Grow Your Own Magazine

Corkscrews and bottle openers aren't gadgets they're essentials!

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Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

We are trying to sell our house before emegrating, and will probably move in with FIL before going for at least a month. I am dreading it as he doesn't have either of my two most used kitchen items.
A dishwasher or a freezer!!! How does he live?

Other than that I am not huge on gadgets, but I would like to get an ice cream maker when I get to Oz.

For us I guess (in no particular order):

Kettle
Toaster
Hand blender
Steamer
Wok "thing" - not a proper one but a non-stick jobby.

And one particular knife - just a small one but I've had it about 15 years.

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http://madallotment.blogspot.com/ - updated 19/08/2007

I am very pleased with my new 'gadget'. One of the runner bean strippers. It has a little blade where you top and tail the bean and then you thread the runner bean in one side and out it comes in lovely thin strips minus the stringy bits. Best way to eat runner beans.. yum....

Hoping for a bread maker for Christmas...want to try onion and thyme bread and raisin and cinnamon.....oops I'm salivating!

Where did you get it from CG? My mums bought me one, but I'm not getting on with it. Mine sounds different from yours (and not so good) and having about 18 tons of runners to deal with in the next few weeks, I am keen for anything that makes the prep easier!

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Hazel
www.hazelandjanesallotment.blogspot.com
update Sun 30/11/2008......Indoor Allotmenteering too!.....

Hi Hazel, Mine is just a cheap £2.99 one of ebay but its brill....Search for 'Tala beanslicer' on ebay and it will come up.

Cheers!

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Hazel
www.hazelandjanesallotment.blogspot.com
update Sun 30/11/2008......Indoor Allotmenteering too!.....

Not really one for gadgets - they just end up cluttering up the kitchen for me. However, one "gadget" we have is one of those non-stick rubber muffin trays. Really doesn't stick at all.

Other essentials:

Good set of knives and a steel
Barman's friend
Decent pans

We were bought one of those George Formby grill things for Christmas and it's still taking up cupboard space - we've never used it yet.

Over the years we have bought some things that ended up being really rubbish - doughnut maker and popcorn "popper" come to mind.

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A simple dude trying to grow veg.

http://haywayne.blogspot.com/ - Updated 30th November

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Grater, sharp knife, loaf tin.
I'm a fairly basic kind of a gal!

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A good meat cleaver,Madderbat never argues when I have it in my hand

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I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.
W. C. Fields

HW - I have some other silicone bakeware - loaf tin and lasagne pan - and they are the bees knees - so easy to use and even lasagne doesn't stick in the dish!

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"Its not who you are underneath, it's what you do that defines you" - Bruce Wayne

I find my silicone bun tin good but the loaf tin is a bit too flimsy and I end up supporting it with a tin tin so as to give it some support or else I get a saggy shaped loaf. I think the more expensive ones have more stiffeners but mine doesn't and is better used as a liner. Still saves on washing up though and is easy to turn out.

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Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

My kitchen must have is a woman to do all the work

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My phone has more Processing power than the Computers NASA used to fake the Moon Landings

Alison
I use those pre-shaped grease-proof paper tin liners from Lakeland, saves greasing the tin and works well with bread and cakes.
Sue

Yes, I've seen those, they do look quite good. May invest at some point but worry that this would only encourage me to make more cakes and we eat too many already!

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Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

DISHWASHER

I would marry my dishwasher if it was legal!!!!!

Move to Texas - I'm sure it's legal there.

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A simple dude trying to grow veg.

http://haywayne.blogspot.com/ - Updated 30th November

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I make a lot of indian food from scratch and grind flax seed (fresher that way) so a grinder is an essential. Silicone stuff - spatulas, muffin moulds cake moulds etc save lining and scrubbing!

can anyone reccomend a good blender - mine is very narrow at the bottom so it very difficult to get stuff out of the bottom?

I make a lot of Indian food from scratch and grind flax seeds (fresher that way) so a spice grinder is an essential.

I agree that silicone items are great - spatulas and those baking things, muffin moulds quiche moulds etc. Avoids lining and scrubbing.

Can anyone recommend a good blender? Mine is too narrow at the bottom and it is really difficult to get the stuff out.

Opps I seem to have done that twice - apologies!!

Yes I know all about that Madderbat married me

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I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.
W. C. Fields

I would recommend a Bamix stick blender. It comes with three blades, and can be used in any bowl, or in the beaker provided. Very easy to use, and very easy to clean

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