Holiday Helpers
These are to Cool Tools that will help make your holidays Merry and Bright!
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Norpro Silicone Pastry Mat - N13Why It's Cool: Sticks to the counter but releases your foodThe “baking season” is upon us: cookies, pies, and everything in between …. And one of the most difficult parts of making a pie has been getting the crust “right” -...
Cuisipro Deluxe Pastry BlenderWhy It's Cool: Easily blends ingredients with different textures (a must for deviled eggs)The challenge of mixing ingredients with different textures can be approached several ways: ranging from basic flatware - 2 forks, or 2 dinner knives - to your food processor....
Cooks Innovations SimmerMat (Flame Tamer) - C82Why It's Cool: Light weight and effective for taming heat or making your induction burner even more useful with all your cooking potsToday’s modern ranges are great at cooking on high heat, but they’re a little challenged when it comes to to keeping it low and slow: no matter how low you set the heat, it...
Tovolo Yolk Out (Egg Separator)Why It's Cool: The coolest, easiest, quickiest and most fun way to separate eggs!I’ve separated eggs for years the old-fashioned way: crack an egg, move the yolk back and forth between egg shell halves, letting the white drip into a bowl, then finally...
Progressive Prokeeper Canisters - P11Why It's Cool: Smart canisters: each one has its own special features that make it incredibly usefulMost storage containers are nothing to get excited about. You want them to be functional (hold what they are meant to contain) and pretty unobtrusive. You may buy them once and...
Capabunga Cheese Vault - C25Why It's Cool: Convenient effective way to store cheese that keeps it handy and protectedCheese is one of our favorite “food groups” … and we love cheese in all forms … except spoiled. But we invariably buy more than we consume, so the eternal corollary...
Progressive Cut Resistant Glove - P22Why It's Cool: Protects your hands when using a mandoline or slicerIn a couple of the other write-ups, we talk about the fact that mandolines are sharp: really sharp. That’s a good thing and a bad thing (well, not really bad, just, you...
RSVP NonStick Scrubber - R42Why It's Cool: Won't scratch your cookware, great flexability, and enough oomph to do the job!Cleaning up is probably the least fun part of cooking, but unfortunately, it’s a necessity. So are there Cool Tools that make this easier or less unpleasant? We’ve tested...
Finamill Electric Salt and Pepper and ... System - F10Why It's Cool: One "driver", one set of batteries, limitless spice grinding opportunities with great throughput and designAs you probably know by now, I’m all about making things easy. That’s why I love electric salt and pepper mills. I love the taste of fresh ground salt and pepper and being...
True Brands Martini Atomizer - T81Why It's Cool: Adds a subtle touch of vermouth, bitters, olive juice, etc... to your cocktails.Sometimes (just some times) subtlety and restraint are called for. But in this fast-paced world, that isn’t always easy to achieve. That’s why getting a little help in that...
