What Kitchen gadget could you not live without, relative to SW?

[Money-penny]

What Kitchen gadget could you not live without, relative to SW?

For me it's my potato ricer - having to mash my potatoes without milk or butter/marg has been a bit of a pain for me and without the potato ricer I'd never be able to mash them into a nice smooth consistency (I don't like mixing the potatoes with fromage frais or anything like that).

 

[parisienne]

An obvious one, but my digital scales, measure out my cereal, cheese, etc, they even can switch to milliletres for wine or milk! I'd have serious portion control issues without them.

 

[Dreams]

i'd be lost without my digital scales.. cheap from argos too

 

[vixp]

Id have to say my actifry it keeps me on plan xxx

 

[missy1978]

Digital scales for sure - don't know how I ever managed with old fashioned scales now!

I think we all have some kitchen gadgets we never use but SW found me a new use for one of them! You know those little battery powered whisks for frothing milk? Turns out they make options hot choc extra luxurious looking! I can almost pretend it's proper hot choc with all that foam.

 

[Boopers]

Someday, I hope to say my juicer. I really want to try juicing, but I would want a good juicer, and those don't come cheap *although they are much less expensive than they used to be*

 

[cocosianelle]

I would love one of those slicer dicer type things or a food processor with a grater/ slicer attachment but out of my budget.

We get a weekly veg box so different random veg each week which is great for variety but I get so bored with chopping![/QUOT

We bought one of these and use it loads...blending soups, grinding coffee beans, making muller milkshakes, food processor to make burgers, pâté and it's even got a whisk attachment for baking.

 

[Rochelle1]

My little digital scales that I got for about a fiver off ebay, I weigh my muesli and cheese with them. And also a good jug with clear markings for if I measure some milk.

 

[Malc-D]

potato chipper .. clean + skin spud, pop it in machine, push lever down and out pops perfect cut chips

 

[peacelily]

Digital scales for sure - don't know how I ever managed with old fashioned scales now!

I think we all have some kitchen gadgets we never use but SW found me a new use for one of them! You know those little battery powered whisks for frothing milk? Turns out they make options hot choc extra luxurious looking! I can almost pretend it's proper hot choc with all that foam.

Ha ha this works for me too. I always have milk left at the end of the day and if I don't use the little whisk I end up with a lumpy mess at the bottom after putting my options in. It's totally fab and makes proper hot choc which I don't usually like!

 

[Hayley_l_jones]

What Kitchen gadget could you not live without, relative to SW?

For me it's my potato ricer - having to mash my potatoes without milk or butter/marg has been a bit of a pain for me and without the potato ricer I'd never be able to mash them into a nice smooth consistency (I don't like mixing the potatoes with fromage frais or anything like that).

Where did you get your ricer from?

 

[Money-penny]

Where did you get your ricer from?

Lidl I think were doing them a few months ago... parents bought a couple and gave one to me, was them who told me they were the best way to make mashed potato.

Have just had a little look on ebay and they are selling fairly cheap on there!

 

[Hayley_l_jones]

Thanks, I'll take look!

 

[geordie_lass21]

my microplane grater - i have 2 (one fine and one normal). The fine one is good for grating lemon rind (probs all i use it for) but the normal one is fab - i use it most of grating parmasan - it makes a small bit go really far.

 

[letmeout]

A spoon !
A big one .
Measure with it, serve with it, mash with it and eat with it.

 

[Money-penny]

A spoon !
A big one .
Measure with it, serve with it, mash with it and eat with it.

A proper tablespoon then is it? I have one of those too dates back to my grannies day - there are an awful lot of people out there who seem to use dessert spoons to measure out the amount stipulated on recipes as a tablespoon. I make sure I use the proper big spoon so I'm not getting less than I'm really allowed!

 

[missy1978]

I love my set of spoons, they look like russian dolls from the back and there's everything from 1/4 tsp to 1 tbsp. I love my sillicone spatula too - most useful utensil ever!

I get rather excited about kitchen utensils lol

 

[welshshopoholic]

Mine is my food processor... I use it for everything... Chopping and slicing veg, mincing chicken to make burgers. And our syn free meringue seems to turn out loads better than when done by hand

 

[letmeout]

A proper tablespoon then is it? I have one of those too dates back to my grannies day - there are an awful lot of people out there who seem to use dessert spoons to measure out the amount stipulated on recipes as a tablespoon. I make sure I use the proper big spoon so I'm not getting less than I'm really allowed!

Yup, a proper tablespoon, though I do admit I also have a nesting set so I always get exactly what I'm entitled to - no matter how tiny lol !

 

[Cazran25]

I love my nest of spoons but can't live without my chopping board and veg knife, seems like I'm always chopping up fruit and veg!