Yes; our meat thermometer.
What's your favorite kitchen tool?
gingersmommy
(Marianne)
#129
My parents had one of those growing up. My dad would haul it out every Thanksgiving to make the stuffing (he was in charge of the stuffing). Heād hook it onto the kitchen table and I used to love to watch him put all the stuff in it - gizzards, celery, onion, sausage.
Maried
(Marie)
#132
I bought some heavy duty industrial magnets from Amazon and I use them to secure the bags below the water line. Really work well.
HelenMerritt
(Helen)
#134
I like my coffee machine and blender. These are two indispensable things in my kitchen.
Momof5
(Susan)
#136
My mini hand held blender to blend in my Keto coffee creamer is now my favourite Keto kitchen tool!
I also love our coffee maker, kettle (as I drink more herbal and green tea than I do coffee).
I really like my little Dash makers for making Keto Chaffles, but I donāt make them often.
Pre-Keto it was probably my Toaster as I ate tons and tons of Bagels haha.
gingersmommy
(Marianne)
#137
My birthday is coming up. The only thing I can think of that I would like is an immersion blender.
My favorite kitchen tool is my cast iron skillet. Use it every single day and it is now non-stick from being seasoned so long.
ctviggen
(Bob M)
#139
One tool I use a lot more than I thought I would isā¦an infrared thermometer. This is the one I bought:
I use it to test how hot a pan is for searing (600F = good), how hot oil is for frying, the temperature of my pickles for fermenting, etc.
robintemplin
(Robin)
#141
Welcome to the forum, Emma.
Just curious what you use your Emerson blender for, assuming you are keto. I used to use mine all the time but havenāt gotten it out in the 3 years of keto/carnivore
Shinita
#142
I use my immersion blender every day, often multiple times. Very basic item for me on carnivore (not like I do carnivore but almost)ā¦ I make my egg milks with it 
Usually with coffee but one fine day I will quitā¦
But my standard blenders(? I googled a lot, it seems itās the nameā¦ we call it āturmixā hereā¦), poor things are unused since yearsā¦ I only could make drinks with them and my powerful pretty and super easy to clean immersion blender is way better for that. I used it a lot on keto though.
I stopped using my juicer way earlier and I donāt do much with my dehydrator either.
Tim_Smith
(Tim Smith)
#143
Laura, I feel you on the immersion blender mine saved me so many times from lumpy soup. For a food processor, I went with a 12-cup Cuisinart seven years ago and it still runs like day one. But here is what I wish someone told me: counter space is the real boss. I also learned that using a small bakery fridge for proofing dough and storing prepped ingredients changed my workflow more than any processor could, and that kind of thinking comes from places like because commercial kitchens prioritize function over hype. A 7-cup machine is fine for two people, but go 11 or 12 cups if you batch cook or make dough. Breville is quieter but harder to clean. Magimix has great blades. Honestly, buy used from Facebook Marketplace. People get them as wedding gifts and never use them. Just test the lid lock first.
kitmaker
(Walter Hackett)
#144
Iām in love with my Franklin wok https://www.allpointsfps.com/78274-16-in-hammered-steel-wok-franklin/
Itās probably one of the most used pans in my kitchen. Super convenient when I need to throw together a quick stir fry or reheat leftovers.
Janie
(Jane)
#145
I upgraded my dehydrator last year to an Excalibur and LOVE IT. I use it to make my own beef jerky with no sugar or weird ingredients and make a lot of my own spices now - onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, etc. No fillers so you have to use less than your recipe calls for and have a good air-tight container to keep it from clumping. Or add a bit of corn starch - I donāt mind that.
ctviggen
(Bob M)
#146
Iāve never heard of those. They make a ton of them:
https://excaliburdehydrator.com/
So many that it would take a while to select one. Some of them are sold out, though.
They look nice.