Dishwasher. I hate washing dishes by hand.
Maybe not the most glamorous thing—I mean, there are people out there who take their specific kitchen knife or stand mixer really seriously—but in terms of the actual improvement to my life, I have a hard time saying that anything else competes.
Sink with running water, not having to go pump water.
A sharp knife. If that doesn’t count, my knife sharpener then.
Dishwasher. I hate washing dishes.
Sat here with a bucket of popcorn waiting for that one guy to come on here and say ‘my wife’ and along comes the fireworks…
The best gadget are bowl scrapers. I use them more often than knifes.
Gotta be my cast iron pans.
But for the unexpected item I can no longer function without: it’s the boiled egg slicer.
I love my “As Seen on TV” egg cooker. Up to 14 perfectly boiled eggs every single time with minimal effort.
Most loved? My knife. It’s a good knife. It can dice strawberries, it can peel potatoes, it can cut tomatoes.
I am personaly not a fan of kitchen gadgets. Many of them are less versatile reinventions of knifes. Nothing wrong with using them, but I am not the target audience, me thinks. :)
Fuck… I just realized my potato peeler is likely one of these less versatile reinventions of a knive. sigh I got got.
A potato peeler is an excellent invention, because it reduces the time I spend doing something I hate.
However, I have an even better method: don’t peel your potatoes. You can eat the peel, it’s even very tasty in pretty much all non-mashes uses.
Zojirushi rice cooker Cuisinart mini food processor/chopper Nice carbon steel Japanese knives
Hard to pick the top one, so I’ll list three in no particular order:
- My victoryknox kitchen knife
- My cast iron skillet
- My dishwasher
electric kettle
Food processor. I have issues with my hands and the ability to slice, chop, and blend items with minimal hand use is just fantastic.
My hand made for me chef’s knife.
Garlic press. I love garlic
Me too! I use a helix garlic press because it’s easier to press and does a better job.
Like this one:
Also, if you don’t have one of these silicone garlic peeler tubes, get one! It makes peeling garlic super easy.
I’ve never seen that press before, but my other press did come with a silicone tube like those. I use it 50% of the time.
Fridge. I’m always using it.
but the differences between fridges can be spectacular. i had a fridge where carrots go brown and become rubberlike within 2 days, and now they are kept fresh for a week and longer.
don’t be cheap on your fridge!
On the flip side some of the cheapest refrigerators have the most reliable compressors. LG freezer on top iirc where their more expensive french door models and what not are absolute trash.
