Kitchen gadgets you never use?
@shaggin (71662)
United States
December 27, 2023 1:17pm CST
Two years in a row my mother has bought me Christmas themed spatulas.
I realized I have never ever used spatulas in the 20 years I have been cooking for my family.
Growing up when I would once in a great while be allowed to cook with my mother I recall her using them.
I thought they make a semi pretty display on my kitchen windowsill though. You can see them in the photo collage I made.
What are some kitchen gadgets others seem to love that you don’t care for?
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Dec
A mini deep fryer. Never use that tiny thing.
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
28 Dec
@andriaperry deep fried food is so good but so bad for us
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@lazydaizee (6738)
• United Kingdom
28 Dec
I was going to buy an air fryer until I realised that I had nowhere to put it.
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
28 Dec
@DianneN air fryers are good for heating some things up like leftover burritos or making chicken nuggets and French fries quickly. I don’t think you likely eat the things most people eat from an air fryer though since I think you make healthier meals.
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@GardenGerty (157598)
• United States
28 Dec
I am one who can never have too many spatulas, or whisks. I am not on the trend to have air fryers and insta pots. I would not want to use the pretty spatulas you have, but like you would use them in a display.
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
28 Dec
@GardenGerty I do have many whisks and use them often. I love our air fryer it’s easy to heat up things like French fries and chicken nuggets when we want a fast not so healthy meal 
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
28 Dec
@LovesEverybody hmm gosh no I never thought about a fire in one. I usually put things in on 5 minutes flip them and then after another 5 minutes most things are done like chicken nuggets or fries etc.
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@LovesEverybody (1775)
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28 Dec
@shaggin aren't you afraid of your air fryer? My sister bought me one, though I don't know why as I don't recall asking for it. I read the directions and it sounded like it could cause a fire.
TOo much anxiety for one of them. My sister uses hers a lot
Those french fries and chicken nuggets sound good!
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@snowy22315 (170126)
• United States
28 Dec
I have this jar opener that doesn't fit any jars! I am about to toss that thing!
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
28 Dec
@snowy22315 well that sounds pointless whoever designed that didn’t do a very good job. I have one that I was given about a year ago. I never thought it would work but I tried it a few weeks ago and was really surprised 
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
28 Dec
@snowy22315 this is the one I have the inside is a rubbery material makes a great grip
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@LadyDuck (458458)
• Switzerland
28 Dec
I use spatulas, but I want plain white spatulas, I am always concerned about chemicals they use in colors.
Mom used to buy every year a kitchen towel with the calendar of the year printed on it. I have 48 towels with a printed calendar that I never used.
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
28 Dec
@Ladyduck gosh I never thought about the chemicals in dyes on things like spatulas 
. Good thing I don’t use them and just use wooden spoons I guess.
Wow that would be a lot of towels. They last so many years one a year would be so nice but you’d still have it way way past the year .
. Good thing I don’t use them and just use wooden spoons I guess.
Wow that would be a lot of towels. They last so many years one a year would be so nice but you’d still have it way way past the year .1 person likes this
@allknowing (130064)
• India
27 Dec
I have a couple of them but not fancy looking as shown by you. I use them often. What I do not use are the dinner sets, and tea sets.... They are languishing.
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
28 Dec
@allknowing I have some tea cups and saucers purely because they are pretty but not something I’ve ever used.
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@RebeccasFarm (86772)
• United States
28 Dec
I use everything in my kitchen Shanny.
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
28 Dec
@RebeccasFarm that’s great sounds very uncluttered. I have a melon baller too I never use.
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@wolfgirl569 (95346)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Dec
I use spatulas. Can't think of anything I have right now that I don't use
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
28 Dec
@wolfgirl569 that sounds pretty good then maybe you don’t have a lot of clutter 
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@RasmaSandra (73502)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Dec
I really no longer have any kind of gadgets except for a meat mallet which I never use,
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
28 Dec
@RasmaSandra years ago I had a wooden meat mallet but it came apart and I never felt the need to buy another.
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
28 Dec
@sallypup I wondered if anyone would feel that way and find it neat how different we can be with the same gadget. I use the spoon I am using to pour the batter out of the bowl to scrape the sides and get as much batter out as I can. I can only imagine it being a teaspoon or tablespoon that is left by the time I am done. I’ll have to scrape with with a spatula next time when I am done with the spoon just to see how much I am throwing away.
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@AmbiePam (85593)
• United States
27 Dec
I use spatulas quite a bit, but I haven’t cooked much in a while. My sister got me a panini maker one year, but I have not used it once. I appreciate her creative thought though.
You had a good idea to make the themes spatulas into more of a display.
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@LindaOHio (156488)
• United States
28 Dec
Those are really pretty. I've never seen Christmas-themed spatulas before. I used to use all kinds of kitchen gadgets. Can't think of any that I didn't care for. Have a great day.
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
28 Dec
@Lindaohio I’ve had many gadgets given to me for gifts that I found I never used like a Hershey kiss maker.
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@shaggin (71662)
• United States
29 Dec
@LindaOHio also a s’mores maker only used one time in 15 years I tossed that not long ago
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@LindaOHio (156488)
• United States
29 Dec
@shaggin I've never even heard of that before!
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