nonstick pan. I can cook lots of veggies or chicken at one time with very little oil.

corinasue1143

I use my tiny food processor cause it is so easy to clean, rinse blade, bowl fits easily in dishwasher. Also use my melon baller a lot, but never on melons. Take seeds out of apples, pears, butternut squash, etc.

cmtigger

Not on the cheap end, but I really like my vitamix, instant pot, and air frier.

There are less expensive versions of electric pressure cookers out there that work fine, but I have a gowise and an instant pot and the instant pot is much easier.

ktekc

I love my tfal optigrill. . .everything cooked perfect the way i like it since i've gotten it. . even chicken breast. I use it 3 or 4 times a week. We gave our george foreman to goodwill after buying it.

AshEvelynn

So many new ideas to try, I love it!

1976lulu

Slow cooker! Use mine twice a week at least

notquitecrazey

A tiny little ice-cream-scoop-style melon baller. It's great for portion control. Also small Pyrex bowls. It's amazing how much less I eat when I combine the two. Two little scoops of ice cream or cookie dough in a little Pyrex dish feels like too much with them, when it's less than half or what I would eat without them.

SoulOfALion5

A kitchen radio is a must have. Lol