Equipment needed to make a fool the Cook's Illustrated way - their version is layered and is more like a trifle.

In order, they used:


food processor
strainer
dry measuring cup
liquid measuring cup
utensil to push puree through strainer
small bowl
small saucepan
another bowl
knife
yet another bowl
spatula
stand mixer
another dry measuring cup
wire whisk


That's 14 things to clean, 16 if you count the processor blade and the mixer beater. If ever there were an example of overcomplicating things, this is it.