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Bentley Green
07-06-2008, 03:02 PM
How many of you have bought stuff for the kitchen that was sold through those paid programs or infommercials that are seen on TV late at night, in the wee hours of the morning or at sunrise?

I've bought a few of them. But some of them, in my opinion, is not worth the time or money trying.

Seems as though the two biggest pushers of this stuff are Kathy Mitchell and Chef Tony! Kathy is advertising a plastic container that can boil pasta in the microwave.

Chef Tony is advertising a plastic cover that you can punch down onto containers to create a vacuum seal that supposed to push out the air in it.

Which gadget did YOU try from there that you're not happy with? Incidently, the stuff makes its way to stores like Target, Walmart and Kmart, yet you might hear them say that famous line; "Not sold in stores.".

They usually throw in some kind of bonus offer to get you even more interested in the product or service, such as extra covers, small knives, and eztra set of something or something like that.

Chef_Dad
09-27-2008, 11:26 AM
I'm forever channel-surfing and suddenly getting roped in to watching a kitchen-gadget informercial. I am oft' tempted to grab the credit-card and phone.

However, the last gadget I purchased from an informercial was a set of microwave egg/bacon makers, one for bacon, one for poached eggs and one for omelettes. Don't have much use for the egg-poacher, but the bacon and omelette maker are great when time's a premium.

GwenA
10-09-2008, 12:16 PM
I almost ordered the one where you can make "dinner pockets" shaped like little omelets. My kids really wanted to try it so they could help out more with the cooking. My husband called to order and the shipping was going to be over $60!!! :mad: We cancelled the order! I would rather teach my kids proper cooking techniques than shortcuts anyways! :)