Does ok design on intended usage, but $hitty design for cleaning/maintenance count? Because I have a ton of those.
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If you hate to clean, then this isnât for you. I have a dishwasher, so cleaning is not a problem. By hand, it is easy, too. My press is a Rosle, which works very well; most of the time I just rinse it off.
Cooking is work, rarely recreation. I donât expect everything to be easy.
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I was referring to gadgets where cleaning and maintenance is not factored into the design. I wasnât saying I donât clean or hate to clean anything. 
Designing for easy access for cleaning can be done, but itâs often not a consideration, in my opinion. As an example of one that is done well, if you own a Zojirushi rice cooker, that the steam from the rice can leave behind a starchy, carby film on the lids and even in the vents. Theyâve designed their cookers where the lid pops off with an easy button, so that you can easy (and carefully) rinse to clean up the starchy residue. Same thing for the inside lid where the liner/gasket is. It is such a relief that you donât have to have all these ugly stains and discoloration because you canât get in between tight spots to clean properly.
An example where itâs not done well? I love my Breville Smart Oven, but keeping that oven clean without âdamagingâ the heating elements is a pain. While its cooking and functionality are top notch, cleaning it is worse than cleaning a regular oven, because the space is too tight. This cries for some secret panel or a design where some of those elements can be somehow moved out of the way. Otherwise you get left with an oven with unsightly splotches that are hard to clean up. The unit looks great on the counter, but the inside hasnât looked great since day 2.
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Sorry I misunderstood your comment. I sympathize, also disliking having to clean something that becomes pure penance. Oven cleaning is among the worst jobs out there. At present, our oven is not self-cleaning like the last one we had; I have yet to clean it after 2 years. Shame on me.
Mouli!
Partially freeze the cheese and grate it in a food processor. If you donât need much cheese, just be careful with your grater!
Iâm left handed so I have a long list of grievances about kitchen utensil design. 
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I agree with you on both.
I threw out my wood spoons. I didnât like how they take on odors and how they split. I now use silicone spatulas and spoonulas.
I never liked how long candy/deep fry thermometers take to show temperature changes and stirring around them is awkward.
I use my Thermapen for candy. I hesitated to buy it because of the price, but itâs paid me back many times over. I use it for candy, yogurt, cakes, bread, etc.
I recently had an absolutely EPIC battle with my OXO salad spinner.
It was growing some nasty stuff inside the plastic lid. I had to watch several many videos to learn how to take the lid apart without ruining the spring-loaded spinning mechanism. It bothers me so much to be dependent on a plastic item to begin with, but the poor design of the lid makes it even worse.
Thank you for the warning. Iâd been considering buying one.
I meant I have a Zyliss, I donât know what went wrong with my post, I couldnât edit it, so I deleted it. Rotary graters for cheese save on the cost of band-aids.
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