First Kitchen
If you're just starting out (or want to help some who is), here are the basics to help get started.
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Kyocera Hand-held Ceramic Wide Adjustable Slicer (Mandoline) - K21Why It's Cool: Easy, smooth, fast slicers that just work perfectly!You know how there are just some tools that you reach for time after time, because they are so useful; as a matter of fact, they rarely see the inside of the drawer, because...
Progressive Stretch & SealWhy It's Cool: Saves your produce--saves money--easy to useHave you ever used half of something - half a lemon, half an onion, etc. - and then tried to store the other half, only to have it turn slimy and disgusting in no time at all?...
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...
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...
Dreamfarm Apple Divider ("Flapple") - D21Why It's Cool: Easily and safely cuts apples or pears into convenient pieces, and then takes up very little space when stored in a drawer. It also grabs hold of its own base.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...
Dreamfarm Regular and Mini Cooking Spoons ("Supoon") - D22Why It's Cool: Many innovative features make these 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 Citrus Juicer ("Fluicer") - D20Why 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 Masher ("Smood") - D25Why 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 Chopping Spatula ("Chopula") - D28Why It's Cool: Super thin, super flexible to pick up food, but strong enough to chop food in the pan.For years I have chased pancakes around a griddle because my spatula wasn’t thin enough, or I was unable to get over the lip of a saute pan and underneath whatever was in it...
Dreamfarm Flat Balloon Whisk ("Flisk") - D29Why It's Cool: A balloon whisk with 3 personalities, allowing it to be a great whisk, a sauce whisk, and a compact tool to store.Whisks are very useful--nothing can quite take their place. But there are a few problems with most whisks: They take up a lot of space in your drawer or tool crock; You...
