Whats you’r latest favorite gadget.???

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  1. cluelusshusbund + Public Dilemma + Valued Senior Member

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    Mine is a 12 dollar dual kitchen-timer loud enuff to wake the dead

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    In the product reviews… some returned it cause it was so loud… an another said… why in Gods name does it need to make this hideous racket even when you touch the buttons to set the clock… LOL.!!!
     
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  3. exchemist Valued Senior Member

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    I'm not a great one for gadgets and I'm not sure if these qualify, but the recently bought kitchen equipment I am most pleased with are a pair of Masterclass cake tins and a cooling rack. These are heavy duty, thick metal and have a non-stick coating. The tins turn out perfect, evenly risen cakes every time, far better than the domed efforts many people end up with. The rack is easy to clean and the non-stick surface of the grid makes it easy to move the cooling cakes about on it without sticking. I'm also very happy with the Screwpull lever action corkscrew that I have used for about twenty years now. It works well for everything, except very old and crumbly corks, e.g. as found with vintage port, for which a manual corkscrew, used gently, remains the best option.
     
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  5. Beer w/Straw Transcendental Ignorance! Valued Senior Member

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    Instant Pot Max. Sure it's a company looking for money but with 15 psi you can make lentils without soaking them overnight!
     
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  7. exchemist Valued Senior Member

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    What's that? What we call a pressure cooker (French: cocotte minute)?
     
  8. Jeeves Valued Senior Member

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    Everybody's thinking of food? That's a very healthy sign!
    Mine are cooking tongs. I never had one until about four years ago when I watched contestants in a TV cooking show use them. Next time out shopping, I bought a pair, and have three more - wide, long and blunt - since them. Can't imagine doing without them anymore.
     
  9. cluelusshusbund + Public Dilemma + Valued Senior Member

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    Pressure Cook... Saute... Rice... Slow cook... Canning... Yogurt... lentils in 10 minutes... looks fun.!!!

    https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Pot-60-Max-Electric/dp/B077T9YGRM/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw7rWKBhAtEiwAJ3CWLK0Ke94_Tf7edgdHEpL7j34c7q3hW4TylzNnmh1gvAu3zETbt707FRoCFYsQAvD_BwE&hvadid=282585733323&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9016564&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=8465330810147911037&hvtargid=kwd-490966758875&hydadcr=20219_9566473&keywords=instant pot max 6 quart&qid=1632533527&sr=8-1
     
  10. James R Just this guy, you know? Staff Member

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    The gadgets that have sparked my interest most recently have been tensegrity structures. For example, try googling "tensegrity table". The illusion of anti-gravity appeals to me.

    I think I might also start playing with some hexaflexagons again, if I can find the time. My kids might like them.
     
  11. cluelusshusbund + Public Dilemma + Valued Senior Member

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    O crap... now i have 2 more thangs to add to my 2-do list

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  12. cluelusshusbund + Public Dilemma + Valued Senior Member

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    Well i can mark off makin Anti Gravity from my bucket list

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    Top this... JamesR.!!!

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  13. cluelusshusbund + Public Dilemma + Valued Senior Member

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    I guess these are springform pans you'r talkin about.!!!

    The prevous bastin brush i had was about 25 years ago an it had bristles that looked more like a paintbrush -- i threw it out after a few uses knowin that sooner or later some of them bristles was gonna start brakin off... an later on i was plannin on gettin a silicone bristle type brush an more recently i finally got-er-done.!!!
    Works grate an realy happy wit it

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  14. James R Just this guy, you know? Staff Member

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    Nice!

    I made a similar thing out of Lego.
     
  15. exchemist Valued Senior Member

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    Springform? No, jus' reglar tins wiv a removable base. Dey look lahk dis:


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  16. sideshowbob Sorry, wrong number. Valued Senior Member

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    I was thinking the same thing - low tech "robotic fingers" for things you don't want to touch with your human fingers.
     
  17. cluelusshusbund + Public Dilemma + Valued Senior Member

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    I have the bare minimum of 2... a must for servin salads an anuther pair for liftin jars from a pressure cooker.!!!
     
  18. cluelusshusbund + Public Dilemma + Valued Senior Member

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    Ah... takes me back to when i was about 4 an mom was makin a layered chocolate cake wit chocolate icin for a nabors birthday party... an she was just startin to ice it but then had to run to the nabors house for somptin... an i was settin on the counter right beside the cake an mom very clearly said... dont touch the cake... an by the time she got back i was eatin a handful of cake right out of the top center... an when she saw what i had done she raised up her arms an slapped 'em aganst her sides an then filled the hole up wit icin... LOL.!!!

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    Chocolate cake wit chocolate icin is still my favorite

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  19. Kristoffer Giant Hyrax Valued Senior Member

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    Latest "gadget" since this turned into a cooking thread is probably my chef knife.
    So damn sharp the onions cry when I pick it up.
    Have had it for a month and I still haven't had to sharpen it.
     
  20. exchemist Valued Senior Member

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    Ah lahks plain vanilla spunge, wiv ras'brry jam in de middew.
     
  21. cluelusshusbund + Public Dilemma + Valued Senior Member

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    Sounds dslish.!!!

    When i was a kid a substitute teecher was famous for givin out BIG cold jelly biskets if you hapen to walk by her house at the right time (mid mornin).!!!
    I guess they was leftovers from breakfast... an im still a big fan of cold jelly biskets

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    Simular items might work just as good(?)... but for sure these bottle brush cleaner balls make plastic containers squeaky clean.!!!
    JUst add 1 drop of dish soap... about 1/2" of water an swish the balls around for about 30 to 60 seconds.!!!

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    Best gas can delivery system ive owned.!!!

    Push button volume control -- slow / up to full stream... no dribbles... full safety features... strong/well made... Auto shut off.!!!

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