Cooking
These are the Cool Tools that you actually use during the cooking process; that means they have to be easy to use, handy to pick up, and work well without thinking about it, because your focus should be on the food--these Cool Tools take a supporting role.
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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...
Proud Grill Adjustable Grill BasketWhy It's Cool: Adjustabilty makes it easier to grill a number of items together!It’s Grilling Time! And together with all those delicious proteins - burgers, hot dogs, sausages, steaks, ribs, and more - we also must eat our vegetables and fruits! You can...
Charles Viancin Poppy Silicone Trivet / Pot Holder - CV16Why It's Cool: Soft, flexible multi-tasker: trivet, pot holder and jar openerWhen is a pot holder not merely a pot holder? And how could a pot holder be a Cool Tool? When it’s also a trivet, a bottle opener, and a lovely silicone piece designed by...
Proud Grill Q-Swiper Grill Cleaner - P51Why It's Cool: Clean your grill without the risk of wire bristles in your food!If you have a grill - outdoors or indoors - then you know you have to clean it! Sometimes you can minimize that effort by using a Grill Mat, but that doesn’t always cover the...
Proud Grill Connectit™ Magnetic BBQ Tool Set - P50Why It's Cool: 4 elegant tools in one Cool Tool--a lot of functionality!Springtime is here in North America, and various celebrations: Mother’s Day, Memorial Day and Father’s Day are upcoming, each in its way marking the beginning of...
Proud Grill Smart Ignition Lighter - P52Why It's Cool: The easiest, most reliable way to light...anything!Let’s begin with a brief history of fire, or at least what tools you use to start fires. In the beginning there was lightning. That was too random to be reliable, so our...
Gefu Primeline Griddle Spatula (Turner) - G27Why It's Cool: The strength of stainless steel, with the protection of siliconeWe know there are (at least) three common problems when you cook in a non-stick pan, and you need the strength and rigidity of your steel turner to turn your food: Your steel...
Cuisipro Fat Separator And Baster - C52Why It's Cool: Spacious area on top to catch solids; cooking liquid released from the bottom so easier to separate the fat from the good stuffThe Search is over!Yes, we found the perfect fat separator. Now we realize that a fat separator may not be the holy grail, but this is a category of tool that we’ve looked at...
Tovolo Silicone Mini Tongs - T41Why It's Cool: Silicone tongs to protect your cookware, a big versatility in a small package!Tongs are an extension of your fingers: it’s the way to pick up or move pieces of food that would be too hot to touch (or these days, unsanitary to touch) with your fingers....
Progressive Silicone Microwave MultimatWhy It's Cool: It has a ton of kitchen functionality in a small, affordable package.OK, you know this problem, right? You put something into a container and put it in the microwave to heat up. You thought it was contained (it’s in a ‘container’, after all)....