For the New Kitchen
Whether it's a new house, a second house, or starting over again, here are some things that will help make it a home.
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Dreamfarm Zester ("Ozest")Why It's Cool: A sharp zester with the right curve that cleans itself--Brilliant!A zester is one of those things that you don’t think much about, but it’s a kitchen necessity. You use (we use it everyday) it to add a touch (or more) of citrus peel, ginger,...
Dreamfarm Thumb Scraper ("Cleana")Why It's Cool: Does what your nails do, only better--and without ruining your nails!One of life’s minor but irritating problems is removing things that are stuck on. Like labels or price stickers on new purchases, or those pesky plastic safety seal wrappings...
Dreamfarm Regular and Mini Cooking Spoons ("Supoon")Why It's Cool: Many innovative features make thes spoons true multi-taskers.In the process of preparing any dish, we often find ourselves using multiple tools, looking for that ‘just-right, what I need right now!’ tool in the middle of cooking, and...
Dreamfarm Apple Divider ("Flapple")Why It's Cool: Easily and safely cut apples or pears into convenient pieces, and then take up very little space when stored in a drawer.You know the old saying: “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”? Well, everyone is telling us to eat more fruits and vegetables, and the apple, and its cousin the pear, are...
Dreamfarm Corn Tools: Corn Holders ("Lockorns") and Corn Stripper ("Corpeel")Why It's Cool: Dreamfarm products solve problems: Safer more effective corn stripper and corn holders that stay in your corn cob!Ahhh summer! The time for tomatoes and berries … and CORN! I love corn on the cob (and we also have a great Cool Tip for getting the husk and silk off) and making off-the-cob...
OXO Cast Iron BrushWhy It's Cool: Easiest way to keep your cast iron (or any) cookware clean and seasonedThe product subtitle - “Tackles hard-to-clean cookware” - more clearly states the problem for which this tool is intended. We all have confronted difficult cleaning problems,...
Dandy SpoonBest (Spoon Rest) - D11Why It's Cool: Holds any size spoon, tongs or other utensils, elevated above the surface to keep everything clean.Let’s talk about the humble spoon rest: as most of you know, this is not the place that your tired utensils go to seek repose, but rather a way to keep both your counter and...
Dandy Scooper Duper (Folding Bench Scraper) - D10Why It's Cool: Move and funnel your chopped ingredients to a bowl or storage container easily and with one handHave you ever been frustrated moving food from your cutting board to your pot or bowl? I know we have. Even with a flexible cutting board, you can’t always get it aimed well...
Progressive "Crank-It" JuicerWhy It's Cool: Fresh citrus juice made easy!With all the rain, this is a banner year for citrus in California, but even if you’re picking up lemons and limes at your local farmers’ market or grocery store, rather than...
Capabunga Soft Cheese VaultWe love the Capabunga Cheese Vault for storing leftover cheese, but it has one limitation: it’s only for hard or semi-soft cheeses. So what do you do if you have a great brie,...