delyn Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I'm not sure if this counts as professional cookware, unless perhaps you are Leon the Professional. http://www.viceversa.com/Dynamic/Products,...temID,1447.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I'm not sure if this counts as professional cookware, unless perhaps you are Leon the Professional.http://www.viceversa.com/Dynamic/Products,...temID,1447.html That's the funniest thing that I've seen all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilrus Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 That's the funniest thing that I've seen all day. I covet that thing, even though it is a little sick. I just did some searching and apprently it is not for sale yet, according to some random website chatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delyn Posted April 28, 2005 Author Share Posted April 28, 2005 ..... and if you liked the knife set, there's the Mad Max pizza cutters. http://www.art.uiuc.edu/grads/mfa_04/flood.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 I'm not sure if this counts as professional cookware, unless perhaps you are Leon the Professional.http://www.viceversa.com/Dynamic/Products,...temID,1447.html If anybody is in the market for an egg separator, try this site. http://www.stupid.com/stat/EGSP.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delyn Posted August 22, 2005 Author Share Posted August 22, 2005 I'm not sure if this counts as professional cookware, unless perhaps you are Leon the Professional.http://www.viceversa.com/Dynamic/Products,...temID,1447.html And finally it goes on sale... Voodoo knife holder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I just saw this, a Thermo Balloon Whisk, in the new catalog from King Arthur Flour catalog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezepowder Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 ahem. I actually got one as a gift. I haven't had a chance to use it yet because the battery seems to have gone dead (it might have been left on) and I need to get a new battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sthitch Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I think that every food magazine has gone over this whisk. Everyone has said that it is useful when making a sauce, base or batter when temperature is important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 The more kitchen gadgets I buy the less I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 The more kitchen gadgets I buy the less I use. The more I buy, the less space I have to put them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcc Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 There are only a handful of innovative gadgets that I've really come to appreciate and would encourage anyone to check out that already hasn't. Silicone Basting Brushes ISI or MIU oxo angled measuring cups Digital Instant Read Thermometers Microplane Graters The one gadget that I've been waiting for since Christmas that seems to be gone everwhere is the Trudeau Pot Clip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsadler Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 oxo angled measuring cups I like the idea of these, but they crack way too easily due to heat/cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotteeM Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 There are only a handful of innovative gadgets that I've really come to appreciate and would encourage anyone to check out that already hasn't.Silicone Basting Brushes ISI or MIU oxo angled measuring cups Digital Instant Read Thermometers Microplane Graters The one gadget that I've been waiting for since Christmas that seems to be gone everwhere is the Trudeau Pot Clip. I LOVE my silicone basting brush! Instant-read thermometers and microplane graters are also indispensible in my kitchen. I tried the Oxo angled measuring cups. The concept is good, but they really don't last. They aren't dishwasher-safe--the markings wear off after a while. And mine fell out of the cabinet and landed on the counter, cracked. I've gone back to standard Pyrex, for a lot less money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Funny, my oxo cup has been through the dishwasher many times with no problems. While I thought my original post was going to bring out a list of items that seemed rather odd, I guess I will add to the list of useful items. I really like the push up measuring cups that Alton Brown touts for thick liquids and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm chen Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 This isn't SO innovative... but does anyone have experience with ceramic knives? That and the microplane grater are the two things I think my kitchen is missing. (Besides the 7.5-quart Calphalon pot I ordered last week.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principia Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 (edited) I really like the push up measuring cups that Alton Brown touts for thick liquids and such. The plunger cups are also available from the man himself. On the subject of measuring devices, I also get a ton of use out of the Emsa Perfect Beaker. As for recent device acquisitions, the Zyliss Rotary Grater has been very well-behaved. There's a second drum available for softer cheeses - in the event that your shop doesn't sell the package with both drums, you can send Zyliss a check for $7 and they'll send you the soft-cheese drum. Edited January 26, 2006 by Principia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I seriously think for 95% of my cooking all I use is a good pairing knife, cutting board, bowls for holding chopped stuff, and a 10 inch All-Clad fry pan. Add to the list a couple sizzle plates, tongs, and a spoon and a fork and I'm probably up to 99%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotteeM Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I seriously think for 95% of my cooking all I use is a good pairing knife, cutting board, bowls for holding chopped stuff, and a 10 inch All-Clad fry pan. Add to the list a couple sizzle plates, tongs, and a spoon and a fork and I'm probably up to 99%. I have been coveting my sister's sizzle plates (left over from when she had a restaurant)! I've looked around to try to find them or something similar, with no success. Where could a mere home cook like me get my hands on a couple of sizzle plates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Sizzle plates are excellent and I use them all the time at home. Sizzle Plates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotteeM Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Sizzle plates are excellent and I use them all the time at home.Sizzle Plates Thanks! I Googled like crazy and couldn't find them! These are perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenunda Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Thanks! I Googled like crazy and couldn't find them! These are perfect! has anyone seen the doohickey that looks a little like a plastic bazooka and cooks pasta? You pour in boiling water, set it on the countertop, and however many minutes later you have a cylinder full of cooked pasta (or vegetables or whatever). here's the link: pastaexpress.tv. i swore i saw one roll out of the kitchen at notti bianche the other day. i assume they're tired of "breaking the pasta to make it fit" in the pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gastronomnivore Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 The more I buy, the less space I have to put them After years living in a New York City apartment with storage space at a premium, my unbreakable ironclad rule is No Single-Use Gadgets. (And 2 uses may not be enough, either!) Current winners include a silpat knockoff from Sur La Table (the first thing I've ever found that was actually CHEAPER there) -- great for minimizing the clean-up burden after kneading bread dough, as well as the usual applications. But the list of doodads I couldn't live without is pretty short. How about a thread about hardware-type tools we use in the kitchen (recognizing the Microplane as grandaddy of them all)? I'm very fond of the needle-nose pliers I use to pull bones out of salmon fillets... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 After years living in a New York City apartment with storage space at a premium, my unbreakable ironclad rule is No Single-Use Gadgets. (And 2 uses may not be enough, either!) Current winners include a silpat knockoff from Sur La Table (the first thing I've ever found that was actually CHEAPER there) -- great for minimizing the clean-up burden after kneading bread dough, as well as the usual applications. But the list of doodads I couldn't live without is pretty short. How about a thread about hardware-type tools we use in the kitchen (recognizing the Microplane as grandaddy of them all)? I'm very fond of the needle-nose pliers I use to pull bones out of salmon fillets... How about the $10-$15 simple blow-torch for making creme brulee? Sure beats those fancy shmancy gormet ones. PVC tubing is good for some dessert work too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 How about the $10-$15 simple blow-torch for making creme brulee? They also work well for blistering and peeling the skin off of red peppers and chiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principia Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Here's another doozy: Pizza Fork. Oh, and even better, it comes in a set of two, so you can make sure you and your +1 look utterly ludicrous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Here's another doozy: Pizza Fork.Oh, and even better, it comes in a set of two, so you can make sure you and your +1 look utterly ludicrous. That is what I am talking about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezepowder Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Here's another doozy: Pizza Fork. That looks dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sthitch Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 And to think that I made fun of my wife for ordering Ice Cream Forks to match her silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Here's another doozy: Pizza Fork.Oh, and even better, it comes in a set of two, so you can make sure you and your +1 look utterly ludicrous. Ding Ding Ding.......Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzie Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I seriously think for 95% of my cooking all I use is a good pairing knife, cutting board, bowls for holding chopped stuff, and a 10 inch All-Clad fry pan. Add to the list a couple sizzle plates, tongs, and a spoon and a fork and I'm probably up to 99%. I agree with your list - my family lost everything in a house fire a few months ago and are living in a rental house with rental everything while we rebuild. Having had high quality kitchen gear before, then being exposed to the truly awful rental line which visually appears to be good quality but fails in use in every way, I no longer take for granted a good paring knife and chef's knife, as well as the All-Clad fry pan, an OXO peeler, a sturdy spatula, a real corkscrew, and a range of better quality wine glasses (Lord knows a bottle of wine is needed after watching your house burn down on April Fool's Day). I am spending a lot of time browsing the kitchen stores and catalogs - restocking the kitchen will be the one brighter spot in this whole experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 (edited) I don't have this. I don't even know where I can buy it, but a "Thup" would sure solve a lot of cocktail party problems. Edited February 3, 2006 by crackers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiral Stairs Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I don't have this. I don't even know where I can buy it, but a "Thup" would sure solve a lot of cocktail party problems. Although that particular cocktail party doesn't look like very much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzie Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Growing up, we had a variation of the pizza fork - it was a spaghetti fork - there was a handle on the side that when turned, also turned the tines and wrapped the spaghetti around the fork so you did not have to actually turn the whole fork. My brothers and I fought over that one fork so many times, I think my mom threw it away. I have never seen another like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezepowder Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Growing up, we had a variation of the pizza fork - it was a spaghetti fork - there was a handle on the side that when turned, also turned the tines and wrapped the spaghetti around the fork so you did not have to actually turn the whole fork. My brothers and I fought over that one fork so many times, I think my mom threw it away. I have never seen another like it. it's now motorized. http://www.shopatron.com/product/product_id=HGW10475/208.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 They also work well for blistering and peeling the skin off of red peppers and chiles. Admittedly, I used mine to touch up my chicken skin over on the Palena Chicken Project thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjsadler Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I can't believe that nobody mentioned the Octodog yet. Behold the Octodog!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I can't believe that nobody mentioned the Octodog yet. Behold the Octodog!. NOt to mention the motorized ice cream cone. It even comes in your choice of four colors. Is this a great country or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 I can't believe that nobody mentioned the Octodog yet. Behold the Octodog!. Mr. BLB took one look and started muttering about the work of Satan.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escoffier Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Personally for the Korean dinner, I'm going to order a bunch of these for people who can't use regular chop sticks. Fish Sticks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenticket Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Personally for the Korean dinner, I'm going to order a bunch of these for people who can't use regular chop sticks.Fish Sticks? No need to order any for me - I have a similar item (called beginners chopsticks or some such). They were handed out at the end of a Shirley Fong-Torres Wokwiz "I can't believe I ate my way through Chinatown" tour in San Francisco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escoffier Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 No need to order any for me - I have a similar item (called beginners chopsticks or some such). They were handed out at the end of a Shirley Fong-Torres Wokwiz "I can't believe I ate my way through Chinatown" tour in San Francisco I've seen you use chopsticks...I'm ordering two pairs for you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaghan Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 I want the Corn Zipper. Your go now. Keep it real, though. No wine pods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 I want the Corn Zipper.Your go now. Keep it real, though. No wine pods. I actually own something like this. It's essentially an expandable round knife, on a handle with a spring. You place it on the end of the cob, and strip quickly down. The spring is just strong enough to keep the blades on the cob all the way around, cutting the kernels clean off the entire cob in one pass. You can literally do an ear in 3 seconds. In the summer, one of my wife's favorite dishes to make is corn souffle, so this device comes in handy when she has a dozen or two ears of corn to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezepowder Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 I want the Corn Zipper.Your go now. Keep it real, though. No wine pods. I just bought a Corn Zipper this weekend at La Cuisine in Old Town! (So now you know where to buy one locally ). It works, but I have to admit that I need a little more practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinDC Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I just read about the corn zipper while eating dinner and found myself wondering what time Sur La Table closes because maybe I could run up the street right now and get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlliK Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I'm curious about getting a yogurt maker. And definitely an ice cream maker - I just need more cabinet/counter space before all that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I want the Corn Zipper.Your go now. Keep it real, though. No wine pods. I saw this today and immediately wanted one. I gave up eating corn-on-the-cob some years ago, due to the mess and the fact that I just HATED all that crap between my teeth. Plus, I make a lot of things which require taking the fresh kernels off the cob. The WaPo says they sell these at Home Rule on 14th Street--one of my favorite places in the city. These two guys bought this building that had been shuttered for almost 30 years and turned some of the detritus they found into an interesting mosaic for their cash register counter. I found myself explaining what had happened in 1968 to an entrepreneur who hadn't actually been born at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Gastreaux Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I want the Corn Zipper.Your go now. Keep it real, though. No wine pods. Trying.To.Stifle.Joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 What if the silk gets caught in the zipper? I think a Vortex Genie would make a great addition to any bar. And maybe an Anti-Griddle to replace the frozen ice/slush/granita components with equivalents made on-the-spot from the cocktail itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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