The Shrimp Butler - automatic prawn slicer : Shiny Shiny

Here's yet another kitchen gadget that's destined for the same dusty cupboard you keep all the rest of your time saving kitchen contraptions in. Perhaps the Aussies among you will be glad of a device that speeds up the process of popping shrimps on the barbie, but I suspect that most people will have a single summer of fun with the automatic prawn cutter before consigning it to that cupboard - along with the ice cream maker, the fondue set, the George Foreman grill and the Soda Stream. It doesn't actually take off the shells - just slices the shrimp in half and plucks out the vein, for which you'll be paying $44.95.