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Unusual & mysterious kitchen gadgets

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ElsieD

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44 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:

Yes I do - can't recall what for though!

 

I'm guessing we all have a few of those.

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Anna N

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13 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

Nope.

For coring and seeding fruit and vegetables. 

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andiesenji

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22 hours ago, gilbertlevine said:

 

Yes.  I have two or three, the oldest, before discovery by cooks, purchased at an art supply store back in the eighties when I was doing some clay sculptures based on my dog and horse artworks. 

They laid around in my studio for years until I needed something to core dozens of pears to go into the dehydrator. Perfect tool for the job.

 

Check in art supplies and you will find several shapes and sizes for working with clay, modeling plastics and etc.

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"There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty. The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass!" Terry Pratchett

 

Anna N

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It has definitely migrated to the kitchen. CE13F3F1-E085-418C-9D33-125580ACE4E3.thumb.jpeg.007308818d4b055acd973b4765771a4b.jpeg

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I remember when the microplane became popular. One for the kitchen would have cost me four times more then my husband paid for one for his shop. I ordered mine from his shop catalog.

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It has definitely migrated to the kitchen. CE13F3F1-E085-418C-9D33-125580ACE4E3.thumb.jpeg.007308818d4b055acd973b4765771a4b.jpeg

 

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andiesenji

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Three for $7.31.

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andiesenji

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I have this set.image.thumb.png.4b74510f0392f7c26af9a6f25143a8a4.png

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"There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty. The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass!" Terry Pratchett

 

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liuzhou

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Here's one that may stump many people. Each 'leg' is about 4¼ inches / 11cm long. The one with the pointed foot is marginally longer than the other. It is made for a very particular purpose.
 

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...your dancing child with his Chinese suit.

 

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chromedome

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17 minutes ago, gfweb said:

This is the right color.  Its said to absorb liquid from the fish.

But at $15 each its hard to imagine they'd give them away (or have that many for that matter).

 

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/cabelas-liquid-blocker

It's a 12-pack for $15. Still not negligible, if you fill your freezer with fish and game, but not nearly as big a pill to swallow.

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lemniscate

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46 minutes ago, chromedome said:

It's a 12-pack for $15. Still not negligible, if you fill your freezer with fish and game, but not nearly as big a pill to swallow.

 

And they are reusable apparently.

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rotuts

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wonder how this gizmo actually works

 

does water , under Vac , pre-seal

 

migrate to the  red tube ?

 

curious minds wonder

 

and so do I

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Anna N

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Makes me wonder if you can use these outside the bag to do the same function. 864BD3B9-0F13-4330-B5C4-0EE76690A787.thumb.jpeg.92a8023e52004c4edd855806fcdde773.jpeg

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Anna Nielsen aka "Anna N"

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Anna N

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2 hours ago, gfweb said:

This is the right color.  Its said to absorb liquid from the fish.

But at $15 each its hard to imagine they'd give them away (or have that many for that matter).

 

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/cabelas-liquid-blocker

Super sleuthing! I gave it my best but came up empty. 

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Anna Nielsen aka "Anna N"

...I just let people know about something I made for supper that they might enjoy, too. That's all it is. (Nigel Slater)

"Cooking is about doing the best with what you have . . . and succeeding." John Thorne

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Anna N

Anna N

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8 minutes ago, Anna N said:

Super sleuthing! I gave it my best but came up empty. 

There is a youtube video showing it in action. Just search for  Cabela liquid blocker. Maybe somebody can post a YouTube link. 

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Anna Nielsen aka "Anna N"

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