Imagine you are sitting at the kitchen table and you want to cut a banana, but you don’t have a knife. After the invention of the banana slicer, that dilemma is solved forever.
Although that is a ridiculous example, the idea of the “kitchen gadget” has become increasingly more popular as many of the gadgets make certain functions in cooking more efficient. There are machines that can make pasta from zucchini, slice an avocado, sous vide various proteins and more commonly, brew coffee in a matter of seconds.
This will be a review of sorts of the different styles of kitchen gadgets and some examples.
The first category includes most stationary tools. This can include gadgets including mandolines and the food processor. The spiralizer, a machine that can make zucchini pasta, is a more recently developed tool that is quite popular among people that are trying to eliminate an excess amount of carbs in their diet or people that want to eat healthier. The gadget itself is very simple. It includes a cutting surface and a handle to spin the squash. It is very easy to use and inexpensive. All in all, it is a good gadget that is worth investing in.
Smaller tools are becoming more popular in the kitchen gadget industry. One specifically, an avocado slicer, has some interesting features, including a tool that can remove the pit with ease and cut the avocado into even slices. However, like the banana slicer, gadgets like the avocado slicer are somewhat unnecessary and frankly, a waste of money. Although the tool provides some specialization, it is not worth the investment. You will be much better off using a common butter knife.
The next category can be somewhat expensive, but these can be some of the best and most exciting gadgets on the market. This can include blenders like the Vitamix and a newer machine that can make an immersion circulator. An immersion circulator can “sous vide” different proteins, which can take any dish to the next level.
Finally, some gadgets are incredibly common and used frequently across the country. In this case, the Keurig is one of the most commonly used gadgets in the world of food and beverage. Keurig has revolutionized American coffee consumption. Making a single serving of coffee in a matter of seconds is convenient and economically beneficial.
Kitchen gadgets definitely have some pros and cons, however, there are many different factors that come into consideration when evaluating any one gadget.
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I love my spiralizer.