I must say that having a steaming hot cup of joe before I start off my day at the office is essential, which is why the Bravi Home Coffee Roaster looked highly appealing when I stumbled across it. Forget about grinding your own beans only, this unique appliance takes things to the next level by allowing you to roast your own beans. The roasting bin on this is large enough to hold beans that are capable of churning out 25 to 30 cups of coffee on average, with 15 settings to choose from whenever you want to adjust the darkness of your roast. Would you mind dropping $370 for this?

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What’s the Christmas season without a little bit of wine to go down with some turkey? Wine tastes best when it is maintained at the right temperature - which is where the Winesceptre comes in.

After several hours in the freezer, this stainless steel ″wand″ will keep a pre-chilled bottle of wine at perfect serving temperature. It goes inside the bottle and can also be used to bring down the temperature of red wine. Includes a stainless steel storage sheath. Handsomely boxed for gift-giving.

The Winesceptre retails for $129.95.

You’ll probably be doing a whole lot of washing in the kitchen this holiday season as you prepare a feast for family and friends at your home. Unfortunately, remnants of that wonderful meal might actually go down the drain during washing, creating a blockage that could end up disastrously. Enter the Power Plunger.

The only plunger that uses water pressure to clear tough clogs! Water drawn into the plunger is forced toward the clog, making a powerful stream that quickly and effectively breaks up the clog.

You can pick up this nifty flood-prevention tool for $24.95.

I really enjoy cooking. I’m a sucker for any cooking show on the Food Network and I buy all the nifty gadgets, knives, tools they use. I even try to emulate the techniques and products that they flaunt across my television screen. “Use lots of fresh herbs!” they exclaim while they eschew any form of dried herbs as the most disgusting thing in the world. Unlike these chefs on television, I don’t go to the store (or the farmers market like they say I should) every day nor do I have bucket loads of cash lying around to pay the premium price for these herbs because they only last a few days in the fridge.

What’s a budding chef to do?

Well, you can pick up the Prepara Herb-Savor from The Sharper Image. This compact and ingenious storage device prolongs the life of your fresh herbs for up to three weeks by keeping the cut stems in water and its cover isolates your herbs from the rest of the items in your fridge. It has ample capacity but still easily fits inside a standard refrigerator door. The removable stainless steel basket keeps herbs neatly gathered together, and allows for easy washing. Read the rest of this entry »

Now here’s a home improvement idea that organizes space in your kitchen cabinets without the need for a single tool.

No nails, no screws…just instant space in your kitchen cabinets! Slide the slip-in cup holder over a shelf in your cabinet to quickly create an out-of-the-way place for up to a dozen cups, leaving extra storage space below.

The Slip-In Cup Holder retails for $7.95.

I love gadgets that solve the big problems in life and what can be more troublesome than eating a bowl of soggy cereals in the morning. Yeah your first few spoonfuls might have their intended crunchiness but after that its all downhill and your morning meal gets soggier and soggier. But help is at hand, with the Eatmecrunchy Bowl.

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If you’re still confused about which container holds salt and the other pepper, why not solve that problem with the Switch Me concept? This innovative idea allows the befuddled diner to switch between salt and pepper at the press of a button, where you will be sure to get the right ingredient (unless someone fills up the two chambers within incorrectly, of course). Would the idea actually translate to sales should it roll off a manufacturing line? Only for the eccentric and curious, I guess.

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The Tefal QuickCup heats water in 3 seconds, so instead of waiting for the kettle to boil you can have a lovely mug of Java in around 10 seconds, cool.

So how does this sleek gizmo work? Easy, just press the red button and mind-boggling ‘Opti-Quick’ technology sends enough water for one brew up the QuickCup’s heating element in a spiral movement, heating it immediately as it travels. Simply program the QuickCup to dispense the perfect amount of water for your favourite cup. This means it doesn’t waste energy heating water you don’t need.

You can buy the QuickCup from Firebox for £49.95 (~$104) or Amazon.co.uk.