You know what’s good? Food. You know what makes food better? Flavor. Imparting such upon our edibles has never been easier. Not only are recipes galore only a click or two away, but spices from every corner of the globe can be found either online or in everyday brick-and-mortar stores which have well-stocked shelves to accommodate humanity’s growing palate. But of course, you are gonna need a place to store all those spices.
The Lipper Spice Rack Tower
Forget spiral slicers, veggie splitters are what it’s all about now. The Water Spinach Splitter
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Water spinach (rau muong in Vietnamese, ong choy in Cantonese) is a super popular green vegetable in Southeast Asia and Southern China, where it grows literally like a weed. The tender leaves and tops are boiled and stir-fried. The tougher, hollow stems (about 1/4 inch wide) are resourcefully split so that they’re easier to chew.
In the Vietnamese kitchen, the shreds of stems are soaked in water until curly and crunchy. There’s just a slight grassy flavor in the stems, which are enjoyed mostly for their nutritional value and texture.
Typically, the shreds are lightly dressed with a vinaigrette for a salad or set out as a noodle soup garnish for guests who want to add extra crunch and fiber to their meal. (Eating too much of the stems, however, may lead to constipation.) Indeed, there’s little waste when you’re feeding lots of people.
A knife is traditionally used to split the stems, but the modern water spinach splitter (dao che rau muong, literally “knife for splitting water spinach”) works much better and saves time.
For a more personal take, check out Wandering Chopsticks for a nice little story of discovery and enjoyment.
Stickers are handy little things when it comes to organization. Just write what you are storing on one and stick it on the thing you’re storing it in. But then there is no turning back (only adding additional stickers).
Items in the kitchen lack permanence (thankfully). As we eat our way through the pantry and food cabinet, the jars and storage containers have their contents reduced until the label is staring back at us with empty, cold indifference. Incorrectly as well. How rude.
The Chalkboard Labels Sticker Set
Tea is (often) caffeinated. Owl are nocturnal. Coincidence? Clearly the Tovolo Owl Tea Infuser
The little guy is made of silicone and holds loose leaf tea and can be filled easily via its removable base. Other tea infusers in the set include a pig, a sheep, an anchor and a gingerbread man. Now what they have to do with drinking tea is anybody’s guess. Perhaps it is only the owl who knows.
Do you have a kitchen? Does it have drawers in it? Of course it does. Do those drawers have hot dogs in them? Probably not. But they could.
The Smart Planet HDS1 Steam-O-Matic Red Hot Dog Steamer
Who ever said kitchen remodeling had to be a lengthy process? Five minutes is more like it!
The kitchen counter is used for many things. Sure, cooking and prep work occurs there on a daily basis, but it also becomes a platform for other things. No, not various kitchen tasks like emptying out the junk drawer or putting things in jars
The CuiZen PIZ-4012 Pizza Box Oven
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