Gadgets. Heh. My wife keeps asking when we'll have storage space in the kitchen again... (My reply, of course, is "we need a bigger kitchen." )

I'd have to say that, although a stretch to say "gadget", the indispensible thing(s) I use each and every day are my chef's knives. I really recommend spending the $$$ for one or two really good knives and taking loving care of them. They will be your best friend in the kitchen. (Henckels Pro "S", if anyone's interested.)

I used the garlic roller until I found the Costco peeled garlic. Vacuum sealed into weekly portions (we eat a LOT of garlic...) and away we go! (OK, I guess the vacuum sealer is a happy gadget in our household, too...)

Here's one that will help: Pyrex ramekins. I kid you not. I have a stack of them in quarter-cup and half-cup sizes, and it is a boon to be able to portion sauces, ingredients, etc. by eye, and they make great baked-egg dishes besides!

Wow, this is just the top of the head list. It'd be a lot easier to just say if I have it in my kitchen somewhere, it's been a "favorite" at one time or another.

I first had call to use the Isi about 7 years ago. I was working at a Gloria Jean's Coffee Beans, and I fell in love with it immediately. I don't know why anyone would make Whipped Cream any other way.

We would pour in the cream, then add to the container confectioner's sugar and vanilla extract. But then we ALSO had a chocolate mousse-type of whipped cream we offered which called for the cream, the sugar and Hershey's chocolate syrup.
This is a great gadget for mousse. You can play around with any LC ingredients (crystal light powder, SF pudding/Jello mix, etc) and then be able to shoot out one serving at a time and have a reasonably compact way of storing it in the fridge until later. The Isi flask is marginally larger that a standard 1 qt milk box.

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