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We’ve recently been way into getting our drinks cooler, but not watered down. This unique ice tray molds two 2″-diameter ice spheres, eye-catching alternatives to traditional ice cubes, and given the melt down less likely due to reduced surface area to water down your drink. Great for putting into an old fashioned, or the like.
There’s a new outdoor pizza oven in town from Kalamazoo and it features two high-performance gas burners empowering you to cook with confidence just about any pizza you desire. The cooking deck is a professional composite baking stone. Its heat transfer characteristics are that of natural stone, and the composite material will not become brittle like [...]
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Okay this is just a concept for now, but Russian designer Yuriy Dmitriev’s take on the future of the humble refrigerator is storing food in liquid gel. Dmitriev’s concept is one of 25 semifinalists for this year’s Electrolux Design Lab contest — and he describes it as a “biopolymer gel,” or more specifically a “non-sticky, odorless gel.” You simply plunge whatever you want to keep fresh into the mass of your Bio Robot fridge and it’ll stay where you left [...]
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This popcorn maker with motorized stirring mechanism for better popping, has special vents which let moisture escape to keep popcorn crisp. The removable nonstick cooking plate with cool-touch handles makes it easy to get the popcorn out to the home movie starving masses. Almost the entire popcorn popper is dishwasher-safe including the bowl, bowl cover, stirring stick, and popping plate. At Cuisinart EasyPop Popcorn Maker
We like this personal coffeemaker which brews directly into 15-ounce travel mug. Often times in the morning we’re ready to just make a personal cup of coffee, and then get into our morning groove. The stainless-steel mug tapered to fit most vehicle cup holders is sleek, and the permanent filter eliminates need for disposable paper filters. It also features an auto shut-off if you forget and leave it on. At Black & Decker DCM18S Brew ‘n Go Personal Coffeemake
This measuring cup stands up to stovetop and oven temperatures, so you can measure, melt, warm, or cook all in the same container. The cup holds 2 cups and is marked in cups, ounces, and metric. It also has a stay cool handle.
A gas grill is so easy, but you don’t get the smoky flavor you get with charcoal. This smoker box is designed to solve that problem. You place wood chips in the base of the smoker box and then place your meat or veggies on the tray on top of the base and shut the lid. Instant smoker! You can remove the lid to turn your entire closed grill into a smoker.
We’re always on the look out for the latest in home keg fun, and the Avanti Mini Pub is ideal for use in home, RV, camper, on boat or at a BBQ/tailgate. It’s a lightweight silent thermoelectric model with auto-defrost, and features a digital display for ºC/ºF temperature settings. And if beer and ambiance is what you need, the soft interior lighting with on/off switch will set the mood. It uses all standard 5-liter mini beer kegs (not included – bummer). At Avanti Mini Pub 5-Liter Beer Tapper
We love the taste of smoked meat, fish, poultry and vegetables made right in our backyard. The Aussie Smoker plugs into a standard household electrical outlet and features a 1500-watt heating element and a removable thermostat control that makes for easy setting at a low, medium, or high smoking temperatures. The Aussie Smoker comes equipped with a large cooking surface (351 square inches), and a porcelainized, 5½-quart water pan to ensure proper heat is reached and maintained throughout the [...]
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It’s summer and we’re always on the lookout for something to cool us off after a long day out at the beach or wherever our summer rhythm takes us. With the Zoku Quick Pop Maker you can freeze ice pops in as little as seven minutes right on your countertop without electricity. How in 7 minutes with no electricity? You simply store the compact base in your freezer, and because it’s so cold you freeze a set of pops and then refreeze the main unit again. The kit includes six durable, reusable plastic pop sticks that have unique ridged designs that allow pops to [...]
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This contemporary Teasmade by Swan is an alarm clock and tea maker all in one, and at wake up time has a cup of tea ready to go. Sure your kitchen is not supposed to be in your bedroom, but what the hell right? A nice cup of tea after all solves everything…almost every time. At Tea Making Alarm Clock at Men Kind
I can never keep lettuce in my frig for more than a day or two before it starts to go bad, so maybe I need this contraption. This lettuce keeper lets you wash in store in one container. It has a water reservoir in the base to keep produce moist and adjustable ventilation to regulate air circulation. There is a divider, so you can store different types of produce. At Progressive International Lettuce Keeper
Please check out our Review: SousVide Supreme Water Oven – Cooking Perfection if you missed it. Coffee Makers Bodum Brazil 8-Cup Coffee Press General News American Express Daily Wish Features Grilling Items [...]
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Tired of not getting your eggs the way you want them? Well, you’re in luck. Egg boiler cooks ‘em perfect every time, and works on your iPad. Just choose the desired consistency, the egg temperature and egg boiler calculates the time needed for you to get perfect eggs. Start the countdown and your iPad will signal when the eggs are done. We think on the level of expensive egg timers a $500 iPad and $.99 app is a little excessive, but imagine you can use the iPad for more than just cooking eggs.
Ice pods are the ice cubes of the futures. Ice pods are a no-mess ice cube that keeps your drink colder longer while adding a jolt of flavor. Simply fill pods, freeze, remove, and plop the perfectly round balls into your drink. Fill pods with mint leaves, basil, fruits, or juices Can be used in pitchers, cocktails, punch bowls, and tumblers Durable insulated plastic construction Instant conversation piece at your next party Dishwasher safe At Ice Pods
It was 95 degrees here yesterday, so it seems like it might be time for a frozen beverage. This ice shaver makes snow cones, slushies, margaritas, and other frozen treats. You use ice directly from the freezer and use the shaver to shave it into a bowl. The bowl includes measurement markings. At Hamilton Beach 68050 Icy Treats Ice Shaver
Homemade whipped cream is the best. With this whipper, you can make your own whipped cream and dispense it with the push of a button. It has an N20 charger to instantly dispense the cream. You can add whatever flavors or sweeteners you want. The dispenser holds 1 1/4 quarts of whipped cream.
This is one fancy tea brewer. This kettle lowers the tea leaves into the water when it reaches the perfect temperature and then lifts them out after the ideal steeping time. There are five preset tea varieties and three brewing strengths. You can also remove the brewing basket to use the kettle by itself. And you can keep water at 160 degrees F for up to an hour. At Breville Gourmet Tea Brewer & Variable-Temperature Kettle
We’re on the lookout for a great ice cream maker, and the White Mountain F69206-X 6-Quart Electric Ice Cream Freezer looks to fit the part. It makes 6 quarts of ice cream, frozen yogurt, and other frozen confections in one mixing. It features a stainless-steel freezer can and dasher inside the wooden tub, and ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sherbet recipes are included included. And best of all for clean up the freezer can and dasher are dishwasher-safe. At White Mountain F69206-X 6-Quart Electric Ice Cream Freezer
This SousVide Supreme Water Oven combines a thermostatically controlled, touchpad enabled, super slow cooker function with vacuum packed foodstuffs and water to deliver perfectly cooked fish, vegetables, and other sealed items of your choice. The product of decades of refinement by top chefs, the SousVide Supreme Water Oven cooks sealed food at precise preset temperatures for consistent cooking, and wonderful flavors. Vacuum-sealed food loses virtually none of its flavor or nutrients during cooking, and the pressure encourages flash marinating, naturally enhancing the delicious tastes and [...]
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Yum. Potatoes on the grill. This rack has steel spurs to set the potatoes on and to conduct heat to the center of the potatoes. It holds four potatoes.
Cook your food on a block of salt! These blocks are made of translucent pink salts. You can use them to cook meat or fish. They can go on the grill or in the oven. You can also chill them to serve cold food such as sushi. The blocks are anti-microbial. You clean them with a brush, pat down, and then air dry.
We’ve always wanted a french press, and this 8-cup, 34-ounce French press coffee maker allows you to brew flavorful coffee in 4 minutes – so sign us up. The beaker is made of ultra-light, heat-resistant borosilicate glass; polypropylene handle and base. And the french press features a 3-part stainless [...]
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What to do some grilling and frying at the same time? Maybe some steak and eggs for breakfast? George Foreman has a grill and griddle combination. There are two separate temperature controls to cook each food perfectly. The grill has a floating hinge to accommodate food of varying thicknesses. At George Foreman Side-by-Side Grill and Griddle
With allergies and lactose intolerance everywhere, soy milk is very popular. With this machine, you can make soy milk at home instead of buying it at the store. It also make rice, nut, or almost any kind of milk you can think of. It has four push-button operations, each optimized for soybeans, grains, seeds/nuts, or any combination of them. It also doesn’t have a filter, which makes cleaning up easier. At Soyapower Plus Soy Milk Maker
A week from today (next Tuesday, May 18th), American Express will be featuring the Weber Baby Q Portable Gas Grill for outdoor barbecues for just $75 (regularly $159), and the $40 Coleman 50-Quart Wheeled Cooler (regularly $59.99). A pretty amazing deal for a pretty amazing combo to make summer camping and grilling and yes TAILGATING more fun. The site also features many different deals including electronics, but it’s the kitchen stuff that caught our eye. We’ll keep checking it out for more kitchen related deals as we find [...]
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Given the recent water fiasco here in Boston, it’s nice to see you can get a device that will destroy viruses, bacteria and protozoa–including Giardia and Cryptosporidium–using ultraviolet (UV) light. The SteriPen takes 48 seconds to purify 16 ounces of fluid, 90 seconds for 32 ounces. That’s quite a bit of water, and enough for most general cooking. It’s also easy to use–just press a button to start and the SteriPEN shuts off when purification is complete. No pumping, no chemicals, no test strips, no timekeeping, no lubricating, and no replacement filters required. It’s Mother’s Day 2010 weekend, and we never really expected to think about how the future would affect mother’s the world over – but now we are. We remember getting a waffle maker for our Mom with well – not great looks. “Am I now supposed to make you waffles?” Touche Mom – but now that we have a family, purchases like that seem to be more welcome as we cook a ton, and try and not imply “Mom” make them for us. If you’re looking for something special this Mother’s Day (click here to continue reading ››)
Here’s a kitchen gadget we have only seem in steampunk movies, but now seems to be available to the peeling obsessed. This Professional Metal Apple Peeler peels any apple perfectly, and easily. If you’re planning on making a ton of pies, or canning this peeler is for you. You can get it for $27 here. Via Gizmodiva
We had no idea you could pick up a solar oven from an online retailer instead of just going direct to the source or building your own. Now you can own a rust-proof, highly polished, mirror-like anodized aluminum reflector oven and cook with the sun. The global sun oven sets up in minutes, and is lightweight and has a carry handle. Easy temperature monitoring allows you to reach temps of 360 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. We’ve never used one ourselves but maybe this is the Summer of solar [...]
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Electronics MacGourmet for iPhone and iPod Touch and OSX Espresso Machines Bialetti Moka Express Stovetop Espresso Maker – Easy [...]
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Looking for an original cake? This silicone mold makes a cake in the shape of bread. Just bake and slice in half and put the filling of your choice in the middle to make a sandwich cake. Yummy. At Cakewhich Silicone Cake Tray
We’re always on the lookout for a better composting setup, and this Soilsaver Classic Composter produces rich organic dark humus in 6 to 8 weeks from kitchen and garden waste. It’s so efficient it works in all climates and can recycle up to 30% of household waste. Made from 100% recycled material, it’s locking self-watering lid keeps varmints out and allows for easy entry so you can get your soil for household plants and the garden. At Soilsaver Classic Composter
We’ve been looking into getting a new bar set, as our current bar set is missing most of the things we need to use. This OXO Barware set features a cocktail strainer which has a raised lip to prevent liquids from dripping, mixing Spoon with non-slip handle, and the jigger has a soft grip and measurement markings. There’s even a dual function bottle opener for bottles and cans, and everything is dishwasher safe. We really like the brushed steal look, and think this might just be the barware set for us in the future.
We live and die each morning on how great our toast is and how many smaller dinner items we can cook for the kids our toaster oven, so we’re always on the lookout for a multi-function toaster oven that’s not too expensive and can do all of our toaster tasks. This large-capacity 1200-watt 4-slice toaster oven can bake, broil, bagel, toast, and keep-warm food. It is adjustable to a temperature up to 450 degrees F, and also has a 30-minute timer, slide-out crumb tray, and [...]
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We’re all about rotisserie chicken, and this vertical countertop rotisserie in brushed stainless steel with 8-pound food capacity can make one hell of an amazing rotisserie chicken. The touchpad controls and LCD readout give you access to 5 preset temperature settings, and the nonstick interior is a breeze to clean. It also comes with an 8-piece skewer set, roasting rack, poultry tower, multi-purpose basket, and drip tray. At Cuisinart CVR-1000 Vertical Countertop Rotisserie with Touchpad Controls
We love this stovetop brewer that makes 6 2-ounce cups of espresso in just 4 to 5 minutes. Having had one for over 10+ years, we can safely say it easily makes one of the best cups of coffee in our house. Made of durable polished aluminum in a unique octagon shape, it features a flip-up top and side-pour spout that provides added convenience when pouring your cup of coffee into the cup. At Bialetti Moka Express Stovetop Espresso Make
Periodically we check in on one of our favorite recipe applications for Mac OS X and iPhone. MacGourmet is our recipe database of choice, and we think the iPhone version is the bomb. There’s even a much rumored iPad version in the works too. You’ll want to get the MacGourmet full application too (now version 2), as MacGourmet helps you create and edit your recipes, wine notes and cooking notes, easily browse your entire collection and build your own custom lists for categories like appetizers or desserts.
That’s right – the people behind the SousVide Supreme Water Oven have sent us a review unit which we’ll be using over the coming week. We’ll try a variety of recipes including steaks, vegetables, and whatever else we can think up. The unit is very cool looking out of the box, with a space age quality to it right away. What is a SousVide Supreme water oven? The product of decades of refinement by top chefs, the SousVide Supreme Water Oven cooks sealed food at precise preset temperatures for consistent cooking, and wonderful flavors. [...]
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We consume a lot of expensive yogurt here at Kitchen Contraptions, and we’ve always wondered what we’d need to make it less expensive at home. This electric yogurt maker produces up to 42 ounces of homemade yogurt at a time, and uses fresh ingredients–no artificial additives or preservatives required. It comes with 7 6-ounce lidded glass jars for making single-serving portions. Also the see-through cover allows you to see how the yogurt is coming along. We’ll have to see if [...]
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Ideal for bacon grilled sandwiches and hamburgers and quesadillas, this bacon press features a wooden handle that stays cool to the touch when pressing down hard to get perfectly flat bacon. It includes instructions for seasoning before use, cleaning and storage. We’re always wondering how to get better flat bacon besides doing it oven style on cookie sheets, so perhaps this is our next bacon related purchase. At Norpro Cast Iron Round Bacon Press
This fully automatic 1-1/2-quart ice cream machines makes frozen yogurt, sorbet, and ice cream. It features a brushed stainless-steel housing; commercial-style compressor freezer; and prefreezing is not required. It also has precise temperature control and efficient mixing with a fully automatic 60-minute timer. We’ve never had such a high end ice cream machine, but we expect making our favorite maple walnut ice cream should be a bit easier than our hand cranked ice cream machine we currently have. At Cuisinart ICE-50BC Supreme Ice Cream Maker
Jim Beam has proudly branded this 4-rack outdoor smoker with user-friendly digital controls. It features a 500-watt stainless-steel heating bar; 125-watt burner, and also has a smoke generator that automatically feeds wood bisquettes. It also has adjustable time, smoke, and temperature settings. Brisket anyone? At Jim Beam BTDS76JB Bradley Smoker 4-Rack Digital Outdoor Smoker
Warmer weather means time to think about grilling. I’ve never seen anything like this before. This set of two cast-iron humidifiers for the grill allow you to grill tender meat and seafood. You fill the boxes with water, beer, wine, juice, or other flavoring. While you grill, steam is released, adding moisture to the food. At Moistly Grilled Cast Iron Grill Humidifiers
We often forget the basics here at Kitchen Contraptions, as we’re consumed with finding some groovy new electronic kitchen gizmo when our readers often need well – the basic set of kitchen gadgets in a bucket to get them started. This slim-lined, space-efficient utensil holder with 14 of OXO’s most important everyday kitchen tools. The set includes a flexible turner, 12-inch tongs, square turner, spoon, slotted spoon, grater, and also includes a swivel peeler, ice cream scoop, potato masher, [...]
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Finally a sharpen and cut combo knife, and it even stores itself safely away in the sharpener. It automatically hones the blade every time the knife is stored or removed from the protective scabbard. The knife is a 7-inch santoku knife which is perfect for an all around kitchen knife. There is a bracket included for optionally mounting the scabbard on vertical or horizontal surfaces. At Rachael Ray Gusto-Grip 7-Inch Sharp Store Self-Sharpening Knife with Stand
It’s hard to call this blend a small appliance when it can generate blade speeds of 240 mph with a 2+ horsepower motor. This countertop blender with laser-cut stainless-steel blades featuers a durable all-metal construction; variable speed control 64-ounce jar; recipe books, instructional DVD, and manuals. We’ve seen one in action and can testify – it will blend just about anything you throw at it. At Vita-Mix 1363 CIA Professional Countertop Blender with 2+ HP Motor
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