The Website of Useless Kitchen Tools

Published on Friday, July 16, 2010, by Sophie Brickman / Edit Post

Pop Deluxe houses one of the larger collections of useless kitchen tools we've ever seen. You know that American consumerism has reached a fever pitch when people convince themselves they need a lemon squeezer, egged on by this pitch: "Tired of squeezing your lemon wedge, only to get it on everything except your food or drink? Here's the perfect solution." Oh JESUS CHRIST. C'mon.

Three other ridiculous tools they offer that we mostly definitely do not need:

1) A pasta measure that measures out pasta for one, two, three, or four people. Also known as your hand.

2) The banana handle—you slip this plastic banana thing over a pan handle so you don't get burned. Also know as a ... anyone? Anyone? A potholder, yes.

3) A kiwi peeler. No words. There are no words.

On the entire kitchen tool page, we found a single clever tool: the fold-flat grater. Now, that's kind of awesome.

Well, come to think of it, the mouse cheese grater is kind of cute. So way to go with the graters, guys.

Image source: Flickr member kthread under Creative Commons

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  • I rather like the M-Cups, the Matryoshka measuring cups. Cute and a great way to have them out on your counter instead of hiding in a drawer.

  • Just thumb through just about any Williams-Sonoma catalog, past or present, and I'm sure you'll find quite a few "essential" kitchen tools of this sort. Good for a laugh if nothing else.

  • Boy is your cream curdled this morning or what? :)
    I agree with the earlier post by elliora...
    I went to the site and found a ton of super awesome stuff, feeling like my holiday shopping is now complete 6 months early! I was expecting a kitchen site based on your review, but instead found a cool shop with a small kitchen section. They carry loads of useful gadgets, like the Index Chopping...+READ

    Boy is your cream curdled this morning or what? :)
    I agree with the earlier post by elliora...
    I went to the site and found a ton of super awesome stuff, feeling like my holiday shopping is now complete 6 months early! I was expecting a kitchen site based on your review, but instead found a cool shop with a small kitchen section. They carry loads of useful gadgets, like the Index Chopping Boards http://www.popdeluxe.net/index-plus-chopping-board-set-joseph-joseph.html and folding colanders http://www.popdeluxe.net/joseph-joseph-folding-colander.html A little freaked out that you seem to lack a sense of humor...hope you'll give it another chance!-COLLAPSE

  • Marcko, Sophie's comments made me laugh. What is life without a bit of spice? Bland and boring. To each his own I guess but keep 'em coming Sophie!

  • This website is amazing, why all the hate? I mean c'mon check out this: http://www.popdeluxe.net/zilayoluprof.html
    I may not buy it for my daughter but I might buy one for myself! All their kids stuff seems really cute

  • The fold flat colander? Also kind of genius.

  • Wow, Sophie, you get up on the wrong side of the bed today or are you really religious.

  • My mother had a pasta measure (not the one shown) when I was growing up, and it was actually fairly handy in the battle against portion-size creep. Trying to get spaghetti to sit on a scale so it can be weighed is a pain.