For the Cook Who Has Everything
For the cook who thinks he/she has everything...some unusual Cool Tools!
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Evo Oil or Vinegar Sprayer - E30Why It's Cool: Sprays a fine fan-shaped mist of oil or vinegar without propellants or pumpingHow do you get just the right amount of olive oil on...everything? Olive oil is one of those tough things to spray because it can clog ordinary sprayers. And cookware...
Lékué PopCorn Microwave Popcorn Maker - L10Why It's Cool: Makes great popcorn that's both convenient and healthy; distributes toppings throughout! Collapses for easy storage.Remember when making popcorn was as easy as throwing a bag (including who knew what additives) into your microwave, waiting a few minutes and then taking out a bag of popped...
Progressive Collapsible Berry Mini-Colander - P18Why It's Cool: Small but mighty colander has a bottom lid to catch drips and collapses to a little more than a third its height for storage.We all have several colanders and strainers in our kitchen: we’ve bought them at different times, sometimes for different reasons or specific purposes. And Colbrook Kitchen is a...
Helen Chen's Asian Kitchen Universal Kitchen Scissors - H10Why It's Cool: Compact, sharp scissors, with comfortable flexible handles, that cut just about everythingThere is a special category of kitchen tools: the “Go-To” Tools that you always reach for first … without thinking about it, you know what we’re talking about: that tool...
Cooks Innovations SimmerMat (Flame Tamer) - C82Why It's Cool: Light weight and effective for taming heat or making your induction burner even more useful with all your cooking potsToday’s modern ranges are great at cooking on high heat, but they’re a little challenged when it comes to to keeping it low and slow: no matter how low you set the heat, it...
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...
Rösle Smoker Box - R11Why It's Cool: Give your food the flavor of smoke, easily and elegantly.We love smoked food, starting with pork barbeque (there is no other kind, you know!) and evolving to include chipotles of a variety of chilies, and smoked tomatoes for homemade...
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...
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...
Lékué Cheese MakerWhy It's Cool: Make your own cheese quickly and easily with ingredients you can trustDo you have an inner cheesemaker? I didn’t know I did … until I found out how easy it could be to make my own queso fresco (Mexican), fromage frais (French), ricotta...
