Grate and slice with a mandoline

Kitchen gadgets are easy to accumulate: they are fun, encourage you to cook and make excellent gifts. One measure as to the usefulness of any kitchen gadget is how many degrees separate it from being a unitasker. Any device meant to do one thing is just going to end up cluttering up the junk drawer.… Continue reading Grate and slice with a mandoline

Fingers rejoice: Mario Batali to the rescue!

Cheese graters come in many different shapes and sizes, but no matter which style you prefer it takes a certain nimbleness to navigate the end of a block of cheese. A shredded pile of deliciousness may be staring you in the face, but the question always remains what to do with the piece of cheese… Continue reading Fingers rejoice: Mario Batali to the rescue!

Slice by Karim — ceramic kitchen tools for cutting, grating and peeling

Jazz up your kitchen gadget collection with the set of everyday tools from Slice. Designed by Karim Rashid, the set includes (from left to right), precision cutter, a grater, a vegetable peeler and a y-peeler. Beyond the classy styling, these tools all utilize ceramic technology as opposed to traditional stainless steel. The ceramic blades used… Continue reading Slice by Karim — ceramic kitchen tools for cutting, grating and peeling