slowtyper
Oct 21st, 2009, 02:15 PM
Maybe its common knowledge but dollarama has a lot of pretty good items for your kitchen. Of course they have things like wooden spoons which are much cheaper than walmart, but here are a few items which I felt were really good deals.
- splatter guard. Imagine a strainer but just large, round, and flat that fits over your pot to stop splatter when simmering something, for example. I've seen these things go for $10-$20 at various home and kitchen stores around town such as this one: http://www.kitchenstuffplus.com/shop/product.php?d=&sd=&pid=W002922
- silicone "pad"...Its a small silicone pad, bigger than an average coaster. It can be used for grabbing hot dishes or even rubbing it against garlic to peel it. This is a ripoff of the "silpat" stuff if you are familiar with it. I don't know how much silpat stuff costs but I think its pretty pricy.
- knives...I bought a bread knife today that I haven't seen there before. They ahve chef knives and paring knives, boning knives, but I would NOT think these are good for everyday kitchen knives.
However for me, I just needed a serrated bread knife for cutting up baguettes or other long crustry breads and for my limited use, this knife does its job very well. It has a full tang so I know the blade isn't going to fall out 2 weeks later. The handle is some molded rubber/silicone and feels solid, won't fall apart easily IMO. However if you need to use your bread knife a lot, I would not recommend this as its a bit small and a much nicer one can be had for under $20 (longer blade and raised handle).
- Glass mixing bowls...they don't have large ones but they have medium ones that are pretty good for prepping. $1.25 each whereas in a kitchen store it would be around $3-$4. Considering you usually purchase quite a few of these I think you get considerable savings. They have small 1 ounch glass bowls also, like 3 for $1. They do not have large bowls though.
They also have a pretty good mix of other things you may need like peelers, graters, measuring cups, etc etc. Of course these qualities will not feel as good as you'd get in other stores but they are still considerably cheaper. Some stuff is pretty crappy. I just try to judge how likely it is an item will break compared to what I see at Kitchen Stuff Plus. Many items may look a little rough around the edges but I don't believe they will break any faster than a more expensive item somewhere else.
- splatter guard. Imagine a strainer but just large, round, and flat that fits over your pot to stop splatter when simmering something, for example. I've seen these things go for $10-$20 at various home and kitchen stores around town such as this one: http://www.kitchenstuffplus.com/shop/product.php?d=&sd=&pid=W002922
- silicone "pad"...Its a small silicone pad, bigger than an average coaster. It can be used for grabbing hot dishes or even rubbing it against garlic to peel it. This is a ripoff of the "silpat" stuff if you are familiar with it. I don't know how much silpat stuff costs but I think its pretty pricy.
- knives...I bought a bread knife today that I haven't seen there before. They ahve chef knives and paring knives, boning knives, but I would NOT think these are good for everyday kitchen knives.
However for me, I just needed a serrated bread knife for cutting up baguettes or other long crustry breads and for my limited use, this knife does its job very well. It has a full tang so I know the blade isn't going to fall out 2 weeks later. The handle is some molded rubber/silicone and feels solid, won't fall apart easily IMO. However if you need to use your bread knife a lot, I would not recommend this as its a bit small and a much nicer one can be had for under $20 (longer blade and raised handle).
- Glass mixing bowls...they don't have large ones but they have medium ones that are pretty good for prepping. $1.25 each whereas in a kitchen store it would be around $3-$4. Considering you usually purchase quite a few of these I think you get considerable savings. They have small 1 ounch glass bowls also, like 3 for $1. They do not have large bowls though.
They also have a pretty good mix of other things you may need like peelers, graters, measuring cups, etc etc. Of course these qualities will not feel as good as you'd get in other stores but they are still considerably cheaper. Some stuff is pretty crappy. I just try to judge how likely it is an item will break compared to what I see at Kitchen Stuff Plus. Many items may look a little rough around the edges but I don't believe they will break any faster than a more expensive item somewhere else.