It's 4am, and you can't sleep. you're up watching informericals, and you see something that absolutely entrances you. before you realize what you're doing, you're giving them your credit card number over the phone.

alas, not all of these late night purchases turn out to be as amazing as you expected, but sometimes you strike gold. surely some of you fellow fatties also have cooking tools you couldn't live without, so let's hear some of your favorites!

I'm a huge fan of the Ronco Showtime rotisserie. If I had a bigger kitchen, I would use this thing every day! Mine is about ten years old, so its much bulkier than the one they're currently selling and it squeaks sometimes, but when cooler weather hits this is probably my favorite gadget ever. It's pretty much impossible to fuck up making any kind of meat in it, and it's not significantly harder to clean than a standard microwave.

Mother fuckin' Rotato, bitches! RO-FUCKING-TATO!

Yeah, I had one. In fact, I had 2, because the first one snapped in half I used it so much. The "As Seen On TV" store is my biggest vice outside of Target.

I love As Seen on TV stuff! I really want a Bake 'N Fill and a Slap Chop and all the stuff like that. I'm such a kitchen gadget junkie!

my bf and i try to live by AB's "no unitasker" kitchen tool rule (well, me more than the bf, hes a gadget junkie). Love my betty crocker bake n fill. I also have the brownie pan with the pre-slicer thingy. it actually works pretty well, (although better with a little lube).

I still use my fucking triangle sandwhich maker haha

Frito said:
I still use my fucking triangle sandwhich maker haha

DUDE i used mine this week!!!! grilled cheese in those are the best! no leakin and you get two at once!
i make oknonomiyaki in mine too, sure they aren't traditional but they're perfect for dipping in the sauce!
it also can make better pancakes than i have the ability to make.

it's the only thing i tolerate having in my home with teflon on it, because, its worth it.

The only thing I've ever bought from a commercial was the slapchop. I only used it once and then I lost it. That commercial still pumps me up, though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b86SOHZ0nIA

I was always intrigued by the slapchop but never actually bought one. I do however do like 80% of my cooking on a Foreman Grill!

I want a blender that the old man sells!!

My girl and I won a bunch of tickets at Dave and Buster's and we got an ice cream maker, it rules! It's not fancy, it only makes "soft serve" ice cream so if you want to make it real ice cream you put it in the freezer after and mix it up every five minutes, but as a first step into the world of ice cream artisanship it's groovy. I made vanilla as a test. Next up is chocolate chip cheesecake, then hopefully ginger and honey.

I discovered this past weekend exactly how much I rely on my Cuisinart. I used it to make two cakes, three types of icing, and a marinade. The most impressive part was how easily it handled all the batter for the 14 layer cake. The batter filled it all the way to the top and nearly spilled out a few times, but the Cuisinart handled it all like a dream.

This thing is almost as old as I am at this point and it still runs perfectly.

I could not live without a rice cooker. Never bought anything off T.V. but the slapchop does sound handy.

WOW. Having a rice cooker is like letting a blind man see, or being an octopus and having more tenta-I mean arms to do things. Recently got a rice cooker and use it at least once a week. doubles as a steamer too, though I haven't used it yet in that fashion.

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