Which Kitchen Gadgets Do You Really Need?

It's November and if you are looking to buy some new kitchen appliances it's the perfect time to do so. New models of fridges, ovens, and stoves are coming onto the sales floor, while older models are heavily discounted. Veterans Day weekend and Black Friday of course, are important dates to watch for.

I'm no Martha Stewart, and sometimes when I go into the Home appliances section of a department store I get overwhelmed with immersion blenders, stand blenders, coffee percclators, drip coffee machines, single-serve coffee machines....you get the picture. Every once in a while, I get caught up with the gleaming, chrome, majesty of a kitchen appliance which could make my life so much simpler such as a mango corer or a Belgian waffle maker. Fortunately, my mother often gives me a dope-slap of reality and reminds me that kitchen space is a precious commodity. Besides, do you really need a pineapple corer? How many times do you eat pineapples anyway? (Beware of a circular answer eg: "Well I'd eat them more if I bought this corer..")

Learnvest created a great slideshow with popular kitchen gadgets that details the amount of  times you'd have to use your gadget to have it pay for itself in cooking time-saved. Of course, certain appliances are necessary, such as a blender/food processor, and if your ancestors hail from the Asian continent--a rice cooker!

Learnvest: What to buy in October

I'm re-posting part of Learnvest's article on October Financial To-Dos. If you are interested in making any big purchases in appliances or clothing, now is the time to do it as Columbus day approaches and merchants are trying to sell-off old material to make room for new stuff.