FoodBanter.com - View Single Post - Most outlandish/useless/expensive kitchen gadget

"Alex Rast" > wrote in message
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> at Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:14:50 GMT in <1114110890.887833.128590
> @o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>, (Dr. Dog) wrote :
>
>>Anyone have any nominations?
>>
>>I'm loath to laugh at any of the things for sale now. Even a slotted
>>olive spoon turned out to make sense when one came our way. But is
>>there anything truly useless and preferably expensive that is on the
>>market now for chefs who have everything?
>
> Chocolate temperers
> Electric deep-fryers
>
> At a lower price point:
>
> Pizza stones
> Charlotte moulds
> Herb mincers
> Preformed pie shields
> Donut cutters
> Muffin-top tins
> Bagel slicers
>
> Actually, though, my favourites are ones many people would dispute the
> "useless" tag. My personal opinion is that the following are truly useless
> and people only use them out of habit.
>
> Microwave ovens
> Nonstick pans
> Stainless steel knives

Pretty good list with only three boners.

Pizza stone - essential for good crusts and certain kinds of bread.

Microwave - excellent for fish. Does a perfect job on risotto and polenta
with 1/10 the effort.

Nonstick pans - not really necessary but make so many dishes easier with no
loss in quality.

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