Oh, I KNOW. We had a very small wedding (20 people) and didn't register...anywhere.

So we have no good set of dishes, no high-end silverware, no fancy mixer, etc.

Yeah. I regret it sometimes.

 

Really? I've never needed a zester...and I cook all the time!

The waffle iron? Yeah, it would be in a closet at our house too.

 

We finally gave our waffle iron to some folks who appreciate it more than we ever did. ;-)

 

all my china. why did i register for it. if I had waited about 2 years I could have had a lovely set from my grandparent's farm.

we got rid of our waffle iron. and our wok. that thing took up WAY too much room, and my frying pan worked just fine for stir-fry, thank you.

 

We registered and you know what, people brought any old thing and nothing from our registry. A few weeks ago - Husband went out and brought a full 8 piece ceramic dish ware set plus an 8 piece silverware set and serving spoons along with napkins, placemats ect. And you know what, he should have brought a 16 piece setting (what with 5 of us, that means we can only have 3 guests at a time or serve on mis-matched dish ware).

 

If you are not using the waffle iron.... it is the thing I failed to register for 12 years ago that I now wish I had. I have a crock pot that sees use 3 times a year, maybe, that everyone convinced me I had to have instead. I'm probably the only person in the world who cannot make a decent tasting meal in a crock pot, everything comes out tasting like warm water.

I use a small grater to zest things

 

a cheese grater works just as well if nott better than a zester... and it's a multitasker automatically making it better in my book. :)

 

I got the C&B zester as a wedding gift (but not the one shaped like a lime). It's going on 4 years, and I have yet to use it. I'm not sure I even know how.

I use lemon/orange peel from my spice rack in recipes instead.

 

Mmmm..those lemon bars were DAMN good! Well worth using real zest :) Baby C appreciated them for sure.

 

I think you are onto something. You should set up a registry where people can list the items they got for their wedding but no longer want. People who need those items can offer to trade the useless ones that they received for something on the list. It's brilliant.

As for me, I wish held firm and didn't register for china. We received a vegetable bowl and gravy boat. That's it - no plates or anything else to go with them. Two useless items for the exchange registry.

 

I don't own a zester, but I do own a microplane grater that I love enough I would marry. It zests, it grates fresh nutmeg, hard cheese, garlic (don't own a garlic press either)..., I use it all the time. I also use my waffle iron regularly--I hate buying eggos and a double batch of waffles on a Sunday morning gives me enough to feed the kiddos twice. Leftover waffles freeze beautifully and heat up in the toaster quite nicely.
I buy plain white dishes from the bargain rack at the hardware store--as we break one set of dishes a new one integrates very easily even if the plates have different shapes and designs.
I am cheap, what can I say???