What's the most useless kitchen gadget you have?

Mine is a milk frother I got as a gift. I never have milk in coffee.

The most useless I saw at someones else's home was a boiled egg decapper, surely a teaspoon is fine for that.

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Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M

Teflon pans. They delaminate so I've dumped them. Stainless is ok for acidic stuff but not for sauteing.

NativePortlander1970

@Tastyfrzz Pay the money for anodized

Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M

@NativePortlander1970 Ha! I took the pan, brushed, and sanded it out, finished sanded with some ultra fine paper I had. Washed it with soap, then citric acid. Neutralized it, Rinsed. Then did a two hour boiling water bath with salt, soda and a little sodium hydroxide to anodize it. Added a bit of blue dye to verify that it was even. Drained and rinsed it.
Dried it over the flame.
Seasoned it with lard three times. Baking it on at 450°F.

Normal metal finishers use sulfuric acid. For hardcoat a dc current is applied.
I don't need too deep of a finish. Hopefully this holds up. I just do oatmeal in it.

Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M

@Tastyfrzz Just did a second one same way. Works great!