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Some of us bought a slow cooker with the best intentions, and then remembered that in the morning we were running around like a headless chicken: Photo: iStock

From the pressure cooker and carbonated beverage machine in the 1970s to the screw and juicer of the era we lived in, the flow of fashionable food tools that promised to make our lives easier is almost endless.

But despite their bold claims to improve the charm of life and new things, these gadgets and gadgets are inevitably disappointing. They are destined to be in the kitchen or attic where they hope to die of shame.

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