For the Cook who wants to Take Cooking to the Next Level
For the cook who's ready for a culinary adventure...
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KitchenIQ Angle Adjust SharpenerWhy It's Cool: Adjustable to work with different knives, easy to useA sharp knife is a beautiful thing--it makes any cutting, slicing or chopping job easier and the results better and, if you cut yourself, it’s actually less painful and...
Carré Salt KeepersWhy It's Cool: Beautiful way to hold salt for kitchen or table / Double Salt Dish is great if you have two kinds of salt or salt and pepperAs we’ve said often before, we love salt! We cook with it, and we dress our dishes with it. So we always want some salt - and sometimes two varieties - immediately at hand in...
AdHoc "Pisa" Cheese GraterWhy It's Cool: Very smooth and natural operationThere are so many times that we all want freshly grated cheese on some dish: for us, last night it was grilled eggplant slices. Tonight it’s haricots vert. Every other night...
Norpro Stainless Steel Scoops-1 TbspOne of my favorite hors d’oeuvre to make when I have company is gougères: those airy, cheesy puffs that melt in your mouth. The hardest thing about gougères is dealing with...
Joseph Joseph TriScale - J21Why It's Cool: Fully functional scale with tare capability using very little spaceHere’s the dilemma: you know that weighing your ingredients is a much more reliable practice than than any other form of measurement (see this week's Cool Tip, and even when...
Lékué Steam Case - L15Why It's Cool: Make fast, delicious, healthy meals in the microwave or oven—designed for effective cooking in less timeIt's that time of year when we all think about eating and cooking healthier, with less fats and more natural flavors. And you want to make sure that you maximize the nutrient...
OXO V-Blade Mandoline SlicerA mandoline is both awesome and scary. Awesome, because it really can do things a knife can’t (at least not when wielded by a mere amateur), like julienning a couple of pounds...
Gefu Flexicut Vegetable Splitter (Cutter) - G30Why It's Cool: Easily cuts round things (fruits or vegetables) into quarters or eigths, without risk to life or limbOne of the most difficult categories of things to cut a lot of are round things. Think about it: Brussels sprouts, carrots, small potatoes, cherry tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers,...
Norpro Grip-EZ Mango Splitter - N11Why It's Cool: Best tool we've found for cutting and peeling a mango.We don’t often go for tools that are single-taskers. Sometimes however, if they do the job so well, then it’s worth it. One tool that falls into this category is the mango...
Olipac Stainless Steel Olive Oil Bottles by IPAC - I10Why It's Cool: Strikingly beautiful olive oil bottles for kitchen or dining tableWe always look for kitchen tools that are high design, high functionality, but sometimes we see something that blows us away. When we were walking the show in Chicago last month,...
