Category: Accessories

A Pizza Stone Not Just For Squares

Rectangular Pizza Stone

Sicily is triangular in shape like a nice slice of Neapolitan pizza, but Sicilian pizza is square; go figure. Anyway you slice it both varieties are delicious, but if homemade square pizza is on the menu the Rectangular Pizza Stone can help.

While a pan may be the appropriate cooking vessel for a square pizza, the concentrated and uniformly distributed heat provided by having a pizza stone in the oven goes a long way in mimicking the real thing. At a price of only $25, it’s a lot cheaper than having a real pizza oven installed, or having one shipped over from Italy. The chrome-plated steel wire rack is a nice touch too, as anyone who has wrestled with a hot pizza stone would know. Measures 13-inches by 15-inches.

Boil Buoy Watches Pot For You

Boil Buoy

A watched pot never boils, but one that is listened to is another story. Normally, water doesn’t make too much noise while bubbling away, so how does a pot listened to give away its secrets? With Boil Buoy, of course.

The small stainless steel chime floats in a pot of water thanks to an enclosed foam core. When the water reaches a boil, the movement of the boiling water causes it to chime. A weighted bottom ensures the clever gadget floats upright. Currently on pre-sale, the Quirky project only needs about 1,500 purchase commitments to find its way into production. Looks like that old saying might be due for an update.

(Via Craziest Gadgets)

Put Your Name On That Steak

Original Monogram Branding Iron

Pointing at the steak or chop you have scoped out on the grill only goes so far. Some sneaky grill usurper can always come swooping in, stealing the precious grilled goodie and claim it as their own. “Well, I didn’t see your name on it,” they might say with a little smirk of their face. With a little forethought, you can have them turn the steak over and find out just how wrong they are.

The Original Monogram Branding Iron is a three-letter customizable grill accessory that literally puts your name on your food. (For those willing to share, the middle letter could be an &.) Available in a gift box, the branding iron could also serve as a not-too-subtle gift for those friends that have a tendency to always grab the wrong grilled goodie.

***Update 9/28/24** Original link above no longer works, but here is a branding iron you can put “YOUR NAME HERE” on. Enjoy!

Travel Bag Made Just For A Wine Bottle

Idea Mia WineDiaper Padded Absorbent Bag

It’s better to be safe than sorry, some might say, while others may believe that if something bad can happen, it will. Either way, if you’re transporting a bottle of wine, the Idea Mia WineDiaper Padded Absorbent Bag has you covered. The reusable and sealable travel bag cradles wine bottles and absorbs spills if the bottle breaks. Practice safe wine transporting and the bag can be used over and over again. If only carpets worked the same way.

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Give Your Stove That Old-Timey Look

VINTAGE EMBOSSED METAL BURNER COVERS - SILVER (SET OF 2) METAL BURNER

Kitchen countertops have a tendency to become cluttered quite quickly. Not only are they used for all manner of kitchen appliances and gadgets, but also as a work area to actually prepare meals. Often the flurry of prep work takes us to a point where we gaze longingly at the stove, not because of the food it may soon deliver, but because of all that unused space. Usually it’s a bad idea to go stacking things on the stovetop, but with this set of two Vintage Embossed Silver Metal Burner Covers the stovetop can be transformed into a nice flat surface, perfect for working with teacakes and mincemeat pies.

***UPDATE 8/19/2013***
The link above is now updated for VINTAGE EMBOSSED METAL BURNER COVERS – SILVER (SET OF 2).

And if the copper ones strike your fancy, just click here: VINTAGE EMBOSSED METAL BURNER COVERS – COPPER (SET OF 2).

Presto chango!

***UPDATE 4/7/2014***

Turns out these things are also found under the name ‘burner kovers.’ So, while not exactly the same, these Range Kleen 5058 Burner Kovers Round Ivy Embossed Silver might help as a starting point to those is search of burner covers, err… kovers. (Also available in white.)

Above is a round set of four, so for those looking for a set of two metal rectangular burner covers (or kovers, whatever…) this DECORATIVE WOOD-TONE METAL BURNER COVERS – OAK (SET OF 2) still fits the bill. And the stovetop. No matter how you spell it.

Happy hunting!