Posts Tagged ‘Gadgets’

Another kitchen gadget

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

OK, this one is something I probably should have had years and years ago, but never seemed to find one when I was looking around for one.  A potato ricer!!  It has 3 interchangeable blades for different levels of smushing and can go in the dishwasher.  (Gotta love that!)  I got it for a couple reasons – first being that I have had terrible results trying to make mashed potatoes by hand and a friend recommended I get one.  The second came to me when I ordered it:  Guacamole!!  This weekend I’ll be snagging some avocados and fresh tomatoes from the farmer’s market and giving it a whirl.

It’s another Avon kitchen goodie.  (Disclaimer: I’m a rep!  If you want to order one – click here and go to Shop Now/Gifts/For Home.  Orders over $30 get free shipping.)

Pancake incompetent no more!

Sunday, August 1st, 2010

Made pancakes the other night, and for what I swear is the first time, they were terrific.  I’ve had problems in the past with pancakes for two reasons:  First, I didn’t have a decent griddle pan for them.  The pan I used is roughly omelet sized and was really not conducive to pancake making.  That has been fixed by acquiring a lovely 12″ non-stick griddle pan, from my local hardware store.  (They have an amazing kitchen gadget selection.)  I also have a weird problem with an inability to properly pour pancake batter.  I’m serious – it should be so easy, and yet, I always make a mess of it.  I’d seen a pancake dispenser in a diner once and thought “damn, I need one of those!” but I never really saw one anywhere.  And then I got my Avon catalogue…  HOLY CRAP, BATMAN, A PANCAKE DISPENSER!!

I was able to make perfectly sized pancakes that turned out wonderfully!  An excellent breakfast for dinner.  It comes apart easily for cleanup and does a great job controlling the amount of pancake batter hitting the griddle.  I love it.

If you want a pancake dispenser like this, Avon has it.  I am also an Avon rep, so if you want to order it from my site, that would be kinda awesome, too.  Just search on “pancake dispense” – and while you’re at it, browse the “Gifts for Home” section – they’re really rocking the cute kitchen stuff these days.