Top Ten Tues: Kitchen Implement Challenge

Great-Aunt Hattie's Squash Rolls, and a pie

First, a Thanksgiving story:

I was invited to a friend's home for the meal, and we planned a relaxed, mellow evening with kids and food. I offered to bake a pie and yeast rolls, and was asked to make the cranberry sauce as well. I provided a good bottle of wine, and we agreed we needed a vegetable, so I suggested I make this fantastic brussels sprouts and shallots thing. Turns out I was making quite a bit of the meal. On Tuesday the host family's new stove was delivered but unfortunately did not fit, so my oven was pressed into service for the turkey, stuffing and sweet potatoes that my friend made. Thursday morning, they dropped off the turkey, still in its plastic, two pans and went skiing. I spent the day mixing, baking, trussing, cooking and basting, and made the gravy too. I piled it all up in the car with Henry and we drove a few blocks for dinner. Once there, I whipped up the brussels sprouts dish and ended up carving the turkey as well.

At least I didn't have to do the dishes.

Luckily for all, I love cooking, though maybe not all day. The meal was fantastic of course, and we did bring home leftovers.

So, the challenge: here are some of the unusual tools I used on Thursday. How many of these do you have in your kitchen?  [Once again, #1Sister can't play as I know she has them all.]

1. Pie weights
2. Crust guards
3. Trussing screw
4. Turkey baster
5. Stock/oil separator
6. Dough-kneading board
7. Citrus zester
8. Meat thermometers
9. Flat whisk
10. Nut grinder