Month: November 2010

Holiday Shopping Is Toast

Cooks Essentials Stainless Steel Design Toaster Oven

Ah Cyber Week, where the deals keep comin’. Aside from all the holiday shopping it is a good time to replace things that need replacing. For those that have a janky toaster oven spewing smoke in the kitchen, it might be a sign it’s time to replace it with a new one. And if it has gone that long where the thing has turned into a fire hazard (tip: empty the crumb tray!), then a bells-and-whistles model probably isn’t appropriate. For a no-nonsense model at a cheap price, check out the Cooks Essentials Stainless Steel Design Toaster Oven. It can bake, broil and make toast: check it off the list. Even if it wasn’t exactly on the list. How’s that for efficient holiday shopping?

An Endless String Of Pie

Pi Pie Plate

Pie one can eat; pi, one cannot eat. Although considering the calories in a single slice of pie, that’s probably a good thing. An endless string of pie might sound like a good idea, but after a few pieces anybody would appreciate the truncated version. In any event, the Pi Pie Plate being 10-inches can only hold so much pi.

Product Features:

* Pies will taste better in this pi plate
* Traditional 10″ stoneware pie plate
* Microwave, oven and dishwasher safe.
* ComputerGear Exclusive

Kids In The Kitchen–Whipped Cream Edition

Quick Cream Whipper

Kids in the kitchen is a good thing. Or rather, it can be a good thing: as long as they have something to do. Feeding them pie may not be the healthiest thing you can do for them, but at least you can ease your conscience by letting them help out.

With the Quick Cream Whipper anybody can create whipped cream by just pumping the handle. Within moments fresh cream becomes aerated into a perfect topping for desserts and beverages. You may still be feeding the kids pie, but at least they’re working for it.

***Update 10/17/24: Original product no longer available; dang kids must’ve broken it. Time to get a new one. Here’s the Manual DIY Whipping Cream Agitator.

Manual DIY Whipping Cream Dispenser - Universal-Mixer With Non-Slip Silicone Grip, Cream Whipper Maker for Salad Dressings Frothy Drinks (17 Ounce) ievei

Cheers To Salt And Pepper

Kikkerland Cheers Salt and Pepper Shakers

Food just wouldn’t be the same without salt and pepper. Neither would many drinks. From ‘salt on the rim’ to a nice peppery bloody mary, the two spices add a depth of flavor that is unbeatable. Makes perfect sense to wrap ’em up in the shape of a wine glass and bottle, right? If you agree, the Kikkerland Cheers Salt and Pepper Shakers could be yours. Cheers.

Retrosink: Antique Winged Corkscrew

True Fabrications Antique Winged Corkscrew

It isn’t always easy to find kitchen gear that could belong in any era. An antiqued microwave oven? No thanks. But an antiqued corkscrew? Well that just makes sense. The True Fabrications Antique Winged Corkscrew may not be a true antique, but it does look as if it belongs in a bygone era. Might even work better than that fancy electric corkscrew collecting dust in the back of the cupboard.