I had those bread shape tube things. They were kind of a fail for me!
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Omg I saw one of these today at an estate sale and had NO IDEA what it was!!! lol - looked like some odd hair comb to me!!
The onion slicer gets a lot of use at my house. I love grilled onions (brats, fajitas, grilled veggies) and it is so easy to grab and slice.
I think even Julia Child would like it. For me, it is faster so no tears when slicing.
There are some Pampered Chef things I think are more trouble than they are worth. I use the plastic measuring cup that slides up and down for dry/wet ingredient but I don’t use it the right way as it is too much trouble. I just use the liquid side and pour things, even dry stuff. Toast tongs? Please (I got them as prizes or for free as a bonus). If I remember to use the serving things like the ‘mini offset server’, great, but usually I forget I have it.
I’ve never used the fancy bread tubes, but I got them at the thrift store for $1 so why not?
I used to have and use the fancy bread tubes. Pillsbury used to make a canned French bread loaf that slid into them perfectly. Or maybe about 3/4 of it did. I can’t remember - it’s been a long time. Anyway, I’d bake the bread in the tube and then slice and use for open-faced cucumber sandwiches. Pretty shapes!
I think Pillsbury quit making that product, so I got rid of them. That was the only way I ever used them.
At our Kroger bakery, I can buy bread dough to make a loaf of french bread. My mother used to buy it to make fried bread for breakfast.
I think I may buy some and slice off enough for one tube.
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Hope it works for you!
We don’t have Krogers in our town. They are in other parts of the state but not here.
Edit - I can’t recall if it was baked with both lids of the tube on or not??
I bought one of those flower bread tubes. Cute, but I think I only used it once and it was easily assigned to the garage sale assortment when I moved 3 years ago.
Funny timely story.
If you know me, you know I am
Not a good gift receiver. Give me words or spend time with me, great but I don’t like receiving gifts necessarily.
This morning I woke up to these side by side on the counter. My
Old PC toaster oven pan and a new one.
My H who doesn’t cook at all noticed how seasoned the old one is (it’s at least 25 years old) and thought that was a bad thing! So he ordered a new one off eBay - this is also funny cause my H DOES NOT shop and knows it’s better to not buy me gifts.
When I saw it he said “happy Mother’s Day! I know you hate gifts so I saved it for Father’s Day” 
25 years later I use this ALL the time. Don’t have a toaster oven anymore but use it in the oven for roasting separate veggies, baking a couple slices of bacon, anything in small quantities.
Now I can roast two separate vegetables for my picky husband who doesn’t like things touching!! 
I pro is my old one is clean just well used!
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We have used our BBQ boss grill spatula for about 30 years and still use it all the time! Its the only thing I purchased a the parties that I used.
My H loves to cook and loves gadgets. He has a French-made mandoline that he purchased from a kitchen shop he frequents. The owner of the shop loves it when H walks in because he asks her what’s new and what he should buy. This is the mandoline we’ve got. Once you set it up, it’s very fast.
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Thank you!
That is one expensive gadget!
I’ll look for it at the thrift store.