Cooking

Raise your BBQ game with an ASMOKE Portable Applewood Pellet Grill

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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This knife cuts perfectly uniform slices every time

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NEWS – I love using sliced tomatoes and onions on sandwiches and burgers. The problem is I can never cut even slices. They either turn out to thin, to thick or uneven. The BaouRouge Precision Slicing Knife is designed to give you a perfectly uniform slice every time.  The knife has an adjustable cutting guide

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Ooni’s new Modular Tables are as stylish as the pizza ovens they’re made for

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  NEWS – Ooni is known for its outdoor pizza ovens. I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing two of them, the Ooni 3 and Koda. They’re both fantastic. The only small issue I’ve had is where to place the oven when using it. I currently use a small foldable card table covered by a 2-inch

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This device will beep when the water starts boiling

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NEWS – I’m sure you’ve heard the saying that a watched pot never boils. We all know that’s not true and if you don’t watch the pot, you might end up with a mess to clean up. The BoilingBeeper helps you out by alerting you when the water in the pot begins to boil. That

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ZAVOR Duo Pressure Cooker review

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REVIEW – The holidays mean lots of cooking at Bob’s house, and I’ve got a new toy to play with! I’m been putting the ZAVOR Duo Pressure Cooker to the test for weeknight meals, parties, and family gatherings over the past month. How does it handle the daily culinary adventures? Bring your fork and spoon.

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Mealthy CrispLid air fryer review

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REVIEW – When it comes to gadget trends, you know this is the place to come to check out reviews. In the last year, I receive at least a couple of emails a week offering review samples of air fryers. We’ve reviewed several of them, but we’ve not reviewed gadget that turns any 6-8qt electric

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Turn your electric pressure cooker into an air fryer

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NEWS – Walk to the kitchen area of most big box stores and you’ll see a variety of standalone air fryers. These cookers are really popular because they let people who love to eat fried foods do so with fewer calories and oil. Those are the benefits of air fryers, but the downside is that

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Ninja Foodi 5-in-1 indoor grill review

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REVIEW – I previously reviewed the Ninja Cooking System, and thoroughly loved it. When the Ninja Foodi 5-in-1 Indoor Grill review offer came along I jumped at the chance to see if it was as good as the previous product. What is it? The Ninja Foodi 5-in-1 Indoor Grill is a virtually smoke-free indoor grill

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Cuisinart 360º Griddle Cooking Center review

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REVIEW – Up until this spring, I had no idea that outdoor griddles existed. But after discovering them, I became obsessed with finding out everything I could about them. How much do they cost? How do they work? Are they better than regular bbq grills? I needed a new bbq grill, and it came down

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Elechomes 9-in-1 6 Quart Pressure Cooker Review

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REVIEW – The Elechomes 9-in-1 6 Quart Pressure Cooker is looking to establish a permanent basecamp on your kitchen counter as a replacement for an assortment of other appliances. Does one tool really do it all? To the review! What is it? It’s a multifunctional countertop cooking appliance that operates as a pressure cooker, slow

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Kiddoz, the new, clever cookbook and measuring cup kit from Chefclub makes cooking realistic for kids with a special ‘cooking language’

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NEWS – You might’ve heard of Chefclub before? They’re a leading producer of entertaining recipe videos and they’re back making noise with their latest endeavor Kiddoz. The goal with Kiddoz, available via Kickstarter campaign, is to inspire kids and encourages creativity in the kitchen, while spending quality time as a family preparing money-saving, nutritious foods

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Anova Precision Cooker review

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REVIEW – Earlier this year I got the opportunity to review Anova’s flagship sous vide cooker: the Precision Pro. It is a professional grade, restaurant quality piece of cooking tech…but for many, it’s probably a bit of overkill in the average kitchen. Recently Anova has released its latest home sous vide cooker, the updated Precision

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Coal at Christmas can be a good thing with the Masterbuilt Gravity Series grill/smoker

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NEWS – Grilling and smoking food is an intensely personal thing.  Propane and natural gas grills have been lauded for their simplicity, but barbeque purists maintain nothing is better than old-fashioned charcoal for that perfect grilled flavor. Masterbuilt, a leader in the grilling and smoking world, just introduced a new line of gravity-feed charcoal grill/smokers

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