How I have lived this long without such a gadget

[Cedreena]

Who's got room for all this stuff?

Not me.

[racheld]

I love these threads. Somewhere here, we discussed the Octodog. Yes . . . we discussed it at great length.

Here.

And here.

And on one of the above sites, it is recommended for use with a WINNY. The word has been reverberating around in my head, causing me to burst into giggles at inappropriate times, and once a downright guffaw in a MOST unsuitable place.

If they sue, look for papers in the mail...I'm passing on the litigation to you. YOU started it!!!

[Gifted Gourmet]

And on one of the above sites, it is recommended for use with a WINNY. 

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a WINNY?? and dare I ask what THAT is???

[fifi]

I am wondering the same thing, GG. But, what the heck. I am well practiced in avoiding process servers . . . um . . . I mean . . . Oh, forget it.

[Hiroyuki]

You mean Winny?

Here it is:

http://www.nipponham.co.jp/winny/products/

(Sorry, Japanese only)

Small-size 'Vienna sausage' (so called in Japan)

You need tricky knife maneuvering to cut Winny into various shapes:

http://www.nipponham.co.jp/winny/kazari/

Of course, you can cut regular-size Vienna sausages into various shapes too:

http://www.e-obento.com/kennkyuu/tako-cut.htm

[Gifted Gourmet]

Okay, okay! I get it now .. a WINNY is used to cut those tiny hot dogs or Vienna sausages into cute shapes .. and now that I have seen this, I will definitely look to purchase one myself! What a neat, clever gift!!

[racheld]

OK. I've got everybody confused, unless GG's pulling our legs, especially mine, which have always been rather short, so no harm done.

In the link just above, click on "Here" then click on follow "this link" for instructions. It takes you straight to a package of the things, TWO packages, in fact, plus a charming cartoon child holding one aloft on an oddly-shaped fork, which may be another version of a spork, perhaps a fork/chopstick mix referred to as a "chork" or perhaps a "foick." Oh, just forget it.

Except I can't...I've STILL got that little word whizbanging around in my brain, only it's not so funny anymore.

Poo.

(rachel, flouncing away in a High Dudgeon, which is REALLY hard to step up into)

Edited August 26, 2005 by racheld (log)

[Hiroyuki]

a WINNY is used to cut those tiny hot dogs or Vienna sausages into cute shapes ..

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Winny is the name of a Wienna sausage produced by Nippon Ham, not a gadget.

In Japan, you can get those gadgets at a 100-yen shop:

http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/hyakuemon/img1041994081.jpeg

Gadgets for making Wienna sausage into octopus, crab, tulip, and penguin shapes (from left to right).

[racheld]

Thank you, Hiroyuki, for clearing that up with a better explanation than mine, which wasn't one, in the first place.

And that's a much more attractive Winny than those that come in a can here, all pink and gooshy, with that unattractive gelid substance clinging to their bottoms.

Vienna sausages (called VYE-eenies in the South) are not given to much pretense, such as being carved into sea creatures or birds, but they can use all the improvement they can get. And those little molds are certainly interesting. But you DO have to admit that octopus is the stuff of Kindergarten nightmares.

And Grandma nightmares as well. Finding THAT little pink monster in your lunchtime sandwich could make you swear off lunch altogether.

Which, for most of us, might not be such a bad idea, I suppose.

Thank you for responding from so far away to our silliness. We can be serious about tipping and stove sizes and the proper recipe for larb for just so long, and the group cries out for a bit of nonsense.

This was fun. Winny Winny Winny.

My husband is going to wake up and come in here and think I'm watching Mr. Ed reruns.

Good Night.

[Gifted Gourmet]

the Weinerstick!!

If you can stab the food onto the tines chances are that you can cook it.  Since it's made of stainless steel it heats quickly and cooks from the inside out, so that your food is hot and delicious all the way through. 

The Wiener stick is also practical.  It creates more room on the grill, and keeps round food from rolling off. 

Wait, wait!! This is far too complicated for me to follow!

and the glowing (forgive me but I had to use that adjective) testimonials:

"This barbecue accessory takes all the frustration out of doing hotdogs and wieners.  I can't believe how easy it is to use!"

It's a stick, for heavens sake! what frustration is there in cooking a weinie??

[racheld]

Stuff just stands there wilting in the heat? And no good old grillmarks on the food? You could do that with a flower frog and a match.

Tain't fittin. Jis tain't fittin.

[lesfen]

[it's a stick, for heavens sake!   what frustration is there in cooking a weinie?? 

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I have to say that now that I have a George Foreman Grill, my weenie frustration is gone! Honestly, that's the only thing that I use that damn thing for... it's the world's most expensive hot dog maker and it sits very close to the worlds most expensive popcorn popper, aka the microwave.

[rooftop1000]

for any that might have missed the what did I find thread....

and no it doesnt work....and it cost over 20 bucks....a gift from Nana

tracey

[saskanuck]

Ha! I wondered if that peeler thingy would work, and figured it didn't. It's good for a conversation piece or to have a "stump your guests" quiz.

Unless they are an egulleter, they'll never guess what the hell it is.

[Shirley U. Jest]

I love my garlic press. It's one piece, and never fails me.

My partner is dying to get one of those bullets seen on infomercials. it chops and blends and makes margarita's without getting drunk.

Ohhhh and my boat motor.. I love the bejesus outta that thing. It mashes my cauliflower in seconds.. Yessireee!

Edited September 13, 2005 by Shirley U. Jest (log)

[fifi]

I just saw The Scissor Slicer on TV today. Watching the guy use the thing made my hands hurt. Who thinks up this stuff? And then goes to all the trouble to manufacture it?

[Gifted Gourmet]

The Batter Pro for close to $20 is really essential, right?

[Jaymes]

Oh dear Lord, I'm actually tempted to get this one:

No More Mango Madness

Better picture of the promised results here, but it's on their home page and may not be there for long:

Mango Porn

So okay. I got one of these gizmos. Actually, I like it. I really like it. But we eat a lot of mangos. And this thing does help.

[lesfen]

Love It

My mom got me one of these when I got married and I really do love it. It may go down as the greatest kitchen related gift that I have ever received.

[rooftop1000]

Love It

My mom got me one of these when I got married and I really do love it.  It may go down as the greatest kitchen related gift that I have ever received.

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I have been tempted to get these sooooo many times but then I remember the "other" reason I dont have any containers anymore....when they hide in the fridge too long I refuse to open them...I just toss the container...I live for zipperbags and really try not to make/save leftovers

tracey

in great fear of fuzzy food

[lesfen]

Love It

My mom got me one of these when I got married and I really do love it.  It may go down as the greatest kitchen related gift that I have ever received.

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I have been tempted to get these sooooo many times but then I remember the "other" reason I dont have any containers anymore....when they hide in the fridge too long I refuse to open them...I just toss the container...I live for zipperbags and really try not to make/save leftovers

tracey

in great fear of fuzzy food

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I like them because they're small enough for the "dinner for two (and a toddler)" leftovers, all the lids fit all of the different sized containers, and they all live in the same place. They also don't have to fight for space in the office cooler.

As far as fuzzy leftovers go... I haven't had to deal with it yet, but when the time comes (and it will), I don't think I'll feel bad about tossing one or two. You can order replacement containers.

[racheld]

I LOVE plastic bowls with lids!!! I'd been debating getting the carousel thing, but then I made a fortuitous trip to my favorite grocery, which has a "back room" in which they stock huge items, case lots, oddities and other esoterica of the munching sort.

A nice young man was handing out coupons, which he said were "dollar coupons" for the cases of the Glad disposables...any size. When I looked at it, it was a store-made xerox, which listed the cases as "$1.00 EACH with coupon." What a find!!! He had handed me a handful, so I loaded my basket with eight cases of assorted sizes, and at checkout, it rang up as a $66.00 subtraction, leaving the final cost as $8.00.

They are stacked in the storeroom, with a little stack of each size neatly arranged in a plastic shelf in the pantry, lids standing to the side, ready to hand. I find myself pressing leftovers on dinner-party guests, with great hunks of birthday cake or moussaka going home with friends in the cute little packages. Maybe it's the BOUNTY of it, the great number, the WEALTH of the acquisition---I can't say. It's like going to the library and seeing those great riches just arranged there, awaiting my taking.

It's a good thing my shopping gene got left out at birth---my nesting one sure takes up a lot of room.

[M.X.Hassett]

Love It

My mom got me one of these when I got married and I really do love it.  It may go down as the greatest kitchen related gift that I have ever received.

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Cool, I always contemplated getting these. How do they stand up to the dishwasher and microwave?

[lesfen]

Love It

My mom got me one of these when I got married and I really do love it.  It may go down as the greatest kitchen related gift that I have ever received.

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Cool, I always contemplated getting these. How do they stand up to the dishwasher and microwave?

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They've done just fine in the top rack of my dishwasher but I haven't tried the microwave yet.

[Dani Mc]

The Bagel Slicer.

A plastic frame to hold a bagel while slicing to prevent slicing one's hand.

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I've never worked in an emergency room, but I'm told that such places see an inordinate number of injuries due to people slicing their hands while slicing bagels. I would expect this thing to be especially handy when children are trying to do it.

Personally, I just have the bakery do it. They do it badly, but they do it.

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15 years ago, my father sliced two tendons in his hand cutting a bagel. Much surgery and painkillers later, he still has problems with that hand. I let the bakery do mine too. I've seen enough bagel related carnage. Don't need anymore.