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Today I am going to depart from semicircular cooking to talk about another infomercial gadget. I think I’ll do this from time to time, if I can pick up some of these crazy gadgets for cheap.
Recently my favorite infomercial has been the one for the Ped-Egg, or as my friend Stephen at work called it, the Ped-o-file! You’ve probably seen this commercial for the weird foot file that collects all your foot shavings. It’s pretty gross, but somehow, maybe in a dream, I got the idea that it would work just like a microplane zester and would probably be pretty convenient for catching the zest.
Here are the results (I washed the hell out of the thing before I started even though it was brand new):
The lemons are ready to be zested
And here is three lemons worth of zest.
The results: This worked really well! I mean, I wouldn’t go out and buy one over a microplane because the grater definitely doesn’t feel as nice or sturdy, but hey it zested well and the collection of zest was nice. This would also be great for nutmeg, but it doesn’t hold much so it wouldn’t really work for chocolate or other things like that.
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Haha. This is pretty awesome. I’m glad someone found a better use for the Ped Egg than shaving feet!
Comment by baliwhat October 9, 2008 @ 4:33 amAmazing!
Comment by melisser October 9, 2008 @ 8:21 amLOL
Comment by evestirs October 9, 2008 @ 4:05 pmThe Ped Egg! I am so happy there is someone else out there who shares my love of weird infomercial products.
Comment by veganspam October 9, 2008 @ 5:22 pmNow I want a ped egg. It’s so cute with all the zest in it!
Comment by katiejayne October 9, 2008 @ 6:17 pmi can’t believe you zested a lemon with a ped egg. you are my new favorite person.
Comment by esme October 9, 2008 @ 11:55 pmThose lemons never new what smooth was until now.
Comment by terryromero October 10, 2008 @ 3:05 pmAmazing so cool.
Comment by higadgtes October 10, 2008 @ 4:39 pmThis is the best blog post ever.
Comment by Susie October 10, 2008 @ 7:36 pmit’s awesome that you scoured it first, just in case.
xo
Comment by kittee October 11, 2008 @ 12:41 amkittee
I bought one of these too but I used it to zest my feet!
Comment by Frank October 11, 2008 @ 1:58 pmI saw this on tv. I never knew it can zest lemon. Really cool!
Comment by veganjay October 13, 2008 @ 3:05 pmi foresee zesting mania after this blog post. naught a citrus in the house will be left unzested!
Comment by Shmeepers October 13, 2008 @ 11:10 pmewwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!
you so very much rule.
Comment by Liz² October 16, 2008 @ 1:22 amI saw one of these in Walgreens today & thought of you.
Comment by melisser October 16, 2008 @ 6:42 amOh. My. God. I’m dying.
I may have to buy another one for this purpose. Yes, another one.
Comment by Megan October 25, 2008 @ 7:56 pmthis is great! i always wanted to know how this worked, but didn’t have any corns or bunions to try it out on. lemon zest makes it infinitely more useful. Peace/health/radiance.
xoxo,
Cy
Comment by Cy November 1, 2008 @ 12:58 amConcourses to Radiant Health
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that’s the most clever use of an infommercial product ever!!
Comment by melanie November 4, 2008 @ 5:15 pmCan’t you make money off that idea?????
Comment by Grace November 9, 2008 @ 6:53 pmNo. No. No. No. haha i am speechless right now!! words can’t describe how i feel about pedeggs. this cracks me up and grosses me out at the same time.
Comment by Joanna November 19, 2008 @ 2:19 pmTHIS is exactly why I have never gotten one! A zester for my feet. Yuck!
Comment by sarahlcc March 5, 2009 @ 5:17 am