Unusual & mysterious kitchen gadgets

[heidih]

  On 5/14/2021 at 4:05 PM, weinoo said:

Lucky you! That's exactly what I remember - holding the arms up.

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And keeping the cat(s) away 

[liuzhou]

Any ideas⁈

 

[AlaMoi]

letter opener

[liuzhou]

  On 5/23/2021 at 11:12 AM, AlaMoi said:

letter opener

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 It is culinary!

[weinoo]

  On 5/23/2021 at 10:48 AM, liuzhou said:

Any ideas⁈

 

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Kinda looks like some sort of shrimp decapitator.

[liuzhou]

  On 5/23/2021 at 11:43 AM, weinoo said:

 

Kinda looks like some sort of shrimp decapitator.

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Nope

[KennethT]

Crab leg cutter?

[liuzhou]

  On 5/23/2021 at 12:09 PM, KennethT said:

Crab leg cutter?

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No.

[Kerry Beal]

Works as a letter opener - I use something similar to cut the paper roll on the Selmi. This one might be used to slit open the top of food pouches?

 

K 

[liuzhou]

  On 5/23/2021 at 4:28 PM, Kerry Beal said:

Works as a letter opener - I use something similar to cut the paper roll on the Selmi. This one might be used to slit open the top of food pouches?

 

K 

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No. It is used on food. Remember, it is Chinese.

 

Edited May 23, 2021 by liuzhou (log)

[Anna N]

Something to do with snails?

[liuzhou]

  On 5/23/2021 at 5:02 PM, Anna N said:

Something to do with snails?

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No snails involved.

[FauxPas]

With herbs, perhaps? 

 

[Anna N]

Lychee peeler

[liuzhou]

  On 5/23/2021 at 5:11 PM, FauxPas said:

With herbs, perhaps? 

 

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Nothing green. Nothing vegetarian or, heaven help us, vegan!

[liuzhou]

  On 5/23/2021 at 5:21 PM, Anna N said:

Lychee peeler

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I have two lychee peelers. One on my left hand and one on my right. They are called 'thumbs'. No fruit involved, either.

[Anna N]

Water chestnut Peeler

[FauxPas]

Something to do with shellfish? 

[liuzhou]

  On 5/23/2021 at 5:33 PM, FauxPas said:

Something to do with shellfish? 

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  On 5/23/2021 at 5:31 PM, Anna N said:

Water chestnut Peeler

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Neither.

[Anna N]

  On 5/23/2021 at 5:35 PM, liuzhou said:

 

Neither.

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Regardless of how off the mark we are I still think it is a miracle that I can be sitting here just outside of Toronto in North America chatting with somebody who is in China and getting almost an instant response. 

[liuzhou]

Bedtime here in the land of rice-eaters. All will be revealed in the morning (my time).

 

Please keep trying though. If anyone gets it, there is a prize! You can win one. (Winner collects - head north-west from Hong Kong).

Edited May 23, 2021 by liuzhou (log)

[liuzhou]

  On 5/23/2021 at 5:38 PM, Anna N said:

Regardless of how off the mark we are I still think it is a miracle that I can be sitting here just outside of Toronto in North America chatting with somebody who is in China and getting almost an instant response. 

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I often think that.

[Kerry Beal]

Eel skin slitter?

[FauxPas]

Any chance of a better photo of the business end of that implement or a description of it? I'm having a hard time seeing what exactly is located there? Is that a sharp blade? 

[Anna N]

Rice sack opener