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Picks and pans from our tests of 10-inch skillets
No matter how carefully you treat your nonstick frying pan, the day will come when it loses its slickness and your once beautiful omelets turn into a mess. After the pan becomes scratched and damaged, replacing it is the best option. If you’re doing that every two or three years, you probably don’t want to pay top dollar for a new skillet. In Consumer Reports new tests of 10-inch frying pans we found three nonstick top picks including a Calphalon for $ [...]
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1.7 million Royal Prestige thermal-wall pots and pans recalled due to burn and fire hazard
Hy Cite Enterprises has recalled 1.7 million Royal Prestige 9-Ply thermal-wall pots and pans because they can collapse, crimp, or severely deform when exposed to heat, posing a burn and fire hazard.
The company is aware of 1,136 reports of cookware collapsing, crimping, or deforming, including one report of someone getting spattered with hot oil when the pan collapsed inward while cooking.
Sold door-to-door by independent distributors of Hy Cite Enterprises for $ 250 to $ [...]
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Stocking up on pots and pans for the holidays
The average American will use seven pots and pans to prepare their holiday meals, according to the Holiday Cookaware Omnibus Study conducted by DuPont Teflon. That’s good to know if you’re stocking up on new cookware ahead of the holiday blitz. Also good to know? Which brands and models fared best in Consumer Reports’ latest tests of more than 30 non-stick and uncoated cookware sets.
Our testers subjected the cookware to a battery of tough tests. To measure frying pan cooking evenness, [...]
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The stylish and efficient compact induction hob from UNOLD is easy to operate. Measuring just 25 x 19 x 6 centimetres, the compact cooktop is also small enough to fit in the tiniest kitchens. The induction hob has 5 power settings ranging from 300 watts to 1.2 kW as well as 5 temperatures between 60°C and 220°C, which can be set using the convenient LED display.
The compact induction hob automatically recognizes suitable pots and pans. For added safety, it features overheating protection and automatic adjustment of [...]
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V-ZUG GK45TEBS
The versatile induction cooktops by V-ZUG come with child locks, slider controls, 4 induction cooking zones and automatic frying zones, suitable for large frying pans that are too big for a normal, round cooking zone. The V-ZUG GK45TEBS and GK46TIABS also feature automatic warm-up function which enables one cooking zone to operate at full power for a set period after being switched on. The cooking zone then automatically returns to the power level you selected.
V-ZUG GK46TIABS
In addition, the induction cooktops are equipped [...]
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 February 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.
Baking
NinjaBread Man – Silent and Deadly Cookies YUMBOTS – The Friendly Cupcake Robots
Cleaning Supplies
DPW – Department of Public Works Sink Stopper
Free Standing Kitchens
10 Induction Cooktops For Modern Free Standing Kitchens and Others
Grilling
Steel Charcoal Grills from Fire & [...]
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Dishwashers come with many options to help you get sparkling clean dishes. Some come standard on a basic machine and some will add considerably to the price of your new dishwasher. Read on to see what Consumer Reports had to say about these features.
Adjustable racks and loading aids
Racks that adjust up or down, adjustable tines, and silverware and stemware holders let you reconfigure the interior and organize the contents. Those devices increase flexibility, especially when you cook for a crowd, and they can help accommodate large and oddly shaped items.
Dirt sensor
It adjusts [...]
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We’ve always had a Misto in our kitchen, and we love having it to mist olive oil onto pans while cooking, and other items we’re prepping like muffins and breads. You simply pump the Misto after filling with olive oil to make the Misto work. You can also use your favorite vegetable oil as well in it.
At Misto M100S Gourmet Brushed Aluminum Olive Oil Sprayer
If you are considering installing a central vacuum system, you probably have visions of carefree vacuuming- is that an oxymoron? You will no longer lug your vacuum up and downstairs or try to maneuver through doorways, banging the walls as you go. Well before you spend the $1000 or more, read on to see if your vision can become a reality.
From DIYlife.com:
HOW DOES A BUILT-IN CENTRAL VACUUM SYSTEM WORK?
Unlike standard portable vacuums, central vacuum systems don’t require you to haul a heavy unit around the house to clean. With built-in central vacuum systems, [...]
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Happy New Year! December 2010 was another amazing month of Kitchen Contraptions – filled with kitchen gadgets, small appliances, and other kitchen wonders along with our Holiday Gift Guide. Thanks again to all of our loyal readers for visiting us each day, and you can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Cleaning Supplies
Baking
Pac-Man Cookie Cutters – Eat Those Ghosts
General News
What Kitchen Contraptions Did You Get this Holiday Season 2010? Happy Holidays from Kitchen Contraptions – 2010 My Very Own Toy Kitchen
Grilling
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We just love this little half moon kitchen for kids featuring Pots, Pans, cooking utensils, Microwave, Conventional oven, and more. There’s even a cell phone and grill area. We’ve had something similar to this in our kids play room since year one, and they still love it.
At American Plastic Toy My Very Own Kitchen
November was another amazing month of Kitchen Contraptions – filled with kitchen gadgets, small appliances, and other kitchen wonders along with our Holiday Gift Guide. Thanks again to all of our loyal readers for visiting us each day, and you can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Cleaning Supplies
Black & Decker Pivot Vac Cordless Pivoting Hand Vac
Coffee Makers
Nespresso D90/S1 Essenza Single-Serve Manual Espresso Machine Mr. Coffee 4-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker – Time to Make the Coffee
Food Processors
Cuisinart DLC-10S Pro Classic 7-Cup Food Processor [...]
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This is a new one for the Pots and Pans section here at Kitchen Contraptions. These rather oversized silicone bowls can be used for mixing, baking, and other kitchen uses. You can safely wrap and roast a fish in these babies, and they wash up easily. Killer idea.
Via Gizmodo at Silicone Steamer Bowls
This stylishly designed 75cm wide hob, Hoover HGH 75 SQDX meets every need of today’s chefs, making their job easier and faster. Elegant in form and versatile in performance, the 5-burner hob from Hoover is made of steel with heavy duty cast iron grates to provide a stable surface for all types of saucepans, and conveniently positioned front knobs with an integrated one-touch electronic ignition to allow a single handed operation.
The 5-burner hob is also equipped with a thermocouple flame failure device which automatically cuts off [...]
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