They slice! They dice! But do they work?

"Late at night — perhaps stricken by insomnia and watching bad TV, that mental NyQuil — one can be talked into things. Things that, in the clear and rational light of day, are bad ideas. Such as purchasing a chopping device hawked by a manic guy named Vince, or a large red mold that allows you to bake a cupcake 25 times the size of a normal one."

Click here for the lowdown on some of those highly touted kitchen gadgets.