GADGET: A Better Tea Bag Caddy

We see a lot of kitchen gadgets that should never have seen the light of day. Nobody needs them, and worse, they don’t work. Here’s one that’s very clever, useful and makes up for the last 10 gadgets we couldn’t even give away: The Tea Bag Buddy from The Container Store. This silicone tea cup…
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PRODUCT: A Handsome Stainless Steel Water Filtration Pitcher

If you use a water filtration pitcher, your choice has been limited to plastic. Until now. Base Brands has introduced the Reduce Vision pitcher, the first stainless steel water filter pitcher and possibly the best water filtration pitcher. The stainless steel doesn’t scratch as readily as the plastic pitchers we’ve had, and it’s lightweight and…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: The Amazing Rice Cube

From hors d’oeuvre to sushi to snacks, Rice Cube turns out dazzling food in minutes.   Faster than most recipes. More powerful than many kitchen utensils. Able to turn out dazzling foods in a single bound. It’s our latest super gadget find, the Rice Cube. This handy gadget will help you turn out impressive foods…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Finish Soup In Blender

The correct technique for blending hot soup. Photo courtesy Cuisinart.   Yesterday we discussed how easy it is to blend soups and sauces with a hand-held immersion blender. Today, we share a tip for using a conventional upright blender. This tip should be part of every recipe that tells you to blend hot soup, but…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Immersion Blender Uses To Save Time & Effort

An immersion blender can take the place of a hand mixer, upright blender and food processor. Photo courtesy Waring.   We own a food processor, stand mixer, hand-held beater, upright blender and immersion blender. We gave away our mother’s 1970s-era hand-cranked egg beater* a month ago. We may have used it for scrambled eggs decades…
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