Safety First
Here are some Cool Tools to help make life a little safer...
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Charles Viancin Poppy Silicone Trivet / Pot Holder - CV16Why It's Cool: Soft, flexible multi-tasker: trivet, pot holder and jar openerWhen is a pot holder not merely a pot holder? And how could a pot holder be a Cool Tool? When it’s also a trivet, a bottle opener, and a lovely silicone piece designed by...
Proud Grill Q-Swiper Grill Cleaner - P51Why It's Cool: Clean your grill without the risk of wire bristles in your food!If you have a grill - outdoors or indoors - then you know you have to clean it! Sometimes you can minimize that effort by using a Grill Mat, but that doesn’t always cover the...
Oggi Telescoping Stainless Steel Straw, Case and Brush - O12Why It's Cool: Convenient, easy to use and carry, and better for the environment...not to mention...COOL!We’ve been on the hunt...for the perfect non-disposable straw. We all know that it’s better for the environment to have something we can reuse (with minimal effort), rather...
Franmara Cheese Grip - F41Why It's Cool: Keep your fingers off the cheese with this convenient handleOne of the first pieces of entertaining “equipment” that I received as a gift from my mother when I had my first apartment was a cheese button: a Lucite disk (yes, I’m...
Progressive Silicone Microwave MultimatWhy It's Cool: It has a ton of kitchen functionality in a small, affordable package.OK, you know this problem, right? You put something into a container and put it in the microwave to heat up. You thought it was contained (it’s in a ‘container’, after all)....
Charles Viancin Silicone Trivet / Pot Holder - CV31Why It's Cool: Soft, flexible multi-tasker: trivet, pot holder and jar openerWhen is a pot holder not merely a pot holder? And how could a pot holder be a Cool Tool? When it’s also a trivet, a bottle opener, and a lovely silicone piece designed by...
Gefu Flexicut Vegetable Splitter (Cutter) - G30Why It's Cool: Easily cuts round things (fruits or vegetables) into quarters or eigths, without risk to life or limbOne of the most difficult categories of things to cut a lot of are round things. Think about it: Brussels sprouts, carrots, small potatoes, cherry tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers,...
Cuisivan Snak Carafe - C10Why It's Cool: Attractive and easy way to serve snacks (and liquids) hygieniclyWe love to have little nibbles in the pantry in case someone stops over for a glass of wine. (In Spain, bars serve snacks to make sure their patrons don’t ingest too much...
Progressive Cut Resistant Glove - P22Why It's Cool: Protects your hands when using a mandoline or slicerIn a couple of the other write-ups, we talk about the fact that mandolines are sharp: really sharp. That’s a good thing and a bad thing (well, not really bad, just, you...
Sirius Chef Muffin Splitter - S10Why It's Cool: Maintains all the wonderful nooks and crannies in your English muffins, biscuits and sconesEverybody loves a breakfast centered around a freshly-toasted English Muffin (OK: if you don’t, then skip to the next article!). And one of the endearing (and delicious)...
