Great Fathers' Day Gifts
- Cuisipro V-Graters - C63Why It's Cool: Great design, both visually and functionally, to deliver an easy effective grating solutionWe’ve discussed the advantages of Cuisipro Graters, and then they went on to expand the line! The utilitarian box grater has its place in the kitchen: grating quantities to be...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...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...RSVP Garlic Cube - R37Why It's Cool: Slices and dices garlic with the push of the lid...easy with great results...and satisfying "thwack!"As you may know, we are not big fans of the garlic press: it crushed the garlic too small and it’s too annoying to clean out. So we remain big fans of the Garlic Rocker. But...Progressive Microwave Grill - P15Why It's Cool: Makes crisp bacon in less time with much less fat and messWe all love bacon, right? So I’m a Southerner by birth - a true Son of the South - and I grew up with that container of bacon fat next to the stove. Bacon was a staple in our...Trudeau Graviti +Plus Salt or Pepper MillWhy It's Cool: Easy to use with great throughputIf you’re a fan of this site, you know that I love anything that makes cooking easier and better. And when it comes to salt and pepper mills, I look for a few things. First, is...Nuance Hot Guard - N33Why It's Cool: Sleek stainless steel design with a dual function: heat your food and protect your table.We all need trivets for handling or serving any hot dish: to protect your countertops or your dining table. If you have ever forgotten to use one, then you’ve never forgotten...Fox Run Meat ShreddersWhy It's Cool: Easy ergonomically shaped tools that take your meat from whole to fabulous!So we’ve all had wonderful barbeque (and if you haven’t, then you must: take a trip to Memphis, or Austin, or various parts of NC, or SC … do the research and make the trip:...Fox Run Outset Wood Chip Soaker - F31Why It's Cool: Easily and thoroughly soaks your wood chips for smoking without mess or waste.Regardless of your preferred smoking flavors - driven in no small part by your geographic origin and your food preferences, the common denominator is that your chips need to be...Cuisipro Magnetic Spot Eraser - C65Why It's Cool: Gently scrubs all those hard to reach places inside your bottles and carafesSome problems we encounter in the kitchen are exponentially aggravating, beyond their actuality. In many of these cases, we simply sigh, shrug our shoulders, and move on …. And...