Great Fathers' Day Gifts
- OXO Garlic (and stuff) Slicer - O32Why It's Cool: Slices paper thin with an effective food hopper to protect your fingers!Two of the greatest flavor additions to almost any savory dish are garlic and ginger - fresh of course! We love these ingredients, and have found some wonderful Cool Tools over...Progressive 12" One-handed Tongs - P17Why It's Cool: Intuitive one-handed tongs with a locking position for compact storageTongs are like an extension of your hand...they reach further, and can pick up hot things that you wouldn't want to touch. We find that they are most useful when, like your hand,...HIC Stainless Steel Cocktail Mixing (Bar) SpoonWhy It's Cool: Long, sleek, one-piece 18/8 sturdy stainless steel constructionWhenever you see a bartender/mixologist at work, they have a Bar Spoon nearby … the essential tool, for mixing (stirred, not shaken) a drink, and more … so your home bar very...Trudeau Maison Oyster KnifeWhy It's Cool: Comfortable to hold, sturdy to use with a protective guard and and edge to cleanly separate the oyster from the shellThe French poet Léon-Paul Fargue (1876-1947) wrote: "I love oysters. It's like kissing the sea on the lips." I learned to love that ‘kiss’ at an early age....Escali SAVU Space Saving Scale - E20Why It's Cool: Small, sleek, and incredibly talented!Precision in cooking may not be as important as it is in baking, but when no two potatoes or carrots or apples are the same size, weighing your ingredients can really help make...Capabunga Cheese Vault - C25Why It's Cool: Convenient effective way to store cheese that keeps it handy and protectedCheese is one of our favorite “food groups” … and we love cheese in all forms … except spoiled. But we invariably buy more than we consume, so the eternal corollary...ChicWrap - C27Why It's Cool: Takes the frustration out of using kitchen wraps: plastic wrap, foil and parchment.OK, I’ve already admitted that I’m a klutz when it comes to plastic wrap; that’s one of the reasons that we love the Charles Viancin Lids. But there are times when plastic...Camerons Fasta Pasta - C91Why 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...RSVP Endurance Vintage Nut & Seed Toasting Pan - R34Why 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...Colbrook Kitchen QuickMix Mixing Jar (Egg, corn starch, ... everything mixer!) - C22Why 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...