Alex Rast wrote:

>
> >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

Sorry, but I really like my electric deep fryer. It does a great job on
chicken wings, calamari and the occasional batch of French Fries or Onion
rings. I have also made a few batches of donuts and the annual batch of apple
fritters in that thing.