First Kitchen
If you're just starting out (or want to help some who is), here are the basics to help get started.
- Cookina Baking Mats-Set of 3 Sheets ~ Colbrook Kitchen ExclusiveWhy It's Cool: Non-stick baking pan liners that are dishwasher safe and wash up clean and fresh every time.One of the best things to happen to cooking are the reusable non-stick baking sheets that you can use to line pans. Of course the number one benefit of non-stick anything, is that...Trudeau Mixing Bowls - T60Why It's Cool: Microwave safe, dripless pour spouts, slick interior for easy emptying, and Non-skid, non-scratch base designed for angle usageHow could a set of mixing bowls be a Cool Tool? We all use mixing bowls … of various shapes and sizes and materials … and sometimes we even have more than one set, to cover...Trudeau Silicone Muffin Pan - T61Why It's Cool: A muffin pan with the structural and cooking benefits of metal and the non-stick and flexibility benefits of silicone.Ever since silicone muffin pans were first introduced, I thought the idea was brilliant and kept buying and trying them, usually with disappointing results. They were either...Franmara Cork Retriever - F40Why It's Cool: It just works, and pulls that cork right out of the bottle.There is an all-too common problem that arises when you drink a lot of wine: when you are trying to pull the cork, you push it - some or all of it - into the bottle. We find...Progressive Nut Chopper - P16Why It's Cool: Easily chops even the toughest nut to produce evenly chopped nuts for great cooking and presentation.Nuts add such great flavor to recipes. And with all the health interest in nuts these days, they belong in almost every diet. (See our Cool Tip: Nuts for Nuts!) So we know the...Tovolo Yolk Out (Egg Separator)Why It's Cool: The coolest, easiest, quickiest and most fun way to separate eggs!I’ve separated eggs for years the old-fashioned way: crack an egg, move the yolk back and forth between egg shell halves, letting the white drip into a bowl, then finally...Kyocera Advanced Ceramic Knives - K20Why It's Cool: The sharpest, easiest cutting, least contaminating knives you'll ever ownKnives have been a part of my life since my earliest memories … I love knives, and I’ve been cast as “The Knife Guy” in our business. My collection includes knives from...Kyocera Hand-held Ceramic Slicers (Mandoline) - K21 - K22Why 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...Lékué Silicone and Ceramic Spring Form 9" Pan - L16Why It's Cool: Even cooking, easy clean-up, easy release, ready to serve, more compact storage.What I love about a springform pan is that it hugs your batter until it becomes a cake, and then, without regret, it lets it go. OK, maybe that’s too much personification for a...Progressive Prokeeper Canisters - P11Why It's Cool: Smart canisters: each one has its own special features that make it incredibly usefulMost storage containers are nothing to get excited about. You want them to be functional (hold what they are meant to contain) and pretty unobtrusive. You may buy them once and...