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Who is ready for some more egg talk? I am. Is it Easter yet or what? I was cutting eggs the other night for the previously mentioned potato salad and thought to myself -
maybe I should purchase an egg slicer?!?!? I just did a touch of research and it seems like the OXO model is best. The bottom rotates so the egg can be sliced both ways, resulting in a perfectly chopped egg. It also appears to be easy to clean which seems to be a big complaint amongst others. I have seen a piece on CBS Sunday Morning about OXO and believe in their products. Their R&D/design team thinks of everything.
I guess I found the one I would pay money for, but the real question is - is this really necessary?
Knives and cutting boards also work and are easy to clean.
Should I just do it the old fashioned way and forego this modern amenity? Maybe. Maybe not.
I think people can be over-gadgetized, but that's all up the individual. Maybe you buy an egg slicer b/c you slice a lot of eggs. But maybe you instead don't have a garlic press. Just pick your gadgets carefully, and leave some kitchen tasks to a knife and cutting board. (So, yes, buy it.)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite gadgets (if you can call them such) are a mini whisk, a microplaner, a mandoline, and a heavy duty citrus reamer.
It's funny you mention kitchen gadgets today, I just read this article:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/21/dining/must-have-gadgets-for-the-kitchen-think-again.html?hpw
On another note, back in the day during my time as a waitress I loved when someone would order the chef salad at Friendly's and I would get to use the egg slicer - it slices through the egg like magic!
I also love the microplaner, it has changed my life for the better.
I haven't pulled the trigger yet. I actually saw that article right after I made the post and laughed. I also realized that I will be heading back to the Homeland in two weeks and wonder if the parental units have one I could "borrow" for free. Free gadgets are way more fun to use then gadgets that cost money. I also just bought an Amazon voucher ($10 for $5), so if I bought the OXO one it would end up costing $10. Is it worth it...?
ReplyDeleteAnd I love the Friendly's shout out.
We make egg salad sandies once and a while..... Egg slicer is worth it!!
ReplyDeleteI broke ours using it to cut cheese. Though we have not rushed out to get a new one.
3 gadgets....there are more i like, but these i respect.
ReplyDeletegarlic press
garlic roaster..(tired of the foil parade)
Chinese chefs knife (not meat cleaver)....do it all knife.