I peeled 5 pounds of taters yesterday to make a truckload of mashed potatoes for my boy plus his hungry friends.  It wasn’ t toooo bad because I used the Kuhn Rikon peeler, which is comfortable, cheap and works fantastically.
But it does have it’s limits.
Like it can only peel taters, not maters.  Not peaches.  Not [...]

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Why do appliances always die a horrible silent death right before you’re really gonna need them… like the day before Thanksgiving?
Yes.  It happened.
Luckily it wasn’t my oven, but it was the microwave, which I use to keep everything warm since I only have a single oven.
Yes.  It’s true.  One really tiny oven built for a [...]

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Easily lift turkey Tom out of the roaster and onto your serving platter with the Sili Sling by William Bounds.  Bumpy silicone bottom holds turkey (or chicken) securely so it doesn’t slip onto the floor, which is always good.  Wide handles provide an easy-to-grip area for even the largest man hands.   Silicone is oven-safe [...]

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Make some kick-ass, healthier gravy with this handy tool, the Swing-A-Way Gravy Separator by Amco.  Here’s how it works:  the greasy, fatty stuff floats to the top, while the flavorful brothy stuff settles to the bottom, and so this gravy separator releases the juices from the bottom through that little red thingy with a simple [...]

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Plain old boring roasting pans are soooo 2008.  If your roasting pan doesn’t do something for you, then you need to rethink it’s usefulness in your life.
This chicken roaster, aptly named The Ultimate Chicken Roaster, will amaze you with it’s innovative suspension arm, which includes a reservoir on the end to fill with your choice [...]

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My parents have an enormous group of close friends in their small Texas town.  They gather frequently and food is always involved.  You know about small town potlucks, right? Tons of food.  Every kind of delectable dish imaginable, most of it made with butter.
And jello with fruit for dessert.
I’ve never understood the jello with fruit.  [...]

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I just got this!  And then I made this!
I’ve got to tell you the story about the day my life changed.
I have wished for and coveted a Le Creuset enameled cast iron french oven for years now, but would never spend the cash on a pot.  A pot.  Who has that kind of money to [...]

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While the River Stones Platter would be beautiful sitting on the counter holding fruit, I especially love the idea of  serving something organic in it.  Constructed in Italy of natural stones and food-grade resin, this platter replicates the look of stones underwater.  Great gift idea (yes, the holidays are coming soon!) for that hard-to-buy person [...]

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Do you know Nambé?  I first met this sleek stuff while in Santa Fe a thousand years ago, pre-kids.  Then, I was enamored by the smooth artistic nature of these pieces.  I still am.
Crafted by pouring a secret melted metal alloy into a hand-made sand cast and then polishing the daylights out of it, by [...]

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So handy to actually cook with your spices at your fingertips, so you can easily add a dash or this or a sprinkle of that.  ‘Cuz that’s how all the great cooks, like us,  roll.
Crafted of hard maple, this cabinet is mounted on an industrial ball bearing swivel mechanism which makes this sucker spin like [...]

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