Oooh what a good question!
Up until 3 months ago we had load of duplicate things which we had replaced with better versions...but then we bought a motorhome so they've come in useful after all.
I guess the ceramic pestle which no longer has a mortar (because I dropped it on the tiled floor) might be a good contender.....but actually it fits with the kitchen colour-scheme and is quite useful for keeping little bits in on the windowsill.
Or the electric egg-poacher which was a gift from my mum - its been used twice (when she was visiting), but I think for the sake of family harmony it'll have to stay a bit longer.
Possibly this garlic/chilli/ginger crusher might make it to the shortlist.....Far to messy to use and clean up afterwards...but it was another gift from my mum, so its going to have to stay.
No, I think the winner is this four-egg fried egg ring.
It looked like a great idea to have perfectly round fried eggs.....except they don't lie flat against the pan so the egg just runs underneath them. Totally useless! (seems to be a bit of theme here with egg gadgets!)
Ps. in case anyone is wondering.....my mum actually isn't terrible at giving gifts, she's also given me a very useful garlic peeler and a little silicone spoon which is one of my favourites (perfect size and flexibility)
Brilliant... all those unwanted gifts you can't really get rid of! My sister was once given an enormous indoor decorative plant holder by her mother in law as a Christmas present. It stood 4 feet high and was in the shape of a dragon standing on its hind legs with various places to put pots. It was in such bad taste that its impossible to describe! It was so heavy that it took two people to move it! She used to hide it in the garage and then get it out every Christmas when mum-in-law visited.
