We were at the mall last night and I came across a Hasselback Potato Slicer gadget. Now, you know me, I love kitchen gadgets. And since I make a lot of hasselback potatoes, this seems to be something that I'll use. (Right now when I need to slice the potatoes for hasselbacks, I slice a thin layer from the bottom to keep it level, then nestle the potato between two Chinese chopsticks and slice down to the chopsticks; that way I don't slice all the way through the potato. It works for the half, but sometimes, the chopsticks move out when I'm slicing and then I go all the way through the potato....not good.) So I'm going to do hasselbacks tonight to go with Rick's hamburgers. Will let you know if it works out or if it was a waste of $11 (Don't laugh; this thing was on sale for $11; the actual price? $30! Ridiculous and no way would I have paid that much!)
Do you have any interesting (or not-so-interesting) kitchen gadgets? What's your go-to gadget or utensil? What was a complete waste of money?
My go-to gadget in our kitchen is a really neat colander. It belonged to my MIL and, honestly, it's the best thing I've seen. I probably use it several times a week. It's a colander, but it has a long handle and it looks like a saucepan. It's very light-weight, made of metal, and I can just pick it up and flop it into the sink to drain pasta or I can use it in a Dutch oven (very carefully). I don't know, I think it's great. It's very old and I'd never put it into the dishwasher, but it's easy to wash and dry by hand.
Do you have any interesting (or not-so-interesting) kitchen gadgets? What's your go-to gadget or utensil? What was a complete waste of money?
My go-to gadget in our kitchen is a really neat colander. It belonged to my MIL and, honestly, it's the best thing I've seen. I probably use it several times a week. It's a colander, but it has a long handle and it looks like a saucepan. It's very light-weight, made of metal, and I can just pick it up and flop it into the sink to drain pasta or I can use it in a Dutch oven (very carefully). I don't know, I think it's great. It's very old and I'd never put it into the dishwasher, but it's easy to wash and dry by hand.