Hay, Jon! Speaking of kitchen gadgets...

[George K]

I know you hate chopping/dicing onions.

On the recommendation of Gryphon (remember him?), I picked up one of these:

I chopped half an onion this afternoon:

Some red spuds with assorted spices:

[Jolly]

I don't have one of those, but I have a Vidalia Chopper which is similar.

Mine gets used for making The Trinity and freezing one gallon bags.

[George K]

@jolly said in Hay, Jon! Speaking of kitchen gadgets...:

I have a Vidalia Chopper

Looks very similar. Mine has more gadgets (slicer, julienne, etc).

[Klaus]

Looks like it would be more work to clean that gadget than taking a knife to chop the onion. I guess it would only save time when chopping a very large amount of onions.

[George K]

@klaus said in Hay, Jon! Speaking of kitchen gadgets...:

Looks like it would be more work to clean that gadget than taking a knife to chop the onion. I guess it would only save time when chopping a very large amount of onions.

I thought that as well. Cleaned up really easy with a quick rinse from the kitchen faucet.

[Aqua Letifer]

Knifework > kitchen gadgetry. Just sayin'.

[George K]

@aqua-letifer said in Hay, Jon! Speaking of kitchen gadgets...:

Knifework > kitchen gadgetry. Just sayin'.

Yeah, because...you value your ability to use a knife? If skilz are what you're talking about, that's fine.

I'm talking about results and ease.

I've diced hundreds of onions, and this was, by far, the easiest way to do it.

[Aqua Letifer]

@george-k said in Hay, Jon! Speaking of kitchen gadgets...:

I'm talking about results and ease.

Me too! Prep's easy with a good knife and the ability to use it. (It also helped I spent years cutting absolute fucktons of stuff on morning shift, so now, what are 5 shallots?)

Also much more versatile. Chopping, cubing, slicing veggies can be done to spec, whereas with a machine it'll always do it the same way.

[Mik]

I sometimes use fresh onions, but most often I use frozen onions, mirepoix and trinity.

[Catseye3]

Sort of related . . . Some lovely people have made available PEELED garlic cloves in a package! PEELED! Happy happy joy joy, man.

[Mik]

Yep. Sometimes use those too. I also have frozen crushed garlic, basil, ginger.

[Aqua Letifer]

I always peel my own. Doesn't seem like such a big deal?

[Catseye3]

@aqua-letifer said in Hay, Jon! Speaking of kitchen gadgets...:

Doesn't seem like such a big deal?

Nah, too itsy-bitsy. Takes forever, frets me to death.

If I ever get back into cooking mode, I probably won't mind it as much. But now it's too much like work -- repetitive, boring work.

[Aqua Letifer]

@catseye3 said in Hay, Jon! Speaking of kitchen gadgets...:

@aqua-letifer said in Hay, Jon! Speaking of kitchen gadgets...:

Doesn't seem like such a big deal?

Nah, too itsy-bitsy. Takes forever, frets me to death.

If I ever get back into cooking mode, I probably won't mind it as much. But now it's too much like work -- repetitive, boring work.

I like prep stuff. It's a necessary part of cooking and it has at least as much impact on the final outcome as the actual cooking—a lot of times more so. So I don't consider it mindless or boring, it matters to get it right. So each time is an opportunity to learn more and get better.

Besides, peeled garlic gets dull as hell so you have a far better result peeling it yourself.

[Friday]

I prefer using a knife as well. We don't have endless space for gadgets.

[Jolly]

@george-k said in Hay, Jon! Speaking of kitchen gadgets...:

@aqua-letifer said in Hay, Jon! Speaking of kitchen gadgets...:

Knifework > kitchen gadgetry. Just sayin'.

Yeah, because...you value your ability to use a knife? If skilz are what you're talking about, that's fine.

I'm talking about results and ease.

I've diced hundreds of onions, and this was, by far, the easiest way to do it.

I do five pounds of onions, a half pack of celery and 3-4 bell peppers at one time, not changing out screens. I'm not shabby with a knife, but I don't think I could keep up.

[George K]

@jolly said in Hay, Jon! Speaking of kitchen gadgets...:

a half pack of celery

Next time I make turkey stuffing, that's what I'll do...

And 'shrooms, of course.

[LuFins Dad]

George, just how much space does your Condo’s kitchen have, for crying out loud?

[Catseye3]

@george-k said in Hay, Jon! Speaking of kitchen gadgets...:

And 'shrooms, of course.

Whoa! Thanksgiving at the K Condo must be mel-low.

[Jolly]

@catseye3 said in Hay, Jon! Speaking of kitchen gadgets...:

@george-k said in Hay, Jon! Speaking of kitchen gadgets...:

And 'shrooms, of course.

Whoa! Thanksgiving at the K Condo must be mel-low.

Absolutely magical.