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Adjustable Bread And Sandwich Toaster

by Edwin

How would you like your toast to be like, sir? Some of us are all right with just fruits for breakfast, while the others prefer something more filling, and a sandwich, bacon, eggs, and some toast with yummy jam would be more ideal – with a pot of coffee on the side, of course. Well, the $129.95 Adjustable Bread And Sandwich Toaster would make for a wholesome addition to your kitchen.

This two-slice toaster will be able to toast entire sandwiches, thanks to a clever modification to the toasting chamber that can expand by up to 2.3″ through a simple slide of the lever, and it will accommodate the included metal sandwich basket. The basket itself will hold the contents of a turkey melt or ham and cheese sandwich, letting the toaster brown both sides of the sandwich equally without prejudice, while melting away any cheese. It also has an adjustable-width toasting slot that holds bagels, small baguettes, and croissants in a jiffy, offering easy removal of toasted items.

You can select from ten browning settings of toast bread from a light brown to a dark walnut color, while there is a bagel setting that toasts the interior while gently warming the exterior of bagels. Bread lovers ought not to miss this.

Rawr…3D Cookies

by Alison

 

Baking cookies takes me back to childhood. I don’t think I know anyone who does not enjoy rolling out the dough, cutting out the shapes and decorating them. Sprinkles, silver balls, mini-chocolate chips, colored frosting all help top off the final product. Mmmmm. Or if you are like me you don’t wait for the final product and enjoy eating some of the raw dough along the way. One thing is for certain, we all become kids again when cookie making begins.

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Still or Fizzy?

by Alison

Do you remember the first fridge you saw that had water & ice dispensers built in? Ooooh, aahhh. Yet we all probably had a grumpy Uncle who grumbled about how lazy people were getting because we couldn’t go to the sink and get a glass of water. But face it. This fridge invention is now a staple and it pays off. Filtered, chilled water when you need it and ice on command. Very handy for sure.

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Spin Your Food to Maximize Flavor

by Alison

Whenever I take time to marinate meat or vegetables I am surprised at the flavor that pops in my mouth. Chicken with Italian herbs works well, especially in summer. BBQ on anything gets better with more marinating time. And a balsamic & garlic combo yields nice flavors for grill veggies. There are plenty of recipes out there to help improve the flavor of meats and produce. Yet why is it that we often don’t think about it until an hour before dinner? If you are the chef in the house I am willing to bet you have arrived home some nights, wanting to cook but not having proper time to marinate.  And unfortunately a chef’s ideas are only as good as their execution.

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Liven Up Your Coffee Time

by Alison

Ever have one of those conference calls that drags on…and on…and on? You sit listlessly listening to others drone on about a topic that does not involve you. Those are great. Or maybe you have the 7am meetings when your eyes are barely awake. Coffee is a must.  If only you had something to play with to kill the time maybe the meeting would go faster.

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Citrus Zinger Water Bottle

by Edwin

Getting enough vitamin C into your body system should be the health ideal for many folks out there, as it will not only make sure that our immune system remains strong against all those nasty germs out there. Apart from taking vitamin C supplements, there is another way of getting around it – via the £14.99 Citrus Zinger Water Bottle.

It does not matter whether you are fond of limes, crave clementines or only simply enjoy oranges, the Citrus Infused Water Bottle will sport a built-in juicer to help you get all of the healthy goodness from different citrus fruits. Heck, this also means you need not drink plain old water any more, as all of your water would be infused with flavor from your favourite citrus fruit. All you need to do is slice an appropriate amount, load it into the base and screw it tight, and the juices will start to flow. Follow that up by filling the top with water, and you can then enjoy citrus-flavored water for the entire day.

Corkcicle Color for a decent wine drinking experience

by Edwin

They say that revenge is a dish best served cold, but perhaps you might change your mind when you take a look at the £19.99 Corkcicle Color which will come in blue, green, orange and pink shades. After all, anytime is always a good time for some wine, and when you pair it up with the right kind of fine dining food, it becomes exquisite. Thing is, when you live in an area that is enveloped in a warm climate, the big challenge when it comes to drinking wine is in keeping the wine chilled.

Perhaps it is time to forget about drippy ice-buckets, as the Corkcicle Color will be able to slot comfortably right into the top of your bottle, ensuring that your wine remains chilled from within while keeping out any of them nasty insects who decide to make your bottle of wine their temporary home. The Corkcicle Color is made from a thermal gel which has been completely sealed from within the elegant icicle shape, ensuring that it will be able to retain its temperature for a longer period than ice, and far more important, ensuring that your favorite wine does not end up diluted after a while.

Bar10der is a unique Swiss-army (bar) knife

by Edwin

Have you ever wanted to be a bartender in an alternate life? If your answer is in the affirmative, then you would definitely fall for the £29.99 Bar10der for sure. Touted to be a unique Swiss-army (bar) knife, it will feature not one, a couple, a trio, or even a quadruplet – but rather, 10 utensils that the modern mixologist would require, where they range from a muddler, a jigger, a strainer and a stirrer, among many others.

Assuming the folks over at Swiss Army were to create a tool for the regular bartender, you can say that the Bar10der is the kind of bar-tool which would end up rolling off the production line. Sporting a sturdy construction, it comes in an attractive and handy design, and the entire shebang would measure somewhere around 9cm to 15cm in length, depending on what function it is in at that point in time, and 4cm in width and an equal amount of length in height.

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