REVIEW – I am a huge fan (no pun intended!) of grilling. I tend to cook that way on any temperate afternoon or evening, if I have the time and ingredients. When the Gadgeteers were offered a chance to try the Tenergy Indoor Electric Grill, I spent several milliseconds before responding with a huge “Me! […]
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NEWS – I don’t know about you, but I love cheese. Perhaps too regularly, we make a meal out of cheese, crackers, and wine. When I saw that the Fromaggio Home Cheesemaker is about to initiate their Kickstarter, it was very exciting to think I could make my cheese at home. The appliance has an
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NEWS – Most folks have heard about the Impossible Burger from Impossible Foods. It is a burger patty made entirely from plants. 100% vegan with absolutely no animal products, Impossible Burger has gained fans searching for a meat substitute that is meat-like. But, reviews, while good, were mixed. Enter Impossible Burger 2.0. The new formulation
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REVIEW – I owned my first and only bread maker about 20-years ago, I loved it, but it got lost somewhere along the way. Since then I’ve told anyone who would listen how much I missed it and that I needed to buy another one, but of course, I never did. So when I received
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NEWS – Backpackers, tailgators, preppers, and others will want to check out the ComplEAT cutlery set from Gerber which includes a spork, a deep basin spoon, spatula, and a food prep multi-tool. The multi-tool has a built-in bottle opener, veggie peeler, serrated package opener, and a can opener. But wait, there’s more! The spoon or
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NEWS – It’s about time that food storage containers evolved. Botto containers are the first adjustable storage containers that expand and shrink to hold a little or a lot. Made of food-safe materials that are BPA, and phthalate-free, Botto containers come in two styles. There’s the clear variety that you see pictured here and a UV-blocking
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NEWS – Forktula is a reusable slide on spatula for your fork that you can use to scrape the last yummy drop or crumb from your plate without actually picking it up and licking it like an animal. Made with food-grade silicone, Forktulas come in four colors and are priced at $7.50 for a pack of four.
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NEWS – They say that Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But grabbing a delicious, hearty breakfast while you’re hurrying to get out the door in the morning isn’t easy. The Egg on a Bagel Maker makes it easier to do just that. This handmade ceramic dish was designed to quickly and
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REVIEW – I used to have an offset barrel smoker, and I just couldn’t get the hang of it. Managing the fuel was a pain, and temperature control was difficult. The Cuisinart 30″ Electric Smoker offers an experience for those who are new to the meat smoking game, or those (like me) who just want
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NEWS – Unless you use a bento box or other reusable container, your lunch from home probably has a bit of paper and plastic waste. You can still enjoy a wrapped sandwich from home, but you can cut the waste by using these reusable beeswax wraps from Z Wraps. The wraps are made of 100% cotton,
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NEWS – Well, here are two words you probably thought you would never hear together, gourmet marshmallows. But Viveltre Marshmallows are not your typical marshmallows. They’re adapted from a traditional French recipe and handcrafted using only the highest quality 100% natural ingredients with no artificial flavorings, food colorings, or chemical preservatives. And their variety pack
NEWS – My husband can make perfect rice on the stovetop, but I always seem to end up with rice “soup” unless I use a rice cooker. The problem with the big rice-cooking appliance is that we don’t eat rice very often, but we need to set aside a lot of precious cabinet space in
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NEWS – I’ve never liked bananas. It’s a texture thing. And a flavor thing. Ok, it’s everything! Ick with a capital I. But hey, if you like the mushy yellow fruit, then more power to ya and here’s a way to make your bananas even better (I think). It’s called the Banana Surprise and it’s
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NEWS – Buying avocados is never an exact science. You either choose one that’s overripe or not ripe enough. And waiting for an avocado to ripen is never ideal. The Avocado Sock (that’s right I said sock) was made to quickly and perfectly ripen the little green fruit. The sock is made from pure 100%
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NEWS – Do you have science experiments growing in your refrigerator? Do you throw away food before its time because you just don’t want to risk it? Ovie’s Smarterware was developed to help us clean up our refrigerators, take the guess-work out of our food storage dilemma, waste less food, and save money. Smarterware is
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NEWS – Who doesn’t like pistachios? Absolutely no one, that’s who. Let’s face it the little green nuts themselves are great, but the shells, not so much. Unless you have the Pistachio Pedestal. The Pistachio Pedestal is a two-tiered solid wood pistachio server designed to offer a solution for storing discarded shells. Aside from being
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NEWS – My daughter has allergies and asthma, and she has a lot of food allergies, including peanut allergy. Over the years, we’ve had to be very careful with what she ate. Peanuts can cause anaphylaxis, meaning an exposure can be fatal. Even when she was tiny, she knew to ask first if food had
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NEWS – Even when you prepare every meal from home from scratch, there’s a lot of food waste. I’m not even talking about packaging; I mean the peelings and trimmings from fresh fruits and vegetables. In nature, food materials take only 1-2 months to decompose. If you throw those food trimmings into the garbage, they’ll go
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NEWS – I love peanut butter, especially in my protein shakes so I usually buy the big family size jar of natural peanut butter. The problem is getting the last bit of peanut butter out of the jar without getting it all over my knuckles. The PB-JIFE peanut butter knife is here to save me,
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NEWS – With these popsicle molds, you can make your own healthier (or not) cold treats. These BPA-free silicone molds are shaped like a pineapple and a slice of watermelon. You fill them with fruit juice, fruit puree, yogurt, or you can use one of the included recipes. They stack, so they take up less
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