Kitchen Gadgets

[Kell]

I'm just realizing that there are so many more interesting kitchen gadgets I don't have.  Can everyone let me know what they have and was it worth buying?
TIA

[Payson]

Not a gadget necessarily but a Santoku knife, a good one, has become an essential in my kitchen. A great multi-purpose knife if ever there was one. Also, a remote probe thermometer is very nice. Lowes has one for about $30. It's money well spent.

[car54]

Why not get a French maid to go with your kitchen.

Brad

[Consiglieri]

So Brad, gotta ask: does this "French Maid" suggestion have anything to do with your new rib convert?

And as for the kitchen gadgets, I suggest two: a food saver and a Cuisinart mini prep.  Smoking projects generally make more food than required for two people and you can freeze leftovers in portions.  Plus, the canisters can really help with marinating.  The miniprep is great for working with fresh herbs or grinding up whole spices.

Then there's another favorite for help in marinating the chef: the Rabbit wine opener.

[Scotty-G]

One Item I don't want to  be without -
The Magic Bullet

Oh yeah and my Vacuum Saver

Oh and my electric Garlic Roaster - 3 roasted bulbs within 30 min = )

Oh 1 more - temp probe/reader - IR as well as stick-in probe combo

[La Quinta]

A good stainless injector and an electric juicer. (Staple items at our house!) Kinda like beer for me.... bourbon for the hubby!!! :)

[NePaSmoKer]

Gadgets galore here

Many bottles of JD fer sippin

My BS

And my deck chair 

OH YEAH BABE

nepas  ;D

[Tiny Tim]

Plates and Silverware :P

Electric Food Slicer

Cuisinart Mini Food Processor (not sure which model)

Whatever Beer I can shoplift from our store

Pepsi

Very Cheap Vacuum sealer

And, my kitties' favorite gadget....fingers to open a can of cat food. lol

[acords]

Beer is always a good start





Make sure you look for the quantity discount

[Consiglieri]

Now we're talking.   Keggerator!  Do you keg yer own, or buy in quantity and wait for guys like me to vist?

Slicer is the one I forgot to mention, but pales next to the CO2 powered fun vessel!

[acords]

I bought a couple empties, and put them in the rotation from from the micro brewery that I buy from.

[Payson]

Here's my other "essential"!
http://www.flickr.com/gp/37149465@N00/9350p0

[acords]

Nice set-up.  Looks you are using ball taps.  I like them because the kegs are so easy to clean.  I have a couple of "pub Kegs" which are soda kegs converted to Sankey.  They are a little taller than the stock model so I can only fit 2 in my machine at a time.  So I went with the 15.5 model and I don't need to refill as often. ;)

[Payson]

Nice set-up.  Looks you are using ball taps.  I like them because the kegs are so easy to clean.  I have a couple of "pub Kegs" which are soda kegs converted to Sankey.  They are a little taller than the stock model so I can only fit 2 in my machine at a time.  So I went with the 15.5 model and I don't need to refill as often. ;)

Ball-lock fittings it is! Very easy maintenance! I love walking by and topping up my glass! Not really drinking another, just keeping the current one filled! I've added some stainless drip trays since I took the pictures. They are essential.

[acords]

just keeping the current one filled!

It's never a lie if someone asks you how many have you had and you say just 1 :D