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Had a lovely night and need a little snack before bed. The popcorn maker makes me perfect popcorn everytime no jhudgemnt no questions asked. I live in an otherwise-gizmo-free household, but I do genuinely use this things twice a week on average. What gizmo are you not ashamed of?

I also got an immersion blender for $20 a week ago and used it once to make squash soup. Perhaps that isa second gizmo... It's gotten more use than my microave in the same timespan...

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

popcorn maker

A microwave? very-smart

Anyway my favourite gizmo is those can openers that are just a hunk of metal with a blade and a bottle opener in one

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

On over engineered stove top very-smart must make 100% perfect popcorns tho

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

mine has a spinny thing to stop the kernels from burning

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Things like this are wastes of space for most people, who would be better off using a generalist tool. But if you're making popcorn 3 times a week, it's showing its worth

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I make popcorn that regularly, I just have a dedicated saucepan

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

That used to be me lol. I saw it for $8 at a thrift store and my little crow brain pinged 'treasure!'.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

It can also roast coffee beans

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

its a hotplate with a very wide heat distribution, an agitator for spinning the kernels and a big ol bowl for the popcorn