Kitchen Gadgets

Now I enjoy a good cup of tea, I even have teapots and loose leaf to put into my ingenuiTEA pot from Adagio Tea (which is an awesome gadget in its own right!). But there are just some things that defy reason but you can’t help but love.

A prime example of this is the Monkey Picked Tea being sold over at ThinkGeek. There is a legend that says that over ten centuries ago, upon seeing his master pick tea leaves, a monkey climbed up and collected the leaves and brought them down for his master. Whether it be legend or simply a cheaper form of labor, the story has turned into a rare product that you can purchase and enjoy.

Monkey Picked Tea is a rare tea that is carefully picked by specially trained monkeys in a remote mountain region of China. It is claimed that none of the monkeys are mistreated or harmed in this process. They say that the monkeys are treated as respected members of their family. A quote from ThinkGeek: Read the rest of this entry »

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Everyone has notes on their refrigerator. Grocery lists, reminders, even notes from the kids telling mom when they’ll be home for supper. But how many can say they have audio and video as well? If AudioVox’s Digital Picture Frame and Message Board catches on, we all will.

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Love bustling around in the kitchen? Perhaps the NuScup could help you complete your meals faster without the hassle of measuring.

Want quick, accurate measures when you cook? NuScups come in two sizes and give dry and liquid measures for all your ingredients. Not only does it work equally well as a measuring device for both liquids and solids, it can also measure from 1/8tsp to 2tbsp. Measurements are also displayed in ml and oz so you don’t have to crack your head trying to work out those conversions.

The NuScup 1/8 tsp - 2tbs and NuScup 2 tbs - 1/2 Cup retails for £7.95 and £8.95 respectively.

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L’Equip’s R.P.M. Blender is definitely cute, boasting a tachometer on the side. It kinda reminds all motorheads of their purring engines lying in the garage as they prepare dinner for the family. The R.P.M. Blender is powered by a 900-watt motor which is capable of spinning up to 20,000 revolutions per minute - that’s way higher than what our cars can achieve, although one results in global warming while the other gives you a healthy mish mash of fruits and veggies (or whatever you’re currently blending). The R.P.M. Blender retails for $134 each.

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If you’re worried about mold building up in your refrigerator, then perhaps the No-Mold Ventilating Clips would be able to keep those fears at bay.

Prevent mold from forming in unplugged refrigerator/freezers with No-Mold! This ventilating clip holds the door slightly ajar – letting in just enough light and air to help reduce moisture (which causes mold growth), yet securely keeping the door “closed” to maximize storage space. Fits most double-door refrigerator/freezers – durable, easy-to-use clip easily holds open both doors on a single unit. Set includes one double-door refrigerator/freezer clip and 2 clips for coolers.

These puppies retail for $6.95 a pack.

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Make your Christmas parties all the merrier without being thwarted by a stubborn cork with the Big Screw Drinks Opener.

The Big Screw, is not actually very big, and come to think of it, it isn’t a screw either, though if it were a screw, it would be big, as screws go. We may have laboured the point somewhat. Size aside, the little Big Screw is an ingenious piece of dipsomaniac design. Whilst we often have something on us to open a beer bottle (even if it’s our teeth), getting into a bottle of wine without a corkscrew is a whole different ball game. This stylish little key ring will of course open beer and pop bottles (thus saving your gnashers from a horrible fate), but it also conceals a corkscrew, so access to wine is no longer an issue. Of course it also looks deeply stylish, tooled as it is from stainless steel, and coming with a tough fob ring and rather natty tag. Never be beaten by a wine bottle again!

This nifty little kitchen gadget can be yours for £9.99.

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It’s called the Eye Vac. What else? Isn’t any cool gadget starting with the “I”/”Eye”moniker these days? Weighing in at a hefty 13 lbs. and standing nearly 21” tall, the Eye Vac isn’t to be picked up, but rather it sits in a neutral area and just waits for the sweeper to bring the dit to it. And that’s the great thing about this $80 gadget it sucks. It really sucks!

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Rolling pin designs are nothing but bland and standard - or are they? Challenge that thought with this Yum Rolling Pin.

Designed for contemporary kitchens, this long lightweight rolling pin has a stainless-steel body with a matte rubber soft-touch coating and silicone ends. Graduated measurements in inches and centimeters are printed in black to assist with preparation. Hand-wash only.

Bring some elegance to your kitchen today with this $50 rolling pin.

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