Devices and desires

[Schielke]

I have an ice cream maker, and I love it.  Best wedding present I got (and getting presents, IMO, is the only real advantage over living in sin anyway...)

My gadget desire is to get a smoker.  Alas, it's just not feasible living in an apartment with no outdoor space...  But the day after I move into a place with a yard, I'm getting one!

The answer to your problem is creative ducting!!!!

[Andrew Fenton]

You should have seen the look on my wife's face when I suggested roasting chickens on a spit in the fireplace...

[slkinsey]

Oh.. I TOTALLY want a wind-up girarrosto I can fit in the oven (and hopefully in a fireplace some day).

[sandra]

I want a blast chiller and food vacuum

[Suzanne F]

Oh.. I TOTALLY want a wind-up girarrosto I can fit in the oven (and hopefully in a fireplace some day).

Damn! Just when I was thinking, No, I'm satisfied with my lot . . .

Even just a decent countertop rotisserie unit would be nice. And an espresso machine that gives good head (aka, makes a decent crema ). And a fridge that my condiments won't fill immediately.

To those who want Italian ice cream machines: check Williams-Sonoma for big sales; I got mine for something like $200, down from $500 -- although that was about 5 years ago.

And, re Mandolines: Benriner beats Bron in sooo many ways, as Jinmyo pointed out. Do you really, REALLY need to make gaufrettes? (well, yeah, sometimes ) But homemade chips are still very impressive.

[Sam Iam]

A food vacuum, now that's the ticket! And a kitchen blowtorch. What else do I crave?

A small greenhouse, where I can grow my own hydrophonic tomatoes in the winter, along with herbs. (OK it's a large gadget.)

I have four ice cream freezers, and I only use the White Mountain electric and Cuisinart with the freezer container. Perhaps if I get busy, sell 2 on Ebay, plus one of my two Brons, plus two of my extra food processers, plus a whole room full of extra shit, I can buy some more stuff I really need.

Edited July 11, 2003 by Sam Iam (log)

[bloviatrix]

In the category of reasonable desires, I would like a citrus press. My wrist is aching from all the lemons I juice. I also want to replace my fridge and stove.

But what I really want is much bigger kitchen suitable for the kosher cook. As long as I live in a NYC apartment this will never be possible.

[fifi]

I want a magic gadget that you put unpeeled garlc cloves in at one end and out the other comes perfect diced garlic. I don't know that that exists but I dream about it.

[torakris]

I have too many wants to even lists, but they all start with a new kitchen, which of course would mean a new house.......

[JAZ]

A chocolate tempering machine.

[sandra]

And a kitchen blowtorch. What else do I crave?

Sam Iam, get yourself a hardware store version, much less money and will last a lot longer... It won't be pretty, but it works better...