I guess we all have them. Can openers, melon ballers, mini graters, measuring spoons, all sorts of gadgets. I found a new use for my garlic press. I love to make key lime pies. Getting the live juice out of those teeny limes was always a lot of work. This year I thought 'I gotta try something else. Reaming out those little limes takes a lot of time and effort.' So I looked in my gadget drawer and saw my garlic press just sitting there looking very forelorn. 'Hey' I thought, 'that looks like the perfect size for a half piece of key lime'. And you know, it cut down my time by 75%! I cut the limes in half, remove the more visible seeds with the tip of a knife, drop the half into the garlic press and close it up and squeeze. LIME JUICE...without all the squirting and mess I usually end up with. For me it's the perfect little key lime juicer.
Have you found new uses for any of your little gadgets?
"The greatest dishes are very simple dishes." -Auguste Escoffier "Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all." -Harriet van Hom
