Your worst kitchen purchase

physichull said:
Except no doubt uses far less power than your conventional oven?
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"In fact, depending on the size of your slow-cooker compared to the size of your stove; you may be using almost twice as much energy to cook in your slow-cooker. There are a lot of variables involved that determine how much; oven element size, oven insulation, slow cooker size, cooking temperature, baking and cooking times, to name a few. The simplest explanation is that your oven cycles on and off, while your slow-cooker cooks, "with no more energy than a light bulb", but it does so continuously, and that adds up."


For me its a juicer, too messy to clean an i cant be bothered.
 
robj20 said:
"In fact, depending on the size of your slow-cooker compared to the size of your stove; you may be using almost twice as much energy to cook in your slow-cooker. There are a lot of variables involved that determine how much; oven element size, oven insulation, slow cooker size, cooking temperature, baking and cooking times, to name a few. The simplest explanation is that your oven cycles on and off, while your slow-cooker cooks, "with no more energy than a light bulb", but it does so continuously, and that adds up."


For me its a juicer, too messy to clean an i cant be bothered.
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Not that I don't believe that (as it wouldn't surprise me) but can you post a link to your source?

Personally I'm not a fan of slow cookers. The only time I'd consider one would be if I had a cack oven that couldn't do low temperatures.
 
Lunatic Dreyfus said:
Microwave. Still in the box after two years and currently supporting my TV until a new unit can be bought.
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Ha this was my first call too. Mine is in the basement, due to space, but as such we NEVER use it. Popcorn was the last thing I used it for. Which I could have equally done on the hob, should i have chosen to (but it was more of a faff) I don't have anything else I need to use it for?
 
I have an amazing microwave. From the 70s and still going strong. Perfect for reheating curries, crisping popadoms and making those Innocent veg pots I've become slightly addicted to.
 
Ah, cheap tin openers is a pet hate of mine. Those swines never bloody work for longer than a week and then I end up nearly killing myself, or getting no where opening a bloody tin.
 
Russinating said:
Everyone's got one. Something you bought that you thought would be cool or useful, made a debut on the day of purchase and hasn't seen the light of day since. Worst of all, it was expensive.

Mine's probably a £25 clay cooking pot. Used once and it's such a ***** to clean and prepare that it's useless. Still taking up a shed load of space in the cupboard too.

Hate to say it but our £56 Le Creuset griddle pan is pretty redundant too, though it does get some forced use because of its price. For pretty much every application our normal Tefal pan is better and it doesn't smoke the flat out either.

Yours?
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You need to cook more steaks with the griddle pan:D In fact I love a griddle pan, everything just comes out so tasty. Get a whole chicken, cut up into chunks, marindae for a few hours in lime juice/corriander/garlic/seasoning then griddle with a a roughly cut large onion. Tones of flavour.
 
I have a few things that while redundant for a lot of the time, I would never live without .

Toastie maker for example, lives in the cupboard like 99% of the year, but that 1% is ooooooo

Probably my hand mixer thing is redundant beyond belief, pulls in to much air for anything. I am talking about the one wit ha blade on the end rather than two blades mixing with each other which I wish I had
 
Regy53 said:
I have a few things that while redundant for a lot of the time, I would never live without .

Toastie maker for example, lives in the cupboard like 99% of the year, but that 1% is ooooooo

Probably my hand mixer thing is redundant beyond belief, pulls in to much air for anything. I am talking about the one wit ha blade on the end rather than two blades mixing with each other which I wish I had
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I use a hand blender almost daily, 1 banana + 2 cups milk + teaspoon vanilla extract (get it form Costco, much cheaper). Blended up = great breakfast milkshake. No added sugar or nonsense, just milk + banana making a smooth frothy and think shake.
 
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