Friday, April 4, 2008

Magnetic Knife Rack A Smarter Than Usual Solution

Knife racks have always appeared to be fascinating and cool to me. The very idea of such beautiful 'weapons' piled up neatly in my mum's favorite corner in the house invoked a lot of pleasure and excitement in me every time I went to reach for one. Times have changed and those worn out wooden stands no longer are in vogue. These cool magnetic knife racks can really give your kitchen that extra bit of oomph. The magnetic face is strong enough to hold the knives erect and perpendicular to the ground so that they can stare threateningly at the potatoes on the chopping board. The Magnetic Knife Rack is probably going to be my gift to mum this thanksgiving. It costs just $40.

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Friday, February 29, 2008
Kitchen Gadgets Trends and Trendy Tips

Kitchen Gadgets Gone are the days when you spent the whole day in the kitchen and ended up with a sad saga of weariness. Today we have the finest kitchen gadgets that are surely of good help when you want to do your work faster. Here are some of the trendy kitchen gadgets that looks cool, easy to handle and can fit into the limited space.

Tongs and graters: Tongs and graters, this gadget has combined two basic kitchen functions into one. Tongs for flipping, dipping and serving, plus built in graters for garnishing salads and pasta.

Jar Opener: Jar opener This device helps you to open the jar with less effort, and minimal time. Fix in place the jar lid, between the metal gripper post that has teeth and appropriate edge of the jar opener and twist. Even your kids will be handy for this work.

The alligator knife: Is the most essential gadget in the kitchen. Choose a knife that is comfortable to handle, is sharp and of course durable. The alligator knife gives you the most perfectly diced onions. It is shaped liked the alligators jaw. All you have to do is place onion on the grid and push the stainless steel blade. Closing the alligators jaw.

Cheese Slicer: It cuts all types of hard cheese. It has got ergonomic design for comfortable hold and easier use. The blade closes with flush edge tool for safe storage. Its adjustable wheel allows the user to slice cheese to their preferences.

Multi- Purpose Shears: Cuts all types of foods, even chicken bones, with minimal effort, because of its ergonomic spring assisted design. It works well on non- food material also. The blades are made of extra- hardened steel to stay sharp longer.

Stir Chef: It's a hand free saucepan stirrer. You will be able to make a cream filling that requires constant stirring while you are busy with your other work. It is strong enough to stir something as heavy as polenta.

Drip -it Funnel: It helps you transfer, cooking oils, ketchup, sauces and more without making a mess. All you have to do is placing the funnel on top of the receiving bottle and secure one clip around the neck. It empties the bottle leaving you with a clean counter.

Tear free onion goggles: You love to cook food with onions, but you hate to shed those tears. Tear free onion goggle can be of good help. It has a thin foam padding surrounding each lens to keep the onion vapors out of your eyes.

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Philips brings toasters to the 21st century

Toast has to be one of the most simplistic pieces of food to make that actually requires preparation. Just pull out the bread, pop it in the toaster, pull down the lever and it does the rest. The toaster itself is rather simple, you have metal brackets that hold down the toast and wires along the sides that heat up your bread. However, that just seems too simple for Philips, who has created a more modern toaster.

The new 1200W HD2618 just sounds complicated. It features a digital countdown timer, so you know exactly when your crunchy bread is going to pop up, selections for one or two-sided toasting and power of up to 1200 watts. Seriously, my old clunky toaster does just fine, and I’ll bet that the toast comes out exactly the same from mine as this $120 piece of equipment.