Kitchen "Candy" ~ Or, Look What I Just Got!

[Wooleybooger]

Since I've never made ravioli I just had to have one of these when I saw the kids on Masterchef Junior using them. A ravioli maker.

 

[dragnlaw]

They truly are handy. I really like mine. You won't be sorry.

 

[Andy M.]

Have fun making ravioli.

I've been trying to get my energy up enough to tackle making ravioli. I was planning on doing them freehand but this tool was my second choice if freehand didn't work out.

 

[Wooleybooger]

Have fun making ravioli.

I've been trying to get my energy up enough to tackle making ravioli. I was planning on doing them freehand but this tool was my second choice if freehand didn't work out.

I hear you on getting up the energy. I've made pasta and rolled it out by hand once. I need a pasta roller thing for my KA mixer.

 

[dragnlaw]

The roller is definitely worth it too.

 

[Andy M.]

I have rolled out pasta by hand but now I have a rolling/cutting machine (hand cranked).

 

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

I used to have one of these, but it got lost in one of my moves.

I found it on Amazon while looking for something totally not related. At the bottom of the page there were a whole bunch of stovetop espresso makers and I recognized a brand name on one of them and searched it out. Lo and behold, there it was!

They call it a pizza chopper, but I treat it as a modern style mezza luna. I use it for all kinds of chopping, from fruits and vegetables to nuts, and everything in between.

 

[taxlady]

That mezza luna style pizza cutter looks really nifty. I went and had a look on Amazon.ca. One person gave a great review and pointed out that the handle part on this one is properly centred over the blade, not just rolled and off to one side (like my bench scraper). I thought that was a valuable point.

If it wasn't so long, I would get one right away. I don't have space to store it, while I have a perfectly adequate pizza wheel. I did talk to DH about it. If he decides we need a new pizza cutting tool, I don't want him just getting another wheel. If we need to get a replacement pizza cutting tool, I will do my best to make space to store this one.

 

[Kathleen]

I also love my ravioli maker which looks just like the one posted by @Wooleybooger. We have a similar "pizza cutter" which has a wooden handle and it is also handy to have.

 

[msmofet]

I spatchcooked a chicken tonight. MAN, I LOVE this knife!!
Cut right through the bones like butter.

DRAGON RIOT Forged Boning Knife with Leather Sheath Huusk Japan Chef Knife Carbon Steel Meat Butcher Chef Knife Outdoor BBQ Knives

 

[GotGarlic]

I spatchcooked a chicken tonight. MAN, I LOVE this knife!!
Cut right through the bones like butter.

DRAGON RIOT Forged Boning Knife with Leather Sheath Huusk Japan Chef Knife Carbon Steel Meat Butcher Chef Knife Outdoor BBQ Knives

View attachment 63214

That's quite as impressive knife!

 

[dragnlaw]

beautiful! and, of course, the name only adds to the beauty! LOL

Went to both Amazon...com and Amazon...ca - many of their knives are unavailable. Even going to their website, clic on an item and it drops you right back to Amazon.

Congrats msmofet!

 

[msmofet]

It worked better than the poultry shears I have, which barely did anything in the way of cutting through the bones.

 

[Phaedra]

beautiful! and, of course, the name only adds to the beauty! LOL

Went to both Amazon...com and Amazon...ca - many of their knives are unavailable. Even going to their website, clic on an item and it drops you right back to Amazon.

Congrats msmofet!

Have a look here Kitchen knives [I hope that link works]. I have bought a knife like the one pictured above, and also the best poultry shears I have ever come across. Even with my nearly useless hands, they are easy to use and cut through just about everything.

 

[GinnyPNW]

I got a new watch...that has a built-in timer! No more walking out of the room, just as the timer goes off...leaving DH wondering what to do!

 

[Cooking Goddess]

Nice, @GinnyPNW. I haven't worn a watch in ages even though I have a really nice Bulova. Instead, I have used the timer on my cellphone so I can take my timer wherever I go. Pants with pockets have become a must so my arthritic hands don't drop it, though.

 

[GinnyPNW]

Nice, @GinnyPNW. I haven't worn a watch in ages even though I have a really nice Bulova. Instead, I have used the timer on my cellphone so I can take my timer wherever I go. Pants with pockets have become a must so my arthritic hands don't drop it, though.

I'm with you! I've not worn a watch since 1996...but I wanted to see about the "new" kind of watch and, so far, so good. With this one, I don't even need my glasses, just touch it and it tells me the time! And, keeps track of many things for me, mirror of the phone.

 

[dragnlaw]

Gal pal has one of those watches. Gets her messages, emails, everything but like others - I haven't worn a watch since 'Hector was a puppy'.

Used to be I had purse, shoes, and watch -all matching! - those were the days!

 

[Phaedra]

Used to be I had purse, shoes, and watch -all matching! - those were the days!

I'm like that with spectacle frames. The colour must match the colour of what I'm wearing!

 

[Silversage]

I got a new watch...that has a built-in timer! No more walking out of the room, just as the timer goes off...leaving DH wondering what to do!

View attachment 63300

I love my Apple Watch! I can answer text messages, emails, and even my phone. And when I lose my phone, my watch can find it for me!