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December Cooking Club Challenge -- Your Favorite Kitchen Gadgets
Rate it! Votes (3) | Comments (9) By FabulousFoods.com Posted December 9th, 2008

Since everyone is so busy this time of year anyway, we didn't want to add to the burden with a cooking assignment.  So this month's challenge is ultra easy to enter.  We just want you to tell us about your favorite cooking gadgets.  What are the tools that you can't live without?  If you had to get rid of all the gadgets in your kitchen except 3 or 4 of them, what would those essentials be?

How to Participate
All you need to do join in the discussion and be eligible to win this month's prize giveaway is to post to the comments section below and tell us about the important tools and gadgets in your kitchen.  One winner will be drawn randomly from everyone who posts here (you must be registered and logged in at FabulousFoods.com in order to post, registration is quick and easy). To be eligible for the prize, you must post by midnight Pacific time December 31st, 2008.

So share your thoughts on kitchen tools and gadgets.  You just might win!

This Month's Prize Giveaway! (pictured at the top of this page)
A library of cookbook compendiums from Ronnie Sellers Productions that includes 2000 recipes!  Four books in all:
500 Cookies; 500 Cupcakes; 500 Appetizers and 500 Soups are included in this package (over a $63.00 value)!

That's not all, you'll also get a:

Watkins Gold Medal Assortment
Watkins made its reputation—at least in the area of food—on three products: Vanilla, Cinnamon and Black Pepper. They’ve been making them since 1895, and they were the products that earned Watkins the Gold in Paris in 1928. You'll get the classic assortment of the three products that made Watkins a household name! The set includes award-winning Original Double-Strength Vanilla in the Trial MarkTM Bottle(325 mL/11 fl oz), plus traditional tins of Cinnamon (170 g/6 oz) and Black Pepper.  A $30.99 value!

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	My favorite gadgets Written by: Iris Yuan Tuesday, 30 December 2008
	I can't cook without my cutting board and chef's knife. I use them for every single meal. Thanks for the giveaway!
	Gadgets, Gadgets everywhere! Written by: Mathew Cable Friday, 19 December 2008
	For me, there are two or three different gadgets that I just couldn't live without in the kitchen. The first is my Chef's Knife from Wustof. Well balanced and sharp, cooking implement and home defense all in one! Along the same lines is my Ulu. A round, sharp blade that makes crushing and chopping garlic extremely easy, it's also great for cutting things in a pan, like lasagna and baklava. It takes a little getting used to, but once you get it down, chopping is a breeze with just a little rocking motion. Handy as a pastry scraper, too, as long as you're using a surface that you won't damage. Completely indespensible is my kitchen-aid professinal mixer. I can make cake batters, cookie doughs, bread and all sorts of other things without having to get a workout all at the same time. Put on the whisk and get perfectly whipped cream, switch to the paddle and get wonderfully mixed chocolate chocolate chip cookie dough. Put on the bread hook and homemade french bread is a breeze. Finally, I've recently fallen in love with my Cuisinart Griddler. Part press-grill a la George Foreman, part griddle, part pannini press, all handy. The only thing I don't like about it is the tilting motion of the lid when it's opened, but it makes a great moveable surface to cook my cinnamon whole wheat pancakes and bacon on while I do the eggs on the stove. It's good for tuna melts, hot ham & swiss sandwiches, quesadillas, all sorts of stuff. Easy, quick and very very storable. There it is, my list of indespensible kitchen items. Enjoy, and happy cooking!
	My Favorite Gadgets Written by: Tina Smith Thursday, 18 December 2008
	Being raised by a mother that was reared on a farm it was just natural to learn how to cook.  To this day I am amazed at her ability to stir a batch of cookies to completion with her trusty wooden spoon.  She must be really packing some muscle!  In a high school home-economics class I was mortified at the teacher's use of an electric mixer to complete the task.  :-)  As an adult I have been known to use an electric mixer now and again, but I would definitely be lost without a good wooden spoon. For day to day meal prep, a complete set of knives is not necessary.  I really only use one or two on a regular basis.  I love my chef's knife.  It's also nice to have a smaller knife, the size up from a paring knife.  However, I would be just fine if all I had was a good chef's knife. Finally, one good metal spatula is a wonderful tool in the kitchen.  It is useful both in baking and cooking.  I use only cast iron and steel cookware, so I prefer a good metal spatula. As you can tell, I'm a real down to basics home cook.  A good wooden spoon, my trusty chef's knife, and a versatile metal spatula is all I need to get breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert on the table.
	Favorite Gadget Written by: linda Monday, 15 December 2008
	My garlic press I use garlic in alot of my cooking. I don't like to chop or dice the garlic that fine. I would be lost without it.
	my imulsion blender! Written by: bibi hahn Sunday, 14 December 2008
	I LOVE this thing. it's a braun model that comes with a blending pitcher that gives much better results than my actual blender. or you can use the handheld blender to puree soups and other things that you don't want to take out of the pot, put in the blender, blend, and then put back in the pot. whoever invented this is a genius. i use it to chop nuts, make smoothees, creamed soups.... i can't remember the last time i used my regular blender.
	Favorite Kitchen Gadgets Written by: Sarah Mantooth Friday, 12 December 2008
	The two things I would not want to do without are my digital meat thermometer, no more over or under cooked meat and the grinder I use for fresh ground pepper. If I added one more thing it would be a VERY sharp chefs knife.
	Gadgets I can't live without Written by: Marlene Rockwell Friday, 12 December 2008
	Hmmm--- gadgets I can't live without My pyrex measuring cup I use daily to cook oatmeal in the microwave. My cutting board and knife to cut my fruit My coffee grinder to grind flax seed. and that is just breakfast! My other favorites are Microwave, tongs, steamer, and teflon skillet.
	My Favorite things Written by: Barbara Thursday, 11 December 2008
	I could not live without my knives and cutting board, also my mixer. I love to cook and try new things and see peoples reactions if they are good or not.
	Cheri's Favorite Cooking Gadgets Written by: Cheri Sicard Tuesday, 09 December 2008
	Even though I am not eligible to enter for the prize, I will get this discussion rolling.  I love my mico-planer -- this handy grater makes instant work out of normally tedious tasks like grating citrus zest, nutmeg, hard cheese (like Parmesan) or even chocolate.  I use this tool constantly. I would also find it had to live without a food processor - again normally tedious work only takes seconds with a food processor.  I even use it to make bread and pizza doughs, in addition to the standard chopping duties. So come on Fabulous Foodies.  Tell us about your favorite gadget before December 31st 2008 (midnight Pacific time) and be eligible to win this month;s prize package giveaway.

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