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We've all got plenty, some of which get used several times a day and others which lie unloved in the loft (and quite possibly some that have been dumped/e-bayed/charity shopped!)

Our current favourite is the Tassimo hot drink machine which gets used many times daily for coffees, teas and even hot chocolates. The only other gadget that gets used regularly is a little hand blender. We do have a bread machine but keep forgetting it's there - it takes up valuable counter top space and we're rather short of that. Toasters, kettles, microwaves and the like are pretty much ubiquitous so no need to list them!
 
All I need are really sharp knives and good cast iron pans. :)
 
Mrs Frac is a great kitchen gadget. She goes in that room and food comes out.Magic really.
 
They come under "Ubiquitous"! Although if there's a particular make/model of knife sharpener that does the job (as close to perfection as a proper stone and years of experience), please share!
 
We used to have a Tassimo which was great, Problem with living in a hard water area is it died quickly due to limescale buildup. Should have descaled it more often. Wouldn't be a problem for you living in Devon, water is lovely and soft down there. I do remember it was very expensive to buy the Tassimo capsules though. We now have a Delonghi coffee make, which is like a scaled down version of the ones they use in coffee shops. Awesome bit of kit and cheap to run.

The thing we have just bought that gets used daily is a phillips juicer. Amazing bit of kit and helps me get close to eating my 5 a day.
 
Like you say, crazy expensive - if/when our cheaper one packs in, I'll have to try to remember the name!
 
fracster said:
Mrs Frac is a great kitchen gadget. She goes in that room and food comes out.Magic really.
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You're lucky then. Mrs Brash goes into the kitchen and f*** knows what it is that comes out. The idiot made a beef stew in the slow cooker yesterday. In the pot for 8 hours it was and the bloody carrots were still like stones. Her lasagne is great tho, if you like that sort of soup.:rolleyes: Murder!!!
 
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You're lucky then. Mrs Brash goes into the kitchen and ILIKEBARBIEDOLLS knows what it is that comes out. The idiot made a beef stew in the slow cooker yesterday. In the pot for 8 hours it was and the bloody carrots were still like stones. Her lasagne is great tho, if you like that sort of soup.:rolleyes: Murder!!!
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That expalins all the Carp that comes out yer gob
 
BRASH said:
You're lucky then. Mrs Brash goes into the kitchen and ILIKEBARBIEDOLLS knows what it is that comes out. The idiot made a beef stew in the slow cooker yesterday. In the pot for 8 hours it was and the bloody carrots were still like stones. Her lasagne is great tho, if you like that sort of soup.:rolleyes: Murder!!!
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Maybe the lady is trying poison you, couldn`t blame her to be honest.

saying that,she must be twenty five years younger than you, you old goat.
 
Coffee maker daily, bread maker a couple of times a week.
 
Nod said:
They come under "Ubiquitous"! Although if there's a particular make/model of knife sharpener that does the job (as close to perfection as a proper stone and years of experience), please share!
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Spyderco triangle sharpener. Absolutely bloody brilliant out the lansky pro know sharpener set
 
Knowledge learnt from Escoffier, my old dear and from some of my ethnic friends.
 
Nod said:
They come under "Ubiquitous"! Although if there's a particular make/model of knife sharpener that does the job (as close to perfection as a proper stone and years of experience), please share!
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Crock sticks - various manufacturers - work well and are easy to use. If you want to spend more money, the Spyderco Sharpmaker which uses similar sharpening technology is very good, and so are the Lanksy sharpening systems.

You don't need gadgets though, and a bench stone is the quickest and simplest way to get a good edge. It takes a bit of practice to maintain the bevels but it's not difficult, and you'll get the hang of it quite quickly. There are some blade guides that help with this but they're not really necessary. Finish the edge on a leather strop, or you can use cardboard or a couple of other methods.

A steel is worth having, and there are two types. Traditional steels - the ones most butchers use - just set the edge by smoothing out the microscopic imperfections left by sharpening. They don't remove any more metal, but leave the edge "sharper", and you don't have to resharpen it so often if you steel it frequently. Cutting steels incorporate abrasives and can be a bit too aggressive for me.
 
Just got BReville Halo fryer.....Marvellous
 
Deloghi Magnifica bean to cup is my must have in the kitchen but others to mention are....

meat and bread slicer, I make my own cooked meats and bread and this has been a godsend when wanting to slice thin consistent slices

pineapple corer peel slicing thingy, was only a fiver and its awesome
 
Nod said:
They come under "Ubiquitous"! Although if there's a particular make/model of knife sharpener that does the job (as close to perfection as a proper stone and years of experience), please share!
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I just use a big old stone. Perfect. :)
 
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