Useless Kitchen Items
05-11-2015, 09:14 AM
#21
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About once a year I try to clean out my cupboards and my kitchen drawers. I get rid of a lot of things {useless, had to have stuff} and when I try to put the keep stuff back it seems like I have less room than before. Don't know how that happens!
05-11-2015, 09:35 AM
#22
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Originally Posted by ptquilts
I picked up one of these somewhere in my flea market days and could not figure out what it was. Later I found it is a "flour wand", for sprinkling flour over your work surface when rolling out dough or such. I guess for people with no fingers?
05-11-2015, 09:37 AM
#24
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Location: Virginia
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NO!!!! don't throw it out!!!!
yep it's useless for it's intended use but I found a great way to use mine.
I flattened the out edges so it was completely flattened and covered it with contact paper and it's a great magnetic board.
Then I bought some small metal round containers and put some button type magnets inside, added my spices into the containers and now I have a very pretty place to store all my spices, which makes them easier to get to without having to dig around looking for them on a shelf.
here's a picture of it mounted under my cabinet
yep it's useless for it's intended use but I found a great way to use mine.
I flattened the out edges so it was completely flattened and covered it with contact paper and it's a great magnetic board.
Then I bought some small metal round containers and put some button type magnets inside, added my spices into the containers and now I have a very pretty place to store all my spices, which makes them easier to get to without having to dig around looking for them on a shelf.
here's a picture of it mounted under my cabinet
Originally Posted by Pudge
High on my list of dumb kitchen items is the sideless cookie sheet I recently puchased. I can't easily grab the pan when I take it out of the oven. Why the heck did I buy it?
What kitchen item have you purchased that turned out to be of no help?
What kitchen item have you purchased that turned out to be of no help?
05-11-2015, 09:46 AM
#25
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Originally Posted by seasaw2mch
NO!!!! don't throw it out!!!!
yep it's useless for it's intended use but I found a great way to use mine.
I flattened the out edges so it was completely flattened and covered it with contact paper and it's a great magnetic board.
Then I bought some small metal round containers and put some button type magnets inside, added my spices into the containers and now I have a very pretty place to store all my spices, which makes them easier to get to without having to dig around looking for them on a shelf.
here's a picture of it mounted under my cabinet
yep it's useless for it's intended use but I found a great way to use mine.
I flattened the out edges so it was completely flattened and covered it with contact paper and it's a great magnetic board.
Then I bought some small metal round containers and put some button type magnets inside, added my spices into the containers and now I have a very pretty place to store all my spices, which makes them easier to get to without having to dig around looking for them on a shelf.
here's a picture of it mounted under my cabinet
05-11-2015, 10:22 AM
#26
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Originally Posted by ptquilts
I picked up one of these somewhere in my flea market days and could not figure out what it was. Later I found it is a "flour wand", for sprinkling flour over your work surface when rolling out dough or such. I guess for people with no fingers?
05-11-2015, 11:23 AM
#29
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Location: Southeast Ohio
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OMG!!! going through the same thing right now.DH passed last yr and I'm getting my place ready to sale.
I can't believe all the "stuff" I have after 32 yrs. PLUS from my MIL too. Where I want to buy and move,well I have to sell everything!!! The place comes furnished...
I too have one of the flour thingie.... I huge amount of just Holiday items....
Maybe at my sale, I'll ask if they can tell me what it does, they can have it!!!! lol lol lol
I can't believe all the "stuff" I have after 32 yrs. PLUS from my MIL too. Where I want to buy and move,well I have to sell everything!!! The place comes furnished...
I too have one of the flour thingie.... I huge amount of just Holiday items....
Maybe at my sale, I'll ask if they can tell me what it does, they can have it!!!! lol lol lol
05-11-2015, 12:56 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: northern California
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Originally Posted by tessagin
Oh yeah! Forgot that one DH just thought we really needed it til he found out how many oranges it took to get 4 ounces of juice. Not sure what happened to it. May have accidentally gone to the curb. I have a set of good china from high school never used. Not throwing it out though!!
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