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Kitchen gadgets that changed your life?

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Peoppy · 01/06/2024 16:39

Love my rotary cheese grater - always hated grating cheese but this is a game changer.

Meat thermometer.

What kitchen gadgets do you actually rate?

Changed your life may be slightly ott*

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longdistanceclaraclara · 01/06/2024 21:48

Really decent knives and get a sharpener once a year to keep them sharp

Phantasmagorically · 01/06/2024 21:31

I always congratulate myself at Christmas time for having a proper office style sellotape dispenser.

Kaleidoscope101 · 01/06/2024 21:23

Air fryer
Joseph and Joseph knives (set of 3)
Knife sharpener - game changer
Tape dispenser. Only cost a few quid but is brilliant

Shouldbedoing · 01/06/2024 21:19

Someone shared a link to that chopper early on in the thread

Shouldbedoing · 01/06/2024 21:18

And wooden tongs for retrieving stuck toast. They stick to the toaster with a magnet. Lakeland originally.

Clevs · 01/06/2024 21:16

Garlic Twist
Pampered Chef tin opener.

I also use to own an onion chopper that was really good at chopping onions really finely. It broke and I haven't got round to replacing it yet. Every time I chop onions I remind myself to get another! It was like this one but it had a small bowl on the top instead of the bottom.

Kitchen gadgets that changed your life?
Shouldbedoing · 01/06/2024 21:16

I treated myself to a second butter dish. Allows me to start a new pack for visitors and use up or wash the other butter
dish in my own time. Gamechanger.

Roundroundthegarden · 01/06/2024 21:14

Pillowface1 · 01/06/2024 18:58

Yes to the aldi pancake maker. Cheap as chips, bought before Covid and used EVERY school day for pancakes for breakfast or french cinnamon toast. Served with a frothy cappuccino to my thoroughly spoiled children, it was what got them up for their online classes.
Still used very regularly. I keep my pancake mixture in a 2 litre milk carton in the fridge.

Sounds interesting can you link it please?

darksigns · 01/06/2024 21:12

Nespresso machine
Ice cream machine
Microwave toasted sandwich maker

familyissues12345 · 01/06/2024 21:10

Sistema microwave veg steamer - fab!

Jamie Oliver Tefal one pot thing. Can go from hob to oven

Pleasehelpmedress · 01/06/2024 21:05

Margaritawithlime · 01/06/2024 17:53

Ninja 9in1 - I can pressure cook, slow cook, Air fry, bake (and make yoghurt??)

cheapo pancake pan from Aldi - never saw the need and the kids convinced me one pancake day. We make crepes all the time now. Never stick, always flip - no shit first pancake just fab. The low sides just make it a dream.

meat thermometer - wouldn’t be without one.

I think I've got the same pancake pan as you! Bought it on a whim one year but it's absolutely amazing 😄

seven201 · 01/06/2024 21:05

Mini silicone ended tongs. My dh thought I was ridiculous buying them, but I loved them so much I now have two.

Meat thermometer.

ItsOnlyJustBegun · 01/06/2024 21:02

This Ninja chopper…

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ninja-NJ1002UKBK-NINJA-Chopper-Black/dp/B01B81R34U?th=1

….and a Warhl (sp?) handheld blender - no longer available ☹️

Slapmyself · 01/06/2024 20:56

Air fryer and pressure cooker . I have not used my oven/hob for over a year

Pixiedust1234 · 01/06/2024 20:51

That mechanical cheese grater looks amazing. Do you have a specific brand (or link)?

Thejackrussellsrule · 01/06/2024 20:51

Electric can opener - had my current one 15 years +

Ninja air fryer/ grill - only really got it for my son as he cooked chicken every day and I was sick of the oven running for ages - I use it so much.

Fridge/freezer with an ice dispenser. An absolute must for gin and tonic!

DeLonghi coffee maker, takes dolce gusto pods, didn't think I'd make much use of it, I definitely do.

Cafetiere pot, not really a gadget, but I use it every day. I make a pot, pop it in flasks for work.

TheDogIsInCharge · 01/06/2024 20:49

Instant Pot Duo
Kitchen Aid
Microplane
Lavazza Desea coffee machine
Sodastream

All used very very frequently and adored.

AlisonDonut · 01/06/2024 20:44

That reminds me, also both my Aeropress and my Lidl stand mixer.

Gunz · 01/06/2024 20:35

Italian coffee pot that goes on the stove. God knows how many coffee machines, filter coffee devices I have been through over the years. Don't need to worry about filter papers or cleaning out various parts of the machine!

eileandubh · 01/06/2024 20:00

Panasonic bread maker - would still be happily rustling up fresh bread twice a week if I wasn't already the size of a house
Sage bean to cup espresso machine - absolutely worth it
Rice cooker from Yum Asia - makes rice so easy, DS asked for one to take to uni so he could maintain his considerable carb intake 'without needing to like use a pan or whatever'

I bought an Instant Pot during the last energy panic-buying spree but didn't really get to grips with it: I thought I'd be turning out flavoursome pressure cooked casseroles and curries but everything tasted a bit bland and undercooked and it was so big it was like having R2D2 sitting in the kitchen. And then DH dropped the air frier lid, and someone broke the pressure cooker lid and that was that.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 01/06/2024 19:49

Peoppy · 01/06/2024 16:39

Love my rotary cheese grater - always hated grating cheese but this is a game changer.

Meat thermometer.

What kitchen gadgets do you actually rate?

Changed your life may be slightly ott*

Does it secure onto the worktop?
I have 2 of the flat plane graters - coarse and fine . The are hard work , but I don't like the box graters .

Goes off to search up graters .................

Nat6999 · 01/06/2024 19:43

Joseph Joseph microwave rice cooker
Joseph Joseph cutlery & knife inserts for cutlery drawer

blackfushia · 01/06/2024 19:42

Pressure cooker
Remoska
Yoghurt maker
Microplane