Profess Your Love for your Favorite Gadget

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<p>roshke, you just reminded me…I love my Keurig coffee maker. It makes coffee in seconds and I no longer throw out half of a pot of coffee from the drip coffee maker. I just use the drip coffee maker for company now.</p>

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<p>Apple Airport. When four of us travel, we have 4 iPhones, maybe a few laptops. We couldn’t pay enought for us to be all connected, especially when we are overseas. We just pay for one internet connection and use Airport to make the whole room wireless. When the kids get back to our hotel room(s) they could use their iPhones to Skype and FB via Airport.</p>

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<p>Hands down. My 6 Euro antique wood and metal pastry blender thingy bought at a market in Lyon and makes pie crust to die for. , Irreplaceable and the first thing I will throw in the car if we are evacuated. 19th century technology is a beautiful thing. I can live without the internet, but I can’t face a life without pie.
oh yah and my DVR.
Pie and Mad Men…</p>

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<p>My electric eraser. I couldn’t live without it. </p>

<p>I’ve got a nice pastry cutter thing I love, it’s not wires but bent metal. Like this: <a href=“http://holybasil.files.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2007/08/pastry-cutter.jpg[/url]”>http://holybasil.files.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2007/08/pastry-cutter.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I was SO HAPPY when my office manager got a new shredder that really works. It’s one of those heavy duty models. No jamming. I feel warm and happy every time I use it.</p>

<p>For kitchen gadgets, my pressure cooker is THE BOMB (that’s a bad visual). But, really. It’s as easy as a slow cooker, but I can decide what to make while staring into the fridge after work, and have a great soup or stew 45 min later.</p>

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<p>Speaking of kitchen gadgets I love my squid whisk - it makes me smile every time I use it: [SQUID</a> WHISK](<a href=“http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1999]SQUID”>http://www.perpetualkid.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1999) </p>

<p>I also love my MOMA whisk, but it is annoyingly louder than a regular whisk, though it works better and is easier to clean: [MoMA</a> Store - Ball Whisk](<a href=“http://www.momastore.org/museum/moma/ProductDisplay_Ball%20Whisk_10451_10001_17640_-1_11515_11521_Y_Cooks’%20Tools%20and%20Cutlery_]MoMA”>http://www.momastore.org/museum/moma/ProductDisplay_Ball%20Whisk_10451_10001_17640_-1_11515_11521_Y_Cooks’%20Tools%20and%20Cutlery_)</p>

<p>And I love my collection of little whisks that my Mom put in my stocking one year.</p>

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<p>mathmom, I have one of those pastry blenders, too - and I make great pie crust with it. I have a fool-proof recipe that uses almost all butter, only a little Crisco. It rolls out beautifully, doesn’t crack, tastes wonderful.</p>

<p>This is my favorite gadget:</p>

<p>[Microplane</a> Zester- Grater 40020 at Kitchen Collection](<a href=“http://www.kitchencollection.com/Temp_Products.cfm?sku=01075856]Microplane”>http://www.kitchencollection.com/Temp_Products.cfm?sku=01075856)</p>

<p>It’s great for zesting, and it turns parmesan into the most beautiful clouds of ethereal pale strands…</p>

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<p>Can’t decide between my top three: TiVo, Garmin GPS, and Roomba vacuum.</p>

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<p>An earlier poster beat me to it, but I’ll put in another vote for the Magic Bullet. Also, ever since getting a car w/ GPS installed, I’m quite sure I could never survive now without it.</p>

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<p>NYMomof2, care to share your recipe? (Though I don’t mind mine.) :)</p>

<p>I’m always zesting and don’t love my zester, I should look into getting one like yours.</p>

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<p>I’m with Roz Chast in “Valentines for my GPS”, here:[Roz</a> Chast : Cards for my GPS - Thenewyorkerstore.com](<a href=“http://www.thenewyorkerstore.com/product_details.asp?mscssid=4p9f5xl1p94g8h&sitetype=1&sid=125191#]Roz”>http://www.thenewyorkerstore.com/product_details.asp?mscssid=4p9f5xl1p94g8h&sitetype=1&sid=125191#)</p>

<p>Although…my kids love their iPhones and there is a GPS among its many glories. Will switch one day. Verizon has guilted me into staying with their endless phone calls, emails etc. saying “Don’t goooo, don’t go, please don’t go”, so no iPhone for me yet.</p>

<p>Although…you know what, this is my favorite gadget:<a href=“http://www.penol.dk/upload/billeder/191_Scissors-3_blue.jpg[/url]”>http://www.penol.dk/upload/billeder/191_Scissors-3_blue.jpg&lt;/a&gt;
I have them all over the house. Use them for everything. They even beat paper in rock/paper/scissors.</p>

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<p>My Garmin Street Pilot is number 1 and then comes my Blackberry Storm. Can’t live without both.</p>

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<p>I concur with dmd77–my iPhone and Blendtec are my gadgets of choice.</p>

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<p>My favorite gadget: DeLonghi 3500 Coffee and Espresso Machine. Coffee as good as any coffee shop and it’s really easy to use–it grinds the beans and presses the coffee all in one machine. The coffee comes out with just a little bit of foam. You can also make lattes and such, but I’m just a black coffee girl and this machine is wonderful.</p>

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<p>Braun auto shut-off tea kettle. Smartest $50 I’ve ever spent. I got it after seeing one at my French friend’s house. We use the kettle to make tea and hot drinks every morning and evening.</p>

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<p>Oh, you’ve made me think of so many: my immersion blender and slow cooker. I also love all my Swiffer products. I also love my Mouli (bought in France many years ago) for grating veggies and cheese. Although I don’t love it, I couldn’t live without my laptop.</p>

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<p>Easy – my TIVO, MacBook Air and iPhone</p>

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<p>I have to confess that my favorite is my Nintendo DS on which I play sudoku and other adult games. I get a lot of second looks (from kids) when I’m out in public using it, but I had to have a way to kill time while waiting for my daughters while they were at their appointments/practices. My other favorite is my iPod, again something I picked up after I bought those for my kids because it’s another way to kill time.</p>

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<p>AnuddahMom, what is so great about those scissors? They just look like scissors to me!</p>

<p>Besides my microplane grater, I also love my car GPS, my slow cooker, my Kitchen Aid blender, my front-loading washer.</p>

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<p>mathmom, I will find the recipe and post it. It really is magic, and I love not having to use much Crisco!</p>