What's your most unnecessary/useless piece of kitchen equipment?

pulliptears

Anyway, back on topic...

A Senseo Coffee machine. Used a few times but really nowhere as nice as the cheap filter coffee machine. Every now and then it gets brought back in to the kitchen where it lasts a week and gets kicked out again.

Quesidillia maker. This had potential to be just brilliant, but it has a major downfall. These are made for the USA market more than the European, and one thing you can get there which you seemingly cant get here are Large Corn Tortillas. The tortillas we get in the UK are too small for the maker so the edges dont seal and you just get a nice, circular mess.

*max*

Slow cooker. I used it a handful of times, and it turned everything to an unidentifiable mush. I got a cast iron casserole and use this all the time instead.
I also have a George Foreman and a toastie maker. Too much hassle to clean, so they have been lying in the cupboard for months.

I also have a glass blender that was used twice before I lost the lid in a house move and it became useless. I can't bear to part with it though, I'm clinging to the thought I may find the damm lid one day! :cool:

serious_saver

missesther wrote: »

Candy floss maker. I think I only used it once, even though I desperately wanted it and finally got it for my birthday years ago.

I have one of these. It was amazing hen I was a student and it used to come out all the time for house parties (along with a mini chocolate fountain)

However, it's been a number of years since I left university and it's taking up valuable storage space at the back of the cupboard.

I also have a mandolin food slicer that I was bought for Christmas by my OH's father. I've had it for years and only used it once!

EDIT

A lot of people are complaining about their George Forman grills. I couldn't live without mine and it's starting to lose it's non-stick coating

NCISROCKS

pulliptears wrote: »

Anyway, back on topic...

A Senseo Coffee machine. Used a few times but really nowhere as nice as the cheap filter coffee machine. Every now and then it gets brought back in to the kitchen where it lasts a week and gets kicked out again.

Quesidillia maker. This had potential to be just brilliant, but it has a major downfall. These are made for the USA market more than the European, and one thing you can get there which you seemingly cant get here are Large Corn Tortillas. The tortillas we get in the UK are too small for the maker so the edges dont seal and you just get a nice, circular mess.

..oh dear...but at least you have a valid comment having experienced the item...unlike the OP who has not...but hey feed me if I'm wrong?

pulliptears

NCISROCKS wrote: »

..oh dear...but at least you have a valid comment having experienced the item...unlike the OP who has not...but hey feed me if I'm wrong?

Interesting.
I didn't name you, or quote you yet you assume I mean you. Says so much that.
Anyway, moving on.

bcl999

I see our friend NCISROCKS has pitched up again today. So glad i have him on ignore - the only person I have ever done this to since joining- and I don't have to read his barbed comments. Maybe he will tire and go away.

But, back to the matter in hand. I , too, use my Foreman grill.

pulliptears

bcl999 wrote: »

I see our friend NCISROCKS has pitched up again today. So glad i have him on ignore - the only person I have ever done this to since joining- and I don't have to read his barbed comments. Maybe he will tire and go away.

But, back to the matter in hand. I , too, use my Foreman grill.

I use my 'George Formby'. My Halogen oven has been relegated to the porch shelf now as well, cooks lovely Jacket potatoes but nothing else seems to cook nicely in it.

I loved my sandwich toaster until DS dropped it and broke it, the replacement just doesnt seem to toast anywhere near as well :mad:

bcl999

pulliptears wrote: »

I use my 'George Formby'. My Halogen oven has been relegated to the porch shelf now as well, cooks lovely Jacket potatoes but nothing else seems to cook nicely in it.

I loved my sandwich toaster until DS dropped it and broke it, the replacement just doesnt seem to toast anywhere near as well :mad:

Ah,you see, a sandwich toaster would be one of my "most useless" as I use my Formby (you've got me doing it now) for making those as well as grilling etc.

pulliptears

bcl999 wrote: »

Ah,you see, a sandwich toaster would be one of my "most useless" as I use my Formby (you've got me doing it now) for making those as well as grilling etc.

Problem is I adore cheese and baked bean toasties and a Formby (;)) just wont seal them so you need a proper sandwich toaster. This new thing leaves them anaemic.

bcl999

pulliptears wrote: »

Problem is I adore cheese and baked bean toasties and a Formby (;)) just wont seal them so you need a proper sandwich toaster. This new thing leaves them anaemic.

You are quite right. I generally only do things like ham&cheese, beef&pickle. It would be no use for runnier fillings. Nothing worse than "raw" toast, is there?