All of the above items can be found on Solutions, an online megastore for innovative products around the house. This post, though, is all about nifty kitchen gadgets.
Take another look. That’s not a sandwich, that’s a cake. This cake pan creates a thick, bread shaped form that you can slice in half and dress as your favorite sandwich, PB&J in this case. A great culinary toy for your favorite baker.
ID Selection has a few designs worth mentioning. The video below is of a sand sculpting tool created by a self-described toy designer. Where were these things 5 months ago when I was at the beach? Simple, yet effective.
Then there are these two kitchen gadgets that are a pleasure to look at and are clever in how they function. First is a lettuce cutter, used to core a head of lettuce. And if it works as I imagine, its plastic edge can be used to press and roll circularly to chop lettuce without browning the edges.
The second, a handled cheese grater, is not only safe but sleek in appearance. Hollowed and with a built-in container in the handle, this grater allows you to shave the surface of a block of cheese (or chocolate) and then pop off the handle to reveal a mound of grated cheese (or chocolate).
Peach pits and corn cobs to scrub your pots clean? That’s right! Goodbye Detergent has designed Spaghetti Scrubs, a line of naturally abrasive, detergent–free coarse scrubbers for cleaning your pots and pans. They can even be used to clean off appliances around the kitchen. Not much water is needed to get scrubbing, and then all you need is a little elbow grease.
This holiday season has consumers searching for a variety of gifts, including kitchen gadgets. Take a look at some of these red and green gadgets, all designed to be the perfect holiday gift.
By cutting out a step, yes the pun is intended, this mushroom chopper makes it easier to cut and collect mushrooms right off of the cutting board. As you press down, the blades slice, and then the cut mushrooms fill the transparent cup so you can add them right into your salads, casseroles or soups. Smart thinking!
This set of coffee cups makes fetching coffee a breeze. No need for everyone to make a second trip back to the coffee machine when you can just link your cups together. The ceramic mugs have male and female ports and plugs to join together as you scoot around the office passing out a fresh pick-me-up.
Combination gadgets never get old, and here are some new ones to make kitchen tasks a little easier.
Designed to cut through pizza and then flip sideways to dish it up with a flick of the wrist, this pizza cutter and spatula looks like it could even work its way through a dessert or two.
Grilled cheese and soup never look so good as when they are sharing the same plate. This combo bowl and plate set is the perfect size for any soup & sandwich.
Combining a strainer and measuring cup, this fat separator helps to keep the flavor of gravy, soups and stock without the fat. Non-slip grip and see-through design are always useful when working in the kitchen.
Grater, herb scoop, peeler, zester and knife all in one — this combo knife set does it all. Saving drawer space is smart design, and by using this tool, you can ditch those four other tools and save some valuable space.
This 5-in-1 utensil set combines a scraper, strainer, spreader, spoon and server made from reclaimed nylon. It even locks together for storing flat and has a 450-degree melting point.
Here are a few ways to store and pour things from the kitchen including brown sugar, milk and tea. Some unique, some clever, some functional; but all double walled in design.
bottle inside of a glass blow molded utter milk decanter, wine glass in a bottle double walled coffee mug tornado in a glass brown sugar castor double walled cruets double walled tea press champagne flutes stackable double walled glasses
I have compiled a few kitchen gadgets reminiscent of those brightly colored, action-packed kids toys we all grew up loving. Bon appetit!
This is the Gyoza Maker, a dumpling maker from Bandai. Very similar to the rolling machines many of us used as kids for molding Play-doh, this kitchen gadget is targeted for 8 to 12 year old girls. Looks cool and makes cooking with mom and dad fun.
Eating cherries with the pit is like eating a watermelon with seeds; who wants to do that! This fun cherry pitting gadget makes pressing out pits easy as ever using the same action as an old-school Swingline stapler. And to top that, you can see through it via the clear acrylic design.
Stamping out robots has never been easier. This revolving cookie cutter gadget lets you twist the features of the shape until you create the ultimate cookie robot. You can create up to 64 unique robot shapes.
Another brightly colored, toy crazed kitchen gadget – this machine, Pasta Pasta, transforms your dough into a variety of fun, homemade shapes. Yeah, not such a great idea to run pasta through the kid’s Play-Doh machine, so I would upgrade to this gadget.
Safety orange is a good color for this cheese shredder. This gadget looks a lot safer to operate than any other shredder I’ve used. Its almost hands-free design makes it easy to grip, press and push-pull your way to turning any block of cheese into a fluff of shredded cheese goodness.
These fruit and vegetable savers are what every kitchen needs. Save the other half of any fruit or vegetable by placing them cut side down onto these strap down freshness savers. Consumers can use these to cut off exposure to oxygen in the hope of buying more time, rather than more produce.
Homemade is always better than store bought, so why not create your own frozen fruit treats? These nesting frozen fruit and juice molds look quite similar to the mini candy rings we all remember from growing up.
As we have seen, extruding shapes can be fun. This is another way to squeeze out creative shapes for any of those soft foods you can’t resist playing with. The multiple heads create ribbons, ropes, and ribbed extrusions.
Why cut food into favorite shapes when you can actually grow it in that shape? This cucumber mold makes it possible to grow your cucumbers into hearts and stars. Yeah, it may take a while, but who else is going to be able to serve up heart-shaped cucumbers at the family picnic?
The Pet Rock, Slinky and Rubik’s Cube: three toys we all grew up loving. How better to close out this post than with a Rubik’s Cube themed pepper mill. Oh yeah, you know how it works; just twist, twist and twist some more. And no, it does no good to peel off the stickers and rearrange them to make the pepper fall out, that trick doesn’t work on this one.
