food, buying it, preparing it, cooking it. What a great pleasure. I am the one in charge of it: wifes can decently open a bag of chips, most of the times. Daughter (4) just learned to use the knife, a small, light paring knife.
My kitchen is equipped with a modern and intelligent MW (useful for heating, defrosting, and perfect steaming). A big 2 doors fridge with ice generator and cold water dispenser: both very useful, especially the ice. Yesterday I steamed fresh string beans and plunged them in the sink filled up with ice cubes, so they remained bright green.Almost limp salad leafs will return to quasi crispness. Of course, I put ice in my Campari. And a nice modern electric oven. I would like a steam oven but I am not a good enough cook for that. Yet. Apparently is what is required for baking breads with a nice crust and not only.
These are the things that I use more frequently. But the thread is about favorite gadgets. So there they are.
In first place is the knife. Without a good chef knife I would feel ... at a loss. Mine belonged to my mother and it has become an extension of my hand. German steel and wood handle, very easy to keep sharp. I gave a concupiscent look at Ea's Global. I actually practiced with one while visiting a friend. Wonderful knife. But my mother's ...
Then comes the Braun stick blender. Easy to handle. I can detach the lower part if I have to add ingredients and it stays. Powerful and easy to wash. Since I have this one I haven't used the robot.
In two weeks we will go in Holyday in a well equipped house, but I will bring me those two.
Then the gadget that helps me a lot, both in realizing nice recipes and in saving my time and attention is the Actifry. I bought it for making French fries without oil (just one spoon) and use it for stir roasting everything, from mushrooms to chicken legs.
What would an Italian do without Parmesan? This is what I use almost every day to grate it. I buy it in big wedges, separate the core that is for eating at the table, and the crust with a couple inches of cheese. Those I grate, but before I cut them to size and keep them in the freezer. My cooking guru disapproves
Last but not least my best friend. The slicing thing, for cold cuts, bacon and what else. I use it a couple of times every week, maybe more. Got it with points of my Supermarket. Faithfulness pay
The last two are resident in an external room. I have plenty of space in the kitchen, but there are other appliances that I am not mentioning.