# Do you have the following gadgets in your kitchen?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 20, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-the-following-gadgets-in-your-kitchen/336468 "2005-12-20T16:42:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2005, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-the-following-gadgets-in-your-kitchen/336468/41 "2005-12-21T21:55:07Z")

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Great googily moogily, this list is huge now.

1. GRAPEFRUIT KNIFE - No. Not even sure what this is.

2. TEA INFUSER - Nope.

3. CITRUS JUICER (non-electric) - Yeah, and I use it constantly. We always keep a bag of lemons around so we can have fresh lemon juice when called for in recipes. It’s nice.

4. GARLIC PRESS - Yes, and again use it constantly, mostly for adding garlic to soups and stews.

5. APPLE PEELER/CORER - No, unless a sharp knife counts.

6. MEAT THERMOMETER - Yes, used frequently.

7. CANDY THERMOMETER- Yes. Occasionally used for candymaking, but mostly used for breadmaking (ensuring the water for the yeast is at 110 degrees) and soapmaking.

8. SIEVE/SIFTER - Yeah. We have two. I use one as a colander for mac & cheese a lot.

9. BOX GRATER - But of course.

10. BASTER - Yep, used for basting.

11. HAND CRANKED CHEESE GRATER - What is this? We don’t have one.

12. BAR SET - Nope.

13. Spaghetti spoon - Yes, used occasionally.

14. Oven rack puller - Nope.

15. Pizza stone - Yes, used every time we make pizza, which is about once every two months.

16. Salad spinner - Yes, although rarely used these days.

17. Whisk - Definitely. We have a standard balloon whisk and a “spiraling shape” whisk.

18. a mandoline - No, they scare me.

19. citrus flute - No.

20. dumpling press - No.

21. ginger grater - No.

22. Itallian poultry shears - No.

23. cheese plane - No.

24. grapefruit spoons - No.

25. miniature spoons and forks - Do kids’ baby spoons count? If not, then no.

26. rice paddle - No

27. cake needle - No.

28. olive spoon - No.

29. shrimp picks - No.

30. lobster crackers - No.

31. citrus zester - Yes, it’s a microplane zester and I love it. Before I got it as a gift, I never used zest in recipes, because I couldn’t keep the pith out. With this thing, zesting is a snap. And yes, I know I sound like a commercial.

32. cake decorating tips set - Yep. Used… never, as far as I know.

33. ice pick - No.

34. toast tongs - Nope.

35. cherry/olive pitter - No.

36. rolling pin cover - Yeah, we have a homemade one that MrWhatsit made out of cheesecloth.

37. stir-fry paddles - No.

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