kitchen gadgets

We all have them in our kitchens - the special appliance or gadget that we see on a late night infomercial that we cannot live without because its going to make our life so much easier or because we'd finally be able to make our own bloomin' onion. The gadgets that really get used are few and far between and most of the ones I've bought take up space in my cabinets for a couple of years, then they either get donated to Goodwill or go into the yard sale pile. My advice, stick with your basic 20 piece cookware set, get some good knives and utensils and leave the Ronco 12-in-one slicer, dicer, chopper, mincer, processor, blender, steamer, broiler, fryer, baker, chiller, freezer in the TV where it belongs...