Holiday Helpers
These are to Cool Tools that will help make your holidays Merry and Bright!
- Tovolo Olive Wood Tools - T31Why It's Cool: Beautiful natural wood tools that won't scratch your pots and pans in useful shapes with comfotable handlesThe natural beauty of olive wood tools just make you feel good using them in the kitchen--it’s a back-to-nature kind of thing. And they’re also good for your pots and pans and...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...fusionbrands Mushroom (and other vegetables) ClothWhy It's Cool: Bacteria resistant Silicone cleans tender mushrooms and tougher vegetables and citrus like a champ!So we’ve always been cautioned about not putting mushrooms under running water...they soak it up like crazy and then don’t really brown nicely because they’re water logged....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...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...ChicWrap - C27Why It's Cool: Takes the frustration out of using kitchen wraps: plastic wrap, foil and parchment.OK, I’ve already admitted that I’m a klutz when it comes to plastic wrap; that’s one of the reasons that we love the Charles Viancin Lids. But there are times when plastic...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...Tovolo Blender Scraper - T34Why It's Cool: Reaches places no spatula has gone beforeThere are certain kitchen clean-up jobs that just seem harder than others. One of those is scraping all of the contents out of any jar, bottle, blender, or other container, in...