looking for a suggestion for a cooking gadget

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I have a kitchen full of cooking machinery, a lot of which is way overkill for my skill level lol. I want to get something new, but I'm out of ideas. Here's a basic list of what I have

Breville Sous Chef food processor
deep fryer
pasta roller
ravioli tablet
convection/air fryer toaster oven
Japanese knives
bread maker
stand mixer
hand mixer
Sous Vide stick
a drawer full of gadgets to make Pizza
Mandoline
blender
Nutri bullet
waffle maker
blah blah blah...


I have more stuff, but that's what I remember any ways. I'd like something different, not anything I could go buy at Target. I watched like 10 Crazy Russian Hacker YT videos. He definitely tests out a ton of weird kitchen stuff. I saw a few smaller things I didn't know existed that I now gotta have. I'm looking for something medium'ish, that's like in a $200+- range for me.


If someone doesn't help me, I might order this on Friday, it's in my cart.


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It slices tomatoes, maybe other things too but it's sold as a tomato slicer. I'm 99.9999% sure this wasn't designed for or meant for home use. I could imagine someone who owns a BLT restaurant and slices tomatoes all day it would be awesome. I like gadgets and some reason after seeing a YT video on it, I thought I should consider this. Someone here PLEASE help me not buy this, I'm open to any reasonable suggestions. And any suggestion would be more reasonable than a commercial grade tomato slicer right? lol That thing really is cool though, y'all should watch this video, it's the 1st item.

 
Hmmm ....

My background is in cooking & I love to cook still but time isn’t on my side much these days.

So, you may have one & haven’t listed it here but how about either a Pressure Cooker or something on my wish list, a Sous Vide.


Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:
 
Aaryn NZ said:
Hmmm ....

My background is in cooking & I love to cook still but time isn’t on my side much these days.

So, you may have one & haven’t listed it here but how about either a Pressure Cooker or something on my wish list, a Sous Vide.


Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:
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OHH I didn't mention, I have a Insta Pot, love it. I also have a Anova Sous Vide stick. But... thank you, you're reply got me thinking. I have a pressure cooker, and I have an air fryer, but they have a lot of new pressure cookers with built in air frying technology. I have both but not in 1 unit! And the Ninja Foodi one's like $200 exactly, which is my budget! I don't really have room for another gadget like that, but I bet it's smaller than the tomato slicer I almost bought ha.

I recommend you get a Sous Vide, you can get a nice one for well under $100 on Amazon. I did a Prime Filet Mingon for my friend, she likes her meat well well done with zero color *yuck lol* Sour Vide'ed it for 2 hours then a quick sear in a cast iron pan. I had a bite and it was still so juicy. I usually hate well done beef, but it was juicier than a lot of oven or pan cooked medium rare beef I've done. And the magic it performs on crappy cheap cuts of steak is crazy. I've turned stew roasts into tender delicious steaks. I'm going to be doing some chicken breasts in mine today. It's absurd how moist they come out, even without brining them. I don't use mine a lot due to it takes a long time and I don't plan things out well lol.
 
Do you have a decent Vacuum Sealer Machine? I'd imagine you do. Those are a definite must have IMO.

Or, maybe you want to try your hand at dry aging Meats, and making your own Charcuterie without a lot of the hassles. The Umai Dry system.
 
MarkD51 said:
Do you have a decent Vacuum Sealer Machine? I'd imagine you do. Those are a definite must have IMO.

Or, maybe you want to try your hand at dry aging Meats, and making your own Charcuterie without a lot of the hassles. The Umai Dry system.
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I have a Foodsaver yes, mine's kind of broke I gotta bang the top to get it to actually work, I'm out of rolls for it so maybe I'll buy some and try taking it apart to see if I can fix it.

And yeeeeees on the Umai Dry! home dry aged beef? oh my goodness yes please! And now that I'm thinking steak I remember mid last year a guy on Kickstarter made a home chef blow torch thingy. I just Googled and it looks like they're *suppose* to be shipping this month. It's literally a portable flame shooting gun, only in 'Merica! Here's a picture of it.


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and here's a proud 'Merican using it

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I HOPE these ship soon, I know Kickstarter stuff is known to get delayed forever sometimes :(


Dry Aged steak + Sous Vide + Grill Gun to sear, hell I might die!
 
1. Panini press/grill. Stay away from the cheap ones made by Cuisinart, etc. And make sure it has a floating hinge.

2. Gelato maker. Musso is the Cadillac of manufacturers.
 
How about a GOOD-- real GOOD cutting board

OR

A Therma Pin
 
Can you give me a sun shot of your cooking machines?
 
57Rambler said:
1. Panini press/grill. Stay away from the cheap ones made by Cuisinart, etc. And make sure it has a floating hinge.

2. Gelato maker. Musso is the Cadillac of manufacturers.
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#2, I saw the price and wondered if it was Italian, saw the web site .IT yup lol. I just spent uhhh close to 2 bills on a pasta dough roller and Ravioli Tablet from Marcato. I love Italian food a lot, not really sure where the idea that everything made in Italy is close to the best, but I've always heard that. I know everything I see from there's damn expensive lol.


luckydawg said:
How about a GOOD-- real GOOD cutting board

OR

A Therma Pin
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I have a pretty decent cutting board, but $200 could get me a much nicer one, good idea. And I don't even have a cheapy meat thermometer so that's a really fantastic suggestion. And they're way under my budget.

Rsurfer said:
Can you give me a sun shot of your cooking machines?
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Hard to believe you dont have a meat thermometer-- I could not live with out that.
Also- dont get a cheepy-- get the therma pin- its less than a c note though
 
luckydawg said:
Hard to believe you dont have a meat thermometer-- I could not live with out that.
Also- dont get a cheepy-- get the therma pin- its less than a c note though
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I had one and it broke, I'm the weirdo who has a $400 prosumer food processor but I don't have anything to check the damn temperature of my meat cooking lol. I honestly Sous Vide most of my meat though so I really don't need need one. Of course most people don't have the time or patients to always spend 2 or 3 hours cooking a steak lol. I don't own a grill at the moment. I do want a Camp Chef Woodwind with the sear box and a Ooni Pro pizza oven, but both are way out of my budget at the moment. If I was cooking meats outdoors I'd definitely get a therma pin and a Meater bluetooth temp probe thingy. I'll probably buy both when I have extra $ before I get my grill so I can have them.


Watching TV at 2AM last night I saw a commercial for Aero Garden, and it hit me like BOOM this is something I'd want and would use every day. Having fresh herbs on hand would be like really amazing.
 
The reason I cant really live with out the thermometer is cause I do A LOT of smoking meat and grilling
 
An electric smoker. Not as good as a stick burning smoker but it maintains a constant temperature and it is easy to use.
 
UncleDavy said:
An electric smoker. Not as good as a stick burning smoker but it maintains a constant temperature and it is easy to use.
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You are 100% correct

But you can get very close to constant with one of them temp controllers-- I have one

The great thing about the pelletts are load the hopper, turn the dial and walk away-- literally set it and forget it
 
About 2 weeks ago I was at Costco, and they had a Thermometer 3-pack which was two Taylor Digital Thermometers and a Digital Timer for $17. I bought it.

One Thermometer is a hand held type with Sheath, the other has a remote probe with heat resistant cable. The latter is great for Poultry, or Roasts where you don't have to open the oven or grill to check.
 
1 - Pellet grill/smoker. 2- Grill Grates for your grill. They are really good. X2 on the Thermoworks meat thermometer.
 
Lodge cast iron skillets. Or you say you have more gadgets than skill, go to some cooking classes.

I use my Lodge 10" and 12" skillets to make home made Chicago deep dish pizzas in my pellet smoker, cornbread of course, and the best sear on sea scallops.
 
TNcoupe said:
I use my Lodge 10" and 12" skillets to make home made Chicago deep dish pizzas
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I use a cast iron skillet for deep dish pizza as well. Does a killer job ... you get a nice, even bake with a crust that is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
 
In a few weeks I'm definitely going to buy a few things suggested here, thank you guys. The other day I thought home made Ravioli would be nice on Saturday, but my pasta roller's oooold and my Ravioli tablet was suuuuuper cheap quality and I hate it. So I bought these, Italian made overpriced monsters. But so nice.

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So it's Ricotta, Parmesan & Spinach stuffed Ravioli with a creamy Sun Dried Tomato sauce, a salad and garlic bread on a load of French bread I made in my bread maker yesterday. This thread has me wanting a pellet smoker though!
 
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