Kitchen gadgets - what do you find useful?

I took the plunge and bought a meat slicer in Argos today ... now my only problem is which other gadget to get rid of to make room for it in the cupboard!!!
 
I got one from Argos in the North (£50 Vs. €75 here) but the kids are less keen on the boiled ham than I am. Any idea when one might get the proper cooked ham to slice?
 
michaelm said:
... Any idea when one might get the proper cooked ham to slice?
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Most of the sliced "ham" in packets or the blocks you see in butchers / delis isn't ham, it's water, connective tissue, mechanically recovered meat (MRM), fillers, preservatives, colourants and flavour enhancers all squished together to make a nice convenient cubic shape. Take the kids to a bacon factory sometime; they'll probably come out vegans.
 
mathepac said:
Most of the sliced "ham" in packets or the blocks you see in butchers / delis isn't ham, it's water, connective tissue, mechanically recovered meat (MRM), fillers, preservatives, colourants and flavour enhancers all squished together to make a nice convenient cubic shape. Take the kids to a bacon factory sometime; they'll probably come out vegans.
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Sweet Divine I think I'll put the kids back on chocolate spread sandwiches. They'd be better off!

I love my breadmaker. I bake a loaf on the timer every night It's done when I get up in the morning. Makes a lovely loaf. It doesn't even need to be washed as the loaf comes out of the tin dry.

http://www.electricshopping.com/sho...d255-breadmaker-with-nut-dispenser/index.html

Also the kenwood chef is on sale in currys for €179 these days. Fantastic item to have for the baking.
 
mathepac said:
Most of the sliced "ham" in packets or the blocks you see in butchers / delis isn't ham, it's water, connective tissue, mechanically recovered meat (MRM), fillers, preservatives, colourants and flavour enhancers all squished together to make a nice convenient cubic shape. Take the kids to a bacon factory sometime; they'll probably come out vegans.
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That's what I have been afraid of. That's the end of me and the (rubber) ham as I call it now as well. I think I am fast becoming vegetarian.
 
mathepac said:
Most of the sliced "ham" in packets or the blocks you see in butchers / delis isn't ham, it's water, connective tissue, mechanically recovered meat (MRM), fillers, preservatives, colourants and flavour enhancers all squished together to make a nice convenient cubic shape.
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Ah but sure it tastes OK anyway. Best not to think about it. Shhhh.
 
Most useful kitchen accessory (or one I enjoy using most anyway) is the steel I bought to keep my knives sharp, best €20 I ever spent.
 
The steel is alternately a bringer of joy or frustration. I haven't yet perfected the art. Some days I get it right, and I'm really chuffed. On bad days I get it horribly wrong leaving me with a worse edge than when I started.
 
I have 2 very useful gadgets in my kitchen.....

The microwave and a drawer - the drawer is where I keep my take-away menus :D

(and that's not far from the truth!!)
 
Thanks for the Ham ideas - has anyone else tried it, and how did they find it?
 
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