What's your favorite kitchen gadget?

tropicpalm
tropicpalm Posts: 39 Member
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When I was making dinner tonight, I used my handy dandy Pampered Chef Oil Spritzer to spray on the chicken I was baking. I realized how much I use it to cut down on oil calories and fat and don't give up the taste. I use good, organic virgin olive oil in it and I'm not getting all the chemicals they add to the spray cans.

Got me wondering if there are any other gadgets out there I don't know about that might help in my dieting efforts. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Cat
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  • newbeetler
    newbeetler Posts: 197 Member
    The Tefal Fresh Express

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tefal-MB750G36-Fresh-Express/dp/B006ZCU3T0

    Chops pretty much anything quickly.

    Grated cheese. No problem. a whole block in about 2 minutes. It takes longer to chop it down to a size that can go in.
    Carrots etc grated, sliced.

    5 different attachements for different sizes.

    Makes cooking a lot quicker.

    Unless of course I learnt how to chop properly.
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    hamilton-beach-hand-blender-59765-mdn9.jpg
    Immersion Blender= BEST THING EVER
  • Chadomaniac
    Chadomaniac Posts: 1,785 Member
    My Food Scale!
  • diadojikohei
    diadojikohei Posts: 732 Member
    I have an electric egg boiler. Prick the egg shells, put in the right amount of water for soft, medium or hard boiled eggs and bingo! Perfect eggs ever time!
  • ChristineH1001
    ChristineH1001 Posts: 65
    Vidalia onion chopper, I chop everything with ease, love it!! My Vitamix come in a very close second though.:happy:
  • ohnancy
    ohnancy Posts: 17 Member
    hamilton-beach-hand-blender-59765-mdn9.jpg
    Immersion Blender= BEST THING EVER


    Agreed. Mine's a KitchenAid. Makes soups, sauces, smoothies sooooo much easier than using a blender.
  • perfekta
    perfekta Posts: 331 Member
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    My food scale. It's super awesome, and green.
  • ohnancy
    ohnancy Posts: 17 Member
    My Food Scale!

    OK, that too. I use mine every single day!
  • NanzyBoek
    NanzyBoek Posts: 151 Member
    Blendar
  • Woomytron
    Woomytron Posts: 253 Member
    hamilton-beach-hand-blender-59765-mdn9.jpg
    Immersion Blender= BEST THING EVER

    Oh my yes!
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
    hamilton-beach-hand-blender-59765-mdn9.jpg
    Immersion Blender= BEST THING EVER


    Agreed. Mine's a KitchenAid. Makes soups, sauces, smoothies sooooo much easier than using a blender.

    Burned out a KitchenAid and a Hamilton Beach. Mine's a Braun.
  • PlumCrazyGirl
    PlumCrazyGirl Posts: 1,463 Member
    Use frequently -- Pampered Chef knives.
    Ok, it's not a gadget per say -- however - I view knives as investment pieces.

    The one item that changed my life -- citrus peeler.
    How so -- I wasn't a fan of peeling oranges until I got a citrus peeler.
    My citrus peeler is from Tupperware.
  • kristafb
    kristafb Posts: 770 Member
    My friends call me the gadget queen. I love them all but my favorites in the kitchen would be

    1. Egg genie - perfectly hard boiled eggs every time
    2 Ninja Pro blender/chopper set - So powerful & chops everything perfectly
    3. Pizza stone - cook everything on this & it makes it crispy but not burnt.
    4 Mandoline - cuts slicing veggies in half.
  • MsLilly200
    MsLilly200 Posts: 192 Member
    The food scale...

    And the stove. What? A stove is a gadget, a really big one, but whatever.
  • minikeeper
    minikeeper Posts: 5
    I purchased a Perfect Portions scale a couple of weeks ago that gives you the exact nutritional values based on the weight of the item-it comes with a booklet that has over 2000 listed foods-you key in that food's code and weigh it! Takes all the guess work out-is it a "large potato" or "Medium" I love it!
  • fishermanmatt
    fishermanmatt Posts: 308 Member
    Not sure if it qualifies as a gadget but I love my cast iron Dutch oven. It's cheap no name stuff that my mother found in a thrift store but it works great. After seasoning it with veggie shortening on the grill for an hour or so, nothing sticks to it. It cleans up really easy with hot water and a scouring pad (never use soap on seasoned cast iron). It retains heat really good for searing meat and requires little to no oil for cooking.
  • sallydurkin
    sallydurkin Posts: 211 Member
    my favorite is my ice cream maker.... Quzinart Professional Ice Cream maker, no bowl to freeze and I can make anything I want into ice cream, coconut milk and yogart with a little shredded unsweetened coconut perfect breakfast or snack with some fruit. Protien smoothies becomes protien ice cream. Just yogart its awesome, I love it.
    Also my blender it goes hand in hand with my ice cream maker.... except I don't like the one I have now mine broke got a new one it broke so bought a cheap one now on a hunt for a good one.
  • JVCB
    JVCB Posts: 72 Member
    Cuisinart "Griddler" with removable/switchable cooking plates. Grills just about anything quickly and no added fat necessary. My favorites are grilled veggies like red onion slices and peppers, chicken or shrimp, plus slices of eggplant to use for veggie lasagna.

    http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-GR-4N-5-in-1-Griddler/dp/B002YD99Y4

    I would post an image, but haven't figured out how to do that!??!!
  • nsagley
    nsagley Posts: 84 Member
    My Express Redi Set Go.
  • JlenniferL
    JlenniferL Posts: 48 Member
    The food scale, measuring cups and measuring spoons. The tools I use to measure and portion control my foods.
  • My0WNinspiration
    My0WNinspiration Posts: 1,146 Member
    My ginsu knives.
  • Aparz1
    Aparz1 Posts: 949
    hamilton-beach-hand-blender-59765-mdn9.jpg
    Immersion Blender= BEST THING EVER


    Agreed. Mine's a KitchenAid. Makes soups, sauces, smoothies sooooo much easier than using a blender.

    Me 3... best kitchen tool ever!! That and my coffee press :)
  • kae2one0
    kae2one0 Posts: 11 Member
    i have a regular GTC blender, and love it, but i'm going to get me one of those in the pic above..
  • carriem73
    carriem73 Posts: 333 Member
    Vidalia onion chopper, I chop everything with ease, love it!! My Vitamix come in a very close second though.:happy:

    THIS! I would die without my vidalie onion chopper. My Ninja smoothie maker is a close second though!!!
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    I can't chose only one:

    1. Food scale
    2. Food processor
    3. Good knives
    4. Gas stove
    5. Dutch oven
  • Jooliebean
    Jooliebean Posts: 57 Member
    Hurom Juicer.
    Vitamix blender.
    Excalibur Dehydrator.
    Omega food Processor.
    Kitchenaid immersion blender.
    Henckels knives.
    Good cutting board.

    Mason jars...

    Love my lemon juicer, and mango splitter as well.

    It's hard to pick a favourite, I could go on...and on...and on...lol
    BUT, those are some of my absolute favourites that I'm not sure I want to live without. EVER.
    Cheers! Great topic!
  • itsmelynn15
    itsmelynn15 Posts: 65
    My Nuwave oven!!
  • jessicawrites
    jessicawrites Posts: 235 Member
    Stand mixer!
  • cmadge3254
    cmadge3254 Posts: 8 Member
    My nutribullet! I love it! It has really amped up my nutrition. I eat fruits and veggies every morning
  • BamBam125
    BamBam125 Posts: 229 Member
    I ditto the immersion blender. I love mine.

    Not sure if this is a "gadget" but I also love my solid maple rolling pin. No handles or moving parts--just a 2 inch diameter rod of doom.

    I also love my box grater/shredder, my slow cooker, my rice cooker with a steamer basket, my cast iron skillet (which sadly I can't use right now because the new house's stove is glass top---grrr...), a potato/veggie peeler, a whistling teapot.

    I have a Stand mixer that gets a lot of use around the holidays. I need to get used to using it more for daily stuff though... and some cool attachments would be nice as well.

    My fridge is awesome too. Lots of space, freezer on the bottom, ice maker in the freezer, nothing on the exterior of the doors (no filtered water/crushed ice thing), no french doors, lots of adjustable shelves and drawers inside, and super high efficiency/energy saving.

    I also love my "french" whisks. They are harder to find in stores these days (at least good ones are hard to find... most in stores have handles that are too short), but my mom always had 2 or 3 and now I have 2 so far as well. They are springy and great for keeping things from sticking to the bottom of a pot (like gravy or a soup). They get right up next to the pot's edges and can be flush to the bottom of the pan as needed too. A college friend came to visit recently and she'd never seen a "french" whisk, but she fell in love too. Now she's on the hunt for one with a nice long handle---I suggest Amazon if you are interested.

    I want a dehydrator and a deep freezer. Hubby wants a food saver/vacuum thingy.

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