Filed under Decorating on December 3rd, 2008:
Cool Kitchen Gadgets for the Holiday Season
I don’t know about you, but I’m a sucker for anything that makes life in the kitchen faster, easier, or just plain cooler. Any time I see a new apparatus being hawked on some late night infomercial it takes everything I’ve got to not drop my bowl of Rocky Road ice cream, take out the ol’ American Express, and pick up the phone. I mean, who doesn’t need a 12-inch serrated knife that doubles as an ergonomically correct Phillip’s screwdriver?
Ok, so maybe all of those devices won’t make your kitchen life faster, easier, or cooler. But, without a doubt, there are some wonderful kitchen gadgets out there that will.
8 Kitchen Gadget Gifts For This Holiday Season
Whether you’re looking for a great tool to help you with the cooking this holiday season, need a few gift ideas, or are simply a gadget junkie, we’ve listed 8 kitchen accessories for this holiday season that are guaranteed to improve your kitchen life.
1. Oster 4207 Electric Wine Opener
Put down your corkscrew and say goodbye to embarrassing floating corks! The sleek, portable, modern-looking Oster Wine Opener will flawlessly open that bottle with a touch of a button. You’ll also get a foil cutter and base charger.
2. Back to Basics Home-Canning Kit
Okay, so this gadget isn’t exactly cutting edge, but it’s one that just gets it right. If you’re thinking of doing some canning this winter or in the future, look no further. This five-piece kit comes with everything you need: kitchen tongs, a magnetic lid lifter, a canning funnel, a jar-lid wrench, and a jar lifter.
3. Nesco American Harvest FD-1010 Gardenmaster Food Dehydrator
Homemade fruit roll-ups, beef jerky, cinnamon apples– hungry yet? This 1000-watt dehydrator will dry fruits, vegetables, meats, herbs, or flowers in 3 hours or less. The unit also includes a recipe book and instruction book to help you along the way.
4. RSVP Herb Scissors
Youch! Another cut? Protect your poor fingers with these ingenious scissors. These five, 3-inch stainless steel blades allow you to cut or mince herbs quickly and safely. It’s also dishwasher safe.
5. SmartShopper Automated Grocery List Assistant
Writing a grocery list is so passé. The SmartShopper is the way of the future. Press the ‘record’ button and tell this handy gadget what groceries you need. Not that you can fit 2500 grocery items in your Fayetteville apartment kitchen, but it will record your items (up to 2500) and store them in its memory. When it’s time to go shopping, press ‘print’ and out comes your grocery list. It’s as simple as that. Now that’s cool!
6. Presto SaladShooter Electric Slicer/Shredder
If you’ve ever suffered bouts of exhaustion after chopping fruits or vegetables, the SaladShooter will be a godsend. This incredibly useful device is the quickest way to slice or shred fruits, veggies, cheese, nuts and more. Use it for salads, pizzas, soups, desserts, whateva!
7. Presto Pro EverSharp Electric Knife Sharpener
There are few things more frustrating than when, after inviting guests to your house for a night of easy entertaining and great steaks, you realize that no one can cut into their meat. If you own an Eversharp Knife Sharpener it’s not a problem. Simply insert your alloy, carbon, or stainless steel knife into its 2 stage precision grid and within seconds your blade will be restored to its razor-sharp former glory.
8. FoodSaver
Along with the great meals we tend to eat during the holidays come leftovers– lots of them. What do you do with them? Sure, you can store them in your Tupperware, but you still need to eat it all within a couple days or it will go bad. Enter the FoodSaver. This great device vacuum-seals your food in a baggy just like the vacuum-sealed packages you see at the supermarket. This way you can store your holiday leftovers in the freezer for next year and no one will know the difference.
December 12th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
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