For the New Kitchen
Whether it's a new house, a second house, or starting over again, here are some things that will help make it a home.
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Trudeau Silicone Ramekins (Set of 4)Why It's Cool: All the structure of a traditional souffle dish with non of the breaking or sticking worries.Ramekins can be truly useful tools in your kitchen, except that (a) capacity may vary, (b) they break easily, because they’re made of china, (c) the inside angles make them...
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....
fusionbrands ButterEasyWhy It's Cool: Easiest, cleanest way to spread butter on almost anything.There are so many dishes that call for melting butter in a pan, or rubbing butter in a baking dish or simply buttering some warm bread, waffles, pancakes, corn or... And our...
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...
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...
Franmara Cheese Grip - F41Why It's Cool: Keep your fingers off the cheese with this convenient handleOne of the first pieces of entertaining “equipment” that I received as a gift from my mother when I had my first apartment was a cheese button: a Lucite disk (yes, I’m...
Tovolo Mini Scoop & SpreadWhy It's Cool: Gets the last drop out of your jar, and then spreads it on your...toast, bagel, etcEver since we were on the Fast Metabolism Diet, and we realized that Sprouted grain bread has significant health benefits over even whole grain bread, and Making your...
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...
Charles Viancin Rose Silicone Lids - CV20Why It's Cool: Use instead of plastic wrap for a better seal and greener kitchen...and it's a universal lid on the stove or in the oven or microwave.We do love the creativity that Charles Viancin exhibits in his new designs every year. (And, yes, unlike Betty Crocker, Charles Viancin is a real person... a very handsome tall...
Zulay Pizza Cutter - Z11Why It's Cool: A more natural way to cut pizza (the leverage is from above); the blade is deep enough to cut through even a fluffy frittata and is covered for safe storage in your drawer.We love pizza...who doesn't? But cutting pizza is always an issue. Knives don't always do a good job; and the traditional pizza cutters just seem to have really weird...
