Kikkerland Rocket Tea Infuser

Kikkerland Rocket Tea Infuser and Drip Tray

Tea for two… to the moon! The Kikkerland Rocket Tea Infuser and Drip Tray will take you places. Or at least it will take you straight up as you wake up. The stainless steel tea gadget features an awesome rocket design and clips on to the side of a tea cup or mug. When the nitro brew is fully steeped, just pluck out the spaceship and set it down on the included drip tray.

Sorry, galaxy shown not included.

Kikkerland Rocket Tea Infuser

InStirring Self Stirring Mugs And Glasses

InStirring Self-stirring Old Fashioned Glasses

Drinking is not an active sport. Why else would there be bars where people are paid (and tipped) to mix, pour and stir drinks for you? I can think of no other reason except that stirring must be hard. Luckily, for those that prefer to be by themselves when drinking alone (well, duh…) there is another option.

The InStirring Self-stirring Old Fashioned Glasses come in a set of two and do all the hard work normally reserved for a bartender. The inside of these glasses are ribbed with special protrusions or wings that act to stir the liquids inside. Pour in the booze and a mixer, give the cup a twist and the vaned interior swirls the liquids together. Then it’s just a matter of finding somebody to toast with.

Also available for the hangover the next day: InStirring Cups, Coffee Mugs and Glasses.

Chef’n Mini Burger Machine Mini Burger Press

Chef'n Mini Burger Machine Mini Burger Press

Sometimes two small things are more desirable than one large thing of the same nature. Hamburgers fall into that category. As delicious as a monster burger may be, there are times when all it really takes to hit the spot is a couple (ahem) of small ones.

The Chef’n Mini Burger Machine Mini Burger Press knocks out little 2.5-ounce patties for sliders or other diminutive sandwiches. As good of an idea as this small burger press may be, I can’t help but wonder: where do you get the mini fries to go with it?

Big Mouth Toys The Wakin Shakin Bacon Alarm Clock

Big Mouth Toys The Wakin Shakin Bacon Alarm Clock

The baconocalypse is upon us. And here we all thought the upcoming bacon shortage was bad news. Nope. It gets worse. Bacon worse.

Signaling the end to life as we know it is the Big Mouth Toys The Wakin Shakin Bacon Alarm Clock. Every morning until the end, you too can wake up to a shaking piece of bacon. It wiggles and sizzles and raps about yummy bacon too. Truly, the impending baconpocalypse has doomed us all. Doom!

The silly bacon dude dances, raps and sizzles to wake you up in a new and exciting way. Set the alarm and awake to him rapping about his love of bacon and the sizzle of bacon cooking. All that is missing is the yummy bacon smell.

This gag gift brings to mind another useless gadget that once made the rounds. Oddly enough, it appears the Big Mouth Billy Bass faced shortages too. Hope does remain: perhaps that Wakin Shakin Bacon Alarm Clock seen above is waving goodbye!

Behold, The Butterfly Fork!

Azan Training Practice Harmless Butterfly Fork

A butterfly knife may make a great presentation when it gets whipped out, but you can’t eat anything with it. (Plus, a fast-moving blade lends itself a little too well to nicks and cuts.) But finally, there is a way to combine eating with snazzy utensil moves.

The Azan Training Practice Harmless Butterfly Fork offers the showiness of a deadly weapon without all the deadly or weapon to go with it. To make things even better, the business end of the utensil includes a bottle opener. Plus, imagine how fast the line will open up next time at the buffet!

Retrosink: 1970’s Salton Peanut Butter Maker

1970's Salton Peanut Butter Maker

It’s not available anymore, but check out this 1970’s Salton Peanut Butter Maker that was up for sale on Amazon. Dig that orange and yellow palette! I can almost taste the 70s on my palate. They probably used to make so many of these things that they had to ship them on a pallet. Wouldn’t you agree, pals?

*** UPDATE 12/11/13 ***
It would be pretty hard to hunt down one of these vintage peanut butter makers again, so in the meantime, here is a new one: Nostalgia Electrics NBM400 Electric Peanut Butter Maker. Not colorful nor highly rated, it won’t evoke the same memories, but hey, it’s less than $30. Just imagine how many bags of peanuts that could buy in 1970!