A trip to the local purveyor of household appliances in search of a blender revealed a startling truth about the names behind the items I was casually perusing: they sounded a lot like torture devices. They also had some pretty amazing visual similarities. This presents an interesting question. Can you tell the difference between a medieval torture device and a food preparation gadget?
Take the Quiz: Torture Device or Kitchen Gadget?
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Awesome! I got 100%. Maybe I spend too much time in my local home goods store…
recaptcha: National futons
posted by C on 2-1-2010 at 6:32 pm
Glad you didn’t indicate “order yours today!” in any of the wrong places.
posted by B on 2-2-2010 at 10:12 am
Woo Hoo! 100% I probably enjoy the “torture museum” at Medieval Times a little too much.
posted by AHI on 2-2-2010 at 12:24 pm
100%. Same score as the last time you ran thia one.
posted by Ken on 2-2-2010 at 5:49 pm
The most dangerous kitchen gadget is the mandolin. I almost lost my thumb!
posted by Robert on 10-25-2010 at 8:53 am