Why It's Cool: Really works to prevent onion tears
About a year ago a dear friend called and said she had a present for me. I love presents!! The next time I saw her she gave me a pair of Onion Goggles. They looked like a...
Why It's Cool: Chiffonade herbs (cut into thin strips) with ease
The question ringing in my head - and therefore presumably in yours - is “if you (Kennedy) are a self-proclaimed ‘knife guy’, then why are you recommending what some...
Why It's Cool: Keeps your salt in easy reach, but protected from splatters
Party like a rock star... dispense salt like Alton Brown!
You know how we feel about salt, so we’re always looking for the best way to dispense it. We have a couple of great...
Why It's Cool: Pretty way to serve grated cheese at table
We all love cheese, and some of us even love it more than others. In the kitchen, you can sprinkle it on to any dish, and you can bake it on top of any casserole. But how do you...
Why It's Cool: Blade (instead of wire) cuts cheese easily
Slicing cheese into even and uniform slices is always a problem: you want these slices for your cheeseburgers or grilled cheese sandwiches, or simply to grill for a side to your...
Why It's Cool: Bring style to every day kitchen helpers--a beautiful and effective colander!
The primary job of a colander is: to allow you to drain liquid off of solids, whether it’s rinsing fruits or vegetables, draining pasta, to hold fruit and allow air to circulate...
Why It's Cool: Cleans like a champ and doesn't rust
OK, so clean-up is definitely not the most exciting part of cooking. But, alas, it is always a necessary set of tasks. So when you find something clever, effective, and reasonably...
Why It's Cool: Effectively cleans out the innards of a pepper to make it ready for stuffing or dicing...and de-seeds other fruits and vegetables as well
Peppers (chilis) of all kinds and heat levels add a lot of flavor and punch to almost any dish. In the summer, we devote an entire 16’ X 8’ bed (and more!) in our garden to...
Why It's Cool: Toast nuts, seeds and spices quickly, and the mesh lid keeps them from escaping the pan!
Pan-toasting brings out the wonderful flavors and aromas in spices, seeds and nuts: it transforms them from everyday ingredients into something almost ethereal, adding extra...