Delonghi Pasta Cooker £12.00 @ TK Maxx

withabix

An ideal last minute present for the person who has everything...

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The Delonghi PastAmore 110.

These first went on sale with a RRP of £149.99.

Think of an automatic chip pan, except it cooks pasta!

On sale in many places now for £19.99 to £29.99!!

TKMaxx have them RED STICKERED at £12.00!

They DO cook pasta to perfection, but they are only WORTH £25!

Great gift for someone you don't really like! (or for someone who likes gadgets!!!)

Sui_Generis

Thanks for the link to the review - it says it undercooks every time a pity.

coolagarry

You can sound sophisticated and call it 'al dento'

tiff

I've seen it all now, imagine paying £150 for that! (Or is it just me?)

N20Y1D

coolagarry wrote:

You can sound sophisticated and call it 'al dento'

you'd sound an idiot saying "al dento" as its "al dente" :rotfl:

Sui_Generis

N20Y1D wrote:

you'd sound an idiot saying "al dento" as its "al dente" :rotfl:

You beat me to it!

withabix

Cooks perfectly for us.

Don't know how it can possibly do otherwise - you set it for the time shown on the packet or any other period you might want and it adds about 30 seconds to a minute anyway!

psilocybe

I'll give ya'll an automatic pasta cooker for free. Put the pasta in the pan, add a little olive oil, (stops it all sticking together), add some boiling water, stir, put the lid on and leave it without heat for approx 15 mins.

Ken-Dodds-Hairy-Knodule

lol, "automatic" pasta cooker.

Worst.invention.ever!

Still, thanks for posting it : it may come in useful for someone - the review does mention it would be good for the frail/anyone unable to carry boiling water. I might get one and have an army of small children cooking pasta for me. =]

withabix

The product development people at DeLonghi are probably scratching their heads wondering why deep fat fryers are so popular....

What's wrong with a pan full of oil?

This gadget is well worth the £12 - besides, most pans cost more than that!

For convenience value, you can actually set it to cook your tea, as it warms the sauce and can be set to cook at a preset time.

I'm sure it will soon be at the back of the cupboard with the smoothie maker, the George Foreman grill, the sandwich toaster, the juicer, the popcorn maker, the electric wok etc etc

judderman62

withabix wrote:

The product development people at DeLonghi are probably scratching their heads wondering why deep fat fryers are so popular....

What's wrong with a pan full of oil?

This gadget is well worth the £12 - besides, most pans cost more than that!

For convenience value, you can actually set it to cook your tea, as it warms the sauce and can be set to cook at a preset time.

I'm sure it will soon be at the back of the cupboard with the smoothie maker, the George Foreman grill, the sandwich toaster, the juicer, the popcorn maker, the electric wok etc etc

:rotfl: :rotfl: That's exactly where my Foreman grill is - it hasn't been used for ages and was only used about 6/8 times - dries the meat out like you wouldn't believe.