*anj* Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I just posted in Cin's thread in which she asked about pressure cookers. I answered that I spent about a month desperately seeking a pressure cooker. I "had" to get one. Finally I found the perfect one. I used it every day practically for about ....hmmmm....2 weeks. Then I dropped off from using it. Now it is a huge thing that takes up a lot of space in my very, very small kitchen and I use it maybe 4 times a year. Another thing like that was my sewing machine. It's not a kitchen gadget, but it was a "must have" for me. I played with it for awhile, then one day I jammed the bobbin and now I don't even know exactly where it is. I know we moved it to this house SEVEN years ago, but I'm not sure where we put it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncmomo3 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Oh my WONDERFUL dehydrater.. because we're going to have dried apples during fall and dried bananas!! OH yes---the plans I had for that dehydrater that is up at the top shelf of my laundry room with a 1/2 inch of dust on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Well, not exactly a kitchen gadget, but mine is my CriCut scrapbooking cutter. Yup. Had. to. have. Ummm, it *does* look very nice on the craft table though. I'm sure it would work well, if I could ever find the time to use it. But, atleast the option is always there!! ;) Right?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 Oh my WONDERFUL dehydrater.. because we're going to have dried apples during fall and dried bananas!! OH yes---the plans I had for that dehydrater that is up at the top shelf of my laundry room with a 1/2 inch of dust on it. Oh my, yes. I forgot all about that one. It's sitting in my basement and I've never used it. Ever.:iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Sort of a kitchen gadget--my bottle sterilizer. My other babies were breastfed, but my preemie couldn't/wouldn't, so I was ultra careful, ultra sterile...for about a week. Then I stuck it in the bottom oven that I never use and it's still there, collecting dust. Baby is now 1yo, and seems to have survived the unsterilized bottles just fine. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Oh my WONDERFUL dehydrater.. because we're going to have dried apples during fall and dried bananas!! OH yes---the plans I had for that dehydrater that is up at the top shelf of my laundry room with a 1/2 inch of dust on it. Oh!!! Don't say that! Please! Don't say that! I really *want* a dehydrator!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncmomo3 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Oh!!! Don't say that! Please! Don't say that! I really *want* a dehydrator!! Hey --no worries, I know some who really use theirs! I do love mine......I just don't show it I love it by actually using it. It really does do a great job on apples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 It wasn't a, "I have to have it" item, but my dh and I both thought it would be useful. It probably has 2 inches of dust on it. I thought I read, on this board somewhere, that it keeps yogurt at a good temp (if you are making it). I may have to try that someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 My bread machine was one of those, but it's been given away now I have a small home so I have learned to be selective about purchases, and let go of the things I don't really need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakeside Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 It wasn't a, "I have to have it" item, but my dh and I both thought it would be useful. It probably has 2 inches of dust on it. I thought I read, on this board somewhere, that it keeps yogurt at a good temp (if you are making it). I may have to try that someday. Yes, you can use it for making yogurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allearia Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Expensive Kitchen Aid food processor top-of-the-line pressure cooker immersion blender The main appliance I use is my crockpot I bought at the thrift store for $3! It's worked for years! I also have that I got as gifts but rarely/never use: waffle maker bread machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happygrrl Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Super-special asparagus steamer pot. it is reeeeally pretty up there on my shelf, covered in dust... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanG Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Muffin Magic muffin cooker - i had to have it, but I'm not sure why, since I avoid carbs, lol! I did make a few low carb muffins once, but then I kind of forgot I owned the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamagistra Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Dee-aitch's Food Saver thingie. I guess I just gravitate toward Ziplocs. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 My dehydrator & my salad spinner. They are both gone, but I still LOVE the idea of a dehydrator. And my kitchen aid food processor. I really need to use it more. Oh, and I have the attachments to the kitchen aid MIXER; the meat grinder, food processor, slicer dicer thingie, all those wierd things that I don't really know how to use. But by God, I've got 'em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Mine would be the PC Cookie squeezer-outer thingy. I thought I HAD to have that....one of my friends had it and used it a lot. But it sat for two years and I never used it. Then I gave it away. Hmmmmm, now I think I want it again!:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmommyof3 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Well, not exactly a kitchen gadget, but mine is my CriCut scrapbooking cutter. Yup. Had. to. have. Ummm, it *does* look very nice on the craft table though. I'm sure it would work well, if I could ever find the time to use it. But, atleast the option is always there!! ;) Right?? Oh my goodness!!!! This sounds like me. I love that I have a cricut. I just need to find some quiet "me time" to use it. (Like that's going to happen anytime soon, lol! I can't even go to the bathroom without someone barging in!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorCalMom Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 ...a Ronco Rotisserie. We used it for 6 months and loved it, but then I got tired of cleaning it. Now it's in the garage collecting dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesa Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 I have to be the winner here lol. The Ronco Rotisserie, a baby bottle steamer, a food dehydrater, a serger that was never used lol... what else? rice steamer, a juicer...man I could go on and on. I've wasted a lot of money of stuff I dont use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappyhappymama Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Only it wasn't me, it was my husband, with visions of how great this would be. I've never really gotten the point of it. Ziplocs do fine for the week or two that stuff stays in the freezer. Maybe if we had ever gotten the deep freezer I've been wanting, I'd have more incentive to put it to use. But our freezer is so small, it only holds what we'll actually be using soon and I don't have room to buy in bulk. And the boys and I eat the dinner leftovers for lunch the next day, so no need to super seal those either. I think this is going in the yard sale next week! :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paula j Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Hmmm, my dehydrator doesn't get much use either, although, I did make some fruit roll ups once or twice. I used my fancy deep fryer for about two weeks but then I forgot about it and went back to using a pan. I think I have a bread machine in the basement somewhere...... Now, my sewing machine, that's another story, I use it all the time. I can make anything from homemade diapers to reversible down vests with hidden pockets and zip off sleeves.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 This is one of the times that it would be so cool to all live in the same neighborhood...heck, even the same town would be good. We could all swap the stuff that we have and don't use. I have another thing to add. I own one of those (what's it called?) Xylon or something? It's that thing that you can use to do cold laminating. Absolutely had to have it. I used it a couple of times and now it's in the basement too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmgconner Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 A pizza stone. HAD to have it because I thought it'd make my bread so good. Come to find out, it was the baker, not the baking stone. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted June 7, 2008 Author Share Posted June 7, 2008 Come to find out, I thought my mother was the only one who used that expression!!!! :001_smile::001_smile::001_smile: It's definitely not a Jersey thing, so I never hear anyone say it except her. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli in TN Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 After our house fire we went out and bought a deep fryer. (The fire was the direct result of frozen french fries, a boca burger, a pan of hot oil, a music video and an absent minded 13 year old) We made this big deal about it "Kids, from now on we fry in this. Never fry on the stove, okay?" But I hated using it and went back to frying on the stove. It just sits in my cabinet, greasy and gross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli in TN Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 And my kitchen aid food processor. I really need to use it more. Oh, and I have the attachments to the kitchen aid MIXER; the meat grinder, food processor, slicer dicer thingie, all those wierd things that I don't really know how to use. But by God, I've got 'em! I use my Bosch daily, but all the fancy schmancy attachments? Nope. I have never ground meat or made pasta with the thing. But I could!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnmomofboys Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Kitchen Aid food processor I thought I would use it all the time. But it is heavy and in the back of the cabinet. So I just use my food chopper from Pampered Chef or my blender. They are easier to get to and easier to clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 I haven't used the dehydrater in a couple of years. It made great dried tomatoes. The sticker-maker for scrapbooking was a neat idea but it is hard to make it work and I ruined two rolls of sticker stuff trying to figure it out. The electric skillet is never used although I did use it one time for making jam when I was trying to can something else at the same time. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Oh my WONDERFUL dehydrater.. because we're going to have dried apples during fall and dried bananas!! OH yes---the plans I had for that dehydrater Me too. I gave mine away to someone on this board (well, the old board). I wonder if they use it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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