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How much "Housekeeping&q uot; clutter is too much?

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Badenkate Sat 25-Mar-17 22:12:10

I love my breadmaker. I can load it up in 5 mins, leave it breadmaking overnight and we have fresh bread in the morning ☺.

Marydoll Sat 25-Mar-17 21:49:06

I had a soupmaker. Gave up on it, as it only made small amounts and I need large portions. I took it to school and ended up making jam in it for my "nurture " pupils. The smell permeated the whole school. My colleagues thought they were hallucinating when the smelled the jam cooking. My daughter now has it, as she lives on her own.

Chewbacca Sat 25-Mar-17 21:39:54

Until it recently fell apart quite literally , I had a electric slicer/grater. I think it was a Moulinex. It had 3 slicer/grater barrels and was brilliant for prepping vegetables for soups and stir fries or grating cheese in larger quantities. Dead easy to clean to. But then it died and I've been searching everywhere for a replacement, to no avail. Anyone any ideas? Lakeland has several mandolin or Oxo Goodgrip graters but not an electric one that does both.

overthehill Sat 25-Mar-17 21:19:34

Jalima a Zyliss garlic press is the very best. I have had one for years and use it most days. Directly I've finished with it, it goes to soak in the sink, don't let the garlic bits get hard, devil of a jog to rake them out the holes then.

We have a Panasonic bread maker and my husband uses it all the time. We have a cut loaf in the freezer for emergencies but all our bread other than that is home made.

My other best gadget as I have mentioned on here before is my Dyson cordless vacuum. Fantastic...never use the normal type again. So quick easy and light and in my view, works as good as my old Dyson pull along without all the fuss

Parsleywin Sat 25-Mar-17 20:59:53

Jalima, I love my OXO Good Grips garlic press. Have had mine for years and have bought more as presents for family. It even copes with unpeeled garlic cloves if I'm being lazy, and is really easy to clean afterwards.

Jalima Sat 25-Mar-17 20:18:42

A juicer anyone? DD used to use it a lot but it was always a pain to wash up.

Jalima Sat 25-Mar-17 20:17:56

Desdemona DD often puts half a lemon in her dishwasher.

I am going to use the breadmaker again. And the potato ricer when I start eating potatoes again.

I need a good garlic crusher - any recommendations? We had one from Ikea years ago which disintegrated, but don't have an IKea around here. We've bought others and they have all been useless.

Ilovecheese Sat 25-Mar-17 19:50:29

Best ever gadget - a little metal strawberry huller, saves sore thumbnails, cheap as chips, I love it!

Christinefrance Sat 25-Mar-17 19:29:04

My husband uses the potato ricer frequently for smooth lump free mash. I hate having to wash it up its so awkward.

Chewbacca Sat 25-Mar-17 19:24:35

Redundant bread maker here too. And a waffle maker. And a "potato ricer", both unwanted gifts. Never did find out why anyone would want potatoes to look like rice.

Desdemona Sat 25-Mar-17 19:20:49

I bought a special dishwasher cleaner from Sainburys - and it did leave the dishwasher smelling lovely - but my neighbour said it was a waste of money and she put hers on a hot wash with a cup of bicarb and half a lemon once a month!

Have any of you tried that?

mumofmadboys Sat 25-Mar-17 19:13:14

Redundant bread maker here too but I do have plans to use it now I'm retired and have more time ( but don't want to put on weight!)

Iam64 Sat 25-Mar-17 18:54:48

I sent for one of those magic wand weed killer things, convinced my life would improve as I blasted weeds sprouting between paving stones. Useless
Like half the country, we have a redundant bread maker taking no up space.
As for the steam cleaner, another supposedly life changing thing - it was really useful in defrosting my daughters fridge. It wouldn't have been necessary if she'd defrosted the ...,,, thing earlier

Stansgran Sat 25-Mar-17 18:41:14

Ah yes the thing for soaking oven shelves. Looked fot it the other day. It's storing last years dahlia tubers. You can tell I'm not a frequent oven cleaner.

joannapiano Sat 25-Mar-17 18:39:24

I now use the oven rack soaking tray under my rabbit's hutch to catch all the bits of sawdust and hay.

Jayanna9040 Sat 25-Mar-17 18:35:11

Anybody want a soup maker? I don't even like soup.....ll

Ana Sat 25-Mar-17 18:33:48

For some strange reason my late DH ordered one of those trays for soaking oven racks in many years ago. He used it once and it was then demoted to the cupboard under the stairs.

I've just taken it to the tip along with a lot of other 'impulse buys', most of them mine!

Desdemona Sat 25-Mar-17 18:28:31

I have been reading various brochures, emails etc the last few days from the likes of Lakeland, Betterware, Joseph Joseph etc.

They have a multitude of products and tools for sale to do even the simplest of jobs - there are loads....Upvc cleaner (I use a damp cloth), Granite worktop cleaner (again, I use a damp cloth!)...a special tray for soaking your oven racks in???

So my question is....how much of this stuff is too much - which products are worth it - and have you got any special "magic" tips for keeping your home spick and span?