If my toaster oven is not both an oven and a toaster, please inform me what the browned slices of bread I have been making in it for 4 years are. I’ve made many a smoothie in my Cuisenart food processor, which is also frequently used to make homemade peanut butter as well as traditional functions My coffee grinder was just cleansed of its coffee grounds and used this evening to grind cardamom. My George Foreman grill was used for paninis more often than as a grill. Crockpots can be very easily used to make rice. The Kitchenaid stand mixer has a doohickey in the front of it where you can put on attachments that do everything from an ice cream maker to a grain mill to a pasta maker (even ravioli) to a sausage stuffer.

Why are we buying into advertised versatility instead of using our brains to think of how the appliances we have can be used?? That seems just as bad as to buying into the marketing campaign for unitaskers.

I’ve had the same breakfast–steel-cut oats–for 2 years now. Not only is there money being saved, but one container of oats takes us less room than 3 boxes of cereal. Plus the time you save not having to think about which cereal you want, the recycling savings from not using the cereal packaging, etc. A rice cooker brings a wonderful element of simplicity into your life. It’s also nice to have a hot breakfast automatically made every morning.

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I always though the salad shooter was the dumbest thing ever but this thing wins for sure!

I’ve never been a fan of kitchen gadgets and in general I’ve always considered Cuisinart to be an overpriced brand. The Griddler, though, is changing my mind and I’m a little more open to spending a bit more on something that works and spares me grief in the kitchen.