Comments on: Unitaskers we love

By: simplyfree

simplyfree — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:03:46 +0000

Most may disagree, but we love our waffle maker. Of course, we make waffles from scratch at least once a week!

By: Clutterbomb

Clutterbomb — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:34:48 +0000

In the middle of moving and will now be getting rid of my quesadilla maker, waffle maker and brita water filter pitcher. Good riddance!

By: Urban Life–The Negative View « CONTRARY CANARY

Urban Life–The Negative View « CONTRARY CANARY — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:19:41 +0000

[...] July 8, 2009 At 6 a.m. this morning, I woke up to the sound of banging outside my window. I suppose I wasn’t fully awake because I thought someone was punching holes into the ground with what looked like a giant cherry pitter. Last night I pitted sour cherries. I guess it left an impression on me, that neat-o little unitasker. [...]

By: gypsypacker

gypsypacker — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:08:33 +0000

Hey, that blowdryer is not a unitasker. You can put it on low heat and blow dust out of your keyboard.
Old toothbrushes clean tiny nasty spots, new ones de-silk corn on the cob.

I love the dishwasher, have a treadmill, and keep two coffee grinders. The electric is for convenience. The antique hand-crank model is the one I used post-foreclosure when I lived in a pickup truck and brewed coffee on a Coleman stove, and is kept for sentimental reasons.
We’ll save that for another discussion on extreme minimalism.

By: arynetrek

arynetrek — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:26:11 +0000

Brita pitchers are NOT unitaskers! Take the filter unit out, you can use it as a pitcher for iced tea, etc. Just make sure you use clean water

Favorite unitaskers –
- Garlic press & tea ball/tea strainer. Daily use items in my kitchen.
- Wine stopper. Because I can never get the corks back in properly…
- Exercise ball. Don’t know if this counst as a unitasker because you can use it for a huge range of exercises, but all it’s used for is working out and it takes up a *lot* of space (and I have a crappy pump so I don’t deflate it after each use like some people do).
- Dishwasher. Enough said.
- Toothbrush. Another one that doesn’t need justification!

Medical devices (glasses) and safety equipment (fire extinguishers) should not count as unitaskers.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:38:10 +0000

@SueDoc

I love to make a dinner of lentils, rice, and chopped onion in my rice cooker! Definitely not a unitasker

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:56:33 +0000

My favourite unitaskers: jar opener, apple corer, coffee maker (I’ve had to get a French press instead, after decimating two Bialettis by forgetting to put water in the base!), cordless kettle, and the ice cream scoop.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:03:22 +0000

Our breadmaker. And with healthful bread currently over $4 a loaf at the supermarket, I contend that its one use is becoming EXTREMELY important.

By: C. Raybourn

C. Raybourn — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:17:08 +0000

My Yogourmet yogurt maker. I eat yogurt every day and love to cook with it as well. I can make two quarts at a time for a fraction of the cost of store bought. I recently lost my bread machine to a husband-with-good-intentions accident, so I have a Zojirushi on the way. BTW, I’ve got you all beat on the fire extinguishers- garage, kitchen, family room, and master bedroom. Our neighborhood was built in the early ’80s and we still don’t have fire hydrants.

By: Melanie A.

Melanie A. — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:24:10 +0000

My Sonicare electronic toothbrush. Nothing’s proved better against receding gums.

By: Clare

Clare — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:36:54 +0000

OMG, Beth, thank you for posting that peanut butter mixer! I definitely need that! I eat lots of peanut butter but I hate mixing it up because it makes a mess and is hard to do. This looks like the perfect solution.

Another unitasker I have that hasn’t been mentioned is a bagel holder. It’s a piece of wood with sticks that hold your bagel in place so you can slice it in half easily. It’s great. Much easier than trying to hold the bagel up and slice it at the same time.

By: RazzBari

RazzBari — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:22:27 +0000

Definitely my microwave spatter cover (not exactly like this, but similar)- mine has a hole in it so it hangs on a hook right next to the microwave and it's used all the time. And when my family visits, they drink a *lot* of hot tea and make heavy use of my tea bag squeezer.

By: caffienejunkie

caffienejunkie — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:14:30 +0000

There is no way my coffee maker can be considered a unitasker! It makes coffee (a.k.a. the nectar of life) and keeps me from killing the people around me – especially the morning-inclined types. Also, my wine glasses don’t get used for anything other than wine, but I’m not getting rid of them anytime soon either.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:09:08 +0000

I switched from one of those gigantic lever wine openers to a waiters’ tool about a year ago and I’ll never look back. It takes a very marginal level of effort to open a bottle, and I’ve never broken a cork or the bottle rim itself. In fact, it even comes with a knife to cut the wrapping and a bottle opener! Not to mention my cabinet is much happier…

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obi.....tterer-20/

As for unitaskers, I refuse to get rid of my coveted espresso machine and burr mill grinder.

By: Morfydd

Morfydd — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:22:23 +0000

Rice cooker – I have one that fits in my steamer, but I’ve never learned how to use it because I make perfectly fine rice in a pot. I use the steamer all the time, though.

Pet bowls – When I had to take the cats on a plane for my last move, the carriers were required to have little hook-on food & water dishes. I took those off the cage when I got here and keep using them as cat food & water dishes. (Though I did just buy a little tray to put them on, to catch the random kibble scatter. *That’s* a unitasker.))