Types

• Unusual kitchen gadgets typically fall into three different category types: design, energy saving and, multitasking. Many kitchen gadgets with a unique design have been around for years, but are reinvented with a unique appearance. For example, wine racks have been around for many years, but a wine rack shaped like a sun, with the wine bottles spiraling around the center is unusual. Energy saving kitchen gadgets typically make a job in the kitchen easier by saving you movement. Years ago, the electric can opener was considered an energy-saving unusual kitchen gadget. The final category, multitasking, is one in which the kitchen gadget allows you to accomplish many tasks at once. These are more popular as lives become more hectic.
  
  

Function

• Each year, new unusual kitchen gadgets hit the market. The most recent gadgets for sale include a magnetic spice rack, a raw meat scanner, a can crusher and a remote digital thermometer. The function of the magnetic spice rack is to hold 12 spice jars above and below a magnetic bar. The design is stylish and modern. The raw meat scanner functions by taking in a sample of air from the desired meat. It then tells you if the meat is fresh or not. The can crusher is a simple kitchen gadget. It attaches to the wall and has a lever that you pull down to crush cans. Its purpose is to save room in recycling bins. The function of the remote digital thermometer is to detect cooked meat the instant the meat reaches its desired temperature. You stick the thermometer in the meat and continue your household chores with the remote. Once the meat is done, the remote goes off in your pocket and you take the meat out of the oven.
  
  

Size

• The size of kitchen gadgets vary from as small as a pencil eraser, to as large as a refrigerator. In fact, one of the most unusual kitchen gadgets is a refrigerator that has electronic shelves that can move from side to side or up and down. One of the smallest kitchen gadgets is a tiny, but extremely powerful, refrigerator magnet.
  
  

Considerations

• When contemplating the purchase of unusual kitchen gadgets, it is easy to get caught up in the hype. You must determine if you actually need the item in question. For example, one gadget currently on the market is a sack lunch banana protector. The advertisements make it seems as though it is common practice to squish or ruin bananas taken to work or school. Before purchasing, ask yourself this, "Does this gadget really solve a problem of mine, or is the problem actually manufactured by the gadget's maker?"
  
  

Effects

• Kitchen gadgets, including unusual kitchen gadgets, have many effects on the home. Not only do they encourage home cooked meals, they also encourage spending. Some people must have the newest gadget on the market, no matter what the price. While people may notice an initial cost reduction on eating out, the money spent to purchase the gadgets adds up over time.