Kitchen gadgets

[SandyDown]

Love cooking and am the biggest kitchen gadget collector…

Been surfing the net for onion choppers as have learnt two recipes that requires a lot of chopped onions, the food processor just minces the onion and its not good

…. But found this
http://www.marzipanuk.com/index.php?...d&productId=30

[AtW]

Love cooking and am the biggest kitchen gadget collector…

Sounds like you will make a good wife. Not only sure which one - 3rd of 4th?

[OwlHoot]

Love cooking and am the biggest kitchen gadget collector…

Been surfing the net for onion choppers as have learnt two recipes that requires a lot of chopped onions, the food processor just minces the onion and its not good

…. But found this
http://www.marzipanuk.com/index.php?...d&productId=30

I'd like to get a decent cheese grater. Years ago you could get a contraption with two hinged arms, with curved flap on the end of one and on the end of the other a hinged square "hopper" that could be opened to insert a cylindrical grater with a small handle. You'd put a cube of cheese in the hopper, and after closing the flap onto it, and holding the arms shut to maintain pressure of the flap against the cheese, turn the grater handle so that grated cheese would fall out from inside the cylinder.

This detailed, and probably inadequate, description is only because no one under the age of 40 has probably ever seen one of the gadgets. I know I haven't recently, despite looking.

[SandyDown]

I'd like to get a decent cheese grater. Years ago you could get a contraption with two hinged arms, with curved flap on the end of one and on the end of the other a hinged square "hopper" that could be opened to insert a cylindrical grater with a small handle. You'd put a cube of cheese in the hopper, and after closing the flap onto it, and holding the arms shut to maintain pressure of the flap against the cheese, turn the grater handle so that grated cheese would fall out from inside the cylinder.

This detailed, and probably inadequate, description is only because no one under the age of 40 has probably ever seen one of the gadgets. I know I haven't recently, despite looking.

Wow, sounds like a fab gadget, if I see one will let you know, unfortunately not many kitchenware shops are around where I live in Oxford, I ususally like to see and try the gadget before buying, so not keen on buying such stuff over the internet.

I hate the multi purpose food processors, I find they end up not being used for anything, I buy a dedicated specialised tool to do one thing that works so much better, only sometimes it gets used a few times

[TheFaQQer]

I'd like to get a decent cheese grater. Years ago you could get a contraption with two hinged arms, with curved flap on the end of one and on the end of the other a hinged square "hopper" that could be opened to insert a cylindrical grater with a small handle. You'd put a cube of cheese in the hopper, and after closing the flap onto it, and holding the arms shut to maintain pressure of the flap against the cheese, turn the grater handle so that grated cheese would fall out from inside the cylinder.

This detailed, and probably inadequate, description is only because no one under the age of 40 has probably ever seen one of the gadgets. I know I haven't recently, despite looking.

Car boot sale or charity shop. They used to be all the rage at one stage.

Not to boast, but my parents have two!

I can tell you're impressed.

[OwlHoot]

Car boot sale or charity shop. They used to be all the rage at one stage.

Not to boast, but my parents have two!

I can tell you're impressed.

Wow! Two?! Respect

[RSoles]

a contraption with two hinged arms......

LIDL did one of these about a month ago, about a fiver...
I've got one.

RS

[SandyDown]

LIDL , what's that??

I bought a couple of gadgets today cooked 4 awesome dishes will freeze for the rest of the week... need to cook another 3-4 more dishes and am set for the week.

I've been meaning to buy a crock-pot / slow cooker for ages – so got one today from John Lewis – colleague told me the best can be got from China town, only I can’t be bothered to go all the way into central London. Apparently in the morning before going to work I can just put the meat, veg and potatoes in the slow cooker and it will cook for 6 hours then go automatically into keep warm mode, so when me and the kids get home we’ll have hot food waiting for us. Hope crock-pot is as good as it sounds.

I really do like to cook, hmmmm when kids leave home in a couple of years I wonder who am I gona cook for , may be I'll be one of those mums who cookes loads of foods and send with her kids to uni every time they come visit, or even send cakes and cookies by post

[NickFitz]

LIDL , what's that??

It's the supermarket you go to if you can't afford to shop at Aldi. Surprised to see it mentioned on here.

I've been meaning to buy a crock-pot / slow cooker for ages – so got one today from John Lewis

Slow cookers are brilliant; I've been meaning to get one for ages, but as I'm only home at weekends these days it wouldn't really get used. Things like casseroles and stews (what's the difference between a casserole and a stew, anyway ) finish up with awesomely rich flavours after 6 - 8 hours simmering.

I'm hungry now...

[threaded]

What you need is one of these in the kitchen!