quickandeasycooking

There are a lot of small kitchen appliances that should have never been invented in the first place. Remember the hot dogger? At least, I think that’s what it was called. There’s also something that melts butter for your corn-on-the-cob. And let’s not forget The Pampered Chef’s famous apple peeler-corer-slicer. I bought that one when the twins were little, and while it was fun and got them to eat apples, it was unfortunate that it only seem suitable for the firmer Granny Smith apples. Red ones just fell to pieces. And then — my apple peeler-corer-slicer fell to pieces, too. Never fear, it came with a lifetime warranty. The hostess at the Pampered Chef party failed to mention you needed the receipt. Who saves the receipt from a friend’s “cookware party?”

But there are some kitchen appliances, tools and gadget I can’t do without. They make cooking as quick and easy as possible.

1.  Good knives: I have to have them. I can’t cook without them. I will fight to the death for my serrated bread knife from Chicago Cutlery.

2. A huge wooden cutting board: Rachael Ray is right about this. You need a large cutting board to speed your kitchen tasks along. We also have an acrylic one for chicken, but I’mn not sure that’s completely necessary if you wash the wooden one well.

3. An electric juicer: This one is probably optional for many, but I love my electric juicer. I add a couple of juiced oranges every morning to the jug of store-bought juice in the frig.

4. A great spice rack: I got it at Costco. It’s attractive and sits on my kitchen counter within easy reach.

5. A manual nut chopper: I received this at my kitchen shower 27 years ago and still use it almost every day.

6. The Cuisinart food processor: I don’t use it often, but when I need it, I really need it! It always performs faithfully.

7. My green rubber thing: I don’t know what the official name is for this green rubber thing that helps me open tightly closed jars. I have absolutely no upper body strength, and this grips the lids perfectly. It was a give-away from a bank in 1978, and I still use it just about every time I cook.

What about you? Any favorite gadgets you can’t live without?

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