Making cups of tea used to be terribly complicated, whilst now with the TeaTool the office juniors job is that much simpler.

There will no longer be drips of tea between kettle and bin, or the pain of scolded fingers, thanks to this errr semi-cool gadget. Read the rest of this entry »

Twirling your fork whilst eating pasta can be a real chore and must cause many RSS related injuries. This is were the new and improved pasta fork comes in:

• Get plate of pasta
• Insert *new* pasta fork
• Twirl Slide fingers down the spiralling handle
• Watch in amazement as fork magically twirls and collects pasta
• Eat

Spaghetti eating competitions will never be the same again, thanks Presents for Men.

I’m all for keeping the cookies to yourself, and there’s a variety of solutions to help you do that. Personally, I’m a fan of the cookie jar that emits a loud ring when it opens. That way, it’s impossible not to know if someone is getting a cookie. Now, that’s not the solution for everyone. Some people have to resort to much more complex (and not to mention more expensive) solutions, ones like the goRemote controlled kitchen cabinets.
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So you have things that need chopping.

Possibly even Broccoli (Phil Hartman, we miss you still, and Dana, what have you been up to?)

I actually owned an earlier Black and Decker Chopper (lost in a long ago move, I think, probably still in Montana somewhere). It was amazing. It did one thing, chop stuff. The thing is, it did it very well. There were two modes, chop, and pulverize (that was the blade turned backwards and the dulled side of the blade would power through things like peanuts to mince them, yet not turn them into butter.).

I was scrolling through the world of gadgets and lo and behold Wired was looking at the most recent version in their “Best of Gadget Lab.” This seemed weird to me, as their best of, was mostly spent smashing the egos of the people that made those things in a single paragraph. They have a “Wired, or Tired” style format, and this was the “Tired” portion for the chopper.

“TIRED Definitely not a one-stop chop shop. Any ingredient larger than a tennis ball must be pre-sliced before chopper can handle it. Not much variation in chopping options.“

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I’m not really a coffee kinda guy. I prefer my Diet Cokes in the morning, and I can give you quite the list of why it’s worlds better than coffee, but that’s for another day, as this post actually caters to the people who love their coffee in the morning and every other hour of the day. And I realize those people most likely have their own super fancy $900 coffee machine already, but for those who don’t, they might like the Aerobie Aeropress coffee maker.
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This is a strangely unique object, the Wobbler:

The Wobbler is made of metal, with a brushed chrome surface, and has an elegant ‘feel’ to it. It also has a strange ‘wobbling’ action if you roll it across a smooth surface. On a slight slope it rolls of its own accord, and almost seems to have internal propulsion. Definitely a very elegant WIF - a What’s It For?

You can see a video of it in action which reveals it’s hidden use.

Available to buy from Grand Illusions for £69.00, ouch!

We don’t normally use measuring cups in the UK but if we did these would be the only 2 I’d own, the Adjustable Measuring Cups.

This patented adjustable measuring cup set is easy to use and measures both liquid and dry ingredients. Simply slide the rubber knob to adjust the capacity to metric or imperial units. Magnets on the bottom allow them to attach to appliances for handy access. Dishwasher safe; disassembles for cleaning. Mini cup holds up to 2 tablespoons. Regular cup holds up to .5 cup.

Available from MoMa store for $33.

In case you are a lazy bum and coffee lover at the same time, you probably have a coffee machine on the kitchen, or am I wrong and you always go out for the coffee break? If you got one at home, is it as good as the Keurig B70 Gourmet Single-Cup Home Brewing System? Yes, the name of this coffee machine is very big, but so is its quality or so it seems.

• How it works (part 1): perfect for the lazy bums, just insert a cup - actually called K-Cup - that contains the coffee of your choice, and the Keurig does the rest in a matter of 40 seconds, afterwards there should be a cup of coffee waiting to get demolished by you.
• How it works (part 2): No, it doesn’t require AAA batteries. Just plug it into the AC outlet and you are good to go.

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