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The one kitchen utensil you'll never get rid of?

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  1. I've got one of those hand graters, the kind with one coarse and one
    fine and one slice choice all on one single flat grater. The thing
    that makes this one special is that the fine and the coarse are split
    lengthwise instead of crosswise. This gives me grate holes of either
    size the full length of the grater. I hate the one's that split it
    crosswise so you only have half the grater length to use. Those are
    pretty much useless. Yet, that's still the only one's I can find in
    stores, these days. I'd buy a new one like I have, but I haven't seen
    a new one like it for over 20 yrs of prowling. Makes a great pot
    strainer, too. Just cover bottom third of pan when draining.

    nb

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    I've got one of those hand graters, the kind with one coarse and one
    fine and one slice choice all on one single flat grater. The thing
    that makes this one special is that the fine and the coarse are split
    lengthwise instead of crosswise. This gives me grate holes of either
    size the full length of the grater. I hate the one's that split it
    crosswise so you only have half the grater length to use. Those are
    pretty much useless. Yet, that's still the only one's I can find in
    stores, these days. I'd buy a new one like I have, but I haven't seen
    a new one like it for over 20 yrs of prowling. Makes a great pot
    strainer, too. Just cover bottom third of pan when draining.


    It may not technically be considered a kitchen utensil, but...

    I bought one of those Vidalia Chopper devices and it worked so well I bought
    a second one. I didn't have to mail order them from TV or online, because
    Target stores have them on sale right at the store (among any other stores
    that may also be selling them in stores, I just happened to buy both
    choppers at Target).

    Testing has shown I can even stack up Iceberg Lettuce leaves and chop them
    all at once using the chopper. So, I can chop up the lettuce and then dice
    some tomato and have a basic salad ready in less than a minute. (For a more
    elaborate salad, I have also tested dicing avocado and slices from block
    cheese with great success, which is also great for making a quick taco
    salad.)

    Also, if I dice up some avocado and use the smaller dicing blade assembly
    for dicing some tomato into really small dices, I can make a really easy
    guacamole that takes less than a couple of minutes to make (just a small
    amount of extra time is needed to mash up the avocado after dicing it).

  3. notbob said:

    I've got one of those hand graters, the kind with one coarse and one
    fine and one slice choice all on one single flat grater. The thing
    that makes this one special is that the fine and the coarse are split
    lengthwise instead of crosswise. This gives me grate holes of either
    size the full length of the grater. I hate the one's that split it
    crosswise so you only have half the grater length to use. Those are
    pretty much useless. Yet, that's still the only one's I can find in
    stores, these days.

    Sadly true. Half length makes for children, sure not for a 6'+ man, but
    they're the only ones I have and see around.

    Quoted message said:

    I'd buy a new one like I have, but I haven't seen
    a new one like it for over 20 yrs of prowling. Makes a great pot
    strainer, too. Just cover bottom third of pan when draining.

    Nice trick.
    --
    Vilco
    Think pink, drink rose'

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