I want to believe in the magic of all those nifty kitchen gadgets that promise ease and swift actions. Although some of them may work, I've found that they take longer than actually doing the task manually by hand.
When I first heard of the strawberry culler I was very excited. "I'll eat more strawberries if I buy that!" I thought to myself. Well after several attempts at using it...I'd rather just remove the stem/core with a butter knife like I've been doing. It's much faster, and much easier to clean.
Apple slicers are pretty neat, but I find that the slices are too big, and if the apple core is not perfectly straight I have to use a knife anyways to correct it. So I banished the apple slicers to the drawer and just use a knife. Much faster, and I get to eat the apples the way I like them - without any trace of core.
So what gadgets have you purchased that ended up kind of useless?
When I first heard of the strawberry culler I was very excited. "I'll eat more strawberries if I buy that!" I thought to myself. Well after several attempts at using it...I'd rather just remove the stem/core with a butter knife like I've been doing. It's much faster, and much easier to clean.
Apple slicers are pretty neat, but I find that the slices are too big, and if the apple core is not perfectly straight I have to use a knife anyways to correct it. So I banished the apple slicers to the drawer and just use a knife. Much faster, and I get to eat the apples the way I like them - without any trace of core.
So what gadgets have you purchased that ended up kind of useless?