Kitchen items you love.

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I used an ultra-modern, high tech kitchen implement today, to make 150 samosas. Easy peasy.
It's called a "saucer". You place it on top of the dough, cut around it, and voilá! A perfect circle. Cut the circle in half, form into a cone, fill with the filling, seal, ready, Freddy.
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I mentioned an over-sink drying rack some pages back, but I'll expand, as they're simple and cheap all over Amazon, but something I use almost every day. Sure, it's a drying rack, but it's also a spot for hot cookware (and serving plates) when I've run out of counterspace, a place to handwash pots and pans and Dutch ovens, etc. without having to bend over in the sink, and the perfect spot to set a colander to rinse/wash veggies or drain pasta, even with a full sink of dishes below. I also season meat on it, so the excess seasoning falls straight into the sink instead of on my countertop or tray, and I set meat on it while unpackaging rather than dirty-ing my cutting board or dishes. And when I'm done with it, I just flip it into thirds and shove it off to the side to have full access to my sink. I can also hand wash it quickly with a green scrubby pad or toss it over top of glassware in my dishwasher. For something so unassuming, I get a ton of use out of it.
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Gone Hiking said:
I mentioned an over-sink drying rack some pages back, but I'll expand, as they're simple and cheap all over Amazon, but something I use almost every day. Sure, it's a drying rack, but it's also a spot for hot cookware (and serving plates) when I've run out of counterspace, a place to handwash pots and pans and Dutch ovens, etc. without having to bend over in the sink, and the perfect spot to set a colander to rinse/wash veggies or drain pasta, even with a full sink of dishes below. I also season meat on it, so the excess seasoning falls straight into the sink instead of on my countertop or tray, and I set meat on it while unpackaging rather than dirty-ing my cutting board or dishes. And when I'm done with it, I just flip it into thirds and shove it off to the side to have full access to my sink. I can also hand wash it quickly with a green scrubby pad or toss it over top of top of glassware in my dishwasher. For something so unassuming, I get a ton of use out of it.
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Space efficiency is good, it advertises intelligence... 😉
 
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Gone Hiking said:
I mentioned an over-sink drying rack some pages back, but I'll expand, as they're simple and cheap all over Amazon, but something I use almost every day. Sure, it's a drying rack, but it's also a spot for hot cookware (and serving plates) when I've run out of counterspace, a place to handwash pots and pans and Dutch ovens, etc. without having to bend over in the sink, and the perfect spot to set a colander to rinse/wash veggies or drain pasta, even with a full sink of dishes below. I also season meat on it, so the excess seasoning falls straight into the sink instead of on my countertop or tray, and I set meat on it while unpackaging rather than dirty-ing my cutting board or dishes. And when I'm done with it, I just flip it into thirds and shove it off to the side to have full access to my sink. I can also hand wash it quickly with a green scrubby pad or toss it over top of glassware in my dishwasher. For something so unassuming, I get a ton of use out of it.
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I have the identical ones.
I like them as trivets when using cast iron in the pizza oven which gets so incredibly hot it’s impossible to put down anywhere without melting or cracking whatever you put it on. I’ve got about five seconds from picking up the pan to setting it down or it will burn my hands, being able to put one of these wide mats ready along side the oven is a boon.
I’ve used them as cooling racks. I use them doubled over to let air get to the underside of meat in the fridge thats there to dry out a bit.
I use them when I’ve been proving dough, if the heat mat feels too hot I use them to create a gap between the bowl and the heat so theres no direct contact, it works very well for that.
Like you say they seem to come in handy for a lot of things you never knew you they’d be good for.
 
I love this little funnel. In the past I’d get a bit of paper and make a cone but that is a faff.
I bought this on a whim when I saw it Dunelm reduced to £4 and couldn’t have possibly known how useful it would be.
It’s a lovely accompaniment to the spice mill, makes it so easy to get the blended spices into a jar.
I find a lot of fancy salts are too course (M&S Rosemary Sea Salt comes to mind) so I grind the whole lot and put it back in the jar using this funnel.

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That looks splendid.
When I was making loads and loads of chutneys, hot sauces, etc., I used huge amounts of spices. Had a very efficient spice grinder but, with a teaspoon/tablespoon, whatever, it was impossible to get all the ground spice into a jar.
 
karadekoolaid said:
That looks splendid.
When I was making loads and loads of chutneys, hot sauces, etc., I used huge amounts of spices. Had a very efficient spice grinder but, with a teaspoon/tablespoon, whatever, it was impossible to get all the ground spice into a jar.
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I use the chutney/jam funnel which has been excellent.
 
Gone Hiking said:
I mentioned an over-sink drying rack some pages back, but I'll expand, as they're simple and cheap all over Amazon, but something I use almost every day. Sure, it's a drying rack, but it's also a spot for hot cookware (and serving plates) when I've run out of counterspace, a place to handwash pots and pans and Dutch ovens, etc. without having to bend over in the sink, and the perfect spot to set a colander to rinse/wash veggies or drain pasta, even with a full sink of dishes below. I also season meat on it, so the excess seasoning falls straight into the sink instead of on my countertop or tray, and I set meat on it while unpackaging rather than dirty-ing my cutting board or dishes. And when I'm done with it, I just flip it into thirds and shove it off to the side to have full access to my sink. I can also hand wash it quickly with a green scrubby pad or toss it over top of glassware in my dishwasher. For something so unassuming, I get a ton of use out of it.
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I got one of these, and I need to put it to more use. I got to think more than just "dishes".
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
I love this little funnel. In the past I’d get a bit of paper and make a cone but that is a faff.
I bought this on a whim when I saw it Dunelm reduced to £4 and couldn’t have possibly known how useful it would be.
It’s a lovely accompaniment to the spice mill, makes it so easy to get the blended spices into a jar.
I find a lot of fancy salts are too course (M&S Rosemary Sea Salt comes to mind) so I grind the whole lot and put it back in the jar using this funnel.

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I use a cut off bottle....
This looks much nicer though
 
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