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Grill Basket Herb Grilling Grid Gets It

Grill baskets come in all shapes and sizes, designed for everything from fish to burgers. While some of these contraptions are not necessary or even particularly useful, others offer are actually quite convenient. Sometimes, they even enhance the grilling experience.

Designed as a quick and easy way to add depth of flavor to food on the grill, the Charcoal Companion Nonstick Herb Grilling Grid is a grill basket like no other. Measuring 18-inches across and 12-inches deep, the hinged mesh screens clasp shut, securely keeping fresh herbs in place as they infuse your meal with flavor.

Stainless-Steel Lazy Susan Looks Good

Everybody enjoys a good bit of laziness from time to time, but it’s not always the most attractive position to be in. Same could be said about the wonderfully named kitchen gadget called the lazy susan. All too often however, they just don’t seem to be made for everyday use. No so with the MIU Stainless-Steel Lazy Susan.

Featuring a silicone surface and stainless-steel construction, the ball-bearing driven tabletop accessory enhances the surroundings rather than detracts from them. Measuring a little over 11-inches across and 1-inch tall, the heavy (it weighs over a pound) gizmo offers a convenient place to store everyday tabletop essentials like salt and pepper. Or, for those feeling really lazy, their dinner plate would fit right on top.

Pop Goes The Campfire

Campfire Popcorn Popper Extension Handle

A stick goes a long way at a campfire. You can use it to roast a marshmallow or even cook a hot dog. As delicious as these campfire classics may be, their everlasting popularity has got to be due in part to the lowly stick. (After all, every campfire has one.)
However, while great for hot dogs and sâ€™mores, the stick isnâ€™t very useful for many other cooking tasksâ€”unless of course, it has a wire holder on the end of it.

Perfectly designed for Jiffy Pop, the Campfire Popcorn Popper Extension Handle offers an easy way to introduce a new campfire classic. Long enough to be safely held over the fire, the business end of the â€˜stickâ€™ is fashioned into a loop, providing a clever way to bring the movie-night treat into the great outdoorsâ€”with no need to root around the surrounding area for the perfect stick.

Corner Cutting Board Doesn’t Cut Corners

Kitchen counter space is always at a premium. Filled with appliances, countertops quickly go from being a center for useful gadgets to being messy mazes in which to work around. Even the simple everyday task of prep work can become hazardous in such circumstances. For those resigned to having cluttered countertops, having a little more space to work with is always appreciated.

You Drink Your Milkshake, I’ll Eat Your Steak

Sure, a fork with a long handle is useful at the grill for keeping hands away from the heat, but it also has a hidden, much more insidious use. The Steven Raichlen Telescoping Fork extends from 17.5-inches to 28-inches and is certainly designed for grill use, but when put into action, it offers users the distinct ability to grab at whatever is on the nearest plate.

Your steak a bit over done? Extend-o-fork! Got stuck with macaroni salad when you really wanted potato salad? Extend-o-fork! Too many veggies on the plate? Extend-o-fork the other way! Now, everything is within reach. Better get to practicing those diversionary techniques, because at $12.95, the fork pays for itself after only one use.

***Update 10/16/24: Looks like the Raichlen fork got caught picking off the good stuff and got asked to leave the dinner party. Good news, extend-o-fork fans, here is another Extendable Fork and for less initial investment as well!

Magma Hot Plate Keeps Its Cool

Magma Hot Plate

One aspect of preparing a meal that always requires some coordination is the capability to keep hot food, well, hot. After the juggling act is completed, and all the elements of a dish survive hot and ready to be served, there is one last thing to consider: seconds.

Reaching across the table and grabbing a second pork chop is made much more enjoyable if that chop is hot. But if youâ€™re going to keep a hot serving platter on hand while dining, a trivet of some sort is necessary to protect the table. Might as well make it one that helps to keep food at a serving temperature. With a 2-3 minute spin in the microwave, the Magma Hot Plate absorbs enough heat to be kept at the table as a warming device. A heat-resistant base protects tabletops, making this hot plate/trivet combination an easy choice for doing double duty at the dining table.