What gimmicky gadget have you been sucked into recently?

My favourite gadget is a Nicer Dicer which cuts veggies into even-sized cubes or chips. Trouble is, they are plastic and don't stand a lot of wear. I am on my third!

By coincidence, I won a Crimpit at a raffle on Saturday! Presumably donated as an unwanted gift.

Must say I’m tempted to a Crimpit.
I don’t usually do gadgets though - don’t have enough spare worktop/cupboard space.

Last successful gadget I bought was not only very small, but also brilliant - a little citrus zester, for £7, IIRC.

bikergran

Just had a look at the Crimpit! gosh was expecting about £5. Thought I will buy one for myself and 2 daughters, as I have seen them used on Slimming world.

But seems to be around £12

They quite often have BOGOF offers on the official Crimpit website. Beware of cheap versions on the likes of EBay, as I've seen people have some disasters with them.

Just had a look at the Crimpit! gosh was expecting about £5. Thought I will buy one for myself and 2 daughters, as I have seen them used on Slimming world.

But seems to be around £12

Marmin in my first job my boss could have done with a cherry pitter. He used to make delicious fruit pies for us but leave all the stones in!

Tictacnana they're out of stock of the de bobblers. Always good to have a recommendation tho, as the ones I've tried were pants. (not literally )

I suppose my whole kitchen (completely re-done ago) is one big gadget

Love it! 😂

Back in the distant past, I used to enjoy and annual outing to the Ideal Home Exhibition. In its heyday, it was enormous, and kitchen gadgets there in their hundreds. Alwas came home with something!!!
My most notorious (in the family) one was a sausage maker!!!! Had to purchase kins and then fill them, Used once then given away.
Each year there I would sand at one of the Vitamix stalls, envying those who could afford to buy them. Eventually did so myself as a retirement pressie to me. Yes, it was good, and I did use it - but not really value for money - eventually gave it away to eldest daughter.
So many gadgets tried over the years, dread to think how much they all add up to!!! window cleaner for upstairs window (sponge on a magnet for outside part - never really got the art of this but running up and down the stairs to retrieve that part fallen into the garden was healthy exercise!!!

Of course, over the years bread makers (twice), ice cream maker - could not really afford the big ones that self-freeze, and smaller ones need to have space in freezer to keep the container.
Sandwich toasters, these are good but niggly to clean (does anyone remember prior to these a round gadget, held over the hob gas flames. We called them (back in the 1950's Flying Saucers'? Early manifestation of sandwich toaster.

I have over the years had some short term love affairs with things like electric Steam cooker, my final one goes to the boot sale later this year.
Living by myself, and enjoying eating well, but not cooking and preparation I suppose my whole kitchen (completely re-done ago) is one big gadget Love my boiling water tap, so no kettle on worktops. Toaster Yes, egg boiler - for me a total must - have had one of these for thirty years and in use most days (I love eggs). Soup Maker, yes even though I was originally a big sniffy about this gadget as opposed to saucepan and stick blender - but now love it in the winter. As I do the small slow cooker. Airfryer -definitely - in fact if I was doing the kitchen this year might not even bother with a normal oven. Good combi microwave - yes.
I have one gadget which will do Paninis, which I love to serve when I have visitors for lunch time. Same gadget with different plates also become normal sandwich toaster, so my original one has now gone.
Suppose Induction hobs are a sort of gadget which once used to could never be replaced.
Keep most of gadgets on worktop so that I can easily use them. Only thing kept in drawer is Panini maker.

MissAdventure

Does anyone have a sandwich toaster still; the Breville one?

I have a Breville still in its’ box under the breakfast bar.
In the not too distant future I intend to be a lady who(makes)
lunches (for herself) and the toastie will play a part in this endeavour. The point being to stop subsisting on cups of tea and ginger biscuits all day then wolfing a large and calorific “dinner” about 7pm and inevitably falling asleep 😴 in front of the first vaguely relaxing TV program that comes on like a stuffed panda.

I use my cherry pitter on olives too Marmin.

Reading this, I realise I've had nearly all those gadgets bar the bread maker.

My Dd laughs at me.
If I have a problem in life I buy a book, a new pair of shoes and a gadget.

I rate my cherry stoner too Marmin

I have a cherry pitter that is equally good on olives. Or do I have an olive pitter that stones cherries? I can never remember which.

I bought a Breville sandwich press after seeing it used on Instagram. Really good toasties and panninis but it always seemed a faffe getting it out etc . Now though, on a Thursday when I do my vol stint it is proving to be worth its weight. Instead of coming home and having to rush around to get lunch on the go, I call DH to say "On my way" and he sorts it out and a delicious cheese and ham toastie is being plated as I get through the door. Worth it just for that.

I got rid of my remoskas, not used much but they got extremely dangerously hot. I had the large one for family and small one for me. Waste of money. I prefer my induction hob and le creuset pots or my small built in oven

I have an electric ritter slicer and use it regularly, every time I make bread. I wait overnight for the bread to mature and it easily cuts nice even slices, which I freeze. I make either XL loaf in my panasonic or 2 x 2lb cranks loaves

I got rid of my spiralizer. I have a borner mandoline, not used it much but it was invaluable when I was making hm sauerkraut. It does not take much room and is safe in a lidded container so I will keep them for a while longer

My cuisinart geletaria is over 40 years old and I have moved house with it several times. It is reliable for the nicest hm ice cream. I have been very methodical and have even the small parts for it

MissAdventure

Does anyone have a sandwich toaster still; the Breville one?

Yes.
...and my son wanted one but they don't make one f that quality" here now. Only in Australia.

Newer ones snap because they have either weak catches or weak hinges.
We eventually bought him a fairly ugly commercial one.

#extensiveresearch

Certainly not an air fryer.
Last thing was probably tongs.

The latest gadget I’ve bought is a milk frother which I use every day for my cappuccino. It heats and froths my barista oat milk in about half a minute. I think it’s a keeper but time will tell.

Callistemon21 - my ‘debobbler’ is from Must Have Ideas. I’m very pleased with it, particularly as it’s re-chargeable- it does the job. You have to empty out the fluff quite regularly, but it’s very easy to undo and clean out. I bought my d-i-l one. Beware of Must Have Ideas, though 🤣! Why? Because they sell thing one just Must Have! Great company to deal with, though, very helpful and good service.

Just remembered the pie maker that I won in a raffle. I gave it to my sister as it was a waste of time. And the yogurt maker that was used twice then donated somewhere.

I bake at least twice a week and during lockdown I was desperate for a kitchen aid stand mixer. You couldn’t get one for love nor money. Last year I bought a used one from a very upmarket charity shop for £200. I loved the look of it and it was great for large bakes and took up a big space on the worktop. It’s so heavy you couldn’t put it away in a cupboard regularly. My youngest daughter is an amazing baker (she even made and decorated her own wedding cake) and I knew she coveted my mixer. It’s now at her house where it will probably stay. I have a Kenwood Chef that fits easily into a cupboard and is really light and I use it regularly.
Forgot about the spiraliser. In cupboard in unopened box
Soup maker, given away
Bread maker, given away
George Forman, in shed somewhere
Ninja, used almost daily
I put washed lettuce into clean tea towel, go outside and spin my arm like a madwoman so I don’t have to find space for a salad spinner.

My DM was a gadget collector. She would buy the latest gimmick.
Thinking of a few of hers:
A book stand for recipe books
Electric tin opener
Metal disc you put in the milk pan to stop it burning.
A teasmaid, ofcourse.
She bought a microwave before anyone else and kept boasting how quickly you could scramble an egg in it!!
She had duvets before most people.
Electric blankets too.

I think I've rebelled.
I am having second thoughts about the chicken manure after your comments and may go for horse.

Granmarderby10

Ooh I had a chocolate fountain it came free with a washing machine, I gave it to a charity shop unopened.
I have a garlic crusher- is that the same as a masher ?

I use the garlic crusher but the potato ricer (looks like a large garlic crusher) rarely sees the light of day.

Today he told me that , he would “ steam clean “ the floor ( tomorrow)

The steam cleaner sits in the corner, unloved. The new floor mop which squirts cleaning fluid is equally out of favour.

The best floor mop was one with J cloth strands and came with a bucket.

tictacnana

A debobbler for jumpers - It’s addictive !

I need a good one, have you found an effective one, tictacnana?
We have two, neither of them are great.