For the New Cook
Here are some Cool Tools to help the new cook discover the fun and joy of cooking.
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Dreamfarm Masher ("Smood")Why It's Cool: Mashes anything mashable in about half the time with half the effort.Who doesn’t love mashed potatoes? Whether as a side, a base for fish or meat, or as a ‘refill’ for ‘twice-baked’ potatoes, a thoroughly blended ‘mash’ is one of...
Dreamfarm Citrus Juicer ("Fluicer")Why It's Cool: A unique approach to juicing citrus that both is more efficient and saves space.What dish isn’t improved by a splash of citrus? We love lime in Asian or Mexican dishes, orange in chocolate or with chicken, and lemon in just about anything. We’ve tried a...
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...
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 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 Twist & Juice Citrus JuicerWhy It's Cool: Get more juice with less effort and no wrist pain!SO … getting the maximum amount of juice from a piece of lemon, lime, orange, or other citrus, can be a difficult and sometimes painful exercise, especially if you have carpal...
Progressive Precise Pour Measuring Pitcher/BowlWhy It's Cool: Microwave, mix and precisely pour, all with one well-designed Cool ToolWhy would this inexpensive pitcher/bowl qualify as a Cool Tool? How many times have you mixed ingredients, and then tried to pour them into a little tiny space...or even not such...
