what are some of the dumbest kitchen gadgets/utensils on the market?
for me it's those spaghetti measurement tools with holes in it.
>awkward to use
>not precise
>arbitrary portion sizes
>results can change depending on the section of the pasta
>can only measure spagoot - imagine owning a scale that can only weight fruit, that would be retarded
Agreed these are dumb af
How do you measure your spaghetti then?
I weigh mine if I'm counting calories.
Cook the entire pack and then use the rest for leftovers the day after
>not counting individual noodles in a pack
>dividing total weight by number of noodles in pack
>then dividing required amount by the weight of 1 noodle to find out how many noodles you'll need
It's like you hate precision or something.
with a scale.
83,3 grams per portion so I get exactly 6 portions out of a 500 gr pack of pasta
I don't think I have seen anyone actually use one of these. It always seemed max autism to me.
Its one of those things you buy as a housewarming gift for someone moving out of their parents' place. I don't really see any use for this since leftover spaghetti isn't the end of the world and if mid-dinner it seems like you're gonna run out out sketti, you can just make more in like 10 minutes.
True autists would measure it on a scale.
Kitchen shears. I've owned a pair for 10 years and never used them once.
theyre just better scissors why have you been not using them?
How is this even possible? I use mine all the time. Used it yesterday to open the plastic bag on a frozen piece of fish and today to open a stubborn ramen flavor pack.
you need scissors to open a ramen packet?
Sometimes, though the knorr packs are more likely to need scissors.
People who aren't slaves to the city carry pocket knives. Men and women.
Use for broccoli and cauliflower
Culinaly making me feel like a complete cooklet once again
I use mine to snip sausages and short ribs
It's also bloat, the hole in the center of a spaghetti server is one serving of spaghetti
Tongs, wooden spoons anything made by the pampered chef.
>tongs
Nice trips but I disagree strongly. I use tongs on a daily basis, especially grill tongs.
>wooden spoons
enjoy scraping the hell out of your pots and pans chomo
Never have to because I live in the Space Age 2023 where everything I have is non stick because we have evolved beyond inferior cooking equipment.
Cheese slicers ARE a pointless device anon. A standard kitchen knife does the same thing. Hell, get a special cheese slicing knife if you want to be autistic. Stop having Parkinsons.
If you are having to scrub the fuck out of your pots and pans you simply cannot cook.
A delicious fond is just waiting to be deglazed and turned into sauce.
I can cook eggs on stainless steel and have them slide free as good or better than they do on the non stick abomination that is leeching poison into your body.
Steel for scraping, silicone for non-scraping. Wood is a pointless middle ground.
Nah silicone shit is floppy and gay, it's for delicate stuff like eggs only.
Wooden spoons are super based and I have two. Better than big plastic spoons. The best for stirring sauces and not scratching anything. And there have been situations where I wish I had some tongs but dont own them.
I don't get it, what's autistic about it? I take mine whenever I go out for pasta (obviously only works when I order spaghetti) & ask the chef to use it so he can give me the correct portion
HAHAHAHA I'm sure he does buddy
I just close my hand like I would putting on of my dicks in it and that amount is about how much I have per serving.
From there I can adjust depending on my hunger level.
Any combo tool that has "Multiple functions" that doesn't do ANY of them well.
A standard wine service isn't included in this, as, they are a multi-tool that does everything they are supposed to and usually only include a foil cutter knife and a bottle opener.
Same goes for any tool really. A good tool is one that does it's job well in the hands of a skilled individual and perhaps 2 or three things in direct relation to that job. If it has adjustable components, the tool for those adjustments is also integrated into that tool in a way that doesn't hinder it's use, nor is hard to access.
I'd like to know what the fuck happened to good cheap cheese slicers too--they have disappeared off the shelves since 2020, and now you have to splash out $14 for an overbuilt "Name brand" one.
imo anything that has a bottle opener on it is trash by default because it indicates they just wanted to cram as much shit into something as possible instead of actually making it useful. even Gerber multitools are guilty of this shit. it already has a screwdriver why the fuck did you add a bottle opener
That's exactly why I poasted that one.
I have to guess that this kind of fuckery is to catch neophytes and "Trappings" Addicts-(you know one--Have the tool for every damn thing under the sun, but have only ever used it once,and badly. They just like collecting things.)
You abject moron.
At least respond to the right post.
And a wire cutter does a way better job at making uniform slices off a block than a knife.
Wire garrotes have been used by the french for hundreds of years.
>The French
Post disregarded.
KEK!
Ok..valid....
You got me.
>AHhhhhhtHeeeeFRennchhh..champagne
Sometimes, yes.
Sometimes, no.
sounds like you're praising unitaskers anon
>Any combo tool that has "Multiple functions" that doesn't do ANY of them well.
worse than these are the cutesy gadgets that have a clearly terrible ergonomics but normies buy anyway because they look pretty.
how fat are you though? this feels very much like a fat person complaint who feels shame for eating more than the recommended amount.
I used to frequent bodybuilding forums. All the particularly gay boys like you lived and died by the food scale and seething.
Then along came this ching chong guru that was giga ripped and did cooking vids, he didn't have a scale and all the gay bois freaked the fuck out, how can he stay ripped without knowing his calories!? they cried.
He answered because my dishes don't spontaneously change size.
All the gay bois were still confused what the size of a dish has to do with portion control and continued to kvetch and seethe.
I got a free spaghetti measure tool with a bag of pasta 20 years ago and I've never used it.
Everyone has a free spaghetti measure tool.
Not a single one of you can convince me there is ANY kitchen gadget more useless than this fucking thing. I didn't even know it existed until I saw it at an estate sale
It is a pasta tester that is designed to pick up a fucking single noodle so you can see if its al dente or not. It costs 50 dollars. No I am not fucking kidding.
This is every Italians chefs first purchase bigot.
to be fair, sometimes it can actually be pretty difficult to pick a single spaghetto from the boiling water to taste if it's done.
I got one for free once during a coffee promotion.
it kinda works, but I rarely use it.
If you can't pick one out then the pasta is done, al dente pasta won't slip away from you like overcooked pasta does
no, spaghetti become very soft after just a few minutes even when the inside is still raw
This is actually probably a good idea for most of the Culinaly knife thread fags who don't actually use their 900 dollar grorious nippon steel forged from the remains of the yamato kitchen katana.
Those things work fine if you happen to have a shitty dull knife that struggles to get through an onion. I usually just grab a good knife instead but it does have a use
Man I miss the times when Tumblr was almost decent
the bar of stainless steel "soap" to remove garlic smell from your hands
Stuff like this and coffee pods are just a way to scam people out of money, not an actual gadget
They invested millions!!!
wifi egg crate
reading the expiration date on the carton they come in is for plebs.
>those fingernails
I hate you for pointing them out. Only way this hand model could be worse was if they were an amputee.
>twentysomethings watching their salt
>not wanting to know how many people your dick can feed
Potato masher. Just use a spatula.