PRODUCT: Scrape Without Scratching

So you have a glass cooktop. Terrific! But cleaning it is not so terrific. To remove a cooked-on mess, you need to use a razor blade-type instrument, ?very carefully. The SKrAPr was born after its inventor scratched his own glass cooktop with the conventional razor-type cleaning implement. Made with a patented blend of ?resins that…
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PRODUCT: Save Time, Eat Well With The “Stay Or Go” Slow Cooker

Like many people, we live a busy life: work, get home, walk the dog and put a hot dinner on the table. We do a lot of slow cooking. Until recently, we didn’t know what we were missing from our Rival Crock-Pot 5-quart slow cooker. Then we were given the Hamilton Beach Ensemble Stay Or…
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PRODUCT & FREE SAMPLE: CoverMate Stretch-To-Fit Food Covers

Are you a big user of plastic wrap? It’s not the greenest product in the kitchen: Use it once, throw it away and let it sit in the landfill for an eternity. CoverMate has a solution. Its Stretch-to-Fit Food Covers are a heavier grade of plastic with a stretch band that easily covers any shape…
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COOKING: Cassis In Your Kitchen?

The new cassis for cooking. Photo courtesy SurLaTable.com. The cassis in our kitchen is crème de cassis, a heavenly blackcurrant (a.k.a. cassis) liqueur made in Burgundy. We employ it in various desserts, and adore it mixed with sparkling wine (a Kir Royale cocktail) or sometimes, in a still white wine (a Kir). Cassis is a…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: Gifts For The Kitchen

If you still haven’t decided on a Valentine’s Day gift, how about something heart-shaped for the kitchen? Cookware, measuring spoons and tea strainers “with a heart” may be just what he or she would like from Cupid. See all of our favorite “love”-ly kitchen gifts. See more of our favorite Valentine’s Day gifts in every…
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