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Kitchen gadgets that changed your life?

195 replies

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*

Kitchen gadgets that changed your life?
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BallaiLuimni · 01/06/2024 16:46

I also bought my DH a churro maker for his birthday which he loves.

Hermittrismegistus · 01/06/2024 16:51

A tape dispenser -to tape down open food packets and boxes. It's made such a difference to my kitchen experience.

Offcom · 01/06/2024 16:54

A tiny, carbon steel frying pan that fits one egg. I use it almost every day, think it’s because it doesn’t feel like a drag to clean it

Offcom · 01/06/2024 16:55

Hermittrismegistus · 01/06/2024 16:51

A tape dispenser -to tape down open food packets and boxes. It's made such a difference to my kitchen experience.

Ooh, just a normal tape dispenser like you’d have in an office?

Pillowface1 · 01/06/2024 17:02

My Sistema rice cooker, used multiple times a week.
Airfryer.
Pressure cooker.
Small 3.5ltr slow cooker

SeaToSki · 01/06/2024 17:07

Meat thermometer

Microplane grater

Kitchen scissors/shears that I can take apart and put in the dishwasher

QueensOfTheVolksAge · 01/06/2024 17:08

I'd second the Sistema rice cooker. My rice has increased in quality exponentially thanks to that!

Collapsible sieve. Takes up less room in the drawer.

Proper sharp pizza wheel (mine is an Oxo goodgrips one I think, ditto can opener).

Carbon steel frying pan. I have got rid of all nonstick products as I think they cannot be healthy for us, long term. The carbon steel pan is excellent, no weird coatings, cooks things properly. Mine is a Skottsberg one, not the highest range in the world but it's very well made (25 yr guarantee) and I love it.

Proper equipment to brew my loose leaf teas ..Very niche but all of it is invaluable to me!

Bamboo handles mop, more expensive but I always snap the cheap ones.

Brabantia bin, I kind of hate it (wish I'd got one with a foot pedal) but it lasts and lasts and lasts and lasts and lasts 😅

Matildatoldsuchdreadfullies · 01/06/2024 17:09

A really good potato peeler.

And a cheapo paella pan

semideponent · 01/06/2024 17:12

A Vitamin for soups and hummus

Peoppy · 01/06/2024 17:13

BallaiLuimni · 01/06/2024 16:45

Does the rotary cheese grater get all gunked up? We had a slightly different one years ago and it only lasted a few months because it was impossible to clean.

My one is very basic - a 'saute pan' which is like a very large frying pan with high sides. My sister asked me to buy her one for her birthday as hers had died so I got one for myself and I use it at least once a week and love it.

https://www.procook.co.uk/product/professional-steel-saute-pan-lid-uncoated-28cm-4200ml?nbt=nb%3Aadwords%3Ax%3A18245629585%3A%3A&nb_adtype=pla&nb_mi=127414221&nb_pc=online&nb_pi=7513&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwjeuyBhBuEiwAJ3vuoTY_LfTmuSSegZxMu9WmZyN6KxA3T5emRbSSIcJVYBUCq8WUmLyjGBoCE2UQAvD_BwE

Never had a problem

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weegiemum · 01/06/2024 17:13

A vegetable chopping machine.

I'm disabled and my hands don't work very well so my dd2 bought this for me and I've only cut myself on it once! Great for onions, peppers, mushrooms, potatoes for soup, carrots, also is a grater and slicer but I mainly use the dicing fitting. It got me cooking again as I'd cut myself quite a lot and was a bit scared of knives!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fullstar-Mini-Vegetable-Chopper-Container/dp/B0BHSXFTGH/ref=ascdffB0BHSXFTGH/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=658914642686&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10308821305871081151&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007336&hvtargid=pla-1943828611163&psc=1&mcid=d877d05b7d9e30cfb9cfaa8e03e1a893#immersive-view1717258202371

Fraaahnces · 01/06/2024 17:14

My mini electric skillet. I work shifts and frequently want something hot when I come home from work at stupid o’clock. I can put a teaspoon of oil in it and pan fry five or six dumplings until they’re crispy on one side. I then plop them over onto another side, pour over a bit of water to steam them and they’re delightfully crispy on two sides and steamed to perfection in a couple of minutes. Once done all I have to wash up is a tiny, wee saucepan not much bigger than a wide cup and its lid. (And the bowl and chopsticks I ate with.) *Also perfect for noodles too!

Kitchen gadgets that changed your life?
Hermittrismegistus · 01/06/2024 17:15

Offcom · 01/06/2024 16:55

Ooh, just a normal tape dispenser like you’d have in an office?

Yes, just a normal tape dispenser.

Elsewhere123 · 01/06/2024 17:15

Mini chopper. Grates cheese, makes breadcrumbs, hummus, garlic ginger paste for curries, fresh coriander chutney

mondaytosunday · 01/06/2024 17:16

Boiling water tap. Love it love it love it.
But, expensive to initially install.
Other than that love my cheapo sandwich maker!

MonsteraMama · 01/06/2024 17:19

I've got a metal rotary cheese grater that was my gran's, it's older than my mam so probably considered an antique now, but it still works better than any box grater or Microplane I've ever used. I swear by it.

I also couldn't live without my beautiful unnecessarily enormous wok.

AlisonDonut · 01/06/2024 17:21

My Remoska.

If I am uninspired I can just chuck onions, potatoes and any other veg in it, turn it on, stir after 30 mins and then 5 mins before serving, chuck in some cheese and seasoning and you have a meal.

I've never had a bad meal out of it, no matter what I put in.

It is also good for doing mashed potatoes, they don't get watery as you don't have to put water in them at all, and they don't collapse, they just cook, get mashed and then you bung seasoning, cheese on and you have perfectly mashed spuds.

Fifthtimelucky · 01/06/2024 17:24

My favourite thing is my Bamix stick blender.

It's much better than my previous one and is used almost every day for things like blending soups and sauces, whipping cream, and making mayonnaise.

TicTac80 · 01/06/2024 17:28

Instant Pot Duo - I've had it for 8yrs, and it's great. I use it to make yogurt, pressure cook stuff in and slow cook.

Thermomix TM6 - expensive (I got it with some money that my parents left me 3yrs ago), but worth it. A friend had a TM5 and I saw how versatile it was over the years. I use it pretty much everyday. It will slice, grate, sauce, steam, cook rice, boil eggs, sous vide, grind stuff, do all kinds of food prep and cooking. Really handy when you're juggling FT work, solo parenting and wanting to cook lovely food. I can quickly do the prep and then leave it to do its thing whilst I'm seeing to the kids/sorting the house etc, and food won't be burned or overcooked. It has an app (for recipes etc) that syncs with the machine itself, so you can choose meals for the week, and it can link to a grocery app to automatically add anything you might need for that week. You can also use it without the app.

Panasonic Breadmaker - this was one my parents had (so it's an old model) and I got it when they died. It makes lovely bread, but can also do cakes and jams.

Ninja airfryer - I've got the dual drawer one. Very efficient cooking, faster than my oven. Safe and easy for my kids to use too.

The above gadgets mean that I rarely use my hob or oven!

Moulook31 · 01/06/2024 17:33

Hermittrismegistus · 01/06/2024 16:51

A tape dispenser -to tape down open food packets and boxes. It's made such a difference to my kitchen experience.

Best idea. I have the same.

BIWI · 01/06/2024 17:36

I also love my Quooker, but not only was it expensive to buy in the first place, we've also had to have it repaired/bits replaced twice now. Once under warranty, the second time at a cost of £290. So not really sure I'd recommend it on that basis.

I knew that I loved it, but didn't realise quite how much I loved it, and how much more convenient it is than a kettle (as well as keeping our worksurfaces less cluttered) until it broke and we had to go back to using a kettle!