Holiday Helpers
These are to Cool Tools that will help make your holidays Merry and Bright!
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Trudeau Structured Silicone Fluted Cake Pan (or Bundt) - T63Why It's Cool: The stability of metal pans, with all the great benefits of siliconeI don’t bake much. It’s not that I don’t like to, but I just usually focus on savory dishes. However, a confluence of events (too many zucchinis in the garden, a new bundt...
Trudeau Silicone Piping Bag And QUICK System TipsWhy It's Cool: Piping Bag made easy, clean and convenientIf you thought a piping bag was just something that high end chefs and bakers use on precious food and fancy cakes, it’s time to think again. A piping bag is a very handy (and,...
Colbrook Kitchen QuickMix Mixing Jar (Egg, corn starch, ... everything mixer!) - C22Why It's Cool: Great for beating one or two eggs or mixing cornstarch and water--it truly is a quick mix!So how can an inexpensive piece of plastic be a Cool Tool? I have to tell you...I love this thing. It’s called a QuickMix, and that’s exactly what is does. I use it at...
OXO Silicone Roasting Rack - Set of 2 - O35Why It's Cool: Flexible and convenient solution to elevate your food.A roasting rack is an essential component to good cooking of so many delicious dishes … usually these racks ‘come with’ your roasting pan, but often those that ‘come...
OXO Poultry Shears - O36Why It's Cool: Micro-serrated blades cut equally well through skin and bones, and the blades come apart for easy cleaning.Poultry shears have two basic functions: be strong enough to cut through joints and bones, and be sharp enough to cut through slippery chicken skin. It is surprising how few...
KMN Anodized Aluminum Rolling Pin - K11Why It's Cool: Traditional French design with enhanced cooling and non-stick functionalityA rolling pin is useful … but who knew it also could be beautiful? There are essentially three basic designs for rolling pins: (1) the “American Style” - the classic...
Tappi Champagne Stopper from AdHoc - A11Why It's Cool: Preserves the bubbles, looks great, takes up very little space in the drawer or fridgeThere are at least 2 major issues with Champagne stoppers: they take up too much space in use on your refrigerator shelf, or out of use in your drawer, and they’re awkward to...
RSVP Endurance Vintage Nut & Seed Toasting Pan - R34Why It's Cool: Toast nuts, seeds and spices quickly, and the mesh lid keeps them from escaping the pan!Pan-toasting brings out the wonderful flavors and aromas in spices, seeds and nuts: it transforms them from everyday ingredients into something almost ethereal, adding extra...
OXO Chef's Precision Oven ThermometerWhy It's Cool: Easy to read, accurate, and stays out of the way with a 2-prong hangerThere is a liar in your kitchen--it’s your oven. It may say that the temperature is 350°F, but what is it really? The only way to know is to get an oven thermometer. You’ll...
OXO Dusting Wand - O33Why It's Cool: Easy and fast solution for sprinkling: paprika on deviled eggs, cinnamon or cocoa on coffee, flour on dough, and powdered sugar on...just about anything!I’ve found that I love sprinkling: whether it’s paprika on deviled eggs, or cinnamon or cocoa on coffee, or flour on dough, or rub on meat, or powdered sugar on… almost...
