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Funniest kitchen gadget story I ever heard was when Jacques Torres was trying to buy one of those hand-held mini butane torch things to carmelize the sugar on a crème brûlée. He was down on Canal Street trying to explain what he wanted to the store owner who was not a native English speaker. Suddenly, the light bulb goes on, and the guy exclaims, "Oh! you want to smoke crack!"