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Admittedly, Ive fallen victim to buying the latest “groundbreaking” kitchen tool to make my life easier.
In fact, sometimes youre just better off sticking to the basics and not wasting your money!
Vegetable spiralizer slicing cucumbers into a plate
These garlic silicone rollers are designed to make peeling easier by simply giving it a roll inside.
Whats more, its mess-free and supposed to eliminate odors in the process.
While I loved the idea of this, using it proved to be slightly tricky.
All-in-one frying pan on cooktop
Depending on the age/condition of your garlic, this method didnt work every time.
And Id often find myself still having to manually peel the clove myself defeating the purpose!
Personally, I would save my money and invest in one of thebest garlic pressesinstead.
It peels, crushes and ejects the cloves without you having to handle the garlic.
Although it’s impressive and makes crushing garlic effortless, it does come with a hefty price tag.
After all, who wants to double their time making their favorite foods?
All-in-one frying pan on cooktop
Well, that was my initial thought!
While Ive found cooking tiny quantities useful, these are not ideal for large quantities of one dish.
Its always better to cook one thing at a time, in a standard frying pan.
The Ninja Air Fryer Pro 4-in-1 is the best air fryer for most people.
From zucchini and cucumber noodles to curly carrots, who knew that vegetables could look so fun?
However, the time spent swapping out the different blades and having to clean them can all be time-consuming.
Vegetable spiralizer cutting cucumbers into bowl
At this point, it would have been much quicker to just chop your veggies on thebest cutting boards!
If you do want to make regular citrus juices (and get the most out of them!
), youre better off investing in one of thebest juicersinstead.
Manual citrus juicer
This Hurom masticating juicer consistently achieved high yields of juice, whether facing oranges, apples or berries.
We found it to be incredibly efficient, and for a cold press juicer, not too fussy.
This versatile machine can also be used to make ice cream, nut milks and tofu.
Unfortunately, these gadgets are not very reliable and only effective for small quantities.
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