Steve Wertz wrote:
> Another useless gadget meant for the lazy and gullible.

I imagine *someone* is getting rich off this deal... not the lazy and
gullible though. I once heard a saying: "there is a sucker born every
minute, all you have to do is find him." Enter Wal-Mart and the Home
Shopping Network.

--
John Gaughan
http://www.johngaughan.net/

I thought exactly the same thing when I saw the commercial.

Easier to do it myself-------------

Best-------
Ron


Steve Wertz > wrote in message
...
> New gadget on TV that "rolls" 9 meatballs at a time. As with many
> of them, it's a cute idea, but in reality is more trouble than
> it's worth.
>
> You have to roll out a 7" square of meat mixture to desired
> thickness and then place this square comparmentized hood over the
> meat and gently rock the thing around in circles, making 9 loosely
> packed and flat meat "balls". In reality the meatballs really
> need to packed together a little tighter than this thing can
> possibly mange, but you just dirtied up the rolling pin, the
> counter or cutting board, and the device itself, when you could
> have rolled the 9 meatballs in 9 meatballs in 30 seconds by hand
> and only have to wash your hands.
>
> Another useless gadget meant for the lazy and gullible.
>
> -sw


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"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> New gadget on TV that "rolls" 9 meatballs at a time. As with many
> of them, it's a cute idea, but in reality is more trouble than
> it's worth.
>
> You have to roll out a 7" square of meat mixture to desired
> thickness and then place this square comparmentized hood over the
> meat and gently rock the thing around in circles, making 9 loosely
> packed and flat meat "balls". In reality the meatballs really
> need to packed together a little tighter than this thing can
> possibly mange, but you just dirtied up the rolling pin, the
> counter or cutting board, and the device itself, when you could
> have rolled the 9 meatballs in 9 meatballs in 30 seconds by hand
> and only have to wash your hands.

What would work better would be a gadget into which you would press the meat
mixture with a spatula, and then would have a way to eject the meat cubes
("balls"). An ice cube tray, lubed liberally with nonstick cooking spray,
would probably do the trick.

"Dan Levy" > wrote in
:

>
> "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> New gadget on TV that "rolls" 9 meatballs at a time. As with many
>> of them, it's a cute idea, but in reality is more trouble than
>> it's worth.
>>
>> You have to roll out a 7" square of meat mixture to desired
>> thickness and then place this square comparmentized hood over the
>> meat and gently rock the thing around in circles, making 9 loosely
>> packed and flat meat "balls". In reality the meatballs really
>> need to packed together a little tighter than this thing can
>> possibly mange, but you just dirtied up the rolling pin, the
>> counter or cutting board, and the device itself, when you could
>> have rolled the 9 meatballs in 9 meatballs in 30 seconds by hand
>> and only have to wash your hands.
>
> What would work better would be a gadget into which you would press
> the meat mixture with a spatula, and then would have a way to eject
> the meat cubes ("balls"). An ice cube tray, lubed liberally with
> nonstick cooking spray, would probably do the trick.

What works even better is a "meat baller", looks something like an ice
cream scoop with two half-spheres and a scissor action. One can quickly
grasp a clump of meatball mixture in it, squeeze together, then release,
and end up with a perfect meatball.

Wayne

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> New gadget on TV that "rolls" 9 meatballs at a time. As with many
> of them, it's a cute idea, but in reality is more trouble than
> it's worth.
>
> You have to roll out a 7" square of meat mixture to desired
> thickness and then place this square comparmentized hood over the
> meat and gently rock the thing around in circles, making 9 loosely
> packed and flat meat "balls". In reality the meatballs really
> need to packed together a little tighter than this thing can
> possibly mange, but you just dirtied up the rolling pin, the
> counter or cutting board, and the device itself, when you could
> have rolled the 9 meatballs in 9 meatballs in 30 seconds by hand
> and only have to wash your hands.
>
> Another useless gadget meant for the lazy and gullible.

I feel the same way about that new egg de-sheller (I think I just invented a
new word!) gadget. Another one that really got under my skin was the
pancake maker thing. The hinged pan one.

I mean come on! All these commercial show us people making a royal mess in
the kitchen.

I may not be the neatest cook around but I don't have pancake batter or
eggshells all over the place either!

Wow...you got me ranting Steve. You are alright! ;->

Bret




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