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Unitasker Wednesday: The Ultimate Professional Drink Maker
What does one do when a craving strikes for a delicious slushy or smoothie? You can head over to your favorite smoothie joint and partake in their wide variety of flavors or you can invest in the Ultimate Professional Drink Maker. That’s right, now you can have your very own icy concoction 24/7. No need to travel out of your home to enjoy that fruity sensation. You also can use it to make some alcoholic drinks in the form of a tasty margarita or daiquiri.
So what is the catch? C’mon, you knew there had to be a catch. First off, the size of this unit is not very small. Weighing in at 55 pounds and measuring 13″ x 17″ x 30″, it has a pretty hefty footprint. The other catch is the price tag. It will set you back $2000. You must really like your homemade smoothies to own this monster!
Thanks to reader Samir for bringing this unitasker to our attention.
**Each week, the Unitasker Wednesday column humorously pokes fun at the unnecessary, single-use items that manage to find their way into our homes.
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Not all small appliances are unitaskers
In a prior post, I labeled The Panini Press as a Unitasker. It did one thing: make paninis.
Today, I want to talk about small appliances that aren’t unitaskers. For example, the Cuisinart Griddler offers more options than your regular panini press. This is a mulit-functional unit that serves as contact grill, panini press, open grill, and griddle.
When and if you decide to purchase a small appliance, take a few moments to consider its functionality. Can it do more than one, specific task?
Cuisinart has a dual Blender-Food Processor that makes space-saving sense, Kitchen Aid has an Ice Cream Maker attachment for its mixers, an Egg and Toaster unit makes both eggs and toast, and the Hamilton Beach Toast Oven is a toaster and a toaster oven in one appliance. You obviously aren’t obligated to have any of these small appliances in your home, but if you want to buy one, we encourage you to consider ones that aren’t unitaskers.
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Unitasker Wednesday: Doughnut maker
Mmmm…Doughnuts. I confess, I love those round little treats. I mean, who doesn’t? If you don’t, well more power to you, but I would imagine most of us feed our doughnut cravings every once in a while.
Indulging in a doughnut every once in a while is advisable, but making your own mini doughnuts could turn out to be a terrible move for your waistline. If you want to undertake doughnut making, Williams-Sonoma has you covered with the Mini Doughnut Maker.
Young cooks will have fun using this clever machine to create miniature cake doughnuts ready for decorating with their favorite toppings…Making seven little doughnuts is as easy as pouring batter into the wells of the machine and closing the lid.
Yes, they are suggesting turning this thing over to your children. What a great way to introduce the kiddies to the wonderful world of doughnut making! I’m sure they’ll get their fill of this contraption in about one use, and with measurements of 8″ x 10 1⁄2″ x 4″ high it will fit nicely in the cupboard of forgotten appliances.
** Unitasker Wednesday posts humorously poke fun at the single-use items that seem to find their way into our homes.
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Unitasker Wednesday: The Panini Press
Panini style sandwiches are, in my opinion, very delicious. Is there a way that I could recreate the panini in the comfort of my own kitchen? The Breville Ikon Panini Press does just that, but at 15 1/2″ x 12″ x 6 1/2″ high is it worth the space that it hogs up?
If you desire a panini to the point that you can’t stand it and you don’t want to part with the $100 and the cupboard space, you can probably survive by using items that you already have in your kitchen. Here is an easy step-by-step process to make a panini without a oversized panini press.
** Unitasker Wednesday posts humorously poke fun at the single-use items that seem to find their way into our homes.
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