Do you think there is a significant difference in quality/value of these items?

[TridenT]

I'm not thinking a $15-$18 difference is really worth it.

http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-Sili...6025642&sr=8-6

http://www.amazon.com/Dexas-5-Quart-...=2FKS9HEWYXHWY

I mean one has better handles I guess, but for $18 more? :hmm:

I'm looking on Amazon for some kitchen items that I do need. A colander happens to be one. (It's a bitch to drain pasta otherwise... One reason I don't particularly do it often)

Rolling pins are another one of these things. http://www.amazon.com/J-K-Adams-BRP-...=2FKS9HEWYXHWY Seems like a perfectly fine rolling pin yet you can get one that is $10+ more that will have even worse reviews it seems. There's some that are cheaper too, but they get more bad reviews than good. But it makes me wonder, "How different are they really? It's a fucking rolling pin. I guess if it is cheaply made and bends easy or has bad weight distribution then it's a problem... But, I'd like to think that there would be at least some minor quality control to make sure this isn't a very wide spread problem."

http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grip...UTF8&coliid=IZU7KPLNT5EE9&colid=2FKS9HEWYXHWY $12? For a dough blender? Really? Why so expensive for something that is easily less than $1 to make. It doesn't require some divine design process either... I need one of these too.

There's lots of things... I've been looking at whisks in particular. Some get particularly bad reviews because they get water and other stuff inside the handles then it breaks and before it breaks it ends up putting rust and other stuff that is not supposed to be in your food in your food. They're also expensive. Buying a single whisk can be $8+.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Are you new to cooking? Buy the cheaper ones at first and figure out what you like/don't like about it, then apply that to your next purchase.

Look at it this way, the more you use it...the less time you'll have it. Often times, the $5 tool at Walmart or Target will last as long as something more expensive, but on the other hand maybe it won't. The saying goes, you get what you pay for.

Instead of the dough blender, use two butter knives. You'll see why the dough blender costs >$10

 

[Doppel]

Honestly, yes. The one without handles looks like a burn fest.

Is this the right application for a collapsible item? I can really see it from time to time just collapsing when you didn't intend it, too, like maybe you touch the bottom of the pot to it by mistake and then half your stuff just goes down the sink. You can buy a fixed plastic one for nothing from walmart.

 

[lxskllr]

You seriously need to start going to second hand stores. You can get stuff from the time when things were made well for almost no cost. If you need something NOW, that won't work, but you can start building a collection of stuff. If you live close to one, there's no reason you can't stop in every day. They always get new stuff, and the good crap goes fast.

 

[0roo0roo]

lol how loaded are u, those are for the lulz type cooking gadgets.

ikea or whatever u can probably get a cheap plastic one for next to nothing.
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90011829/
even a metal one is cheap

stupid cheap

 

[sjwaste]

Split the difference and get this:

http://www.amazon.com/Progressive-In...ref=pd_sbs_k_2

If you need just one colander, an over the sink model is the way to go. The two handles sit on the edges of the sink and you can drain into it, or you can throw your greens or whatever in there to wash.

 

[nageov3t]

that second colander looks like shit. bad handles, no perforated sides.

it probably doesn't make a difference if it's something you're only using once a year, but if you're using it regularly, you may as well buy something that's not going to slowly drive you mad with annoyance.

that said, I'd just get http://www.amazon.com/Harold-3747-St.../dp/B001NG0IUM for $10

 

[PottedMeat]

do you even need a $12 collapsible silicone collander? or a $12 dough cutter?

go to a restaurant supply store, they have cheap quality stuff ( sometimes made in usa even )

damn $15 for a piece of dowel

 

[Capt Caveman]

What I use from IKEA - http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90011829/

A dumbass poor college student thinks he needs a $30 colander? Go to IKEA in Renton like most college students do and save yourself some money.

Rolling pin for $6.99 - http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/76485605/

Funny that you think you needed a $250 convection oven when a < $100 does the same thing.

 

[TridenT]

Toaster oven is worth it. I've tried others that were cheaper and they burn everything and cook unevenly.

Anyway, I need it to be collapsible because I don't have a lot of space.

 

[nageov3t]

nail in the wall + colander = space problems solved

I've recently taken to hanging all of my low-weight kitchen stuff and love the extra counter space.

 

[TridenT]

nail in the wall + colander = space problems solved

I've recently taken to hanging all of my low-weight kitchen stuff and love the extra counter space.

I don't really want to put nail holes all over my rental... Also will still be a space problem.

 

[lxskllr]

Shit nests you know. The cool thing about big bowl shaped things, is little bowl shaped things fit inside them.

 

[Red Squirrel]

You can probably get stuff like that at walmart for super cheap and no shipping cost. Will end up being cheaper to buy it local, and you wont have to wait for it to arrive.

And go ahead and nail stuff if you need to, you will be living there for a few years at least right? Deal with patching the holes when it's time to move out. May as well make the place the way you want it.

 

[TridenT]

Shit nests you know. The cool thing about big bowl shaped things, is little bowl shaped things fit inside them.

I have experience with nesting bowls that are not made for it (i.e. not part of a collection). They never work out as well as you try to lead others to believe.

I already nest bowls and I am deprived on kitchen space. You guys really overestimate the size of my kitchen...

 

[Jumpem]

I would buy the Oxo. They make good stuff.

 

[l0cke]

1. Buy a $1 plastic bowl
2. Drill holes in bowl
3. ??????
4. Profit

 

[HamburgerBoy]

1. Buy a $1 plastic bowl
2. Drill holes in bowl
3. ??????
4. Profit

I don't have $500 for a decent power drill. :| </TridenT>

 

[TridenT]

Bought an OXO Rolling Pin at Fred Meyer for $13. It was on sale. I didn't see any other kitchen wares I wanted that were on sale for a significant amount like that rolling pin.

I went to Goodwill and there wasn't any items there that I wanted. :/

I can't seem to figure out where there are any other stores that sell a lot of household stuff like Fred Meyer in Seattle. Fred Meyers seems to be the only store that I can find that sells all that kind of stuff. The only problem is that they're usually really expensive. Ikea is far out of Seattle. Walmart is also far out of Seattle. It's not somewhere I want to drive to just to look around and do some comparison shopping... It costs too much gas money. I saw a KMart/BigK in North Seattle but they're usually overpriced as well. (I don't recall how much kitchen stuff they sell anyway?)

 

[TridenT]

I don't have $500 for a decent power drill. :| </TridenT>

I don't have the storage for the power drill either. :whiste:

 

[TridenT]

Bought all these a few days ago for $40.46 total. (Tax)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QJE48O/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details Pastry Blender
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001RT42C/ref=oh_o00_s00_i01_details Baking mat (Might be cheaper over time to use than cookie sheet stuff)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00008UA3Z/ref=oh_o00_s00_i02_details Baker's quarter sheet (Only thing that will fit inside my toaster oven)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002B3XZ8I/ref=oh_o00_s01_i00_details Collapsible Colander

4-for-3 promotion got me one of those for 'free.' I am still waiting for them to ship. Most likely they will all arrive next week.

 

[lxskllr]

Am I missing it, or does Amazon not list country of origin for their products?