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Electric Pot Stirrer

Four double-A batteries later, we’re still not impressed.

By Lisa McManus | June 6, 2011

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I’ve got another gadget, but this is one that you should really NOT be tempted by. It’s called Stirr, with two “R”s… by a company called Uutensil, with two “U”s.

It’s an automatic sauce stirrer that’s battery-operated. You put it in the pan and it keeps the pot stirred. Sounds great, right? Hands-off cooking?

Not so much. It looks like a cylinder with three delicate metal legs, ending in silicone feet. The cylinder holds four double-A batteries and vibrates when you push the top. It’s really silly. And weak. The minute the sauce thickens, it gets stuck.

Don’t bother.

How would you design a better pot stirrer?

About the Author: Lisa McManus

Lisa McManus is senior editor in charge of all equipment testing and ingredient tasting stories at Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country magazines, and writes testing and tasting features for Cook’s Illustrated. She joined America’s Test Kitchen in 2006, after working as a newspaper food editor, and magazine and newspaper journalist for many years in Boston, New York, and California. She is a graduate of Brown University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Her husband, Hugh, is a rocket scientist, and they have two sons.

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