I am talking creative - so not your potato peeler (although arguably a potato peeler can be very creative). My favourite cheap item is a julienne cutter - it cost a few pounds only and produces perfect julienne strips!
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What is the cheapest creative cooking utensil/equipment in your kitchen?
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toddhicks209
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Mine is a short but flat metal measuring spoon that lets you pull back a sliding device to get various teaspoon-equivalent measurements after pouring in something like salt.
How does it work? I'm not familiar...
I have never seen one of those before. I couldn't quite see how it works so came across this (used on the courgette)...
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/content/videos/SharpPeel_range_v3.mp4
I know that's not a potato peeler, but similar looking potato peelers (which are cheap) look make lovely long, thin 'ribbons' of veg, e.g. carrots, courgettes (as can also be seen by that link)
Yes - mine came from lakeland. I have tried other ones but they don't work so well. Mine is the julienne peeler at the top of the image in the last shot. And there is a quick shot of the courgette being 'juienned'.
I don't have much call for julienne strips plus I have good/quick knifing skills (e.g. a City & Guilds certificate).
How do you use them, i.e. in what dishes? Stir fries? I can see they might be good in a spaghetti sauce.
For garnishing mainly - in salads - here is cucumber in and on ztatziki
And candied lemon peel:
Your family are very lucky to have such a high class resident cook!
Neat! I need one.
Seems to be very cheap! Many pans have a little lip though.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterstone...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=T2G8Y41130XHMAN9F2YD
I just ordered it! Free delivery too. I have saucepans with lips but there are lots of times when I want to pour from a frying pan or bowl and this looks perfect! Thanks @Cinisajoy & @creative!