04.15.2008
I love to cook, but I'm messy and temperamental and hate to clean up. I throw things around like a little Asian, non-professional Gordon Ramsay. I tell people in my family that in exchange for cooking intricate meals, all they have to do is clean up, but in truth, I'm not sure they get the better deal. The thing that bothers me the most about my kitchen rampages is that when they're over, I've almost inevitably killed any cookbook I've been using. My regularly used cookbooks are crunchy with olive oil, batter, and butter, and would probably taste pretty good by now if I baked them. Some pages have become hard to read and I've been searching for a solution to protect my precious cookbook collection.
Enter the "chef's center" which supports your cookbook at a good reading angle, swivels all the way around, and most importantly has a crystal-clear, splatterguard which keeps your book open at the right page and safe from flying ingredients. The spring-loaded screen guard fits everything from the single xeroxed page to the thickest of cookbooks. There's a pull-out measurement guide to help you adjust recipe servings while you cook. Then when you're done, the chef's center folds down flat for easy storage.
The chef's center is $29.95 from Prepara.
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01.18.2008
Handy for those of us who don't have a real oven in the kitchen, the Pizzeria is a ceramic mini-oven designed to sit on top of the stove and bake away merrily. I don't entirely follow the Google translation of the product webpage in Japanese, but it seems to suggest that the ceramic qualities of the oven generate "infrared radiant heat" that bakes a pizza at 570 degrees Fahrenheit in 3-6 minutes (excluding 15-20 minutes of preheating).
Continue reading "Bake your own pizza on the stove"
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01. 4.2008
If your house looks like a cyclone hit it -- a mixture of wrapping paper shreds, candy cane wrappers and dust bunnies the size of a VW -- you may like the AeroSpin from Panasonic. This Jetson-sounding vacuum combines new technology to make cleaning easier and more effective. (Until I have a household robot to do all the vacuuming, it won't be easy enough.) Take a look at this video of how it works.
Both the MC-UL675 (priced at $250) and the MC-UL671 (priced at $200) models are equipped with a powerful 12 amp motor, an anti-static dirt cup which prevents dirt from clinging to the sides of the cup, and a cord-activated filter cleaning system (as soon as the vacuum is plugged in, the filter spins to keep trapped dirt from clogging the filter). The MC-UL675 also includes dirt sensor technology - a series of lights which indicate when dirt is detected and when an area is finished cleaning. Both models include attachments designed to efficiently clean any surface, including hard-to-reach dust bunnies. Available directly from Panasonic as well as Amazon.
To help you kick off the New Year with a clean start, Popgadget is giving away one of these technological wonders, the AeroSpin model MC-UL675. Just make sure you're signed up for our newsletter so you can qualify.
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11.25.2007
Unfortunately, the belOga Sewing Machine is another great product designed by a student (Kristine Brückner), which is not available . . . yet. Too bad because looking at this sewing machine makes me want to go all Project Runway and start producing a clothing line of my own.
This very modern looking sewing machine is designed to make sewing fun and easy. All the controls can be accessed through the big circular touch-screen at the top and you can preview what the stitch is going to look like on the centre display before starting to sew. belOga has been designed to conduct the thread of any laid in spool automatically through the machine, leaving you with just the task of inserting the thread through the needle. Two little lenses at the side of the body allow you to peak into the insides of belOga and satisfy your curiosity.
Kristine Brückner graduated in industrial design from the University of Applied Sciences in Munich.
Via Core77.
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11.19.2007
"Shaken, not stirred. Coming right up." Put this appliance in a slinky dress and James Bond is in love.
The Waring Pro Automatic Martini Make is a commercial quality stainless steel electric martini maker. Simply add your favorite ingredients using the 1-ounce shaker cap, turn it on, wait for the green olive to light up, press shaken or stirred on the touchpad and you've just made the perfect martini.
Granted, the martini is not the hardest drink to make - it's all about getting the right ratio of gin (or vodka) to the Vermouth - but hey, anything that's branded "automatic" is alright by me.
$100 bucks at Amazon.
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11. 7.2007
October, the month of tons of pink gadgets to benefit breast cancer research - from pink jello to jewlery, not to mention music - is officially over, but we wanted to mention one of our favorite promotions.
KitchenAid has once again come up with a line of pink appliances, and is donating a portion of each sale to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, with a minimum of a million dollars.
Continue reading "Pink Blender - KitchenAid Cook For The Cure"
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11. 1.2007
Hammacher Schlemmer has taken it upon themselves to do something about that extra cylinder of compressed liquid CO2 we all keep in our closets. Rather than keep it on hand in case of an emergency that only liquid CO2 could solve, let's all throw caution to the wind and make some dry ice with the . . . *drum roll* . . . Portable Dry Ice Maker ($500)!
Sure, it costs more than most of the appliances in our kitchens, but unless your blender or toaster can make a one-pound block of dry ice in 60 seconds, it's obviously worth it.
Via Daily Gadget.
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10.30.2007
If you provide the dough, the Dough-nu-matic will do the rest. In just 50 seconds, the 23" x 14" x 7" wonder will form, fry, and drain mini doughnuts of unknown diameter in its adjustable-temperature enclosure.
Available now for $130.
Via Daily Gadget.
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10.25.2007
This innocuous-looking device could come in handy if you're coughing up huge electricity payments but have no clue about your usage pattern. It's a small device called The Energy Detective (TED) – a home energy monitor that can track and display your electricity usage in real-time.
For instance, when you power up the mixer or microwave, you can immediately verify the energy usage in kilowatts or dollars on TED’s screen. I think this could be a very good mechanism to monitor a device that may unnecessarily be guzzling energy. For the really energy (or budget) conscious people, there is a provision to program alerts to tip you off whenever the usage exceeds a pre-defined limit – pretty useful if you want to avoid surprises with your monthly electricity bill (who wouldn’t?).
Continue reading "TED Electricity Monitor"
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10.16.2007
I can't cook (or don't, which is more accurate) but I love the Sur La Table stores and site. Occasionally, I will buy my husband some cooking tool as he's the chef of the family. Anything to keep him cooking.
Sufing today I found this adorable Dama Pink stovetop espresso maker by Bialetti. Available for $39.99, Bialetti will donate a portion of the proceeds to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Since the invention of the Bialetti Moka Express in 1933 by Alfonso Bialetti, his original octagonal-shaped aluminum stovetop coffee maker has graced 90% of Italian households. As any coffee aficionados will attest, this is the ONLY way to make coffee. The "Dama" is a dressed-up version of the classic, with some thoughtful touches, such as the silicone handle and soft-touch dome knob for safety.
Buy the 6 cup maker at Sur La Table or Amazon and support a great cause.
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