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July 02, 2006

Uni-taskers

If you watch Alton Brown or read his books, you know that his is not a fan of kitchen tools that only have one purpose. He says:

I still say -- banish the Uni-tasker. If it doesn't perform multiple functions, it doesn't belong in the kitchen (except for the fire extinguisher, of course).

I discovered this week that the grater now has another task to add. I have yet made it to the kitchen section to confirm this, but tell me if you notice much difference between the two items below? Can you guess what they each are?

item1.jpg item2.jpg

Give up? Item #1 is here. Item #2 is here.

Do you think even Alton would approve the multi-tasking since the items are so similar?

Posted by on July 2, 2006 08:33 AM |

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I knew what the first image was before I even looked at the link.

All I can say is, "Ew!"

Posted by: Allan | July 2, 2006 09:18 AM

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Well, the garlic clove peeler I just got out of the utensil bin at Goodwill is kind of silly, but the garlic goosher clearly fills a need, and we're not going to use the same one for extruding polymer clay.

Posted by: triticale | July 20, 2006 06:36 PM