My husband likes mushrooms on his pizza, I hate mushrooms, and our daughter only eats cheese pizza. With this pizza pan, you can easily customize each slice. The pan has grooves for each slice. It can also be used for baked calzones, turnovers, and meat pies.
Bored with your dishes? You can customize your ceramic and glass dishes and cups with these decorative decals. The decals are steam, heat, and water resistant, so they stay on until you peel them off. They come in bird, leaf, and farm motifs.
This double stainless steel grill can handle up to 50 lbs. of food - room enough for steaks, brisket, chickens and more. We currently use our older model Smoke 'n Grill mostly for smoking our favorite meats, with whole smoked turkey or chicken one of our staples during the Summer and early Fall. Features include a stainless steel body and dome lid, heat indicator, wood handles, porcelain-coated water and charcoal pans, and hinged door for adding charcoal and water.
Philips DCD778 Under the Kitchen Counter LCD TV with Built In DVD Player
Looking to make sure you don't miss the last few minutes of your favorite TV show when having to prepare dinner in the evening? You're a perfect candidate for a a kitchen TV. We like having one in our kitchen to watch cooking shows and pause as we make the recipe being featured on the show. Whatever the reason you might need a kitchen TV, this Philips LCD TV and DVD Player plus IPOD dock combo has all the features you'll need. Enjoy favorite videos or music from your iPod, DVD or even ATSC digital TV. It even features a handy digital cooking timer and clock ensuring your meals are served on time.
LG Mates Microwave and Toaster Combo - Save Counter Space
Combining two types of appliances into one is becoming a trend. Sure counter-space is at a premium, but do we need these Frankenstein like devices cropping up everyday? I think so. I can't think of two devices more in need of each other. Microwave meet toaster - toaster meet microwave - now become ONE! This really will save time in the morning as both toast, and my hot oatmeal heat up to perfection. At just $139, and available at LG direct, we may just have to get this appliance for making Frankenstein breakfasts in the future.
Krups XP7230 Super Auto Espresso Machine - Perfect Espresso
Single Serve Espresso has a very detailed write up on the Krups XP7230 Super Auto Espresso Machine. This fully automatic espresso machine with integrated burr grinder and brewing chamber is much smaller in footprint than other super automatic machines at just 30-50% the size. It features an adjustable grind based on personal preference. It also features a patented integrated brewing system which provides the correct temperature from the first cup of espresso you make. The digital interface makes for simple operation, and allows you to customize settings to your liking. And if that wasn't enough, there is also a patented steam nozzle for fool-proof frothing of milk for cappuccinos and lattes. The price is just $999, making the Krups XP7230 Super Auto Espresso Machine also - about 400-500 dollars less than the competition.
In honor of Earth Day, here is a composter. This composter simplifies composting using a rolling and mixing action that keeps the ingredients mixed and aerated. It can collect up to five gallons of fertilizer.
This sturdy and spongy universal knife block holds any-size knife at any angleāso no more trying to find the right-size slots when you're cooking. Encased in a stainless steel housing, the tubular design adds a contemporary look to your countertop as well. There is even a lower, smaller tier which is designed to hold your steak knives.
Cuisinart EPM-7 Electric Nonstick Griddle, Stainless Steel
This griddle sits on the countertop and allows you to make pancakes, eggs, bacon, tortillas, grilled cheese, etc. It heats up to 450 degrees, and it can also be used to keep food warm. It comes with a pancake mold insert.
Grill season is almost here, and this has all your barbeque tools in one. This stainless steel implement includes a spatula, bottle opener, meat tenderizer, tong, and knife edge.
If you have problems with burnt hot dogs on the grill, this may be the product for you. It cooks the hot dogs from the inside out. You can use it on the grill or in the oven.
These unique champagne glasses looks like a regular water glass, but when it is filled you can see the classic champagne glass silhouette. Comes in a set of two.
Who needs to plant a garden when you can bake a garden? This cast-aluminum pan allows you to cook 20 little cakes in the shape of a carrot, radish, cabbage, and pea pod. The pan is nonstick, so that the little cakes release easily.
We always make bacon in the microwave, but this cast-iron press can be used to flatten bacon strips in the pan, so that it cooks with minimal shrinkage. You can use the press to grill sandwiches and quesadillas too.
Retro-Style Martini Shaker: Shaken Not Stirred Nostalgia
We're always looking for a way to go back and time, and sample some of life's finer pleasures in our kitchen or in this case bar. If you're making a ton of drinks at your party, you're going to want a motorized martini shaker - trust us. Simply press a button to start the mixing action, and you're on your way to an expertly shaken cocktail. With a removable cap and an easy pour spout, the Retro Martini Shaker allows you to effortlessly make the martini of your choice without the hassle of shaking - a hands free martini if there ever was one.
Retro-styled martini shaker holds 16 ounces
Creates martini drinks without the hassle of shaking
Simple press-button operation starts the mixing action
Removable cap and easy-pour spout for graceful serving
Cuisinart CleanWater Countertop Water-Filtration System - Hot and Cold Water on Demand
We're always looking for ways to get clean, fresh tasting, and pure water in our kitchen. Currently we have water in our fridge, but the filters are expensive and we often want more water than the fridge can provide and in a shorter time. The Cuisinart CleanWater countertop filtration system beats bottled water because it reduces contaminants that can alter taste and purity, and it's more environmentally friendly. Featuring a 2-gallon water capacity, it quickly dispenses hot, chilled, or room-temperature water.
This is quite a contraption. This egg cracker is designed to slice the shell of your soft or hard-boiled egg. You place the metal cap on the egg and let the ball drop down and supposedly the egg shell cracks in half. This cracker has a Swarovski crystal in the rubber top to add a little luxury to your morning.
This new and possibly improved salad spinner has a lever-activated mechanism that requires little force to make it spin. It comes in white and green, small and large.
Sleek and ready for your stylish back patio, the Frontgate T -Grill really does look like a T. The T-Grill uses an innovative burner system called "Crossray" that uses left and right ceramic infrared burners which reduce smoke and flareups when grilling lamb chops to perfection. The Frontgate T-Grill also heats faster than conventional propane grills, and has controllable low heats for slow cooking - a must when making that perfect leg of lamb.
Two ceramic infrared burners produce 24,000 BTUs
Controllable crosswave heat fires 234 square inches of cooking space
Powdercoated iron with 304 stainless steel accents
Want draft beer at home? This system releases CO2 every time the tap is opened, so you get fresh, crisp beer every time. It is designed to be used with Heineken's DraughtKeg, and I'm not sure if you can use other kegs with it or not. DraughtKeg is designed to keep beer fresh for 30 days. The system has a cooling element that keeps the keg cold and fresh. The display gives the keg's volume, current and desired temperatures, and how many days the keg has been installed.
Review: Ziszor Personal Schredder - Protect Your Identity from the Kitchen
We all do more than just cook in our kitchen. We often find ourselves opening lots of different mail in the kitchen, and then tossing the ones we don't like unschredded into the kitchen wastebasket. In this modern age of identity theft this is a very bad idea, and because of that products like Ziszor are coming to market.
The packaging and design for the Ziszor is excellent.
Ziszor is a personal schredder that allows you to stop dumpster diving thieves by using a shredder in the kitchen. We've written several articles on this before, but Ziszor is small and handheld compared to a traditional shredder, thus taking up less space wherever you need to shred.
Breville BTA820XL Die-Cast 2-Slice Smart Toaster - Get Toasting
Looking for a toaster with all the smarts it needs to finally make your favorite bagel toasted to perfection? Housed in brushed die-cast metal, this two-slice toaster features an internal smart chip that automatically lowers bread or bagels into the toasting slots with a single touch and regulates the toasting time. The toaster also offers push-button controls for toast, a "bit more", bagel, defrost, and lift-and-look functions.
With the "a bit more" setting, bread automatically lowers for additional toasting time. The lift-and-look function automatically raises the bread carriage during toasting without canceling or resetting the cycle, which allows for viewing, and if necessary, canceling the browning cycle at any time. The display acts as a toasting progress indicator, counting down the time remaining in the toasting cycle. A beep indicates the end of the cycle.
A reader recommended this baby-food maker to us. I always liked the idea of making my own baby food, but I was never ambitious enough to attempt it. This appliance is designed to make making baby food easy. It works as a steamer, blender, warmer, and defroster. You steam veggies, fruit, or meat and then puree them to the desired consistency. It comes with a 2 1/2-cup polycarbonate bowl, cooking basket, spatula, and recipe booklet.
March is always an interesting kitchen gadget month here at Kitchen Contraptions. With the Winter Housewares show in Chicago, we've been finding lots of interesting kitchen contraptions over the past month. April looks to be another great month, and we'll have lots of kitchen gadgets, appliances, and other kitchen contraptions for you to check out.