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[andiesenji]

Received my "open box" yellow Thermapen - it appears to be new/unused, so I assume it's overstock.

It's bigger than I imagined, and the "yellow" is more like a school-bus yellow.

Looks like a Fisher-Price™ banana slug.

Mine is slightly larger than my original Thermapen - I think it is because of the "Splash-Proof" seal.

[Shalmanese]

I bought the black one but, in retrospect, I maybe should have picked up a colored one to distinguish it from the rest of the stuff in my drawer.

[andiesenji]

I bought the black one but, in retrospect, I maybe should have picked up a colored one to distinguish it from the rest of the stuff in my drawer.

You could get one of the magnetic "boots" for the Thermapen - it glows in the dark. Only $11.00.

[andiesenji]

Here's a new gadget - I don't "need" one because I have my big two-handled pizza knife, but it sure is pretty.

Rosle Pizza Cutter.

[Rover]

I bought an OXO Good Grips corn cob stripper. It was 25% off and I was very much in corn mode as I've made Food52's showstopper Summer Corn Chowder 3 times in just couple of weeks. I think it's a good tool/gadget, but I'm not quite convinced that it's any better than a heavy, well-sharpened knife.. Perhaps I need to make more chowder ... just to be certain.

Edited by Rover, 17 September 2012 - 06:23 PM.

[andiesenji]

I bought an OXO Good Grips corn cob stripper. It was 25% off and I was very much in corn mode as I've made Food52's showstopper Summer Corn Chowder 3 times in just couple of weeks. I think it's a good tool/gadget, but I'm not quite convinced that it's any better than a heavy, well-sharpened knife.. Perhaps I need to make more chowder ... just to be certain.

I've used just about every gadget for corn cutting - I have my ancient "Lee's" cutter that works fine, especially when I need to cut a large batch for corn relish to be canned.

Recently one of the members in my book club advised me to try one of the curved "grapefruit knives" and by golly it works a treat for both cutting the kernels off the cob and for scraping the cob to get as much juice as possible.
The one I have is a Messermeister but any should work just fine. The curved blade means you only have to make four strokes, for an average-sized cob.

[Rover]

andiesenji - as soon as I read curved grapefruit knife, I could see immediately it would be right, serated and shaped - might have been designed for the job. I wonder if there's still one tucked away at the back of the drawer...

On the topic of corn and gadgets, the best method/tool I found for buttering corn on the cob is to take the heel of a baguette, spread thickly with butter and apply to still warm corn cob.

[Pam Brunning]

Can anyone tell me what they think this is. It is Ikea brand heavy weight plastic with stainless steel legs. A friend gave it to me and they didn't know what it is!

[Rover]

It's a little side table, I think I saw it promoted both as a sewing table and/or a craft supply stash/table. I don't know if IKEA is still carrying it, though.

[vimaladevi]

this may not be new but new to me, thought it looked useful for the home kitchen, but don't know where to buy one...

lap counter

[liuzhou]

This for sure is a kitchen gadget or is the gadget a kitchen?

http://forums.egulle...400000-kitchen/

[Adam George]

Can anyone tell me what they think this is. It is Ikea brand heavy weight plastic with stainless steel legs. A friend gave it to me and they didn't know what it is!

It's very obviously a giant jelly mould. Ideal for parties of 50 or more children

[Sam Sunder]

Nice useful and informative post. Thanks for posting it.

Edited by Sam Sunder, 15 October 2012 - 03:26 AM.

[DianaB]

Might the Ikea device be an ici bucket combined with tray for olives etc?

Thanks for mentioning the Rosle pizza cutter, andiesenji. My husband has been after the perfect, for him, pizza wheel for years. So far he is delighted with this. The packaging warns against machine washing but the thing comes apart easily and on the basis that it would get little use if hand washing was required it has been subjected to the washing up machine several times with no damage to date.

I've got beyond counting the money I've spent on other pizza cutters. I ordered this through Amazon Market Place where unfortunately the packing/postage charge was high. I'm hoping however that this sees an end to the saga and some new gadget will become the focus of my searches!

Thanks again for listing the cutter!

Diana

[jannereeves]

I think purple and Yellow are the colors which aren't selling, my kitchen cabinets are yellow though

[Toliver]

Kitchenaid has a new food processor with sliding button that lets you adjust the thickness/thiness of of your slices.
The adjustable thickness slider is a brilliant idea...no more different blade discs with a set slicing thickness,
Yes, it's an expensive machine. I hope this adjustable thickness button idea spreads to other (less expensive) models.

[rotuts]

I think Test Kitchen reviewed that new blade and didnt like it. they also said that the blade itself did not get close enough to the side of the bowl as the older model did.

for what its worth. and Kitchen Aid is one of their major sponsors. their review is a little hard to find therefore.

but ... presto here it is:

http://www.americast...php?docid=26352

I guess ( soooooo shocking! ) the stuff they use on TV is not necessarily what they like the best. but for a consideration ....

Edited by rotuts, 15 November 2012 - 04:53 AM.

[GlorifiedRice]

So the housewares inventor and manufacturer "Quirky" say they invented a household "Broom Groomer" and then accused OXO Goodgrips of stealing their idea, then they staged a protest in front of OXOs offices.

OXO then totally obliterated them in this online retort.

http://www.oxo.com/quirkyresponse.aspx

Classy and Classic!

[andiesenji]

So the housewares inventor and manufacturer "Quirky" say they invented a household "Broom Groomer" and then accused OXO Goodgrips of stealing their idea, then they staged a protest in front of OXOs offices.

OXO then totally obliterated them in this online retort.

http://www.oxo.com/quirkyresponse.aspx

Classy and Classic!

I didn't see the protest but I could have told them they were way off base... These have been around for at least forty years - the janitor in my office building always used one. In a medical building there are often gauze bandages and cotton left on the floors and the only way to get this stuff out of the broom bristles is to "comb" it out.
OXO is entirely correct.

I got one to use at home because of the dog hair during the "shedding" season.

Edited by andiesenji, 26 January 2013 - 05:00 PM.

[nickrey]

Being an avid foodie, I often receive kitchen gadgets most of which languish in some drawer or another. This year I was given a garlic roller which has already seen many uses. I thought I'd share it with you.

I'll start off with an observation that I can't use garlic presses. Maybe I'm using old garlic but the pressure needed to get the garlic through the holes has led to me snapping more handles of garlic presses than I'd like to recount. And yes, this includes some of the supposedly strong garlic presses.

Anyway on with the roller. I'm not sure if it's new but it was new to me and it works extremely well for my needs.

This is the garlic zoom roller cutter.



Here it is with the cutting mechanisms removed.



Now with a clove of garlic in the top.



After having rolled it back and forth across the bench top.



and the chopped garlic.



The brand is called chef'n. It's called a "garlic zoom." I've seen it on Amazon. This one is a keeper.

Edited by nickrey, 29 January 2013 - 06:13 PM.

[andiesenji]

Looks like a fun item to keep just to confound visitors... Thanks Nick.

[Mjx]

I was wandering about Copenhagen's Kødbyen (meatpacking/food industry wholesale district), wondering why so many people seem to be sick on the pavement in this area in the middle of the week, when I glanced up from the spew-obstacle course for a moment, and noticed a small shop call Tante T.
I carefully picked my way over to the door, and went in. The shop sells tea, and a variety of other things that go with tea, among which was this, and I immediately wanted it:



I was sceptical about the likelihood of this floating as shown in the picture on the box, but assured myself that it was worth the price to satisfy my curiosity (and if it had floated sideways or upside-down, it would just have been my diseased or dead shark )