Category: Appliances

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?

Dallas Cowboys Are Toast

Pangea Dallas Cowboys Protoast Toaster

Dallas is hosting the Super Bowl this year, but the Cowboys won’t be on the field. For some reason all the sports pundits pegged them as champions before the 2010 season started, but with a 1-7 start job security is more of an issue. While this may not bode well for “America’s Team,” their losses are your win, because toast is part of a complete breakfast. It seems like the rest of the NFL is having the Dallas Cowboys for breakfast, and now with the Pangea Dallas Cowboys Protoast Toaster you can too.

What To Do With All That (Lame) Halloween Candy

Nostalgia Electrics PCM-805 Hard Candy/Sugar Free Cotton Candy Maker

Near the bottom of the Halloween candy hierarchy is hard candy. Trick or treating is about going door to door, freeloading off of our neighbors and rating how cool they are by what candy they dole out. Chocolate bars? A-ok. Hard candy? Lame. Just a step up from granola snacks or rice crackers.

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Ditch The Bagged Tortillas

CucinaPro Flatbread Maker 1443

There is no comparison between fresh tortillas and those found on the end-cap at the supermarket. Tortillas are not necessarily difficult to make at home, but specialized equipment provides the best results. One could use a rolling pin, and one could use a fry pan, but to get the best results, a tortilla press and a griddle are recommended. Or one appliance that serves as both.

The CucinaPro Flatbread Maker is a 1000-watt combination griddle/tortilla press. Producing 10-inch tortillas of your own creation, the gadget makes it easy to enjoy fresh tortillas without a trip to the store. Considering the non-stick aluminum cooking surface and convenient vertical storage, it may even be easier than getting in the car. Certainly tastier.