Tools of the Trade

[amadi]

A comment axelrod made in an earlier post struck a note with me: rice cookers are awesome because you put ingredients in, can go back to bed and wake up to hot food waiting for you.

For the same reason, I love my slow cooker. I appreciate something that lets me make even complex meals with no tending, just prep and go.

I've also been recently reminded that a good knife makes prep work so much easier. (I now really grok why chefs will use anyone's pans, pots and appliances but carry their own knives with them.) With arthritic hands, I am far more capable of doing cutting/chopping prep work with a good knife that fits my hand and has a good sharp edge on it than I was with a drawer full of mediocre knives.

Our focus thus far has largely been on recipes, but I'm curious what tools, appliances and "hardware" are important parts of your kitchen arsenal?

Comments

[rydra_wong]

I don't think they're available in the US, but I love my Remoska. Cooks almost everything (at one temperature), requires no cognitive spoons, minimizes washing up, and I seem to be less likely to burn myself than I am with the oven.

[moizissimo]

That looks SO COOL! I'm understanding correctly that it plugs into the wall or something?

[rydra_wong]

Yup! There's a cord running from the handle of the lid (which contains the heating element) that you plug into the wall.

[moizissimo]

I want one! But I think it'd cost me a ridiculous amount, seeing as I'm in Canada. :) I'll keep watch for one, though!

[sapote]

Hey, I know this post was a long time ago, but I'm wondering if a Remoska is more or less analagous to a roasting oven? In which case, it could be yours for $30 US. I don't have one of these, but I know people who love theirs.