Join Tasty Food in Gaseous/Liquid Form
Have you experienced molecular gastronomy? This art of using food’s physical and chemical characteristics to exploit the true flavors and appease our palettes has a big following. Some smart designers in France decided that drinking our favorite recipes offers a unique method of tasting our food – with fewer calories!
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A Grill and Then Some
I don’t care if it is winter, spring, summer or fall. I love grilling! Don the cap and mittens, grab an umbrella or bask in the sun. The taste of anything grilled over wood or charcoal far exceeds that of oven cooked anything. But a grill alone really is not sufficient. It would be nice to cook other items on the grill. And what if you want to smoke something? That usually requires a whole new device. Surely some ancient civilizations figured out how to master the cooking of stuff without all our modern conveniences.
What many grilling aficionados have found is the importance of ceramic clay and the kamodo style cooking – added flavor and juiciness. Many cultures through the years have used these dome shaped vessels to cook with wood and later charcoal. So why not us? The kamodo market is growing. And the Big Green Egg® has proven to be the largest producer of the earthen cooking devices. Made with a ceramic originally developed for NASA, these green guys prove to be more stronger than the competition and provide better heat insulation. Heck, they are so durable people hand them down from generation to generation. The precision temperature gauge means you can track your grilling up to 750° F (400° C). The Big Green Egg does more than grill too. Insert a plate setter to create indirect heat and use as an oven. And the ceramic’s properties enable it to sustain low temperatures – perfect for smoking. The Ceramic means no burning yourself on the grill too. Eggs come in 5 sizes, with plenty of accessories to compliment it. Units start at about $400, but check their locator to find your local egg dealer for prices as the Big Green Egg Company does not sell direct. And biggreenegg.com contains plenty of tips, ideas and recipes perfect for the device. So if grilling is key to your existence, check into the benefits of ceramic clay cooking and the one-of-a-kind Big Green Egg.
Gifts for the Chef
to make their holiday season.
Sugar Dispenser$7.98
Ziploc Zip’N Steam Cooking Bags$8.94
Stainless-Steel Magnetic Measuring Spoons$10.54
Makin Bacon® Microwave Rack$13.00
Batman DC Comics Be the Character Apron$19.99
iPad Chef Sleeves$19.99
Fruit Infusion Natural Fruit Flavor Pitcher$19.99
Cooking Guide Apron$24.99
Tabletop Hand Held Vacuum$29.99
simplehuman Soap or Sanitizer Sensor Pump$44.99
The Talking Measuring Cup$59.95
Pro SaladShooter Slicer-Shredder$69.99
Viking Stainless Gray Hand Blender$74.98
WellnessMats Trellis Motif Anti-Fatigue Floor Mat$119.99
Nambe Butterfly Cheese Tray with Knife$124.99
The Only 6 1/2-qt Indoor Pressure Smoker$299.95
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The Dog Biscuit Treat Maker – Bow-Wow!
My kitchen closet is loaded with the sins of someone who is not a real chef. You are told by every cooking guru on the planet to never have single duty appliances. If your going to spend money and take up space with something, it should always do more than one thing. I have a little cookie baker, cake pop oven, cupcake maker and mini slider grill, and now I have my eyes on the next counter-top cooker that will also make a great gift, for mans best friend.
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Caramel Apples Made Easy
Autumn has arrived! Which of course means a chill in the air, football on TV and harvest themed everything. Chefs everywhere will be ramping up their kitchen to prepare plenty of feasts for all to share, involving things like pumpkins, squash, carrots, grapes and of course apples. Apples of all colors arrive by the bushel in the Fall season. Why let an apple just be an apple when you can slather it with candy!
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NEWSFLASH: Free Citrus Juice Sprayer!
The good folks at ThinkGeek have a deal for you! For a limited time, purchase $30 or more on ThinkGeek and receive a free Stem DIY Citrus Juice Sprayer. That’s a $4.99 value simply for indulging yourself in some of the nifty items they offer like Giant Robot Battle Fists, Freddy Replica Glove or a Plush AT-AT. Take a look at everything they offer. You won’t have problems spending $30.
The Stem DIY Citrus Juice Sprayer is a super handy kitchen tool that helps you avoid slicing and juicing an entire lemon. Simply plunge the serrated teeth into a lemon and spray juice wherever you need. It is a great device for spritzing salads, fish or fruit trays.
To take advantage of ThinkGeek’s offer for the free sprayer simply use promo code JUICYJUICE at checkout and it will tag it to your order. The promo is effective now for a limited time or while supplies last so act fast!
Actifry – All the Pleasure and None of the Guilt
I know I am not alone in my love of fried foods. I’m also well aware that not only are they not good for ME, they really aren’t good for anybody. So I try to have them in moderation, but I always find myself craving some fries. I’ve tried baking them… just not the same. So I just deprive myself for as long as I can, and then I end up doing the wrong thing, and I go and eat an enormous plate of cheese fries. Come on, isnt there a better way?
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Milkmaid Milk Jug – Honey… I just got a Text from the Milk
How many times have you woken up in the morning and yawned your way into the kitchen and filled a giant bowl with some Nutty-O’s or Fruity Pebbles, opened the fridge door and saw that you didn’t have enough milk? or worse, that the milk you did have had expired the day before! Begrudgingly you attempted the sniff test and while it seemed a little “off” you tasted it anyway. I hate those mornings… and the taste test only seems to go well about 1 out of 10 times.
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