Safety First
Here are some Cool Tools to help make life a little safer...
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Cuisipro Apple Corer - C50Why It's Cool: Opens to release the coreOK, so what could be so different about an apple corer? They have a round tube with teeth to cut through the apple, and if you’re pretty accurate, you get rid of the core and...
Cuisipro Olive / Cherry Pitter - C54Why It's Cool: Holds the olive or cherry for an easier operationIn spring, you can't help but think that cherry season is right around the corner... And it's always olive season. And olives add so much to a savory dish (see our recipe for...
Rösle Pineapple CutterWhy It's Cool: Cores and slices pineapple in one easy operation; removable handle makes it even easierI was about 10 or 11 years old, when my family took our first vacation to California from Chicago; and that was the first time I had fresh pineapple. Wow, it blew away...
Gefu Nutmeg Grater - G31Why It's Cool: Easiest nutmeg grater we've found—great throughputNutmeg is a wonderful spice; it may not be something you use everyday, but if your recipe calls for it, there is no real substitute...and you don’t want to use it pre-ground!...
Gefu "Tari" Mushroom / Strawberry / Egg, etc. Slicer - G10Why It's Cool: Offset blades cut more easily to deliver perfect slicesOK, we’ve already established that if I can substitute one squeeze for 10 knife cuts, without sacrificing the quality of the result, I’ll do it in a heartbeat. I’m all about...
Chef'n StemGem Strawberry Stemmer - C34Why It's Cool: Grabs and removes strawberry stem and hull easily...fun and safe for kids to useIt's summer... and we're surrounded by wonderful strawberries! And if you have strawberries, and if you’re going to serve them over a dessert like Guilt-Free Panna Cotta or...
Gefu Adjustable Handheld V-Blade Mandoline Slicer - G13Why It's Cool: Compact size, wonderful slicing capabilityAs you may know, one of the key criteria when selecting a Cool Tool is that it is a home cook's substitute for a sous chef (chefs have sous chefs; home cooks have Cool Tools!). In...
Charles Viancin All Silicone Cutting Boards - CV11Why It's Cool: Flexible to deliver cut food to pan or bowl, doesn't move on counter as you cut, dishwasher safeWhen we reviewed the original Charles Viancin Lilypad Cutting Board, we talked about the many choices of cutting boards, including the fact that we all probably have several, in...
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)....
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...
