Do you own cool kitchen gadgets?What are they?

I use cuisinart FP, very useful but u cannot do all indian chutneys , indian style stuff which is done in sumeet/preethi mixie.
Things i do with FP:
mix chappathi dough, poori dough.
(also spinach chapathi , first i chop the spinach and then add the atta, other veggie chappathi)
mix bread dough

grate veggies like carrot, beetroot, cabbage, very fast and easy when i have guests. now i mostly make such items only when ihave guests as it is faster than chopping other veggies for curries.

Slices veggies like carrots, cucumbers, chillies, french cut beans etc.(sometimes slices are not perfect, depends on how u position the veggies but i dont mind it, better than manual)

grind aama vadai, such type batters, paruppu usili etc.

also there is juicer attachements but i have a separate juice , so bought FP without this attachment as it is cheaper this way to buy separtely.

I also have a braun 4 in 1 ( beater, dough kneader, stick blender and chopper)
which works great for small work, to blend soup, dhal directly in the hot pan.
the mincer works great for salsa, mincing small amt of veggies, especially great for cutlets/ mango thokku etc. i make 2 to 3 batches of mango thokku with this chopper.
egg beater works great for whipping icing, eggs, pudding, cakes etc.


I also have a julliene peeler which works great for garnishing, cutting thin strips of carrots for noodles and fried rice and also for soups.

I have nicer and dicer, it chops veg to cube. even potato can be cut for french fries. it chops onion for raita in jiffy. you can cut any veg like potato, suran, chow chow, onion - any thing. it really makes my cooking easy.

Hi Sadhana,

Knock..Knock..Itz me again...May i know more about that manual food processor please?

1. How does it work ?
2. Where did you get it and for what price approximately?

Sorry to bore you with these many questions.....

Originally Posted by vasu95

I have nicer and dicer, it chops veg to cube. even potato can be cut for french fries. it chops onion for raita in jiffy. you can cut any veg like potato, suran, chow chow, onion - any thing. it really makes my cooking easy.

hi Vasu,
Can you post a pic or more details abt the nicer dicer? where we can buy etc?

thanks,
Chaaral.

Originally Posted by chaaral

hi Vasu,
Can you post a pic or more details abt the nicer dicer? where we can buy etc?

thanks,
Chaaral.

Chaaral, most of the mall would have this "As seen of TV" shops or chinese shops that sells these gadgets.. Not all megastores carry them - like bed, bath& beyond, marshalls homegoods etc..

other best option is to buy it online - amazon is the best.. you can check out the reviews of the products before making a choice too.

Thankyou Nandu,will check it out. do u have one?

Originally Posted by chaaral

Thankyou Nandu,will check it out. do u have one?

I used to own something similar.. not into buying such gadgets anymore..I don't use them effectively..mostly i do only poojai after the purchase..

hi cindu ,

i bought it at JEYACHANDRAN vessels in ranganathan st long back . sorry i dont remember the price now. you can try at new SARAVANA STORES next to RMKV. its only for dough kneading & its very good.

the onemore thing i find it very useful for our southindian cooking is coconut scrapper [vaccum].

Hi, i own several kitchen hand mixers of several brands. The longest running so far has been the kitchen aid. i think if it is taken care of , the mixer will serve you for a very long time. You can all the information on Kitchen hand mixer here

Hi,

I started using this very compact & handy machine called Suruchi Insta Chopper and I swear by it. It is designed on the same lines as the bullet shown on teleshopping shows. The ones that you need to hold down for a few seconds & you're done. Being using the same one for over 1.5 yrs & its working fine. Chopping is so effortless with it.

Cost me just 800 bucks... defenitely worth it.

Cheers!!!