Krups KP1010 Home Cafe Pod Brewer Available at Amazon.com

Looks like the new Krups Home Cafe Coffee Pod Brewer is available at Amazon.com. It's priced at $130 and available from a ZShops seller. The price seems in line with expectations it would be more in the Keurig B50 price range. We will be receiving the Krups Home Cafe Coffee Pod Brewer to review soon and should have a run down on how it's changed from earlier Home Cafe offerings.

"Krups expertise in coffee brewing is combined with the convenience of Home Cafe coffee pods to produce a consistent, custom brewed cup of hot coffee in less than a minute. No coffee mess, no unused coffee down the drain, just perfect pressure-brewed coffeehouse taste on demand."

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The Best from the Blogpire

Kitchen Contraptions.com is part of the Blogpire network, a growing network of blogs providing quality content across a range of subjects. Some of the best posts this week include:

Shirt Snob.com: LaROK Halter Top, Sale at Girl Shop, Floral Silk Top, and Pleated Cami by Ya-Ya.

GPS Lodge.com: Buy a Garmin, Magellan and get up to $50 back, Garmin Streetpilot 2720 vs. Magellan Roadmate 760, and HP rz1710 Navigator Pocket PC Based GPS Unit

Single Serve Coffee.com: Review: Community Coffee Dark Roast Coffee Pods and Krups KP1010 Home Cafe Pod Brewer Available at Amazon.com

Just The Chips.com: ChipTalk.net - Talk About Poker Chips! and Patties & Poker Chips?

Kitchen Contraptions.com: LED Cutlery, Totally Bamboo Little Kahuna Cutting Board, and Suck.uk Fridge Magnet Bottle Opener: Our Money Where Our Mouth Is

Shaving Stuff.com: Strong Enough For A Man, But Made For A Woman and Shaving Oil from Pacific Shaving Company

What's All The Racquet.com: Prince Introduces Line of Tennis Balls, HEAD Launches Three New Flexpoint Racquets, and Wilson Athletes Sweep Wimbledon Singles

TV Snob.com: Record a week's worth of TV, Samsung Launches TV Phone in Korea, and Cisco to Compete with TiVo

LED Cutlery for Your Dining Pleasure

We present LED Cutlery for your dining pleasure! Imagine a darkened room where only you and that special someone can watch food going in their mouth with the glow of a blue LED. Magic! The Q-Ying Gifts and Toys Company seems to have found a way to the hearts and minds of at least a few niche categories including LED Candles as well. So let's set the scene again: You, that special someone, a flickering blue candlelit dinner, and a mouthful of red forks as the night moves past you in utter LED heaven.

Via Shiny Shiny at Q-Ying

Man Retrofits Freezer to Make an Ultra-Efficient Fridge

I've been off the grid this week in Northern California and the one thing I would really want is a bigger freezer. Yes - we have power and a fridge, but it's not big enough to hold everything for the week, and best of all - town is 11 miles away so we've had to make several trips for ice just to keep everything cool and the road is a bit dicey. I would kill to have a nice big freezer for ice, meat, and even some ice cream.

"An off-grid experimenter in Australia, Tom Chalko, has retrofitted a chest freezer to create a fridge that uses only 100 watt-hours (0.1 kWh) per day! Tom points out that vertical door refrigerators are inherently inefficient. As soon as you open a vertical fridge door the cold air escapes, simply because it is heavier than the warmer air in the room. When you open a chest freezer, the cool air stays inside, just because it’s heavy. Any leak or wear in a vertical door seal causes significant loss of efficiency."

At MetaEfficient:

Smoothie Pro Plus

If you love making Smoothies, the Smoothie Pro Plus seems like it would be the ultimate Smoothie maker. The unit features a 600-watt motor, two speeds plus a pulse option, and a specially designed ice-crushing blade. Its has a rather large 56-ounce plastic container plus helpful 2- and 4-serving measuring marks, and a blender cap for mixing breadcrumbs, nuts, and other dry ingredients. Available in a variety of popular colors (including RED!!!), the smoothie maker measures approximately 6-1/2 by 8 by 20 inches.

At Back to Basics - Smoothie Pro Plus

Solar Sizzler

We've been covering solar ovens, cookers, and grills for the entire Summer, and you have to love this Solar Sizzler not only for the name but also for the couple in the pictures. I've never seen two people have more fun cooking in the Sun. It mounts on a camera tripod and comes apart so that you can fit it in a knapsack and take it camping. Best of all? It doesn't cost $400 clams - only $50 bucks for this solar flare wonder!

Via Treehugger at Solar Sizzler

Totally Bamboo Little Kahuna Cutting Board

BAMBOO!!! BAMBOO!!! BAMBOO!!! It's turning up everywhere and especially in the kitchen. And who wouldn't want to buy a bamboo cutting board with the name, "Little Kahuna". I can see the Big Kahuna in our house using this bad little boy.

Premium, hand-selected Totally Bamboo products are beautiful and useful, an ecologically-friendly, naturally renewable resource. Bamboo is 16% harder than maple wood and 1/3 lighter than oak, and absorbs very little moisture so it doesn't shrink or swell like other hardwoods. These beautifully crafted boards are assembled with approved food-grade glue, and never contain dye, stains, or formaldehyde. Little Kahuna dimensions: 12" x 18" x 2 1.4

At Totally Bamboo Little Kahuna Cutting Board

It's the Pits! Cherry Pitter Plunger

If you spend an afternoon eating an entire bag of cherries, then you know you'll need a cherry pit plunger. Take the tedium out of pitting and process up to 30 lbs. of cherries in an hour with this plunger-type pitter. Automatically feeds, then removes pit from cherry with one stroke of the plunger. The pit ejects into a see through container and cherry falls into your waiting bowl, with no loss of juice & no bruising. Pitter has plastic housing with metal plunger, and suction base.

At Cherry Pitter, Plunger

Suck.uk Fridge Magnet Bottle Opener: Our Money Where Our Mouth Is

Earlier we covered the Danko fridge magnet bottle opener and tried to find one in the local Boston area on a routine kitchen gadget hunting expedition. Well, we didn't find the Danko version, but did find the Suck.uk version designed by Sam & Jude and it looks very similar. In purchasing such an item like an opener, you have to really want to put your money down as you know you'll be stuck with it and at $22.95 it's not cheap either.

Continue reading: "Suck.uk Fridge Magnet Bottle Opener: Our Money Where Our Mouth Is"

Shun 6-Piece Knife Set with Bamboo Block

We've really been into Bamboo lately because of it's fast growing properties and truly being a renewable resource. It's nice to see not just a knife block, but a set of knives. I like buying complete gifts when I get a set of knives and this looks to be the set I'm going to give at all those weddings this Summer. YES - screw the registry!

At Shun 6-Piece Knife Set with Bamboo Block

Knife Safety Guard

Stop cutting your thumb off and get this knife safety guard. I can't tell you the amount of times I live in total fear trying to cut a large vegetable down the middle. Made of durable plastic, the knife guard fits most kitchen knives and provides a safe resting point for your hand. You can either grip the Knife Guard handle or lay your hand flat across the guard to apply the necessary pressure to cut through your food.

At Knife Safety Guard

Egg+Toast Maker

Given our obsession egg cookers, I'm pretty excited about a combination Egg & Toast Cooker! You can poach, warm, or even hard boil eggs, plus it features extra wide toasting slots for everything from bread to croissants.

Via Josh Spear

The Breville Gourmet Health Grill

We love grilling indoors or outdoors and we especially love grilling for it's health benefits. This indoor electric grill operates on 1500 watts, and offers a roomy 131 square inches of cooking surface. It cooks on both sides at once, cutting down on time spent in the kitchen. The variable heat lets you sear steaks or toast a sandwich, cooking up to fifty percent faster than other indoor grills. A floating hinge accommodates various foods from thick burgers and panini sandwiches to delicate, thinner foods, like fish fillets or slices of Canadian bacon. A removable tray catches grease so you taste the food, not the fat.

At Breville TG890TXL 1500-Watt Gourmet Health Grill

El-Vis Screw Stool

Currently we've been sitting on an old stool we acquired for cheap at IKEA. Everyday I sit on the thing I pray it's the last day I have to. We've been looking around for something different in the stool category for the kitchen and we think we've found it. The El-Vis Screw Stool is a stool that has a screw-off top revealing a deep, dark hole into which you can place items like kitchen gadgets, cucumbers, or perhaps secret documents. It's also moderately price fro $79.99 at Target.

At Target Via Design Spounge

Infra-Red Outdoor Cooking Systems

Infra-red cooking is all the rage. TEC invented the first infra-red burners back in 1981, and they feel that infra-red cooking makes food taste better. TEC grills can be arranged to accomodate your entire outdoor kitchen and we have to say - they look amazing.

At TEC Infra-Red Grills

What's New This Week on the Blogpire

Single Serve Coffee.com Single Serve Coffee.com Visits Cool Beans Coffee Pods, The Year of Coffee Blog, and Review: BetterPods French Vanilla

Just The Chips.com Full Size Round Texas Holdem Poker Table and 2005 WSOP Champion Joseph Hachem

Kitchen Contraptions.com 5 Spice Jars and Holder, Eva Solo GrillCountertop Compost Ceramic Crock

Shaving Stuff.com Women's Shaving Tips from About.com, Breej, and Follique

What's All The Racquet.com How to find the right racquet for your game and Lawyer Denies Responsibility for Nelson Mandela Racquet

TV Snob.com Network LCD TVs, New Plasma Displays from Pioneer, and Portable TV Coming to PSP

Shirt Snob.com JLo Boutique opening in the US, Cami in Evergreen by Rebecca Taylor, and The R Line by Ryan Seacrest

GPS Lodge.com Buy a Garmin at Amazon and get up to $50 back and Garmin Forerunner 201

Blue EyeMax Wind Up Solar Radio

We're thinking of going solar radio for our outdoor kitchen. We love the idea of helping out even a little on the whole energy front by winding up our radio and listening to some blues while we grill some ribs.

With the Freeplay EyeMax you can have music wherever you grill. It will play for about 35 minutes at normal volume for each 30 second wind, and you can rewind it at any time, for as much playtime as you want. An LED charge level indicator shows you the best speed to wind it up at. In direct sunlight the EyeMax will charge itself using a built in solar panel, and play continuously without winding.

At Blue EyeMax wind up solar radio and Freeplay Energy RE1TB Eyemax AM/FM Radio (Freeplay Energy)

Blomus Brushed Stainless Napkin Holder

I just don't feel sometimes that we cover enough napkin holders. In any kitchen you need the perfect napkin holder doing the part of what napkin holders do - look good and hold napkins. Now, if your napkin holder can also look a tad retro - perfection.

At Blomus

Eco Kettle: Save Energy While Making Tea

One cup of water instead of an entire pot of water boiling saves energy. That thought had to be going through the head of the person who designed the Eco Kettle. The 1.5 litre reservoir of water can be added to the two secondary chambers that will boil. This makes boiling the right amount of water a no brainer, as you can put the right amount in the secondary reservoirs.

Via hippyshopper

Marco Mammoliti Dante Faucet

When I see a faucet like these from Marco Mammoliti, I just want to rip out all the faucets in my kitchen and start all over. Each faucet has a cool name like Evolution and Dante, and each of the Italian made wonders looks like it came from outer space. Prices are in the $350+ range, but most decent kitchen faucets cost this much. Beam me up Mr. Marco - I want one of these (oh and I'll miss you scotty).

Via Trendir

Reminder: Sign Up for Kitchen Contraptions.com Mailing List & Win $25

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Kitchen Gadget of the Month Club

I'm into this idea. The gift that keeps on giving the entire year and each month after the holidays you'll be remembered! Each month, members of thegadgetsource.com Gadget of the Month Club receive a gourmet cooking tool to add to their kitchen gadget collection. It's only $129.99, plus shipping & handling and they can even gift wrap each gadget each month. Brilliant!

At Gadget of the Month Club

Eva Solo 5 Spice Jars and Holder

What's better than a terrific spice rack? Well - how about a spice rack / spice jars and holder from Eva Solo. Today's modern kitchens deserve to be furnished with beautiful objects and this set of herb and spice pots from Eva Solo answer that need. Gather an elegant bouquet of your favorite herbs and spices on your kitchen table or counter. The stylish black, plastic "vase" holds up to 11 herb and spice pots. On the top of each pot, the names of up to 35 different herbs and spices can be inserted in either black and white or in white letters against a background of various colors. The name of each spice is reproduced in nine languages - a practical detail when you are following a recipe in a foreign cookbook and do not happen to know the name of a particular herb or spice in Italian or Spanish.

At Eva Solo 5 Spice Jars and Holder

Zyliss Swivel Peeler

Yet another perfectly designed peeling wonder from Zyliss. This swivel peeler was designed with your comfort in mind and can be used in either the right or left hand. The Zyliss peeler features an angled, ergonomic handle and this allows the peeler to keep hands and wrists more comfortable during long peeling event such as pie making, prepping potatoes, or peeling countless apples for your kids. For safety, the handle is made of non-slip plastic for a secure grip and is coated with UV protection to prevent it from ever yellowing. The blade on this peeler is made of extra-hardened steel that stays sharp and is built to last.

At Zyliss Swivel Peeler

70% Off at Amazon.com in Kitchen & Housewares

Today and today only Amazon.com is taking 70% Off select items in Kitchen & Housewares. If you've been craving a new coffee maker, kitchen gadget, or even that super expensive espresso machine, it may be more than half off!

We found a bunch of cool espresso machines, kitchen gadgets, and single serve coffee stuff on sale.

At 70% Off Kitchen & Housewares at Amazon.com

Brabantia Twin Bin - Dual Trash & Compost Bin

If you care about the environment then you'll want the Brabantia Twin Bin. This waste bin from Brabantia introduces two very different, yet complementary features: an environmentally friendly twin-bin feature so that organic and compostable matter can be kept separate from all other waste, and an all new oval body shape that's pleasing on the eye.

We recently covered the ceramic countertop compost bin, and now we can compost in the kitchen trash as well? I can see myself filling up the counter compost, taking over to this new twin bin, then taking it out to the big compost pile out back, until it finally turns into dirt and I put it in the garden.

At Brabantia Twin Bin

Eva Solo Grill

I know. I know. We just can't get Eva Solo stuff off of the page and then another thing appears - but the stuff is soooo goood. The new Eva Solo barrel grill features enamelled, chrome or nickel-plated parts - made exclusively from stainless stell. The portable coal bucket which is easy to empty of ashes, and the flat protective lid which turns the grill into an extra surface on the patio when the grill is not in use, makes this grill functional as well as practical. We can't imagine covering the Eva Solo barrel grill as it's just too darn amazing looking to be a grill.

At Amazon.com

KWIKTOP: The bottle combination lock

A combination lock for your opened bottles of soda? Perhaps lock up the bottle of Jack Daniels at your office so no co-workers can have a swig? Or perhaps lock up the sesame oil your spouse keeps cooking with and you're tired of? It must be KWIKTOP MAGIC! Now you can lock up any bottle with quicktop. The combination lock will keep out just about anyone including yourself when you forget it.

Via gizmag at KWIKTOP

Short Silicone Coated Whish from Chef'n

Like the Flexicado, this new whisk from Chef'n has silicone on the ends to help resist heat and stuff sticking to your whisk. It features the Chef'n patented TriGrip handle and because of the silicone - it won't scratch your non-stick cookware.

At Chef'n | Tasteful Ingenuity

Countertop Compost Ceramic Crock

Since we were just outside stirring up our large compost pile we started to search around for better compost actions after coming inside for a glass of water. I never would have expected a countertop ceramic compost option - but this might be a great way to get things started inside and then take it outside to our larger compost pile. Apparently this containter has an interior that resists odors and stains and has a carbon filter on the lid to trap even more odors. I can tell you right now - if this stuff doesn't work to trap the odors then you can expect a swift return to the manufacturer.

At Shop.com Via MetaEfficientt

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See the latest news from all of our weblogs this weekend. If you want to win $50 visit Single Serve Coffee.com and if you want to win $25 visit Kitchen Contraptions.com. Visit both and win $75!

Single Serve Coffee.com (Single Serve Coffee & Coffee Pod News) is giving away $50 bucks! Sign Up for their Mailing List & Win $50, Review: BetterPods Sumatra Mandheling Coffee Pods by Single Serve Coffee.com, and a Review: Wolfgang Instant Hot Latte by Single Serve Coffee.com.

Kitchen Contraptions.com (Kitchen Gadgets & Reviews) is giving away $25 bucks! Sign Up for Kitchen Contraptions.com Mailing List & Win $25, and covered the Vacu-Vin Wine Saver System and started a series on Orka Oven Mitt: Our Money Where Our Mouth Is.

Just The Chips.com (Poker Chips & Poker News) has more news of Poker-Playing Robots Battle For $100,000 Pot and World Poker Tour down as poker champion's bid evaporates. Shaving Stuff.com (Shaving for Men & Women) covered the spoof of Maria Sharapova Shaving Tips, Shave your head, and the Philips BodyGroom

What's All The Racquet.com (Tennis Racquet News & Reviews) covered Hewitt Goes Shopping for New Sponsors and Spaghetti Stringing. TV Snob.com (LCD & HDTV Reviews & TV News) went nuts on Friday with It's Giant PROJECTION LCD Screen Friday!!!, 11 New LCD & Plasma TVs from Hitachi, and th eArchos AV 700 Portable DVR & Video Player.

Shirt Snob.com (All things Shirts - trust us) found too much to cover. Some highlights included: Accessory Friday-Holly Aiken bags, Ingwa; Melero Charmeuse Halter Top with Rhinestones, and Boho-print babydoll top by Banana Republic. GPS Lodge.com (GPS Receivers & News) didn't get lost all week and covered Personal Securer GPS, New Pontus MP3 Player with GPS, and the Sazo Mobile Phone GPS.

Tokyo Chili Snack Plate

I love snack plates. Currently I have about 15 different ones I use to ensure the right plate for the right snack. One of my favorite snacks is Wasabi peas, and I'm sure the mix of green meets blue with read would be amazing as I watch an episode or two of Entourage. There is a whole set of these funky Tokyo snack plates and and these snack plates are available in three rockin' styles: Rice Cracker Red, Chili Snack Blue and Wasabi Green.

At wishingfish.com

Reuseable Muffin Baking Cups

Baking habits are hard to break and using paper baking cups that stick to your muffins makes you wonder why they're so hard. These reusable baking cups are heat resistant, non-stick, and can be reused 1000 times or more (we dare you to try 1001). I would imagine these are made of silicone but it looks like they just don't say on the web site.

Also you may want to check out Design Sponge - great web site and some killer finds in the kitchen arena.

Via Design Sponge & Treehugger at Kaiser Bakeware

Alessi "Superpepper" Vegetable Chopper

I think vegetable choppers should look like the things they are supposed to chop. I'm tired of guessing what chopper or gadget I've got does what. I guess the design team at Alessi thinks the same way.

The Alesi "Superpepper" Vegetable Chopper comes in Red, Green, or Yellow pepper form and the chopper will cut onions, garlic, nuts, carrots, and much more. To use, simply cut vegetables into small pieces and place on the base. Rest "Superpepper" on top of it and repeatedly press down the knob until the vegetables have been chopped to the desired dimensions. Remember because it is fitted with rotating stainless steel blades the more times you carry out this operation, the finer the vegetables will be chopped.

At YankoDesign

Bodum Santos Vacuum Coffeemaker

We've yet to try vacuum coffee from this maker, but have tried it from the Black&Decker and liked the difference in taste. I do think the Bodum Santos Vacuum coffee maker does look a bit better. Water is heated in the lower jug on the stovetop or a spirit burner and eventually boils up through a funnel where it mixes with the ground coffee, once the coffee is brewed, the unit is removed from the heat and brewed coffee is released back into the lower jug. I just hope it makes a great brew.

At Bodum Santos Vacuum Coffeemaker

Eva Solo Apple Corer

What everyone needs in their life is a nice looking apple corer. I'm tired of using my pairing knife to try and get that core out, and I'm really tired of how it feels after a nice coring cut to the thumb. The Eva Solo Apple Corer is as perfect for the hand as it is appealing to the eye. The knives are designed to be simple, effective and aesthetic and are both functional in the kitchen as well as on the table. The Apple corer removes the core in a single turning movement. It's stainless steel blade forms a whole with the shaft which makes the knife more robust.

At Eva Solo Apple Corer

Sign Up for Kitchen Contraptions.com Mailing List & Win $25

We are giving away a $25 dollar Amazon.com gift certificate to a randomly selected person who signs up for the Kitchen Contraptions.com mailing list for the month of July! You can sign up in the right hand column on any page or sign up below. The winner will be chosen on August 1st, and after that we will be having a new promotion for the month of August! If you've already received a note to subscribe to the mailing list you're eligible.

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Vacu-Vin Wine Saver System

We'll be adding this to put our money where our mouth is series later this month but we don't think we've every covered this amazing little wonder. Unless you consume a bottle of wine every time you open one, putting the cork back in (and with the soon to take over the world screw cap wine phenomen) you'll need something to keep that wine fresh. Well you'll need the one and only original Vacu-Vin! The Vacu-Vin pump removes the air (and the oxygen that spoils wine) from opened bottles. Place it over the reusable stopper and pump out the air. The more stoppers you have the more bottles you can save. We have no less than 5 stoppers in our kitchen. We love this thing.

At Amazon.com: Kitchen & Housewares

Workplace Dish Set

Vessel just makes great stuff. I think being able to pack up my lunch in something ultra cool instead of a brown paper bag or plastic grocery bag has to win. Plus - it's environmentally sound unless you count using those old shopping bags for something. The vessell workplace dish set comes with everything including a fruit holder to have at lunch. The fruit holder doubles as a cup and you get some groovy utensils to eat with too. Simply put what you want in the main container, pack up your fruit, and then bind it up with the outer shell.

At vessel

Eva Solo Fruit Knife

We've been a bit knife crazy as of late and EVA Solo is continuing to fuel our craziness. The Eva Solo Fruit Knife is as perfect for the hand as it is appealing to the eye. The stainless steel blade forms a whole with the shaft, which makes the knife more robust. The knives are designed to be simple, effective and aesthetic and are both functional in the kitchen as well as on the table. The Fruit Knife which also can be used as an Herb knife. It is equipped with an orange peeler to prevent from cutting the fruit meat. Made in stainless steel with plastic and is dishwasher-safe

At Eva Solo Fruit Knife

Orka Oven Mitt: Our Money Where Our Mouth Is

We want you to know we try and get as many of the kitchen gadgets we can afford at Kitchen Contraptions.com. Since most companies in the kitchen gadget space don't give out kitchen gadgets to review, we usually have to actually go to a store or order it online to see if we would put our money where our mouth is. Well - often times we get stuff and it's great and other times it's not so great. Well - this time - it's great!

We picked up a Orka Silicone oven mitt not too long ago if you remember. We have used this mitt as our mitt of choice over the past 5 months and it's a dream. We have used it on the grill, in the oven, to retrieve spoons sent to an untimely death in a giant pot, and even to catch falling cookie trays. The mitt does look like a whale - and if you remember it's made of non-pourous food grade silicone. You can put this mitt into things as hot as 500 degrees F and it won't fall apart. The thing we like the best? We've washed this thing once a week in our Bosch dishwasher and it still looks and feels new.

We can't but recommend the Orka Silicone Oven Mitt.

At Amazon.com

Put Our Money Where our Mouth Is: Kitchen Gadgets

You read Kitchen Contraptions.com each day and I bet you wonder, "Do these guys ever buy or use any of the items they feature on the site?" Well, we figured that we needed to share our findings with you over the next month and tell you from the items we've featured what we've bought, enjoyed, and not enjoyed.

Expect a full round up and our first "Put our Money Where Our Mouth Is" later today.

What's New & Exciting from the Blogpire

Single Serve Coffee.com visited Baronet Coffee, found some cool Amazon deals, and reviewed JaVaNa One Sumatra Coffee Pods. Just The Chips.com found some Poker Playing Robots and new Pad Printed Poker Chips.

Continue reading: "What's New & Exciting from the Blogpire"

Kalamazoo Steadfast Two Plus Smoker Box Grill - One Smokin' Grill | Trendir

A grill and a smoker? Smokin! The Steadfast Two Plus Smoker Box is one of the most amazing grill/smoker box combos you'll find. It's all stainless steel and can grill up to 12 chicken breasts at one time. Okay - so it's priced at $5990 - but don't you just want to buy that special grill once?

Via Trendir

Bamboo Knife Block by Kershaw

Bamboo is a renewable resource and can be made into nice things like a knife block as well as cutting boards. This nice heavy bamboo block has a total of 11 slots including one for your knife sharpener. It even has a slot for your kitchen shears and cleaver.

Via MetaEfficient at Kershaw BAMBOOBO Shun Classic Bamboo Knife Block

Network/Phone-controlled Refrigerator/Oven

Just when I prayed for such an item - BAM! Here's your network enabled oven! You can program meals to be ready when you arrive home and update right over the web. The TMIO has a 30" dual oven and comes in stainless steel. All the juicy detals can be found at Gizmos for Geeks | Network/Phone-controlled Refrigerator/Oven.

Blomus Stainless Steel Kitchen Magnets

Kitchen magnets are a dime a dozen or maybe a little more than a dime (how about $7.50 for 4) when you buy this set of 4. :-) These are big 1" inch magnets and made of stainless steel with a matte finish. They have a no scratch base which ensures your family photos, bills, and other items to remember will stay affixed but won't mess your fridge.

At Blomus 66784 Stainless Steel Muro Magnets, Set of 4

Spend $99 and get $20 Back on Kitchen Gadgets at Amazon.com

Amazon is having a new promotion in Kithchen & Housewares for the month of July. Simply spend $99 or more in our Kitchen & Housewares or Bed & Bath Stores between July 1 and July 31, 2005, and they will e-mail you a promotional certificate for $20 between September 11 and September 25, 2005. This offer applies only to single orders of $99 or more consisting of products offered by Amazon.com.

So you could total up quite a set of gadgets for $99 and then get $20 back! Like Cuisinart CEC-7 Egg Cooker and Poacher, the Totally Bamboo Kauai Cutting Board, the Weber Style Professional-Grade Barbecue Beeper Digital Thermometer, and the Komachi Series 8-Inch Bread Knife. This would total just over $99 and make your kitchen cooler as well as better equipped with kitchen gadgets.

Oster Beehive Blender - Simply Classic

We thought with the redesign of Kitchen Contraptions.com (yeah - look up we changed the header and stuff!) we'd have to write up a little piece of kitchen contraptions classic magic - The Osterizer Beehive Blender. Oster has been making beehive blenders for a long long time and the beehive blender is Oster's classic look that is counter worthy for any occassion. The signature base is equiped with an easy to use 2 speed toggle switch and a powerful 500 watt motor to help make blending easier. We think it's the best of all blenders to make a good Frappe or Smoothie with.

At Osterizer 4127 Contemporary Classic Beehive Blender

Bonjour Caffe Froth Turbo

It looks like a turkey baster but I assure you it's a caffe frother! My mom has a little one of these but I think if I got hooked (and I'm almost hooked on frothing my milk for coffee), I need a turbo froth. You can froth just about anything: blend, froth, and whip milk, egg whites, and creams without bringing out the mixing bowl. Just grab the Caffe Froth Turbo's easy to hold body, insert the frothing disc into the liquid, and activate top button. The disc is small enough to fit into most cups and not damage the material. Move the disc slowly up and down, while being careful not to bring the disc above the liquid. When the mixture is fully frothed, remove the Caffe Froth Turbo and enjoy.

At BonJour BJ7025-70 Caffe Froth Turbo, White

Kohler HiRise Pot Filler

I really wanted to do the pot filler thing in our new kitchen, but alas putting the plumbing on the wall in back of the stove wouldn't work - well thanks to Kohler now you don't have to put it on the wall. The new deck mount or counter mount faucet filler is revolutionary! Instead of being tied to the wall you can now mount this baby anywhere in your kitchen you want (okay - needs to be water there) and even your kitchen island.

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What's New & Exciting from the Blogpire?

What's new & exciting from the Blogpire? Single Serve Coffee.com has news Senseo Coming to an American Bed & Breakfast Near You, how to Keep Your Single Serve Coffee Hot!, and a review on Coolbrew Coffee. Kitchen Contraptions.com covered Coffee Makers, Rehti Design Flower Print Griddle, Kershaw Color Fish Knife, and LG Remote Monitoring Laundry System.

Just The Chips.com has some info on Weird Poker Games, Personalized Casino Quality Chips, andNEW TEXAS HOLD'EM Poker Chips. Shaving Stuff.com was also busy giving advice for Grooms, a Straight Razor Primer and Heavy Duty Shaving Cream.

What's All The Racquet.com has Congratulations to the Wimbledon Semi-Finalists!, Ancient Roman Inspiration for Tennis Racquets?, and news Andy Murray picking up Head as a racquet sponsor. TV Snob.com covered the Slingbox and other stuff including: Appliance ''Placeshifts'' the Living Room TV, Slingbox Review at Slingbox411.com, and other news on How To Buy A Home Projector, and HDTV: Terms To Know.

Shirt Snob.com covered too many shirts to count including: Ballerina Wrap by Susana Monaco, Grecian influence by Cynthia Vincent, La Fem Blouse, and Lotta Stensson halter top. And last but not least, GPS Lodge.com has news of New GPS Units from palmOne.

Beyond Digital Living Coffee Maker

Making coffee will never be as easy as Single Serve Coffee, but I guess some people still need an entire pot of brewed coffee in the morning, afternoon, evening, and sometimes in the wee hours of the night. The Beyond Digital Living coffee maker is hooked up over the web and can be accessed from any browser anywhere. It grinds, drips, and keeps your coffee hot all in one package. They even say - it's easy to use? Wild. :-)

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