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Our kitchens are fantastic sources of technical innovations. From Ultrapowerful Air Fryers to interior smokers, new wonderful inventions are launched for homemade chefs every year, as well as other kitchen devices that should be expelled with compost.
Instead of giving in to the tricks, it is smarter to build its kitchen around a reliable and multifunctional team. We ask chefs and kitchen professionals which devices consider totally unnecessary, and what tools really pull their weight around the kitchen. If you are ready to order and optimize your space, knowing what not to buy is as important as knowing what to keep.
These professional chefs are the highest authority in which the kitchen devices must obtain the start, especially when the closet space, the counter and the space of the drawers are limited. Each listed their less favorite kitchen tools and offered their preferred method or tool to complete the cooking task they must do.
Masaharu Morimoto
Celebry Chef, restaurant
Masaharu Morimoto shared his choice for the most overvalued kitchen tool.
1. Mandolin
Chef Morimoto encourages reinforcing the skills of his knife to slices of thin and uniform vegetables.
Because: “While it brings good slices, dominating the right knife skills gives you more control, precision and long -term safety. Mandolinas can be bulky, difficult to clean and risky if it is not extremely careful. Trusting too much on a mandolin or tools such as an apples cutter two in one or a tomato chorr can prevent the real technique.
What to try in place: 8 -inch Mac Japanese chef knife.
Eric Rowse
Main chef-instruction Culinary Education InstituteLos Angeles
The culinary instructor Eric Rowse knows a trick kitchen tool when he sees one.
2. Onion holders
Because: “These look like a weapon for the candidates to Wolverine; it is intended to help you hold an entire onion and” chop it. “Instead, cut the onion in half to create a flat surface so that it does not move away. If you are trying to cut the rings, save the $ 14 and paste a fork at the root and hold the fork.”
What to try in place: Learn to cut an onion The outdated path.
3. Onion glasses
Save your money, and some dignity, and omits onion glasses.
Because: “A loss of money, since they do not form a large seal around the eyes to prevent sulfur compounds from reaching the eyes and making you cry. Keep your sharp knife and open a window or turn on a fan instead.”
What to try in place: Peter Butler of CNET shares tips for cutting onions without crying.
4. Metal, glass, stone and acrylic cutting boards
The glass, stone and metal boards are fine to serve, but when they are cut and the stories, the wood is the way to follow.
Because: “Cutting on hard surfaces is Bad to your knives; Instead, go for wood or poli. “
What to try in place: Our list of The best cutting boards It has many safe knife options.
5th chicken tribilla
Because: “I can’t think of anyone who needs a tool dedicated to crushing chicken outside a restaurant and even restaurants do not use it. This article only has one purpose, so I would omit it.”
What to try in place: Two forks.
6. Stripper of grass
Because: “I love the thyme, but I hate stripping. When I was young, I was surprised to believe that this tool would help me … He has been sitting in my closet, laughing at me for almost a decade.”
What to try in place: For more heart herbs Like rosemary and thyme, just use your fingers to slide down the stem, opposite how the leaves grow.
7. Bluetooth wireless probe thermometer
Instant reading meat probes work rapidly and do not require a brewing Bluetooth connection.
Because: “This is a great tool but it can be very expensive. I can see myself losing, breaking, dropping it, accidentally throwing it or leaving it in the coals.”
What to try in place: Thermopro’s lightning instantaneous reading thermometer
Pedro as
Author of the Kitchen Book and lifestyle expert
The author of the Peter Som cookbook did not hold when he was asked about his less favorite cooking tools.
8. Electric can opener
A manual can opener is cheaper, it works very well and is less likely to break.
Because: “Most of us grew up with a permanently parked electric starter at the kitchen counter, as if it were a vital appliance. But honestly, they are more nostalgia than the need. Manitan space, they can be a discomfort to clean it already often fighting with irregular size cans. A good manual opening is compact, reliable and is done the job without needing to need an exit or an output of the user.” “.” “.” “.” “.” “
What to try in place: Oxo’s soft -handed can.
Richard Ingraham
Personal chef from Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union and author of Love: my love expressed through food
Richard Ingraham avoids certain kitchen tools when cooking for celebrities such as Dwayne Wade and Gabrielle Union.
9. Avocado Slication
Because: “A knife and a spoon do the work with the same ease and the specialized tool rarely fits all avocado sizes correctly. It is a single trick pony that combines the drawers.”
What to try in place: A good appearance knife like This $ 35 Wusthof.
10. Egg separator
Separating an egg by hand is not so difficult to require hardware.
Because: “A tool just to separate the yolks is unnecessary for most homemade chefs.” The only exception can be ThisAnd even that is only for yolks. Er, I mean Sucks.
What to try in place: Crack an egg and use the halves of the shell or its fingers works equally well.
11. Garlic hunter tube
Because: “Garlic cloves roll in a silicone tube can work, but requires storing a single purpose device.”
What to try in place: Smashing Ajo teeth with a chef knife is faster and more reliable.
12. Pizza scissors
The Ingraham chef says that omits scissors on the night of the pizza.
Because: “A pizza cutter or a knife works better and faster. These scissors are tricks, uncomfortable to clean and occupy more space than they are worth.”
What to try in place: Kitchenid stainless steel pizza wheel.
13. Herbal scissors
Because: “They are difficult to clean and do not offer a great advantage over a sharp chef knife. In addition, they tend to crush delicate herbs than cut them.”
What to try in place: Made in the 8 -inch chef knife.
14. Electro el Hugo
Because: “Boil the eggs in a pot are simple and flexible. The electric version only adds disorder unless you boil the eggs constantly and hate using a stove.”
What to try in place: This 1 minute trick to make climbing eggs in the microwave.
15. Butter and dispenser
A good butter knife works equally well and requires less space and maintenance.
Because: “Butter sticks are cut into palmaditas … but why? A knife works instantly, and does not have to load and clean a plastic device for it.”
What to try in place: Williams Sonoma Breakfast Butter Blade.
16. Pasta Meter
Because: “It is a plastic disk with holes to tell him how many spaghetti cook. Only the eyes or learn the approximate weight for experience. The drawer of the drawer is not worth it.”
What to try in place: TO kitchen scale For precise measurements.
17. Oil myster
Because: “It often obstructs, spray unequally and requires constant cleaning. A small spoon or brush does the job with less frustration.”
What to try in place: Olive Oil Cruet of the world market.
18. PAELER DE ELECTO
A sharp vegetable peel is all you need to paste a batch of potatoes.
Because: “It occupies a surprising amount of space and is launched slower than a normal pest. In addition, it is excessive unless you are peeling dozens of potatoes at the same time.”
What to try in place: OXO Rotating Peeler.
19. BAGEL GUILLOTINE
Because: “It is sold as a safer way to cut Bars, but occupies a ton of space and is uncomfortable to clean. A saw knife does the job well.”
What to try in place: Opinel’s 8 -inch bread knife.
Jackie Carnesi
Executive chef, Kellogg money
Jackie Carnesi
20. Oven mitts
There is a reason why professional chefs do not wear baking gloves.
Because: “Baked gloves are the most useless article in the kitchen of a home! A resistant cooking towel does the same job, and most likely it is more likely to be wash regularly. I do not know many people who wash their baking gloves sufficiently … it seems that many have considered it an article that does not guarantee regular cleaning. It does.”
What to try in place: Stock a lot of kitchen towels.
