Comments on: The Rachael Ray Garbage Bowl, and Other Ridiculous Kitchen Products

By: MsChaos

MsChaos — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:29:00 +0000

That was funny, but think again about the air popper. MW popcorn is expensive and tastes sucky, and you have to stand there and watch it. If someone burns it, the stench lingers for days and days. Making it on top of the stove is OK, but again, there’s the risk of burning and you have to use oil. Air popping means you don’t have to feel guilty about the butter you put on it and you can flavor it as you like. It might be a single-use item, but we use it several times a week at home, and as a teacher, I have one in my classroom–my students get a popcorn treat as a reward and it stores in a file cabinet.
An item isn’t necessarily bad just because it has a single use. It’s what it’s used for and how often (or infrequently, rather) that makes it so.

By: Sara Ost

Sara Ost — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 01:24:00 +0000

Every day, a new consumer is born…

By: Sara Ost

Sara Ost — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 01:23:00 +0000

Totally agree. A special bowl? Really? Seriously, all we need are a few mixing bowls, a few good knives, a few good pans and a large pot.

By: Vickey M.

Vickey M. — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:08:00 +0000

Besides the fact that I have some deep seeded issues with Rachel Ray I particularly have a disdain for unnecessary kitchen items. There is no need to purchase a garbage bowl when everyone has a bowl in their kitchen. At the very least, Ms. Ray could have sold a garbage bowl that biodegrades from avocado skins or the husk of corn. That’s what my Abuelita did and for the record she was the original inventor of the “garbage bowl.”

By: Jlok

Jlok — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 03:08:00 +0000

My former roommate insisted on having an apple slicer in the kitchen. Apparently slicing apples is too difficult for her to do without somesort of weird contraption.