A week ago Friday, I attended a BlogHer meet-up in San Francisco, sponsored by Nintendo. In addition to winning two Nintedo DS Lite consoles (for my kids, honest!), I also met and reaquainted myself with several excellent bloggers. And, as promised, here is my roundup:
Tricia, a DIYer from Cheeky Attitude, says her most used gadget is probably her KitchenAid Mixer with the cheese shredder attachment, but the gadget she loves the most is her Cuisinart Ice Cream maker, with extra bowl!
Nicole, from Not Just a Working Mom, loves her Microplaner, which sadly she lost in her most recent move. She is also a big fan of her Crock Pot. Or is that her mom’s favorite? I might be confused. Let’s blame it on the well-mixed Cosmos from the bar at Ritchies.
Jessica, from It’s My Life, still loves her Panini maker, but also thinks that her shwanky new apple corer/slicer gadget is pretty nifty. She says it is great for making apple pie, which her husband is super enamored with these days. Here is a picture for those of us trying to get a mental image about that one:
Dale of Dale Larson, gushed about his thumb activated salt grinder. He was also thrilled that he was able to meet the creator of this product at the recent Fancy Food Show. Lucky.
Elisa, of Worker Bees Blog and one of our BlogHer hostesses for the evening, is a fan of her Oxo peeler. And what a coincidence. I love Oxo too!
Phillip, who is friends with Elisa, and who wrote a very interesting book called 32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny, loves his Microplaner too, but is more ecstatic about his hand juicer. Not sure exactly what he juices, nor what he uses the juice for, but I have a couple suggestions.
Nancy from What A Trip, and a fellow Uptake blogger for Lodging, is a fan of her Silpat. And Genie of The Inadvertent Gardener loves her Pampered Chef scraper, which Nancy was also quick to recommend. Apparently, although I cannot speak from experience, these little scraper wonders are just the ticket for getting black gunk off a Silpat or scraping the bottom of your stonewear. Must get one.
Abby, another Nintedo DS winner, is the first one to tell me that she loves her wooden spoons. I take mine for granted, but I agree, they are usually the first tool I reach for when cooking.
Serena, from Zip and Tizzy, was telling me about a blender that she loves, but I could not get a handle on the details. Hopefully she will see this and come tell us all about it!
Vanessa, another Silcon Valley Mom Blogger, with her own blog at Am I Doing Okay? also loves her apple corer – maybe she an Jessica should get together and make applesauce or apple pies. Yum, can I visit?
February 15th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
Hm, I’ll take one of each! I love my KA stand mixer but I’m also really happy with my vegetable peeler. So random but it does the trick and I feel like I use it constantly!
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February 16th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
The last time I participated in a gadget roundup I swooned over my mortar and pestle. Now, I would like to add my new Super Benriner mandoline to the list. I got it for Christmas, and love it. Even its packaging is fun: deceivingly cheesy, yet what a pleasant surprise.
February 16th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
that is Sean from Hedonia’s favorite as well! I have a German slicer I have had for a while – when it needs to be replaced, I will definitely look into a Benriner. I have heard great things about those tools!
February 17th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
What a fun roundup, Gudrun! It was great to see you at the event (and dinner after, of course!), and I love reading what everyone else considers must-have gadgets.
February 24th, 2009 at 4:18 am
I found my cheese microplaner, and now that I’m out of work have stopped with the crockpot and am back in love with my calphalon pots and ikea pan. I now need a better spatula for baking.