Kitchen gadgets that no longer get love?

Gwen M.
on 2/24/17 4:23 am
VSG on 03/13/14

Happyteacher's post gave me an idea.. 

What kitchen gadgets get no love in your post-op life?  

 

For me, it's the toaster oven.  I've had one since college in 1995 and it's this big thing that can do 4-6 slices of toast at once and when I recently updated my kitchen I thought to myself, "Self, why do you have this big ass toaster oven taking up all this counter real estate when you DON'T EAT TOAST?!"  So I tossed it and bought the teeniest toaster oven ever which can barely toast two pieces of bread at a time, or one single slice of pizza, because the other people in my house occasionally want to be able to do those things.  It's teeny.  I love it.  

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

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ChristineB
on 2/24/17 5:05 am - Western 'Burbs Chgo, IL

For me my DH and I use our toaster oven a lot as we both had RNY and eat those smaller portions. We have a lot of counter space. I donated any of those "had to have" hand gagets from Pampered Chef. 

 
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Gwen M.
on 2/24/17 5:53 am
VSG on 03/13/14

What do you use the toaster oven for?  I feel like there must be some application I'm missing. I tend to use the nuker for leftovers. 

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)

T Hagalicious Rebel
Brown

on 2/24/17 6:41 am - Brooklyn
VSG on 04/25/14 with

I kept my toaster over for some leftovers to keep some foods crispy. You know how some stuff gets little soft after its been in the fridge, the oven helps it get a little crispy when you don't want to use your regular oven, at least that's what I do sometimes.

Still haven't gotten into my head that its ok just to throw food away.

No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another. T-Rebel

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(deactivated member)
on 2/25/17 5:45 am

A really old decrepit feral tomcat started sleeping on my porch ( he's so dirty he literally leaves marks but that's another story) 

so rather than throw away leftover food I clean out my fridge and leave it for him. Hell eat ANYTHING literally- rice and beans , rotisserie chicken grease , old cold cuts and cheese even bread 

and I don't have to feel guilty for not eating my leftovers when people are going hungry lol

Gina 21 Years Out
on 2/26/17 4:52 pm - Burleson, TX

People throw food away??? Huh????

RNY 4-22-02...

LW: 6lb,10 oz SW:340lb GW:170lb CW:155

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ChristineB
on 2/24/17 6:53 am - Western 'Burbs Chgo, IL

My toaster oven (A Breville made in Australia) is just the right size to bake a small Uno's deep dish pizza that we get 3 meals a piece from. Yes, we eat carbs in small quantities. There are many healthy appetizers that you can get from the store like bacon wrapped scallops, skewered shrimp, skewered chicken. On occasion we will share and treat ourselves to Chicken Kiev and popcorn chicken or shrimp. I make an English muffin almost every morning when I fry myself an egg.

It is by far less expensive to heat the toaster oven than the big electric wall oven especially since both of us eat like a bird. I pretty much only use the toast and bake functions on my toaster oven. It has a broil setting but I do not feel like cleaning up the inside of it. Hope this helps.

 
Open RNY May 7
260/155/140 




 

H.A.L.A B.
on 2/24/17 10:17 am

yeap yeap yeap 

don't forget the sweet potato fries...

Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG

"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"

"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."

BETH6536
on 2/28/17 3:26 am - Beaverton, OR
RNY on 04/19/17

Roasted vegetables. mmmmmm

Insert Fitness
on 2/24/17 5:31 am

Rice cooker!! It gets no love.

kitchen aid mixer doesn't get much action either, although I'm waiting for the spiralizer attachment to go on sale, I'll prob use it more then. But if not, it might get moved to storage.

RNY Sept 8, 2016

M1:23, M2 :18, M3 :11, M4 :19, M5: 13, M6: 12, M7: 17, M8: 11, M9: 11.5, M10: 13, M11: 10, M12: 10 M13 : 7.6, M14: 6.9, M15: 6.7

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