Someday I'd like a kitchen large enough to have a cabinet of gadgets.
Due to small space I have not much more than a few knives, an electric knife that needs sharpened, a hand held manual can opener, a blender, a hand mixer, hand held cheese shredder.
Not even room for a salad spinner. My lettuce has to be laid out on a new hand towel covered with paper towel.
If I eat a french fry, it's usually with BBQ sauce or I'll melt a bit of cheese, add some chili and jalapenos.
Float On: My "Happy Place" is on my little kayak in the coves of Table Rock Lake.
I do have a manual can opener that works by separating the lid from the can--no sharp edges, and a small rotary cheese/garlic grater that--though hard to clean--beats the knuckle busting kind.
I use what I have regularly and I wouldn't be without:
cuisenart (a wedding gift 38y ago),
kitchenaid mixer,
salad spinner,
air fryer (the few calories are awesome over deep fried everything),
breadmaker-love my self-developed 10grain recipe and my french bread,
toaster,
my various utensils,
1 good chef knife and 3 paring knives-I use these often and daily, and a good bread knife
a container of cooking utensils that sits by the stove,
garlic press-I can't mince that fine it seems,
coffeemaker
I never fell for things such as immersion blender and the many other "convenient" must-have appliances. I do have a nice pantry so only my cuisenart and utensils and coffeemaker are out on the counter. I love a clear counter when cooking!
An immersion blender is invaluable for making mayonnaise and blending soups. Fortunately, it doesn't take up much space.
My kitchen is a tiny, sad joke.
I consider the immersion blender to be a minimalist must-have. It's smaller and easier to clean than a blender. I have a KitchenAid, but it sits like a ton weight behind my home office door. We rarely use it. I would also would never have an interest in a fryer. I never had a Cuisinart, either, nor any desire for one.Originally Posted by Gardnr
I guess what you needs depend heavily on what and how you cook/bake.
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I bought a food processor when my shoulder started to hurt from too much chopping. I have a hand held mixer and a crockpot. Also a coffee pot and toaster. I recently sold my bread Machine. I am still using my revere ware that I bought 34 years ago.
I found this round mandoline vegetable slicer https://my-kitchengadgets.com/collections/best-sellers/products/round-mandoline-slicer-vegetable-cutter
Does anyone use it?
LOVE LOVE LOVE my Cuisinart food processor. I use it several times a week.
Surprisingly, I use my Cuisinart ice cream maker more frequently in the last few years than before.
Ice cream (even "premium") seems to have more and more gum-this gum-that. Even the expensive ice cream doesn't freeze to hard any longer. Yikes!
In warm weather, I make simple ice creams as well as lovely fruit sorbets with liqueurs. Yummy and not scary.
What kind of salad spinner do you use?
I don't know how many food processors I've had. So far, I like the mini-size for pestos, etc. The others either have been donated, or sit unused.
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