Comments on: Unitasker Wednesday: The Hot Dog Roller

By: Valerie

Valerie — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:44:22 +0000

This doesn’t look easy to wash… I do not buy my H’s argument that you can just ‘burn off’ all the gunk with the grill flames (his grill is a testimony to the untruth of it).

By: H...

H... — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:15:38 +0000

other possible uses for it:

massaging device

paint roller

cloth wringer

torture device (like put arm through it)

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:25:00 +0000

I love the this site, but i also love rolled dogs. If I could buy an old seven eleven hot dog roller I would be in my glory. Do you think I could make an exception for this one since its already been proven to be a multi-tasker.

By: Emma

Emma — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:20:50 +0000

I’m with Jon on this… you admit it does corn on the cob!! Maybe if I got two I could do corn and hotdogs and have like 10 times the amount of time to spend with my family

By: John of Indiana

John of Indiana — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:54:56 +0000

No, Anne, Tube Steak comes in packs of 10. And buns come in packs of 8… One of Life’s Little Mysteries…
I wonder if this one is a big a pain to clean as the electric one I used to wrangle in my snack bar days?

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:10:07 +0000

aw blackmacx! you are awesome!!! thanks for being such a good sport!!!

you know you would have to have 2 of these. hot dogs come in packs of 6 or 8 usually?

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:06:00 +0000

But…it’s from Restoration Hardware, so it must be classy and useful. Either that, or specifically designed for gift registries.

By: Rae

Rae — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:01:17 +0000

I love unitasker Wednesday! I look at gadgets a whole new way, now.

By: kate

kate — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:04:54 +0000

Wow, now I can eat hot dogs again. Before this, I simply could not fathom rolling or turning one hot dog at a time, and therefore gave up on the item completely.

By: jon

jon — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:32:45 +0000

Busted. By your own admission, this so-called Unitasker also rolls corn on the cob. That’s a second task. Why, I bet you could roll hot dogs AND corn on the cob on the same roller. It’s a veritable TRI-tasker!!1!eleventyone!

You’re outta here!

By: Giddified

Giddified — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:00:24 +0000

I love Unitasker Wednesday! This is exactly the type of thing my parents, classic American clutter fiends, love to buy. They wonder why they don’t have any space left anywhere in the house.

I also love “Think of all the time you spend rolling hot dogs instead of playing Frisbee with your children.” Have you ever noticed how many items are marketed this exact way? In reality, most of these things will save you minutes a day (at most). I refuse to believe people are really THAT pressed for time. I’m going to go out on a limb here and suggest that people may feel overwhelmed not by having too little time, but by having too much stuff. Just a thought:)

By: Michael (500 Apples)

Michael (500 Apples) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:52:59 +0000

Tonight I’m going to integrate a large putty knife into meal prep so I can flip five burgers at once.

Then I might puree ketchup, mustard, relish, onions, and pickles so I can doctor my patty with a single squirt from my new multi-condiment squirt bottle.

I point everyone I know to this blog. Love it.

By: verily

verily — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:57:58 +0000

It’s not only a unitasker, but a super unitasker designed for only one kind of grill…an open topped one.

By: Nat

Nat — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:02:59 +0000

Sacrilege! Reducing our summertime hot dogs to something we can get at 7-11. How else can we cook our hot dogs with that delicious crunchy carbon coating? That’s real grilling.

By: Kevin (ReturnToManliness)

Kevin (ReturnToManliness) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:12:21 +0000

Classic American excess. I love the Unitasker series. It completely reinforces the amazing feeling I get when I have a chance to simplify my life and clear out the clutter.

You mean there isn’t a compatible hot-dog-bun-turner-thingie? I need one of those…

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:10:13 +0000

Good for you BlackMacX, that’s the spirit!

By: BlackMacX

BlackMacX — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:49:19 +0000

I want one to increase the clutter in my home. I can then read more of Unclutterer.com to see how I can get rid of things better.
I do enjoy the site and after last week’s faux pas (by me) I better appreciate your sense of humour on the site.