T Stands For Spice Merchant pt 10: Kitchen Gadgets (?)

 

We are back at The Spice Merchant today, where we are looking for gadgets, as requested by CJ.   She even provided a definition:

Kitchen Gadget: a tool that makes a kitchen task easier or that adds a fun look to the kitchen. Like Bjorn, my new spoon rest/pot lid steam releaser. Tea infusers shaped like cats. A friend just told me she got a tool to make the X in chestnuts before roasting them! 

I'm not terribly sure

anything I photographed today qualifies 

for her definition, but I am showing a few kitchen gadgets

The Spice Merchant sells.  I think the Lucky Kitty sponge is cute, but calling it a gadget is stretching it a bit.

I love a good mortar and pestle, but I definitely prefer mine, which I picked up in Mexico years ago.

Some of these gadgets might fall under CJ's definition. I thought the Joie veggie and fruit covers were cute.  Not sure how effective they would be. 

I have a melon baller that has/creates a different size ball on each end.

I suspect most of us have several of these silicone tools. 

 

Mine are all navy blue which match my kitchen.

 

I nearly purchased a flour sack tea towel, because I read somewhere they were  good to use in eco-dyeing.

I thought the measuring cup was cute and I liked the idea it had a good grip.

I believe these might qualify for CJ's definitions.  The blossom is a pineapple corer and the cactus is a lemon or lime juicer.  I fear it would not work on an orange or a grapefruit. A true specialty item.

I saw several of these clean/dirty magnets for dishwashers.  I fear I would forget to change the direction, but since this is the first house I've owned that didn't have a dishwasher, I won't have to worry about that.  I guess Netflix subscribers who watch a show called Stranger Things will appreciate this.

Other gadgets that might come in handy.

 

It appears this mold makes three different pancakes at once.  That should fit CJ's definition.

I was impressed by the tiny funnels that fit in jars with small openings.

Not sure these are gadgets.  More like staples to me.  Doesn't everyone need a fat skimmer when making gravy?  

A few more essentials and a few specialty items.  Will that timer measure in seconds?  If not, it is worthless when cooking items like eggs. 

I really want that pastry crust double cutter.

And of course, I laughed at Batter Finger!!

I had to get a closer look at the double pastry cutter.  I am putting that on my wish list, even though I seldom make pies.

This might be handy for those who have a lot of different sized oil bottles.

On my way to the check out, I snapped this photo of a magnifier book mark.

At the check out, I was supposed to be tempted by the Elf On The Shelf,

pralines, and the Honey Bears.

I knew I needed a drink or a drink vessel, so to close out, we are now in my dining area where I am drinking out of my original PBS Kansas mug.

 I am drinking water with lemon wedges.

It's now time to share your own drink related post.  It can be gifts you received, photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, mail art, junk mail, catalogs, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, handmade cards, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, a favorite mug, cup and saucer, teapot, coffee pot, or even a wine glass. Regardless, please join us by linking below.  Bleubeard and I will gladly visit, as will other T participants.  Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and not just this year.  Please remember to visit your fellow T participants.

 

I realize we have another week of T Tuesday, but this will give you extra time to dig up your Second on the 2nd.  Since next Monday is Christmas, I'm not sure how many of you will be here for T.  I will be here, so hope to see you for Christmas (or Boxing Day) and a week later for New Year's Day and your Second Look on the 2nd.  The rules are quite simple.  You can use any post, any length, any genre, as long as it's been published sometime in the past.