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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Cuisipro Silicone SpoonWhy It's Cool: Great spoon for all your non-stick cookware, with a beveled edge, ergonomic handle and good capacityColbrook Kitchen’s corporate name is Kochlöeffel LLC. In German, that means “cooking spoon”, but in Yiddish, it means so much more. A...
Colbrook Kitchen QuickMix Mixing Jar (Egg, corn starch, ... everything mixer!)Why 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...
427 OXO Silicone Roasting Rack - Set of 2Why It's Cool: Flexible and convenient solution to elevate your food.A roasting rack is an essential component to good cooking of so many delicious dishes … usually these racks ‘come with’ your roasting pan, but often those that ‘come...
Novac RoastEasy Chain Mail Roasting Cover from CuisiproWhy It's Cool: Keeps the moisture in while allowing the outside to get crisp.Roasting is a simple, straightforward method of cooking many dishes but, as with any cooking, there can be many ‘slips twixt the cup and the lip’ … and one of the great...
428 OXO Poultry ShearsWhy It's Cool: Micro-serrated blades cut equally well through skin and bones, and the blades come apart for easy cleaning.Poultry shears have two basic functions: be strong enough to cut through joints and bones, and be sharp enough to cut through slippery chicken skin. It is surprising how few...
439 KMN Home FingermittWhy It's Cool: Glove-like dexterity in a highly flexible high-heat silicone textured pan or pot grabberWe’ve discussed the many forms of “potholders” - from handwoven summer camp projects, to stiff quilted squares and mitts in asbestos or lesser materials, and various food...
Charles Viancin Citrus Silicone LidsWhy 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.Charles Viancin has launched another new and innovative design: this new Citrus design has the cool zing of fresh citrus, with the same great functionality! Check out the...
Charles Viancin Silicone Measuring CupsWhy It's Cool: Space-saving, flexible and eye-catching measuring cups that are easy to use.Measuring ingredients is just a necessary fact of life in the kitchen and there are a lot of different measuring vessels that you can use. What you want in a good measuring vessel...
Fasta PastaWhy It's Cool: Cooks pasta faster and easier with great results, using less energy and water, and with a bonus of starchier water to add to pasta sauce.Over the years we’ve become fans of microwave cookery … it’s fast, it’s convenient, it takes less energy, and it uses less-expensive energy. And, with experience, it can...
Mastrad Silicone BrushWhy It's Cool: Easy clean-up in the dishwasher--can be used in a hot pan--doesn't leave stray bristles behind.A silicone brush is something we can’t do without--we use it to spread oil in a pan so that we use less, to spread melted butter on a hot griddle to make blinis or pancakes...