If you like your pasta "al dente" but can't figure out, for the life of you, how long to cook it, perhaps the Pasta Digital Timer Spoon can help. This no brainer cooking gadget can calculate the perfect cooking time for up to 11 different kinds of pasta. No more fishing around for a single noodle strand to test. Just key in the weight and type, and an alarm sounds when the pasta is ready.

Don't you hate cleaning out the little holes from your garlic press? If you don't wash it right away, the garlic dries on and makes it almost impossible to clean. The Eva Solo Garlic Press does away with the little holes and instead has open slits which are easier for cleaning. Yeah I realize that it's ridiculous to pay $69 for a garlic press when you can just mince and dice it for free, but you have to admit it's one good looking garlic press (I like how it resembles a lobster claw). An added plus is the glass container where you can store the loose cloves and set the garlic press when not in use.

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