How many unitaskers do you guys own?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgFeVlw2Ywg&user=dailydotvideo
>>7162418
Alton Brown is a hack.
>>7162810
Why?
>>7162418
dude is a dipshit and looks like he has aids or some shit. his faggy rants about how horrible it is that not every kitchen tool is a swiss army knife are sub-retard
>>7162418
>using clips from Cu/ck/ing with Ja/ck/
Jesus
>>7162418
>#FAIL
>>7162810
What have you accomplished?
>>7163190
3 PhD's and a Fields medal
>>7162418
I've got one of these. I hardly ever use it. Anyone know what else it's good for?
>>7163197
>>7163220
You know what else is an avocado slicer? A knife.
One: a potato peeler. Which might not even be considered a unitasker because you can peel pretty much any skinned vegetable with it.
I'm thinking about getting rid of my frying pan. All it does is fry stuff over a stove. My saucepan can do the same thing, and is capable of also boiling things.
>>7163197
I believe you because no one on an anonymous image board would lie to boost their flimsy argument
>>7162418
does alton think he's funny?
>>7162418
Define unitasker. My knife only cuts food, is that a unitasker?
>>7163279
If your knife only cut turnips, or if it only cut food into a specific shape, it would be a unitasker.
>>7163279
>>7162418
A garlic press. That's pretty much it. I don't get the hate about it. It's pretty useful when you make a lot of garlic dishes.
>>7163311
It's wasteful.
I've been purchasing cooking gear for well over a decade and haven't really thrown much away throughout the years.
I've also used the stupidly heavy Italian garlic press I bought for a dollar at a thrift store as a meat tenderizer on multiple occasions.
>how many unitaskers do you own
All I can say is that I don't currently own a fire extinguisher.
>>7163311
I actually use a slap chop for whole heads of garlic. It's kind of like a poor-man's food processor.
>>7163319
it's really not, you just loose the skin of the bulb which is not really good eats.
>>7163324
But... a food processor is a poor man's food processor. Seriously, you can get a dinky little one that's 100 times more useful than a slap chop for 15 United States Dollars.
>>7162418
Plenty.
But even most things that would be considered "unitaskers" can be used for other things.
>>7163272
he also thinks he is talented and intelligent. poor guy has quite a few delusions.
>>7163328
The garlic press cost resources to produce.
>>7163355
I actually do have a small one, it's worse. The blades are too high (doesn't get the stuff on the bottom easily) and the sides need to be constantly scraped down. Slap chop is better, more convenient to load/unload (just drag it off the cutting board to fall into a bowl), and requires no cord.
Gonna get a new processor for Christmas, but I still highly recommend a hand-powered chopper.
>>7163279
A knife can defend your house, it doesn't even need to cut things which ordinarily wouldnt be considerd food. Its a psychological tool that defends you from others who wish you harm.
>>7163404
You can make icypoles with a fleshlight.
>>7163311
just use your microplane or ginger grater for garlic
>>7163479
>criminal forces way into your house
>your first instinct is to go to the kitchen and grab your chef's knife
kek
>>7163067
It's a running joke you idiot. He doesn't actually give a fuck if people own ice cream machines or oyster knives or actual single use tools that have a real purpose and actually work, his crusade is against cheap infomercial garbage shilled by hack sellouts to idiot midwestern moms who think that the only thing holding them back is a lack of an egg dildo making machine.
>>7162418
A few, maybe five or six. I have enough space in a single drawer for pretty much all of my "unitaskers" so I'm not really all that worried about it.
>>7163479
>Its a psychological tool that defends you from others who wish you harm.
You know what else does that and can also save your life without having to get close to someone who wants to break into your home?
A pump action shotgun. They were designed to make that noise when you load a round into the chamber first, and then shoot stuff second. Any one who breaks into a place and hears that noise is going to take off running.
Does a veggie peeler count as a unitasker?
I know how to do it with a knife, but I prefer using a peeler since it's way quicker.
>>7163311
you can do that with a grater
>>7162418
I own a grilled cheese maker, I use it a lot, but I wish it was bigger
Is a potato peeler considered a unitasker? You can achieve the same result with a knife.
I think that might be the only thing I have which might be considered gimmicky.
>>7164450
>warning an intruder of your presence
The fuck? If they're armed, then you're fucked.
>>7164791
Unless they know they're going to be getting away with quite a fucking lot in valuables, or they're there to kill you, I doubt a home invader is going to stick around when they hear a shotgun being loaded. You sure as shit aren't going to do any better with a fucking knife going against someone like that.
>>7164800
No, I mean, you don't know what the fuck they're going to do. Better to not warn them you're coming because in a worst case scenario, they would have the drop on you and shoot your ass. The best deterrence is pointing the shotgun at their face and yelling at them to get on the ground, not making noise and letting some possibly-armed robber get his barrel fixed on your entryway.
>>7164816
>The best deterrence is pointing the shotgun at their face and yelling at them to get on the ground
Gotta cock that fucking gun at some point boy-o.
>>7163220
you can also use it to gut baked potatoes if you find yourself in dire need of potato skins or guts but just can't seem to find a spoon.
my very first restaurant kitchen i ever cooked in had a similar item that we used for making baker skins and guts. it was quite faster than using an actual spoon or knife for high volume work because it allowed you to do half potatoes easily instead of quarters, which you could then stack 5 or 6 high and cut down to quarters with one stroke.
so it does have a decent corner-case use, much better than its intended purpose in actual fact.
>>7162418
lemon zester and garlic press is all.
>/ck/ in charge of knowing the slightest thing about guns
stick to hamburgers boys
>>7164914
>people aren't allowed to have interests and knowledge that spans across more than one board
>>7164914
You're a fucking moron. People from every board come to /ck/, because eating is universal.
>>7164951
Fuck off, cunt.
>>7164962
>hurr off topic discussion is okay because it adds le character
No, this board is food and cooking. Guns are neither.
>>7165012
You're being a real fag. We'll get back on the topic of unitaskers when more people want to discuss it. You whining and crying about people having off topic discussions doesn't help keep the thread on topic. If you feel we're breaking the rules than report it and let the mods sort it out.
Now if you're done being a little bitch why don't you fuck off unless you have something to contribute to the thread.
>>7165028
>2015.94
>LITERALLY defending off-topic discussion
ishiggydiggy
>>7165038
>2015.94
>LITERALLY whining like a baby and contributing nothing because we're not doing things your way.
>>7164834
you can keep one in the chamber dummy
is a gun a unitasker???
Not sure if it qualifies, but I've got two vegetable steamers. I make steamed veggies with most of my meals, so it's very convenient. I don't even put them away, I just always have them out on the counter.
>>7165053
>Keeping a gun loaded in the house
That's just asking for trouble.
I would say a gun is a unitasker. You use it to shoot things. Scaring people with the intention of shooting them doesn't really count as a secondary function.
>>7165045
I have to teach shitters like you a lesson, if I don't nobody else will. Off topic discussion is against the rules and if you continue I'll actually be forced to report you. Furthermore, I can already tell that you intellectual intelligence is far less superior to that of my own, so you can go ahead and just stop replying; I've already won.
>>7163236
>You know what else is an avocado slicer?
A spoon.
>>7165061
if a gun being kept chambered (not just loaded like you said) makes you uncomfortable then having a gun at all, which is fine. no one should have a gun if theyre not comfortable with it
also
>>7165134
I have a gun, and I'm comfortable using it, I just don't keep ammunition in it at home. I have a magazine ready if I need it, but it's not kept in the gun itself while it's in my safe.
>>7165140
Are you Canadian by any chance?
>>7165144
100% Americlap, born and raised.
>>7165140
>in my safe
you're trolling
i'm done
>>7165149
Why would I be trolling?
I don't really live in fear of someone breaking into my house. I have a gun because I like guns and sometimes go hiking where there are bears. When I'm not using it, it's in my safe in my bedroom.
>>7163220
would that work on mango?
>>7165183
I'd work on your mango bby
>>7163118
I'm sure Ja/ck/ got money for it too.
>>7163311
I never had a garlic press that didn't push half-crushed garlic out on the sides and were a chore to clean. A nutmeg grater does a lot better job in my opinion. Could be that I only ever tried shit presses.
>>7163279
you're not thinking outside of the box. knives are also used for stabbing
>>7164800
You are literally retarded, the shotgun thing is one of the worst parts of self defense.
If you own one in hopes the noise scares someone away you are fucktarded.
>>7164607
No, unless you're a highly trained sushi chef, you're going to use a peeler.
a) knives loose too much product
b) its the same speed.
>>7167004
Daily reminder that if you haven't prepared for a home invader that already knows the layout of your home and where you are and will find you within seconds of kicking down the door with murderous attempt and is heavily armed and armored and is tactically trained and is heavily drugged so will not feel pain you've already signed your own death warrant. I always move tactically through my home with my weapon raised and ready in case any intruders have appeared. I've already taken grave risk by lowering my weapon long enough to type out this message.
>>7167115
I lol'd because this is what /k/ *actually* believes
>>7162810
your mother is a hack.
>>7167115
>not having a pike so if gendarmerie attempt to raid your village you can call your mates and form tercio
i could be unsheathe my rapier in half a second and cut you to pieces, long before you could reach your pussy ass glock
Name one reason why you don't own a pike
>>7168096
banned in the uk
>>7162418
Why does he give a shit if some apparatus can only do one thing? For as rich as he is his kitchen is probably half the size of Bed Bath & Beyond anyway, so he's got room to store them.
What gets me is the time he praised salad spinners for being multitaskers because you could "dry lettuce AND pasta". Yeah no shit, it's still just one purpose asshole, to dry stuff.
>>7165055
Yeah, I have one too, it's great. The instructions say I can even steam a whole live lobster in it if I choose to. I've heated up frozen cheesesteak sandwiches from Costco in it too. It truly has no limits and is a godsend.
>>7168096
>tfw you will never be a hussar
I think I got this roughly a decade ago for $15 and I use it dozens of times a year.
I've been thinking about getting a Madeleine tray.
0 unless you count my rice cooker which I can also use to bake cakes, meatloaf, steam veggies and buns, etc. I really want a bread machine though and I'm buying a grain mill attachment for my kitchen aid whenever i have the funds.
Alton Brown has really fallen.
>>7168350
I wonder what he thinks of Trump and his immigration policies.
>>7163324
Is there anything it doesn't cut? I like the idea of having it cut onions and carrots but I have a feeling it wouldn't work with carrots like it does on the TV
>>7165105
omg one of "these" turds. lol
>>7163311
food processor,
wa la, you didn't need to use a shitty garlic press.
>>7163241
then it's not a fuckin UNItasker is it you retard? its a multitasker. do you really think alton brown doesn't have a fucking potato peeler you fucking donut?
>>7168551
YOU pull out a food processor to chop a damn clove of garlic
>>7162418
I think the most gimmicky thing I own and it's not even gimmicky is a melon-baller. that's probably the tool I use the least, although it does come to good use sometimes.
P.S. a potato/carrot peeler is not a fucking untitasker, you can use it for so many things.
>>7168612
A peeler's a peeler no matter what vegetable prefix you assign it. At the end of the day all it can do is peel. It's a unitasker.
>>7168707
>He doesn't do his own bris
>>7168718
Penis peeler is still a peeler.
>>7168707
throw out your knife
>>7163067
calm down. it seems like you've lost your linkin park cd. don't worry, your step dad will buy you another for christmas
>>7166829
wow, you are super butthurt
All it does is slice bread ffs.
>>7168762
Also cuts cake. Not a unitask.
alton used to be cool dude. what happened to him.
>>7168762
>knife
>ever a unitasker
slice some foo.
>>7168762
fine, find some other way to slice bread. and yeah, other knives suck at that.
Just this one I think. Haven't even bothered to try it yet.
>>7168707
Fair enough but it's 50% faster than using a paring knife to peel a potato and I also use mine to julienne things occasionally.
>>7169098
>peeling with a knife ever
>julienneing with a pairing knife ever
>>7168828
I think how I learned to separate yolks might be a bit bizarre as I've never seen a single person outside my family do it this way. Lemme 'splain:
Wash your hands.
Get three bowls.
Crack an egg into one.
Use your hand to scoop the yolk out of the bowl and into a separate bowl.
Pour the albumin from the bowl into the remaining bowl.
Repeat as necessary.
Thoughts?
>>7168680 >>7168707 >>7168612
>>7163241 >>7164607 >>7164782
I use peelers to shave various veg into ribbons for use as salad veg or, best yet, for making brunoise much, much finer than I would be able to normally. Also, when my aunt or mum make noodle soups, they use the peeler to ribbon a daikon then slice the ribbons into very, very fine needles as a topping in the soup.
Also crisps/potato chips.
>>7168340
>rice cooker
>unitasker
Nigga, I use mine for fucknear everything. It's basically an electric pressure cooker.
>>7169118
>, for making brunoise much, much finer than I would be able to normally
Bad knife skills detected
>>7169129
Yeah, sort of. Though Parkinson's doesn't help that, either. At the very least, I'm a resourceful sumbitch, ya gotta gimme that much.
>>7169147
Use a mandolin for that my boy.
>>7169118
>literally just swish the egg back and forth between the shell
done
>>7168828
You can do this with a water bottle
>>7169231
Or, you know, your hands or the egg shell halves.
>>7169116
yeah that's my point what the fuck man
>>7169116
>pairing knife
>pairing
>>7164607
I use a vegetable peeler for slicing cheese and butter straight out of the fridge.
>>7168340
There's a reason they sell them as "multi-cookers" around here.
This exact lemon juicer.
>>7169664
for those of you that have a smaller green one just for limes, fuck you
>>7168477
Works with carrots, but you have to use a little more force. Usually I do a rough chop with a knife, run it through the slap chop, and end up with a very fine mirepoix/soffrito/whatever.
What are some essential unitaskers?
Ice cream scoop
can opener
Salt shaker
Pepper shaker
Soda dispenser
what else?
Fuzzy logic rice cooker - Because I eat a lot of rice.
Hot air popcorn maker - Because fuck bags and fuck oily popcorn
Meat Slicer - Because fuck trying to thin slice a pot roast into roast beef by hand.
that's it, really.
>>7169717
>Hot air popcorn maker
Some people roast coffee in those.
>>7169705
>not just using a spoon to scoop the ice cream
>not using a pepper mill to grind fresh pepper (and also spices)
>>7162418
shit, I thought his name was pronounced like awl-ton.
>>7170237
It is, for normal people. But don't forget he's a special snowflake.
>>7162418
>ice cream maker
>espresso machine
>ek43 coffee grinder
>lido 2 manual coffee grinder
>various pour over/immersion brewers
A lot of fucking counter space, but I get good value from them.
>>7163220
foreskin removal
>>7170327
>ice cream maker
Can also make granita, sorbet, water ice and semifreddo.
>>7169524
>not cooking chili in your rice cooker
>>7169118
>Pour the albumin from the bowl into the remaining bowl.
Why? I've never separated and egg but I think you're using a bowl unnecessarily there. Why not crack a bunch of eggs into one bowl and scoop out the yolks into another?
>>7164450
>designed to make that noise first
Either ignorant, or straight up retarded, and I don't know which is worse right now.
>>7171402
In case you break a yolk.
If even one speck of fat (yolk is made of fat) gets into the white, you can't whip the whites into foam.
If you crack your eggs into a third bowl before separating yolks and whites into separate bowls, if you break a yolk, you won't contaminate all the other whites. You can just beat the white and yolk for scrambled eggs and start again with a new bowl.
>>7171683
That makes sense. Thanks!
>>7164450
>They were designed to make that noise when you load a round into the chamber first, and then shoot stuff second.
>>7164450
Fudds? In *my* /ck/?
>>7164450
>They were designed to make that noise when you load a round into the chamber first, and then shoot stuff second. Any one who breaks into a place and hears that noise is going to take off running.
This is what retarded liberals ACTUALLY BELIEVE
If you don't know shit about guns stop trying to pretend like you do.
>>7171769
>confusing fudds for liberals
>>7164450
Shotguns are unitasker
is a pizza cutter an acceptable unitasker?
What's a unitasker?
>>7171703
Also useful if you have one rotten egg, to not contaminate the others. (it's what I've been told the reason for 3 bowls is, but it may date back from when my mother lived in a farm with some chickens. You can miss an egg when picking them up and only find it weeks after it's been laid.)
>>7171800
Bullshit and fuck you shotguns are far from unitaskers
You can shoot ANY ammunition in a shot gun if you're not retarded and creative enough
>>7164450
Okay Elmer Fudd.
>>7173051
Oh, so like a fleshlight then.
I have 6.
i have a creamer whisker that came with a french press. never used the whisker because i use powdered creamer. i don't know what else to use it for. maybe to beat eggs?
had one of those microwavable omelet makers too. it did the task but the recommended bake times were far too low, and it would bleed cheese if you microwaved it too long. it was hard to clean cheese off of it as well, since it'd get gunked up in the hinges.
I like that episode of Good Eats where he's in the future talking about overfishing and his daughter is playing his granddaughter. Her makeup is cool.
>>7173080
>Okay Joe Biden
FTFY.
>>7162418
>taking advise from faggots dying of AIDS on TV
Go catch the HIV like your idol you massive faggot.
>>7163413
Sounds like jealousy to me. Dont try to tell me you have a phd in astrocookery and the bitches love your smooth dick.
>>7173835
I have 3 phd in cookery
>>7173716
I have a microwave hard boiled egg maker. Works pretty good 90% of the time. Sometimes the centers are a little not cooked. I'm still not sure what causes it, since I let the eggs sit out a few hours first to warm up a bit. But it's convenient and I enjoy it.
>>7168096
Güstaf Adolph the second called, he said hi.
Anyone own a Vegetti?
Thoughts?
>>7173958
Well, fuck you. I haff tvelve metchsteek.
>>7164375
>criminal forcing way into flat
>first instinct isn't to bound 5 strides and grab the most-available, large, sharp, & intimidating tool at your disposal
It's like you don't think efficiently and thereby don't live so.
>>7174173
My father in law has one and I fucking hate it because he thinks that it's an acceptable gluten free substitute for pasta. It isn't. It seems to work well enough but you're probably better off getting a kitchen aid attachment to do the same thing.
>>7174489
So it does the job?
How well do the vegetables hold up when they're boiled?
I'm not offended by the idea of eating them as a pasta replacement so I'd love to know more
>>7168707
I use mine as some sort of ghetto mandoline.
Your move, autismo.
>>7165061
How's it asking for trouble? The gun's not going to start shooting on its own. It's not like I have other people around to mess with it.
>>7162418
I only own unitaskers as their sole purpose is to do the job they were designed for which means they do it well.
A plane is designed to fly, not cook food with its engines or go alongthe motorway like a car, or be a hotel or a conference room, or a videogame cabinet. It could be all those things but if someone told you that the plane you were going to fly in had been used as a bus, or as an indoor playground for kids, or as a soup kitchen, would you trust said plane to perform to the ability you expect from such a contraption? I don't think so.
>>7175326
Not that poster-
It won't be like pasta in texture or taste. It will work the same way as a vehicle for sauce but that's about in. I've only ever tried it with zucchini. If you expect it to be it's own thing and not pasta at all then you'll like it just fine.
I have a cheese shaver or whatever it's called in English. All it does is slice thins slices of cheese, but it's the only good way to do it.
I guess you could use it as a peeler but probably wouldn't work as well.
>>7178800
>I guess you could use it as a peeler
I just use a peeler when I have hard cheeses that I'm going to use in a dish.
>>7179023
This also works for softer cheeses though. Great to make cheese sandwhiches.
