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The Meatstick X review – A wireless meat thermometer for your cooking adventures

/ March 7, 2021 / Reviews / Cooking, Food, Home and Kitchen / 4 Comments

REVIEW – What’s cooking, family? I’m testing The MeatStick X, a Bluetooth-enabled remote cooking thermometer that’s getting a lot of buzz for its ease of use and smart technology. Buckle in because tonight we feast! To the review! What is it? It’s a remote Bluetooth-enabled cooking thermometer. The MeatStick X model allows you to monitor […]

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Mini bunny shaped waffles… you know you want some

Michael Strange

/ February 27, 2021 / News / Cooking, Food, Home and Kitchen / Leave a Comment

NEWS – Who doesn’t like waffles?! How about waffles shaped like cute little bunnies? That’s right, thanks to the Dash mini waffle maker, you can make bunny-shaped waffles just in time for Easter. Like other Dash Mini cookers, the Dash Bunny Mini Waffle Maker allows you to make snack-sized waffles in just minutes. The mini

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Nuwave Brio 6-quart air fryer review

Smythe Richbourg

/ February 21, 2021 / Reviews / air fryer, Cooking, Food, Home and Kitchen / 1 Comment

REVIEW – Pandemic cooking is a thing. Other than bread baking, I think the most articles I have seen have mentioned air fryers. I tried one in the before times but returned it due to its size and the noise. But recently, an opportunity was presented to the Gadgeteer Squad to test the Nuwave Brio

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Dash mini cookers review – Tiny individual cookers for waffles and more

Julie Strietelmeier

/ February 3, 2021 / Reviews / Cooking, Food, Home and Kitchen / 2 Comments

REVIEW – Do you ever want to cook just one fried egg, one waffle, or a tiny cake for just one person, but then you change your mind when you don’t feel like dragging out a full-sized waffle maker, frying pan, or cake pans? Or maybe you don’t even own an oven, stovetop, or a

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Barbienado Boost Charcoal Accelerator Chimney and Barbienado Wand review – two hot products!

Bill Henderson

/ January 25, 2021 / Reviews / Cooking, Food, Grilling / 5 Comments

REVIEW – Ever since the beginning of the human race, the ability to make fire has been a key ingredient to our survival and progress. Fire (and the heat it produces) makes food safer and better tasting. There’s no better illustration of using fire to cook than the backyard barbecue. It satisfies that primitive desire

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TaoTronics large 6quart air fryer review

Brooke Hall

/ November 21, 2020 / Reviews / air fryer, Cooking, Home and Kitchen / 7 Comments

REVIEW – The TaoTronics 6-quart air fryer is a substantial kitchen appliance that roasts, bakes or reheats your food, making it nice and crisp with little or no oil. What is it? This 1750-watt air fryer comes with 11 preset menus, touch controls, and is very easy to clean. It takes up a lot of

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ASMOKE Applewood Pellet Grill Review

Kevin Judson

/ October 13, 2020 / Reviews / Cooking, Grilling / 7 Comments

REVIEW – The news of the ASMOKE Pellet Grill has turned into the chance to test-drive and actually cook dinner. How will it turn out? Let’s see! What is it? The ASMOKE Applewood Pellet Grill is a portable, pellet-fueled grill/smoker. A little bit larger than a carry-on suitcase, it provides a grilling rack and a

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BonBowl induction cooktop review

Ryan Chapman

/ October 2, 2020 / Reviews / Cooking / 1 Comment

REVIEW – In this day and age, there are a lot of younger folks who live together as roommates. I’m one of them, with a nice live-in basement as my humble abode. It has everything that I need except a stove. I’ve wanted an induction cooktop for a while now, but I don’t want to

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Artisan Revere Paring Knife review

Bob Patterson

/ September 15, 2020 / Reviews / Cooking, Home and Kitchen / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – Friends, the last pepper from my summer garden is about to be sacrificed. We’re testing Artisan Revere’s new Paring Knife, a companion to their superb Chef’s Knife that I reviewed last year. Oh sweet pepper… we barely knew ye. To the review! What is it? It’s a paring knife hand made in the

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Wolf Gourmet Precision Electric Griddle review

Bob Patterson

/ August 6, 2020 / Reviews / Cooking, Food, Home and Kitchen / 3 Comments

REVIEW – Step into Bob’s test kitchen! We’re testing the Wolf Precision Electric Griddle, a premium-level appliance that does all the griddly things. Grilling, searing, sauteeing, steaming… pick your method! Read on for more, my friends. Tonight we feast! To the review! Hardware specs 17″ by 17.63″ by 8″ 21 pounds 12″ by 17″ cooking

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Gourmia GTF7600 16-in-1 digital air fryer oven review

Garry Kolb

/ August 1, 2020 / Reviews / air fryer, Cooking, Food, Home and Kitchen / 15 Comments

REVIEW – We are retired. That means that nearly all the meals we cook are just for my lovely wife and me. We live in central Florida, where anything that adds excessive heat in the house is a bad thing. That includes stoves. What if there was a small oven that was sized perfectly to

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Wolf Gourmet 2 Slice Toaster Review

Lynn Lopez

/ July 26, 2020 / Reviews / Appliance, Cooking, Home and Kitchen / 6 Comments

REVIEW – Pre-COVID, my breakfasts during the workweek usually consisted of a protein bar, drive through breakfast taco, or nothing at all. Since I have been home, I have been trying to vary my breakfast habit and cook a bit more. No, I am not on any kind of Keto diet as I don’t think

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Protect surfaces from heat and mess with a BBQ tool holster

Michael Strange

/ June 24, 2020 / News / Cooking, Grilling / Leave a Comment

NEWS – Summer is in full swing, and so is the BBQing season. An issue I always run into when grilling is where to put my hot and messy tools while I’m cooking. Sure, most grills come equipped with a shelf, but hot utensils can easily get knocked off. And BBQ brushes can leave quite

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Carl Schmidt Sohn multi cooker and airfryer review

Howard Sneider

/ June 14, 2020 / Reviews / air fryer, Cooking, Home and Kitchen, pressure cooker / 20 Comments

REVIEW – Multi Cookers have been used since 1950 and pressure cookers were invented 340 years ago. Their popularity has grown since they became a big ticket Black Friday item and started offering more features. This is a review of a Carl Schmidt Sohn multicooker with a detachable air fryer. Read on to see what

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IKICH Long Slot Toaster review

James Garriss

/ June 12, 2020 / Reviews / Cooking, Food, Home and Kitchen / 1 Comment

REVIEW – Some items are so fundamental that every kitchen really ought to have one. I think the toaster is one such appliance, and this is why I am reviewing a newly released toaster from IKICH. What is it? As the name suggests, the Long Slot is a toaster with two long slots that are

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Raise your BBQ game with an ASMOKE Portable Applewood Pellet Grill

Kevin Judson

/ June 11, 2020 / News / Cooking, Crowdfunded, Grilling / Leave a Comment

CROWDFUNDING NEWS – It’s a high accomplishment to become the backyard Grill Master. And higher still to graduate from the sophomore level of scorching hot dogs and hamburger patties to quality BBQ with complexity: slow cooking, smoked, or roasting. Artisan grilling that demands time, patience, attention, and skill. ASMOKE has an Indiegogo campaign looking for

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Round and round – Roto-Q 360 mechanical rotisserie

Garry Kolb

/ May 18, 2020 / News / Cooking, Crowdfunded, Food / 6 Comments

CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Who doesn’t love rotisserie-cooked food? Spinning your food while it’s cooking reduces fat and evens out the cooking. But rotisseries are a little complicated and typically involve routing electric cords into your grill. Trying to rotisserie cook in an oven is even harder. Kickstarter campaign Roto-Q 360 wants to bring rotisserie cooking

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Make your Taco Tuesday healthier with Taco Toaster

Garry Kolb

/ April 30, 2020 / News / Cooking, Food / Leave a Comment

NEWS – It seems like every single week, there’s a Tuesday in there, somewhere, and that means Taco Tuesday! Soft taco shells are healthier than hard shells, since hard shells are fried, and that means more calories and fat. But hard shells are fun with their crunch and texture. What if you could enjoy crunchy

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Mealthy Multipot 2.0 pressure cooker review

Ryan Chapman

/ March 19, 2020 / Reviews / Cooking, Home and Kitchen, pressure cooker / 1 Comment

REVIEW – Pressure cookers have been a popular item for a few years now, and my mother happened to get one this past Christmas. With that, I started getting curious about how well it would work for my living situation, and so when the Mealthy Multipot 2.0 came around, I jumped at the opportunity to

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Ooni goes BIG with its newest gas-powered pizza oven

Michael Strange

/ March 5, 2020 / News / Cooking, Food / Leave a Comment

NEWS – Last summer I reviewed the Ooni Koda portable outdoor pizza oven, and I thought it was outstanding. The Koda is a stylish looking outdoor pizza oven that can cook a pizza in 60-seconds. On Wednesday, Ooni introduced the world to its newest outdoor pizza oven, the Ooni Koda 16. At first blush, the Koda

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