These articles always confuse me, like I never know what 90% of them are for
13 Mysterious Kitchen Items Whose Purpose Might Perplex Even the Smartest Among Us
There are many mysterious things around us that we have no idea how to use. This is especially common among kitchen appliances. People have created many things that make cooking and other household activities easier. The only problem is that we can’t immediately figure out how to use them.
At Bright Side, we couldn’t guess the purpose of almost any of these 13 items when we first saw them. Check your mental agility too. And in the bonus section, you’ll see a couple of items that just seem to be tableware.
“This item in our kitchen, we’re not quite sure what it is.”
Answer: It’s a pastry cutter.
“We found these in our family silver set. It’s a full dining set, but we weren’t sure what these 2 pieces were used for.”
“What is this spur on the back of my pizza slicer?”
“I found it in the basement of a German house that was built shortly before World War II.”
Answer: It’s a mortar and pestle.
“What is this tiny saucepan thing my husband inherited? It has a removable thing with holes around the edges.”
Answer: This is a device for cooking eggs. You put water in the bottom and an egg on top. It essentially poaches the egg.
Stainless steel flatware with slats about the size of a teaspoon. The back says “stainless steel Japan” but no other markings.
Answer: “They’re for buttering corn in the cob. We had them when I was a kid.”
“It was titled at auction as ‘sewing bag’ but it’s completely padded inside and I have no idea what it’s for.”
“I found these 2 weird items in my old stuff a few days back.”
“It looks like a large faucet filter. I can’t remember where it came from.”
Answer: It’s an inside filter for a kettle or a coffee machine spout.
“I found this thing buried in the backyard.”
Answer: “It’s a waffle iron. My grandmother had one identical to this and she used to make waffles in a pot-bellied stove for me and my brother when we were little kids.”
This long rod with a non-sticky base and a detachable middle was donated to the thrift store.
Answer: It’s used to cool drinks. Put the metal in the freezer to make it cold then when you place the whole thing in a bottle, it will chill the drink while the rubber part plugs the bottle.
“What’s this thing?”
Answer: It’s a jar opener. You can remove a jar lid without damaging it and use it again.
“Our opinions are split. What is it — an uncut fork or an unbent spoon?”
Answer: It’s a spatula for mustard.
Bonus 1: “It was a gift but I don’t want to ask what it is.”
Answer: This is a propagation vase.
Bonus 2: “I found these 2 spoons attached to a wooden handle at the thrift store.”
Answer: It’s a musical instrument literally called “spoons.”
Bonus 3: A mystery piece of Limoges china. It’s too big to be a cup for a boiled egg. What is it?
What do you think the last item is? Have you ever seen an item whose purpose you couldn’t identify? Tell us in the comments below.
Comments
2.50 for spoons bolted togheter on a wooden stick 🤔 I guess anything can be an instrument
The last one is a egg cup. My Uncle uses them a lot.

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