Get your veggies on… the grill, that is.  I grilled asparagus the other day, with some difficulty, because those little stems kept falling through the grill grate.  We’ve been grilling a lot lately, partially because it’s too hot to turn on the oven and also because I hate to clean pans.  So, I found this [...]

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If you love the grilled fruit and veggies, and you’d better get busy eating them because before we know it, we’ll be back to apples, oranges and bananas. Not local. Not fresh. Not so grillable.
These skewers, from Charcoal Companion, are both beautiful and functional and would make an artful presentation of summer’s bounty [...]

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This digital meat thermometer is great for a bunch of reasons. First, it makes it virtually impossible to get sick from raw meat because an alarm sounds when your meat reaches the desired temp. Also, it remotely displays food’s temperatures and cooking time elapsed on the programmable control panel while your hunk of [...]

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This unusual-looking vertical ice tray just won a design award, and for good reason.  It is one of the handiest gadgets to come around in a long while.  Here’s the scoop… the Ice Orb can be used to make, store and chill ice all in the same device.  The unique design also allows the Ice [...]

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Save your arm hair and fingerprints with these extra long (20 inches) barbeque skewers. Rosewood handle stays cooler than metal, so you can safely turn your kebobs without removing your fingerprints. Because really, you want to smell the delicious aroma of your food, not enter the witness protection program. Made of forged [...]

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I was wandering around the internet looking at something, I don’t remember what it was, and I stumbled upon this blog, I don’t remember which one it was. My memory is shot, in case you didn’t know. Anyway, what was I talking about? Oh yeah, this blog suggested that the best way [...]

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If you love hosting backyard barbecues, but think that sweat sliding down your sticky body is just too much for your friends to endure, then you might be a southerner.    We’re OK right now, aren’t we?  The nights are still cool enough to eat outside, but you know what’s coming soon.  100 degree days and [...]

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How cool are these colorful compact refrigerators?  I know!  The orange one would look just perfect on my back patio keeping my beverages cold and at-hand.  So, when I’m riding around on my lawn mower, oh yes I do, I can quickly grab something refreshing.
This refrigerator has 1.7 cubic feet of fridge space, including a [...]

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Redi-Set-Go is the versatile handy indoor electric grill that lets you cook great meals fast!

Non-stick Surface means no extra fat from oils
Removable Pans make cleanup a breeze
Dual Cooking Technology heats food from the top and bottom to cut cooking time in half
Makes Hundreds of Delicious Meals many in 7 minutes or less
Save Energy and Dollars [...]

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Most As Seen On TV Products should be rounded up and shot like the dirty, low-down pieces of trash they are (yes, I live in the wild, wild west), but the ‘Ove’ Glove, despite it’s cheesy name, is different.  The reviews are in and the peeps love it!
The Ove Glove Hot Surface Handler is a [...]

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