tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post7707693953672569944..comments2024-03-15T23:39:29.134-08:00Comments on Scribbit | Motherhood in Alaska: What's Your Favorite Kitchen Gadget?Scribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-91887279675047654522009-04-23T12:12:00.000-08:002009-04-23T12:12:00.000-08:00there are a lot of kitchen gadgets nowadays we can...there are a lot of kitchen gadgets nowadays we can use to maximize our cooking experience...Home Productshttp://www.homehangout.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-41893848869351747712008-06-02T23:27:00.000-08:002008-06-02T23:27:00.000-08:00A rice cooker is my favorite kitchen gadget!!A rice cooker is my favorite <A HREF="http://www.couponalbum.com/category/kitchen-groceries.htm" REL="nofollow">kitchen</A> gadget!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-44533227969445760752007-07-27T05:30:00.000-08:002007-07-27T05:30:00.000-08:00I want to let you know about a cool new product th...I want to let you know about a cool new product that I've discovered. It's called the Mini Mate, this product is placed in your fridge and uses activated oxygen to kill bacteria and eliminate odors, keeping food fresh longer. If you are like me I like to buy fresh veggies and fruit but hate to throw things away because organic foods don't have any chemicals or preservatives to help them stay fresh. I've found that the Mini Mate which costs right around $50 has saved me more than the cost of the product in keeping my produce fresh longer. I love saving money and knowing that the germs and bacteria that may be in my fridge are being eliminated, keeping me and my family healthier. This product is about 5 inches in size and runs on D batteries so all you have to do is put it in the back of your fridge and let it work. I ordered mine at www.orderminimate.com.Diana~Colvin~https://www.blogger.com/profile/15431056182427451475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-18851813607483107072007-07-20T11:11:00.000-08:002007-07-20T11:11:00.000-08:00Last month I went to the grocery store and bought ...Last month I went to the grocery store and bought some grapes, watermelon, and some cantaloupe. Not even a week later I had to throw it in my trash can. I was so disgusted I felt like I had wasted my money. I was telling my sister and she told me about the Mini-Mate. It is a device that you place in your refrigerator that will keep your fruits and vegetables fresher longer. At first I was hesitate until she told me how it had saved her $20.00 already. That is when I contacted www.orderminimate.com. Since buying the product I have not thrown away anymore fruit, and I have saved money. Plus I got a great gift. My mother said she wished they would have had the mini-mate when she had kids it would have saved her money.Diana~Colvin~https://www.blogger.com/profile/15431056182427451475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-34007635670075298752007-05-13T17:21:00.000-08:002007-05-13T17:21:00.000-08:00I have several gadgets I use regularly and love bu...I have several gadgets I use regularly and love but my favorite must be my better baker bowl maker by cook's choice (cookschoice.com). I've had the 3" one for awhile and use it mainly for desserts though it's great for making enchilada bowls. But I just recently got the 5" bowl maker and used it tonight to make cornbread bowls and filled them with chili. They were great and it's such a neat and easy meal to make. It's something different and I really like that.CookinsForMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717573252698878520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-57107266498088276492007-04-25T08:18:00.000-08:002007-04-25T08:18:00.000-08:00I can't do without my rice cooker and a sharp set ...I can't do without my rice cooker and a sharp set of knives.wayabettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06993697296070707945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-40132077463980278312007-04-23T17:21:00.000-08:002007-04-23T17:21:00.000-08:00I love my bread machine, but I couldn't live witho...I love my bread machine, but I couldn't live without my crockpot slow cooker. Or I should say -- I couldn't work full time and still cook for the family without my bread machine and my crockpot slow cooker. I'm on my second of both -- and I'm ready for a new crockpot. Mine is looking rather ratty from constant use. Aw, maybe it's just seasoned!Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-41127156128160756982007-04-23T10:10:00.000-08:002007-04-23T10:10:00.000-08:00The coffee maker - I need this one to make it thro...The coffee maker - I need this one to make it through the morning and to enjoy all the pie.<BR/><BR/>The oven/stove - makes life so much easier than cooking over the open fire... every night.<BR/><BR/>The dishwasher - enough said.<BR/><BR/>The faucet - by which I get running water. (Can you tell that I'm glad not to be a wife back in the early 1900's?) <BR/><BR/>A telephone - to call in dinner or to go out. Both work for me.Shaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02364055849106684154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-82810070156188300372007-04-23T09:37:00.000-08:002007-04-23T09:37:00.000-08:00I will add another vote for the Kitchenaid mixer. ...I will add another vote for the Kitchenaid mixer. I am not a big fan of kneading bread, but I like to eat fresh baked bread and my kitchenaid mixer does most of the work for me. My french silk pie is the better than my sister's who is the dessert queen. Its all because I have a kitchenaid and she has a hand mixer. Its the one spendy appliance I would replace if anything happened to it.<BR/>I also love my blender for making smoothies and milkshakes, my rice cooker, and my krumkake griddle...and I can't forget the crock pot. I have a beautiful digital crock pot that lets you set how long to cook for and then switches to warming mode when the time is up.Heffalumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166154112206680302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-79861037114886667112007-04-23T08:30:00.000-08:002007-04-23T08:30:00.000-08:00Hiya actually there are a couple of gadgets that I...Hiya <BR/>actually there are a couple of gadgets that I could not be without. My favorite is the garlic press - perfect minced garlic all the time with no mess. Another gadget that I use is the Mandoline that is a versatile vegetable slicer perfect for making salads. I picked these up in Brooklyn at a nice gourmet cookware shop called The PeppermillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-8735406496145294342007-04-23T04:54:00.000-08:002007-04-23T04:54:00.000-08:00My loves are simple things, and right now I feel l...My loves are simple things, and right now I feel like I could use quite a lot in my very basic kitchen. I only started cooking "for real" less than 2 year ago -- I still don't know how I got by before then, but for some reason the desire to cook just never hit me until I turned 30. Now I actually enjoy it, and I'm really pleased when a recipe turns out well.<BR/><BR/>As I love lemons, I adore my lemon zester -- sounds crazy, but I like zesting away at the lemons and knowing that my lemon pound cake is going to be *so* lemony!<BR/><BR/>Right now I would kill for some better knives, because I only have a couple decent knives, and I still don't have a knife sharpener. I need to break down and buy one... Plus, I saw a knife set recently at Habitat and I should probably invest in that too.<BR/><BR/>A few weeks ago the top to my absolute favorite skillet slid to the floor and smashed into a million pieces, so now I'm looking to replace it. I got it at Ikea, so it should be easy enough to replace -- I just have to find the time and the opportunity to get back there (I don't drive here, so sometimes it's a task to go anywhere outside of the city). But that skillet was a lifesaver for me, for cooking rice pilaf-style and for preparing all sorts of vegetables. So I'm dying to replace it.<BR/><BR/>My most recent *crazy* purchase was made on-line just this past Friday: I broke down and bought a Staub French cocotte (Dutch oven). Up until now I had been doing roasts in a large pot, but I think this baby is going to be a keeper... I can't wait to receive it! At least I bought it on special, but I still feel guilty about the purchase.<BR/><BR/>Talk about a novel-long-entry -- sorry about that! I just really enjoy talking about this kind of thing now...The Late Bloomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08337578942279132688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-78050995992280983442007-04-23T04:37:00.000-08:002007-04-23T04:37:00.000-08:00Well, since we moved to France, my favorite kitche...Well, since we moved to France, my favorite kitchen gadgets are a set of Williams-Sonoma magnets that have conversions for everything from grams to ounces and cups to ml. That and my electronic scale are getting a workout.<BR/><BR/>But, oh, how I miss my Kitchenaid Mixer. Now that I have time to actually use it, it's in storage in California!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-29049910835856080722007-04-22T22:32:00.000-08:002007-04-22T22:32:00.000-08:00I think I have two favorties that are related: My ...I think I have two favorties that are related: My microplane. I freaking love this thing: PERFECT for zesting fruit and for fine-grating cheese and fresh nutmeg, cinnamon or chocolate.<BR/><BR/>I also love my commercial sized kitchen aid mixer. I don't know how I lived without it.Loralee Choatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055102094371755499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-85799762432877194552007-04-22T12:50:00.000-08:002007-04-22T12:50:00.000-08:00you're so right about the cake stand, there are cu...you're so right about the cake stand, there are cupcakes i baked friday in it right now. yum! (there were 12 in there and now there are 3). anyway, i so love my kitchen aid mixer, a little pricey but worth the money to me. and i lovvvve love love crockpot. i've found millions of uses for it from chicken noodle soup to a spanish chicken i invented to pot roast. it's amazing. i have the tools and the good pots and everything, now I only wish we could remodel our kitchen!Christie O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16119774914469200174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-63508375231602300252007-04-22T08:15:00.000-08:002007-04-22T08:15:00.000-08:00My breadmaker 'died' and I'm debating about a repl...My breadmaker 'died' and I'm debating about a replacement [space.]<BR/>Otherwise, my favourite has to be the coffee maker, partly because it makes perfect coffee [European style, thick, black and crunchy] but also because it was last year's Valentine's gift [and it still works!]<BR/>CheersMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-49670811570760595502007-04-21T19:55:00.000-08:002007-04-21T19:55:00.000-08:00When Lovely Wife and I got married, my parents gav...When Lovely Wife and I got married, my parents gave us a bunch of Rada stainless steel knives. Also a nice sharpener. I'm never more than a couple of passes through the sharpener with one of those knives away from being able to easily cut ANYTHING.<BR/><BR/>I'm a guy, so, the stainless steel knives are shiny, and I like shiny. Plus, hey, sharp knives! What's not to love.<BR/><BR/>Measuring cups. Though, the one I'm looking for at any given time is always dirty or cannot be found. My theory is that the likelihood of finding the right measuring cup is inversely proportional to the importance of accurate measurement in today's recipe.<BR/><BR/>But razor sharp knives are the best.JAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272374108524693575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-41224069636769755642007-04-21T18:58:00.000-08:002007-04-21T18:58:00.000-08:00As much as I hate to admit it, the mircowave is my...As much as I hate to admit it, the mircowave is my best friend.<BR/><BR/>Kailani<BR/><A HREF="http://islandlife808.com" REL="nofollow">An Island Life</A>Kailanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07096922069154035797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-55951918682081056482007-04-21T17:08:00.000-08:002007-04-21T17:08:00.000-08:00I don't cook a lot, but my favorite gadget is my c...I don't cook a lot, but my favorite gadget is my cookie dough scooper. I know that's not the technical term, but it's like a very small version of an ice cream scoop and it's great for scooping out uniform pieces of dough for cookies and biscuits. Plus you never have to touch the dough, so it doesn't stick to your fingers and get all messy.Mercy's Maidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02289821516382280204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-81696913202603777192007-04-21T16:45:00.000-08:002007-04-21T16:45:00.000-08:00Practical answer: the mini Cuisinart food processo...Practical answer: the mini Cuisinart food processor. It does everything the large one does with much less fuss.<BR/><BR/>Fun answer: the curvy hand held slicer from Pampered Chef that allows me to make groovy cucumber slices or carrot slices or potato slices. It's makes veggies cute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-60513921207364706912007-04-21T16:08:00.000-08:002007-04-21T16:08:00.000-08:00I love my scraper too.And to beat a dead horse... ...I love my scraper too.<BR/><BR/>And to beat a dead horse... My Kitchen Aid Mixer. I love that monster.<BR/><BR/>What else? Garlic peeler, garlic press, lemon reemer, and half-decent knives. Can't do a thing without a good knife.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255026646819281620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-6730530633024844942007-04-21T15:18:00.000-08:002007-04-21T15:18:00.000-08:00For garlic lovers...I never realized how much grea...For garlic lovers...<BR/>I never realized how much great garlic flavor I get using so little fresh garlic until I got my garlic press. Now it is an essential for me, and I'm not mincing garlic with a knife any more.Marie N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02358976552469177345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-54235348040668931182007-04-21T13:25:00.000-08:002007-04-21T13:25:00.000-08:00Oh, my kitchen toys, how I love them.Kitchen-Aid m...Oh, my kitchen toys, how I love them.<BR/>Kitchen-Aid mixer. We've had it for nearly 11 years now, recently brought back from the dead by a wonderful repair man.<BR/>Pampered Chef rice cooker. In the microwave. Even does the fancy rice mixes.<BR/>My microwave steamer. I have no idea what it is, it came with the microwave.<BR/>My microwave (sensing a theme here?). My favorite setting (after "popcorn") is "fresh vegetables." Put veggies in the aforementioned steamer, push the button, and voila! perfectly steamed broccoli every time.<BR/>My crockpot. Must have a removable crock, preferably dishwasher-safe.<BR/>Panini maker. My husband got one for Christmas. We use it almost every day. Sandwiches, fish, even pound cake. It's wonderful.<BR/>Good stuff.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06600711458051601834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-72069085195999880292007-04-21T10:40:00.000-08:002007-04-21T10:40:00.000-08:00My husband is my favorite kitchen gadget...He's th...My husband is my favorite kitchen gadget...He's the one who cooks...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-56456959558593755672007-04-21T09:08:00.000-08:002007-04-21T09:08:00.000-08:00I make great desserts, but I am a terrible cook wi...I make great desserts, but I am a terrible cook with only about 5 recipes and I don't like cooking mostly because I'm a creative person who for some reason is not creative at all in the kitchen. I'm a bit afraid of making dinner because my new recipes seldom work out. This is one reason I love the blogs, there are quite a few cooks out there who can be counted on for a simple recipe that is tried and true with simple ingred. <BR/><BR/>However, since I am not a great cook, I open a lot of cans. I bought a Kitchen Aid can opener at Target on sale. It's bright Lime Green and works beautifully. It stores in the drawer and I love it. I also really like wooden spoons and that funny plastic thing that takes the skins off of garlic really quick. :)love.boxeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02450621259116289517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-53742936482875824902007-04-21T09:03:00.000-08:002007-04-21T09:03:00.000-08:00A rice cooker I really need. We had one when I was...A rice cooker I really need. We had one when I was a teenager and now I can't get it right without one! Kelly can make rice though so whenever we are having it he gets to help with dinner.<BR/><BR/>I have some kitchen gadgets but I am a baker who does it all the old fashion way. When I wasn't working I used to bake bread from scratch, kneeding it myself and all. There was something special to me about it. I may get a bread cooker someday but I enjoyed doing by hand. Hopefully when we move and I am home again I will get back into my baking. I do love Pampered Chef though and find a lot of their items to be necessities in the kitchen. Though I don't know that I have a favorite item.<BR/><BR/>I'd love to have my kitchen designed by me. Then I could make sure I had all the counter space I wanted and put things like the sink and oven where it should be in my mind. I always complain about the kitchen because things just aren't in the right place, in my opinion anyway.my4kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877891733197763535noreply@blogger.com