Kitchen essentials: Popeners
If you're crafty, you can open a bottle of beer with pretty much anything. But if you want your beer to have that extra sparkle, that certain divine touch, then there is no substitute for a Popener. Now, I'm not…
The Zojirushi equation
DPaul and I have both always admired the way the Japanese take charming selections of food in a portable bento box for lunches. It appeals to many of our tastes: Grazing of small amounts of diverse things; contrast of flavors,…
Kitchen essentials: Wooden spatula
Wow, you're saying, he's really scraping the barrel now. But hear me out: Even the lowliest tools are worthy of exultation. Case in point, the wooden spatula. Now, it doesn't matter that I have something like 12 other spatulas and…
Kitchen essentials: Francis Francis X5
Well, maybe it's not essential to every kitchen, but it's definitely ensconced itself as a fixture in ours. DPaul and I acquired the taste for seriously strong espresso during our sojourns to Italy. Making our morning espresso was one of…
I scream, you scream…
Today is Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's, so be sure to swing by your local parlor and grab a lick. There must be quite a run on this, cuz their site is down this morning. Growing up in…
Kitchen essentials: Benriner vegetable slicer
I'm pretty good with a knife. I have no problem with slicing things by hand. But if you want extreme precision, or just have a heck of a lot of things to slice, gotta get your hands on one of…
Necktie nests Nano nook
I know I said I heart my Shuffle ... but then I got a Nano. (Thanks, honey!) Not only is it the cutest, tiniest, coolest thing I've ever owned, it also opens the door for all kinds of great accessorization.…
Gussy up a Shuffle
Those mavens of queerness at Queerty posted this before I had the chance ... I heart my Shuffle, but have always lamented the calibre of the accessories available for it. To the rescue come decals featuring characters from Andrew Georgiou's…