Celtic tiger Kitchen Utencles

Lando Griffin · 25-05-2010 09:37AM #1

A recent inventory at home of kitchen utensils and appliances threw up some very interesting facts.
Apart form the necessary kettle, microwave and toaster, we also have a few kitchen appliances that are rarely used.

George Foreman used about 3 times in 4 years.
Electric carving knife used at Christmas only.
An electric can opener that still has the packaging around it hasn’t a clue where it came from.

Do you have similar items lying around waiting for usage?

Feeona · 25-05-2010 09:38AM

I've a dictionary I never use

Danbo! · 25-05-2010 09:39AM

Feeona wrote: »

I've a dictionary I never use

Me two

WindSock · 25-05-2010 09:39AM

A smoothie maker. It is not mine, I hate smoothies, but what the hell is wrong with using a blender? Hmmmm?

Coriolanus · 25-05-2010 09:40AM

Wtf, the George is God. I pretty much only eat George'd chicken and sambos since getting a present of one.

Electric carving knives have a secondary utility if you put the blades in upside down. Freak children the fack out when you pretend to hack your hand off.

Minstrel27 · 25-05-2010 09:50AM

I would use a George Foreman grill regularly if I had one.

biko · 25-05-2010 09:52AM

Slow rice cooker, never used it.
Massive food processor, never used it.
Hand blender bought solely for making milkshakes, used twice.

kylith · 25-05-2010 10:04AM

A slow cooker. I'd use it all the time but OH doesn't like stews, the weirdo.

Biko, I'll take that rice cooker if you dont' want it

syklops · 25-05-2010 10:11AM

A few years ago I was in the audience of the tubridy show(Dont ask), and the gift we got was this blue cylinder with Kitchen Utensils. When i got it home I opened it up and for the life of me could not figure out what any of them was for. There was a thing like a lidle with holes in it and spikes at the front, and another was a spoon with a large hole in the middle. There truely was no spoon.

Never used any of them. Ended up giving them to my mum for christmas, and she is still to find a use for them.

Lando Griffin · 25-05-2010 10:13AM

syklops wrote: »

There was a thing like a lidle with holes in it and spikes at the front, .

Resembles some sort of spagetti lifter.

Bonito · 25-05-2010 10:14AM

I use all my stuff. As for George, ya can toast bread and everything on that. Fry eggs, you name it, George can do it.

NothingMan · 25-05-2010 10:15AM

I use George all the time. Perfect for a quick burger, sausages, toasties or bacon bagels.

We have a hand blender my girlfriend uses to make soup but since we realised that Aldi's canned soup for 30c is delicious we haven't used it much.

I never use the toaster or kettle so I could live without those, my gf couldn't though.

We have a cake tray we never use that's about it really.

SuperGrover · 25-05-2010 10:16AM

syklops wrote: »

A few years ago I was in the audience of the tubridy show(Dont ask), and the gift we got was this blue cylinder with Kitchen Utensils. When i got it home I opened it up and for the life of me could not figure out what any of them was for. There was a thing like a lidle with holes in it and spikes at the front, and another was a spoon with a large hole in the middle. There truely was no spoon.

Never used any of them. Ended up giving them to my mum for christmas, and she is still to find a use for them.

The ladle with holes and spikes is for lifting spaghetti from the pot of water. It does the job quite well, actually.

The spoon with the hole in the middle was a bit of a mystery for me too. We have a wooden spoon with that design. Turns out it is designed for measuring a portion of spaghetti (or linguini, I suppose) suitable for one person. You drop the bunch of spaghetti on to the spoon and whatever fits through the hole is one portion. I've never actually used it for this, though.

NothingMan · 25-05-2010 10:17AM

Bonito wrote: »

I use all my stuff. As for George, ya can toast bread and everything on that. Fry eggs, you name it, George can do it.

Ok, You had me til the eggs bit, surely the eggs just run off into the drip tray!

kylith · 25-05-2010 10:18AM

syklops wrote: »

There was a thing like a lidle with holes in it and spikes at the front, and another was a spoon with a large hole in the middle. There truely was no spoon.

Probably salad servers. The spoon part often has a hole in it, don't ask me why.

http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00HeNEnqSlZtcf/Plastic-Salad-Fork-Spoon-HX1412-.jpg

Bonito · 25-05-2010 10:19AM

No seriously! Wait until it's at full temperature and crack the egg on it and it cooks near instantly! If you want the yoke even in the middle and not on the side then just prop the front legs of George up on a book, that's what I do! Then it's flat and nothing can run off!

SuperGrover · 25-05-2010 10:20AM

We were given a pressie of a bread maker one time.

Used it a few times. Went back to using the oven.

Lando Griffin · 25-05-2010 10:22AM

SuperGrover wrote: »

You drop the bunch of spaghetti on to the spoon and whatever fits through the hole is one portion. .

Oh yea. Then you must place it in the boiling water and when twisting the spoon the spagetti will twist into the saucepan. Clever.

sbsquarepants · 25-05-2010 10:27AM

Firstly the Gearge Foreman rules, i even call mine by a pet name, "georgey porgey". I need to get out more!

Have a juicer that's been used about 3 or 4 times in as many years, to make delicious "healthy" fruit juice, to which i then added a bottle of vodka on each occasion. I love health food:D

syklops · 25-05-2010 10:31AM

Lando Griffin wrote: »

Resembles some sort of spagetti lifter.

No, the holes were too big.

Probably salad servers. The spoon part often has a hole in it, don't ask me why.

No, the spikes were sharp and would shred any lettuce you try to pick up.

The spoon part wasnt really a spoon. It was more hole then spoon.

Thanks for trying to figure out what they are but my Mother is a Chef and even she was clueless as to their use.

Bonito · 25-05-2010 10:36AM

syklops wrote: »

No, the holes were too big.

No, the spikes were sharp and would shred any lettuce you try to pick up.

The spoon part wasnt really a spoon. It was more hole then spoon.

Thanks for trying to figure out what they are but my Mother is a Chef and even she was clueless as to their use.

My friends mam uses it for taking veg out of the pot. *shrugs*

admiralofthefleet · 25-05-2010 10:41AM

knives and forks

AnonoBoy · 25-05-2010 11:00AM

I've got one of those whatyamacallit thingies, y'know the ultimate Celtic Tiger utensil - the one you use for dividing up cocaine into lines?

Oh yeah, a credit card!

Never use that anymore.

pickarooney · 25-05-2010 11:08AM

Not really celtic tiger utensils but the big food processor rarely gets an outing since the tiny one was purchased and the fondue set and raclette grill only get rare outings.

Lando Griffin · 25-05-2010 11:10AM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

the one you use for dividing up cocaine into lines?

That reminds me we also have a rechargeable vacuum cleaner but we can only charge it in the car. Used three times.

lucylu · 25-05-2010 11:30AM

FTW
The biggest load of Junk we got as a present from my Dad a Cordless Electric Sweeping brush

confusticated · 25-05-2010 11:44AM

The spoon with a hole in it thing - would it be for lifting boiled eggs out of hot water by any chance? My friend has one of them.

Cheap Thrills! · 25-05-2010 11:55AM

This big weird silver thing under the kitchen counter, got a glass door and some confusing knobs and buttons on.....not really sure what its for but its good for hiding half eaten takeaways inside. :cool:

gravityisalie · 25-05-2010 12:53PM

confusticated wrote: »

The spoon with a hole in it thing - would it be for lifting boiled eggs out of hot water by any chance? My friend has one of them.

i agree , and for lifting spuds out of hot water

and walloping kids for not eating their asparagus

SuperGrover · 25-05-2010 01:12PM

I suppose it can be used for whatever you want but surely for a bolied egg or potato a multi-holed spoon would do the job grand.

The large-holed spoon is designed for spaghetti.

Bazzy · 25-05-2010 01:25PM

The £210 soup maker i INSISTED on getting and used once ... she still gives out about it !

Celtic tiger Kitchen Utencles

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