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Kitchen

The Flat Fold Colander Saves Cabinet Space and Actually Works!

by Theresa September 13, 2009

The Flat Fold Colander is a large capacity colander that folds up for easy storage. I really hate having to have separate sized colanders for different foods. Like one for the lettuce, one for the rice and beans and another for the veges and taters. So could this fancy new colander put our old standard strainers to shame?

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Simple Ideas on How to Make Homemade Ice Cream

by Theresa July 19, 2009

How to make homemade ice cream without an ice cream maker? To celebrate national ice cream month, here are a few good ways to make ice cream with rock salt, ice, and no mechanical help. We’ll call it Ziploc Bag ice cream, and Coffee Can ice cream. Kids and some of us grown ups, especially love to make our own. If you do decide on getting an electric ice cream maker and want to make your own top quality gourmet ice cream, I’ve got a Martha Stewart video you! You will be amazed at how easy it is to make.

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Thirty Delectable Ice Cream Recipes for the Play and Freeze Ball

by Theresa July 18, 2009

This ice cream recipe list sure is long enough…I kind of went of on a tangent but I couldn’t resist. Look at the variety of ice cream flavors! Who can resist home made ice cream? It definitely brings back my childhood memories of summers out on the farm. Here’s a list of recipes for the regular, the Mega sized Play and Freeze Ice Cream Maker. These recipes can also be used to make home made recipes without the Play and Freeze Ball. I’ve also listed the alcoholic recipes separate from the others…

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Play and Freeze Ice Cream Maker Enjoyed by Kids

by Theresa July 14, 2009

The Play and Freeze Ice Cream Maker promises that you can “have a ball” then end up with a delicious home made ice cream treat. Geeze, just when you thought making ice cream was old hat… Can you imagine, working for your dessert? No need for electricity… Just add ice cream mix in one end and ice and rock salt in the other. Then “have a ball” so they say. You literally toss in the ingredients and throw the ball around until the ice cream is made. This is better left to the kids, shaking it, passing it around and rolling it.

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Watch Your Fingers When Using the Razor Sharp Titan Peeler

by Theresa July 12, 2009

The Titan Peeler looks so slick when you watch those infomercial guys using it. “Hmmm now how do we go about hyping up this boring ol peeler” the marketing group must be asking themselves. Oh and by the way, there are very similar looking products out there. There’s the Samurai Peeler which they have renamed the Samurai Speed Peeler. What creative geniuses they are! Taking a closer look they are slightly different peelers. It looks like the Titan peeler does more…They market it with a garnish guide and they claim it can peel, shred, grate, garnish, slice, shave and julienne. Whereas the Samurai Peeler is basically just a peeler.

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Do You Really Save Time Using the Samurai Peeler?

by Theresa July 11, 2009

Samurai Peeler is one of many kitchen gadgets by the infamous Chef Tony. You might remember him from the those Miracle Blades infomercials in the late 80s, and lately with his Smart Lidz. In this video review, Chef Mark Alfano of Alfano’s Restaurant uses the Samurai Speed Peeler in his daily routine, cutting up various vegetables for his sauces and soup stock.

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Bacon Wave Cooks Bacon Thoroughly But How’s the Taste?

by Theresa May 16, 2009

Bacon Wave has got a new name…it’s now the Bacon Magic Wave. Oooh Ahhhh! It looks like there’s a whole slew of these bacon cooking gadgets on the market. A lot of them look and sound kind of ridiculous. There’s the Makin’ Bacon, the Bacon Tray and the Wow Bacon Microwave Cooker. Of course, the biggest hassle cooking up bacon is the grease splatter and the messy pan cleanup plus the bacon sometimes doesn’t get uniformly cooked. Here’s a side by side comparison of bacon cooked on the stove top and in the microwave with the Bacon Wave.

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NuWave Oven Is Convenient but Does the Food Taste Good?

by Theresa May 13, 2009

The NuWave Oven is yet another culinary weapon for your dinner-making arsenal. It just wouldn’t be right to use our traditional oven, that’s just not high tech enough. The infomercial half baked claims suggest that there’s a new and better technique. Infrared cooking is supposed to cut your cooking time in half making gourmet meals in just minutes.

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Micro Grill Gives a Nice Rubbery, Bland Taste to Microwaved Food

by Theresa May 12, 2009

Micro Grill is yet another infomercial product that tries to find another use for your microwave. It’s almost like the makers of these “as seen on TV” products haven’t moved past their 1975 fascination with the microwave. Right there on the box it says the Micro Grill “transforms your microwave into a turbo-charged grilling machine.” “Complete meals in under seven minutes,” it says it “works in any microwave.” We’ll see about that! Do you really want to “barbecue” your meat in the microwave all year round? Sounds a little disturbing…

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One Touch Can Opener – Amazing Kitchen Gadget or Piece of Trash?

by Theresa April 5, 2009

One Touch Can Opener has been updated into the more modern 21st version you see today. Being a kitchen gadget freak myself, I thought I might give this one a try. Glad I didn’t waste $20 on the One Touch Can Opener…Here’s why.

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