|
|
We’ve seen just about everything a Weber grill has to offer but this one surprised us – how about a pizza oven? Yep this do it yourself pizza maniac has created an insert you can buy to work on just about any Weber Kettle Grill called the Kettle Pizza Oven. The add on allows you to keep a consistent temperature in your Weber Kettle Grill and make amazing pizza.
The Kettle Basic package costs $99, and it’s made for 22.5″ grills. The basic kit includes a USA made 304 grade stainless [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
This set of 3 kitchen towels: waffel cotton, terrycloth with a ruffled hem, and printed cotton also match a Cherry Apron and Cherry Oven Mitt. We love the 50′s and think this motif would suit us for a themed dinner or just fun in the kitchen. All three are 100% cotton and machine-washable.
At Cherry Kitchen Towel Trio
 
 May 2011 was another amazing month of Kitchen Contraptions – filled with kitchen gadgets, small appliances, and other kitchen wonders. We’ve been pretty grilling obsessed this past month, and we’ll probably be even more grilling obsessed in June. Thanks again to all of our loyal readers for visiting us each day, and you can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Bowls
Le Creuset Silicone Multi-Colored Prep Bowls
Coffee Makers
Nespresso CitiZ Automatic Espresso Maker – Make Coffee and Espresso Zojirushi EC-DAC50 [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
Later this summer when our fruit trees start to produce we’re always overwhelmed with what to do with all those cherries, plums, and other fruit. How about make your own juice? We’ve never seen a steam juicer before but this 12 Quart capacity for juicing bushels of fruit and berries will make juice from just about any fruit. The kit includes lid, steamer, juice kettle, water pan, drain tube, and clamp, and is constructed of high polished aluminum. We’ll just have to let you know how it goes later this Summer but this looks like it [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
Amazon has a really great page of grilling, cooking, and other kitchen and yard gadgets for your father this spring. We think you can’t go wrong with a great knife block or grill, but really you can get a bunch of smaller stuff as well like grilling tongs, coffee mugs, timers, thermometers, and other items Dad will find useful in his everyday pursuit of cooking perfection. We’ve had huge success with keeping [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
It’s time to honor our troops and get some grilling done for this Memorial Day weekend in the US. Kitchen Contraptions will resume normal posting next Tuesday, and we’ll have lots of kitchen gadgets to ensure your summer is off to a great start. We want to put a big shout out to the women and men of our armed forces that keep us going each and every day. We can only hope you get some tasty treats this holiday weekend.
We’ve been trying to find compelling recipe apps this week, and when we searched for cooking for dummies guess what we found? Yep – lots of cool apps from the Books for Dummies people that feature different areas of cooking. Given we’re total chinese food nuts, we were pleasantly surprised to find a Asian themed cooking app for your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The app has video instructions for 60 recipes, and introduces you to the techniques you need to prepare delicious Asian dishes and impress [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
Sous-Vide cooking is gaining popularity as most young chefs are using not only in their kitchen at work, but also their kitchen at home. We reviewed the SousVide Supreme for home use sous-vide cooking some time ago, and are still using this method for pork chops and other items in our kitchen. If you’re unfamiliar with sous-vide cooking it’s basically a french method [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
Jamie Oliver has two apps currently available to make your kitchen contraption filled life easier – Jamie Oliver’s award winning 20-Minute Meals and Jamie Oliver’s Recipes. 20 Minute meals is available on Android, and Recipes is available for the iPhone. We’ve tried out recipes and the feature set is solid – you get a sampling of recipes and then can even buy a set of 20 minute recipes with it. The 20 minute recipe app on android comes with 60 quick and easy recipes, and has pictures of what you’re trying to make [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
We don’t even have a kitchen lighting category after 7 years here at Kitchen Contraptions, yet lighting in our kitchen has been a constant thing on our minds. We recently replaced our flood lights with LEDs so we have been now looking to get those same lower watt savings in our under cabinet lights.
The CounterMax MX-LD Collection led discs mount easily [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
We love our Nespresso, and we really love our Nespresso Citiz as the design is sleek and the colors are amazing. Each CITIZ is designed to be a reference to a particular city like the above feels very taxi cab and New York like. If you don’t like Citiz them you can get the design in chrome, black, and other colors. The Nespresso Citiz uses a coffee capsule system from Nespresso which features a variety of coffees and espressos. There is an energy saving mode on this model, [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
The The Times of India has a pretty extensive article on 8 kitchen gadgets which will help you lose weight? How? Well they claim an oil mister, apple divider, herb mill, grater or zester, handheld chopper, and kitchen scissors will do the trick. We have to agree.
By being in touch with your food and portion control you can easily shave off calories, and also make your food taste better and be prepared with less oil. A grater or zester will help prepare a meal [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
We had no idea until this morning that Wiliams-Sonoma now has an online Butcher Shop featuring Kobe beef, black hog, and crazy wild boar pork chops. Did your mouth just start watering? Ours did. We’ve yet to try it and things are not cheap but then again this is a butcher shop designed for the upscale and those important moments in your meat future.
The players in the butcher shop include:
Fermin -
This luxurious Kobe-style beef from Oregon is prized for its buttery texture and beautiful marbling. A customized diet and selective breeding produce this very special meat, hailed as “the Rolls-Royce [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
This 650-watt drip coffeemaker brews up to 5 cups of coffee, and has a really nice looking brushed satin steel like finish. This is a filter cone brewer, and the filter cone sits inside the decanter making it more compact and easier to use than other coffee makers where you’ll find the filter cone on top making the brewer at least 3 inches taller. There is also a concealed water reservoir, and the coffee maker features a keep warm function along with a replaceable water filter. If [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
We’re not sure how to paint a grill let alone the process to turn a grill into R2-D2 but if your the webmaster of RebelScum.com and your name is Philip Wise apparently the grilling force is strong with you. There are custom temperature probes built in just like R2 would have, along with a pretty nifty overall temperature gauge. The grill is a converted 55 gallon drum made for well – we guess grilling robots. Convert yours today and let the force be with you – grilling.
Via Pocket-lint
 
You can make meal times a blast with Taste Explosion, the grenade salt & pepper shakers. These salt and pepper shakers are produced from quality porcelain, and throwing a salt or pepper bomb at dinner will never be hard again.
At Grenade Salt & Pepper Shakers
 
We had no idea you could buy a stone outdoor fireplace from Costco, and have it installed – YES. The stone outdoor fireplace also has a adjustable 3 position grill for your outdoor kitchen needs, and features a unique construction that will no allow the stone work to crack with outdoor exposure. It also has a powder-coated steel door system, and assembly takes [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
This pizza stone duplicates crispy pizzeria-style crust because of the firebrick construction which offers superior heat retention and distribution. The flat surface releases pizza or bread quickly and easily, and the durable texture resists cracking caused by high temperatures. We love the fact you can use this on a grill or in the oven, and if you want the smoky flavor using on the grill will be your best bet for that fire grilled pizza taste. We hope to get one of these over the summer and then make some fire grilled pizzas with a drink [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
Mr. Bar B Q has a bunch of really interesting grilling toppers – which really means skillets you can use on the grill. They also have a grill wok, and a large surface grill piece you can use to cook salmon filet and other items that might fall through your grill grates. We live in great grilling times people, and we currently have been using a grilling basket to make amazing potatoes that come out crispy. We can imagine having a handle with our grilling skillet will only improve our grilling of said potatoes.
At [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
We’ve been using a small set of these in green, but this set of 4 prep bowls in 1/4-cup, 1/3-cup, 1/2-cup, and 1-cup sizes comes in many colors. The prep bowls are made from stain-resistant, non-abrasive Silicone which we know cleans up easily, and the flexible design allows for funneling ingredients into small jars and containers. You can also use these in the freezer and microwave so prepping ahead is possible along with cooling down hot liquids or mixes.
At Le Creuset Silicone Prep Bowls
 
SUN OVENS has a new very portable version of it’s sun oven and it’s currently 10% off. Right in time for Summer cooking (and if you live somewhere where the sun shines more than here in the northeast – anytime) the Sun Oven allows you to harness the full power of the Sun for cooking. Great for slow cooking dishes, this new oven has improved materials for to make it one of [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
This simple but elegant bowl shaped free standing kitchen island has lots of cool features. There is built in storage around the base, with an integrated sink and cooktop. There’s also pull out seating (check out the full set of picks here). We love the way it feels approachable, versus just a functional kitchen island. The best part is there’s even a micro-fridge in the design pics.
Via Gizmodo
Weber has a new Summit the S-670 and it’s got one of the coolest new features we’ve seen on a grill – a sear station. We can’t tell you the number of times we want to get a steak fired up and seared quickly or just searing a little tuna in the backyard and our current grill has to be in the 500 range overall – so this eliminates the entire grill being hot and puts an extra burner on one side. The grill also features a tuck away rotisserie system [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
The wired fridge seems to have come and gone several times, but this networked Smart Fridge from LG seems like it might be better than previous efforts. You’ll be able to login to your fridge and adjust cooling settings remotely, and the fridge will feature all the internet data you’d expect like weather, shopping lists, recipes, and maybe even internet feeds. We hope whatever it features it’s information at a glance.
Via Gizmag
 
April 2011 was another amazing month of Kitchen Contraptions – filled with kitchen gadgets, small appliances, and other kitchen wonders. Thanks again to all of our loyal readers for visiting us each day, and you can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Coffee Makers
Aerobie AeroPress Coffee and Espresso Maker
Egg Cookers
Egg Piercer Prevents Cracked Boiled Eggs
Electronics
Drop and Egg on Your iPad with Chef Sleeve Allrecipes â Your Kitchen Inspiration [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
We’re tired of hearing the Emperor wine that the Death Star cookie effort is not as far along as he wants. Now you can finally pull a total Ackbar on him, and get this officially licensed Lucasfilm collectible which is cookie complete. No that’s not a moon – that’s a Death Star cookie jar!
At Death Star Giant Cookie Jar
 
If you make boiled but hate the cracks after the boiling is done you’re going to need an egg piercer. This stainless-steel piercer safely puts a pinhole in the bottom of the shell – you’ll want to use the wide end. This pinhole helps to prevent cracking when boiling the egg. After you make a bunch you may want to get this pretty amazing egg slicer to as well.
At Sur La Table Egg Piercer
 
Oh crazy grill in a pot complete with plant on top how we love you. Your sneaky grilling ways will get uncovered frequently and we’ll use a little rosemary grown on your top from your rich herb garden head. Charcoal? Yes you use charcoal, and if we had millions of years your head could make that too.
Seriously, with this grill you can grow your herbs on the top to season the food you cook on the grill. It is ideal for small terraces or balconies and even looks good when not in use. Made from [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
Designed Specifically for the iPad, you just peel off the re-sealable strip to close the sleeve and you are ready to start cooking with Chef Sleeve for iPad. Unlike other plastic bags, you will hardly know Chef Sleeve is there, and the touch screen works perfectly under the thin, yet protective, film. Since we’re getting an iPad 2 later this month, this looks like a great item for those heavy baking sessions.
At Chef Sleeve – Chef Sleeve Store
 
How cool would it be to have these aliens invade your dinner plate with some salt and pepper? For us here at the retro loving Kitchen Contraptions – very cool. Inspired by 80âēs space invader arcade games, each set comes with one black and one white piece. The Retro Arcade Salt and Pepper Shakers are available for preorder from PerpetualKid for $14.99.
Via Chip Chick at Perpetual Kid
You can now make your own Hawaiian ice with this easy to use top hand crank manual ice shaver. It features an enclosed ice chamber for safe operation, and a drip tray for easy clean up. the Jelly Belly manual ice shaver also includes two ice molds or can be used with ice cubes.
At Back to Basics Jelly Belly Manual Ice Shaver
 
We’ve been looking at different apps for recipes for iPad and iPad2 and Allrecipes â Your Kitchen Inspiration for iPad is the cooking app we’ve been waiting for. This FREE app is filled with thousands of member-tested recipes, with additional powerful tools added by upgrading to PRO. We haven’t upgraded to PRO just yet, but we have used it in the kitchen while making up a batch of cookies and the display [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
Now you can grate with ease with this grater. Stress less technologies delivers effortless results and the grated cheese falls vertically with no wrist torsion. The ergonomic design is great for right or left handed use, and the spring loaded door makes for easy access to the stainless steel grating drum.
At Trudeau Stress Less Steel Rotary Cheese Grater
 
Not really designed for the kitchen, but it will work great on your back porch or backyard grilling area. This 13.4-inch grill is for cooking whole fish, steaks for 4, portabellas, and more in the great outdoors. The compact design is for easy car transport to the picnic and for grilling on small balconies. The enamel-coated steel construction for corrosion- and scratch-resistance and easy, scrub-free cleaning makes keeping the grill looking great [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
This bowl and colander hybrid saves space by combining a handle that pivots to open the strainer in the base. We love multi-purpose kitchen contraptions, and this one is also really attractive.
Via Gizmodo at Quirky
 
All of the articles we post and other fun stuff here at Kitchen Contraptions can be followed in a variety of ways. Each day we post an article here or two so make sure and visit us on the web, and weekly you can of course get our newsletter via email. You can also now follow us on Twitter and Facebook. If you’re using a feed reader such as Google Reader or the like make sure and use our RSS feed.
Kitchen Contraptions Weekly Email Newsletter Kitchen Contraptions RSS [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
Kuhn Rikon has a new set of farmers market knives that feature fresh colors, and interesting patterns on the knife blades. Coming in Red, Purple, Orange, and Green each knife has a different vegetable inspired design on the blade. The blade is made from razor-sharp Japanese carbon stainless steel. We used the red knife that Kuhn Rikon sent us this morning to prep our kids lunches and the knife worked great. It also comes with a sheath. The [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
We’ve been looking for a pan that would be cute, and fun for our two kids to use and we think this is a winner. The Hello Kitty Fry pan will make more than just cute food as you can cook anything you’d normally cook in this cat pan. We love the pink handle, and we think a Totoro version would also be welcome.
Compact size is perfect for [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
Perfect for the handyman or girl who also grills, this Handyman BBQ Tools Grilling Set features all the utensils needed for a great BBQ but also includes standard tools on the other side if you need to fix something mid grill.
Spatula/Wrench – 3.5 inches x 19 inches Fork/Hammer – 4 inches x 19 inches Brush/Tape Measure – 2 inches x 16.5 inches (tape measure = 78in/200cm)
At HANDYMAN BBQ TOOLS GRILLING SET
 
This 5-1/2-cup computerized rice cooker and warmer with advanced Neuro Fuzzy logic technology will make perfect rice every time. IT features multi-menu selections, automatic keep-warm, extended keep-warm, and reheat cycles. The spherical, nonstick inner pan allows for spherical heating will ensure no burnt rice, and the LCD clock and timer will tell you when the rice is ready.
At Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 5-1/2-Cup Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker and Warmer
 
We love a digital scale that’s compact, practical and versatile and this one features a very unique lift off top that’s a cover and the bowl for weighing stuff. The lift off integrated measuring bowl rests upturned bowl on unit and it’s ready to weigh. It weighs liquids and dry foods. Units include grams, pounds, ounces, fluid ounces and milliliters, and there is a large, easy-to-read LCD display and simple controls. The convenient add and weigh function allows multiple ingredients to be weighed in the same bowl.
At Joseph Joseph Shell Digital Scale
 
 [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
The infrared gun gives cooks the assurance that the surface temperature will be read with pinpoint accuracy, without coming in contact with food thus ensuring no cross contamination. Simply point the gun at the item to be measured, press the trigger, and within a second the unit provides an accurate temperature reading.
At Component Design CDN IN1022 Infrared Gun
 
Okay – so it’s not a salt and pepper set – it’s a salt and power set. Made to look like real D sized batteries, this salt and pepper set will impress the power elite as they eat their giant pieces of meat at your grilling event. Okay – they’re just kinda funny and cool and we’d like a set.
At Fred and Friends Battery Salt and Pepper Set
 
At $200 bucks this grill better fly, and it does with a very cool design. Built to grill and impress, the Bodum Frykat Cone Charcoal Grill will be the envy of neighbors here on earth and aliens when they stop by for a picnic.
Via Chip Chick at Bodum
 
Making a great cup of coffee or shot of espresso doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. The Aerobie AeroPress Coffee and Espresso Maker is a unique coffee/espresso maker that uses total immersion and gentle pressure to produce coffee with extraordinarily rich flavor. We’ve had one of these in the Kitchen Contraptions test kitchen since launch, and we can safely say you can make whatever style of coffee you want – rich, dark, medium, light, or a shot of espresso with this. Because of the lower temperature and [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
This multi-tasking digital kitchen scale with a licensed iPod docking/charging station is compatible with all current iPods, and we’re hoping iPhones. We love multi-purpose kitchen appliances that save us room on our countertops, and we currently have both an iHome music player and kitchen scale that would collapse into this one unit and save us space. The Joy allows you to get results in pounds, fluid ounces, or grams; weighs dry and liquid ingredients in increments of .04 ounces [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
The Stok Quatrro Grill and its insert system make it easy to change between between a grill grate, griddle, pizza stone and vegetable tray. You can combine any two inserts to combo cook pizza and vegetables or whatever grilling needs are. The $350 grill also comes with side shelf towel bars, internal spice racks, stainless steel and porcelain construction, a built-in temperature gauge, and electric ignition.
Via Gizmodo at Stok Grills
We like a coffee grinder that’s small enough to stay put on the counter for easy access, but also looks really good. Available in black, orange, red, green and white, the its cord can be stored inside the grinder at the bottom, and a transparent lid allows the fineness grade of coffee grind to be observed. This powerful and handy grinder can grind enough coffee for an 8 cup French press.
Via Gizmodiva at Amazon.com: Bodum Bistro Electric Blade Grinder, Black: Kitchen & Dining
 
We may be getting ahead ourselves, but we really are dying for a clam bake with lobsters even if we have to cook it inside. This 19-quart steamer set made of carbon steel with porcelain-enamel coating has side loop handles on each tier for safe, secure transport of the precious seafood cargo. The domed lid with loop handle helps trap heat, moisture, and nutrients and if you haven’t had steamed because you boil your lobsters – you’re missing out. And our plan to cook inside if it’s too [...]
(click here to continue reading ››)
Page 5 of 14« First«...34567...10...»Last »
|
|
