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Alton Brown reviews Amazon’s dumbest kitchen gadgets

The celebrity chef weighs in on single-use kitchen gadgets.

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Posted on Dec 10, 2015   Updated on Aug 5, 2023, 10:42 am CDT

Kitchens across America are filled with clutter-inducing demons. Meat-handling claws? A strawberry slicer? These products actually exist, and they each come with a treasure trove of reviews on Amazon from people who either love or loathe them.

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We asked celebrity chef Alton Brown to compare his feelings about some of these single-use gadgets—what he calls “unitaskers”—with some of the best/worst of Amazon’s reviews.

★ Strawberry Slicer: http://amzn.to/2g7ShBt

★ Nonstick Edge Brownie Pan: http://amzn.to/2g7NMXm

★ Meat Shredding Claws: http://amzn.to/2eXJCyL

★ The Veggetti: http://amzn.to/2fPTpo3

★ Breakfast Sandwich Maker: http://amzn.to/2fz3vKP

★ The Rollie Egg Cooker: http://amzn.to/2g7WK75

Alton Brown is hitting the road in 2016 for the Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science Tour. Fans can expect new puppets, songs, and potentially dangerous culinary demonstrations. Tickets are on sale now: AltonBrownLive.com.

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*First Published: Dec 10, 2015, 10:50 am CST

Allison Keves

Aly Keves is a former Realtime Social Editor at the Daily Dot. While most of her time was spent on Twitter, she made time to write about 'The Bachelor,' adorable videos, and 'The Golden Girls.' She lives in New York City and became Bloomberg's Audience Engagement Editor in 2016.

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