January, 2011 | Beyond The Kitchen Sink

Easy Solution To Common Problem: Bag Dispenser

Jed Mart Grocery Bag Dispenser

Sometimes an elaborate solution would ruin a good idea. Finding a place to store grocery bags is definitely one of those times. After a trip to the store, and all the grocery bags are emptied, the plastic husks have to go somewhere. Luckily, they are quite reusable, and as such come in handy around the kitchen. The problem is where to store them until their time is needed. From baskets to boxes, to a grocery bag itself, storage solutions come in all shapes and sizes. However finding a simple solution to solve the problem of putting them in and taking them out again could be solved quickly and easily with the Jed Mart Grocery Bag Dispenser. Mount it to the wall and the problem is solved. Now where to stash all those paper ones…

Heinz Ketchup Creativity Contest

Heinz Ketchup today announced their fifth annual Ketchup Creativity Contest. Participants will be asked to re-imagine the iconic ketchup bottle label with the grand prize winner receiving a cash prize as well as having their artwork produced and distributed on the classic container.

New BK Stuffed Steakhouse Burger Looks Wrong Way

New BK STUFFED STEAKHOUSE Burger Spices Things Up from the Inside Out with JalapeÃ±o and Cheddar.

Well, I’ll admit it’s not the first thing I thought of when I saw the new BK Stuffed Steakhouse Burger, but it did remind me of Eddie Murphy’s classic sketch about a McDonald’s burger. His “house-burger” that he described had peppers and onions integrated throughout the patty, while Burger King’s new offering stuffs the patty with jalapeno peppers and Cheddar cheese.

Look forward to a television campaign starting January 17.

Natural Kitchen Movement Versus The Kitchen Industrial Complex

Da Vinci's little known work, Spatula Man.

Boing Boing put up a funny piece last week that really amounts to an anti-kitchen gadget rant. Yes, apparently there is a Movement, the Natural Kitchen Movement. Don’t succumb to the hype: kitchen gadgets are the future. Think of the children!

Go Al Dente With A Pasta Drying Rack

Eppicotispai Natural Beechwood Collapsable Pasta Drying Rack

Going through all the trouble to make your own pasta is only half the battle. Luckily, the other half requires little effort. Fresh pasta is great and all, but it can never be cooked al dente unless it was dried first. To help achieve that goal, one additional piece of equipment comes in handy. And again, itâ€™s painless.

The Eppicotispai Natural Beechwood Collapsable Pasta Drying Rack is perfect for hanging fresh strands of pasta out to dry. The small beechwood accessory dries up to ten square feet of pasta at a time, and folds away for easy storageâ€”which may or may not be a good thing depending on far back in the cupboard the rest of the pasta making gear is!

Wine Drinking Fish

River's Edge Realistic Bass Fish Wine Bottle Holder

It should come as no surprise that fishing and drinking are two activities that go well together. But fish and drinking? As in drinking fish? Sure, why not? They seem to like liquids. It is certainly the case with the River’s Edge Realistic Bass Fish Wine Bottle Holder.

The hand-painted polyresin wine holder props up a standard sized 750-ml bottle for all to see. However, as most people are going to be distracted by the centerpiece, now might be a good time to try to sneak by a bottle of Two Buck Chuck.