GIFT: Kuhn Rikon Knives In Zebra Prints & More

Inspire someone to cook with these fun knife designs. Photo courtesy Kuhn Rikon.   Over the past few years, Swiss kitchenware manufacture Kuhn Rikon has produced some stylin’ knives. Blades are coated with everything from polka dots to pineapples; or have cut outs ranging from baguettes (for the baguette knife) to watermelon seeds (for the…
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PRODUCT: Softsoap Scentsations For Holiday Handwashing

Deck the sinks with holiday-scented hand soap.   With everything getting the holiday treatment, why not your hand soap? Softsoap Scentsations Limited Edition Holiday Liquid Hand Soaps offers three holiday scents: Enchanting Sugar Plum, Spiced Berry Bliss and Wintermint Wonderland. We installed bottles at the kitchen and bathroom sinks. Enchanting Sugar Plum reminds us of…
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GIFT: Tortilla Warmer For The Microwave

Looking for an inexpensive but useful gift for a fan of Mexican food? We’ve gotten a lot of use out of our microwavable tortilla warmer. It’s just $9.78 on Amazon.com. The tortilla warmer—an insulated pouch—holds up to 12 tortillas, and keeps them warm and moist for up to one hour. Simply place the tortillas in…
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COOKING VIDEO: How To Use A Knife Sharpener

  Now that we’ve discussed why it’s so important to keep your knives sharp, here’s a video that shows how easy it is to do so at home. Chef and cookbook author Clifford A. Wright demonstrates how to use a manual knife sharpener and a honing (sharpening) steel. He makes it look like fun! Consider…
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