Posted Monday 01/25/2010 12:00 AM
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The ingredients are the most important element when you're trying to make a killer meal at your house, but even the best meat and produce won't come out tasting gourmet if you're cooking them in pans you bought at the dollar store. Le Creuset cookware is made from enameled cast iron, which means it's meant to last forever, getting better with every use. This starter set has all the essentials, including a 5.5 qt Round French Oven with lid, a 2.25 qt Sacier Pan with lid, a 10.75 Square Skillet Grill and an 8" x 11.75" Roaster. It's everything you need to cook like you're one of the main characters from that Julie and Julia movie.
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Posted Monday 01/18/2010 1:50 PM
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We have already expressed our discontent with lame, pre-made flower arrangements, which is what makes the Aerogarden's self-growing flower garden seem so much cooler. She'll just stick in the six seed pods, pour in some water, plug it in and watch as the flowers spring to life inside her own house. Once the flowers die, she can pick up one of the many other kinds of seed packs and start growing vegetables or herbs without even having to go outside. It runs extremely quietly and produces plants faster than that lazy old had, Mother Nature can. $99 gets you the Aerogarden, as well as the flower seed kit. Extra seed kits cost about $20 a piece.
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Posted Wednesday 11/18/2009 1:00 PM
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Break the ice at your New Year's party by chilling your guests' drinks with a tray full of denture-shaped cubes. Just hide them before Grandma comes over to avoid any embarrassment or confusion. $6
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Posted Wednesday 11/18/2009 9:00 AM
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With its vacuum-sealed double walls, this ice bucket is guaranteed to keep your cubes frozen and your cocktail station classy. Available in eight colors, it's surely better looking than the one you swiped from the Days Inn. $40
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Posted Wednesday 11/11/2009 4:00 PM
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It's going to take a lot more than that middle school dirt'stache you're sporting to earn a spot on the Great Moustaches Mug. While you drink your morning coffee, you can admire 14 of the most famous lip rugs history has to offer, from Groucho Marx to Shakespeare. $10
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Posted Tuesday 11/03/2009 3:26 PM
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There haven't been a lot of advances in toaster technology since the invention of the one with four slots. Bodum's Flatbed Toaster doesn't have any slots. On the top, you'll find a stainless steel surface that heats up evenly. You take your bread or pop tarts or whatever it is that you like to toast and slap it onto the surface to cook. It has a dial that lets you control the temperature of the surface so you can get that slice of pizza you found under the cabinets just the right amount of heat. It costs $80, but you find us a toaster that's better at melting action figures and we'll buy it for our break room.
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Posted Thursday 10/22/2009 10:30 AM
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There's something very rewarding about finding a product that takes something incredibly boring, like an oven mitt, and makes it at least kind of cool. This mitt performs like just about any other, keeping your hands safe from typical oven temperatures. But, its retro video game look will make it a lot cooler to look at when its hanging in your kitchen than that flowery deal you stole from your mom the day you moved out of the house. $25.
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Posted Wednesday 10/21/2009 7:30 PM
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It takes an awful lot to get us stoked on a spice rack, but this one uses science (or magic) to make it a heck of a lot cooler than any other Mrs. Dash holder we have ever seen. The magnetic bar mounts to the wall. Then you can stick up to 12 of the metal canisters to it, six of which hang upside down. The jars themselves open with one-hand so you can go crazy and double fist the rosemary and the garlic powder at the same time. Or, as we alluded to before, you can just fill up every canister with Mrs. Dash.
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Posted Tuesday 10/20/2009 11:02 AM
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We never thought we would say the words, "Hey, that's a pretty cool spatula," but here we are. The Flipper is pretty similar to every other spatula you've ever used, only it's shaped like an electric guitar. You can still use it to do all the normal stuff you'd use a spatula for, like flipping over pancakes or squashing bugs. But, you can also use it to do killer air guitar solos while you're waiting for your eggs to cook. It will cost you $9.50 and quite frankly we're not sure if that's a good deal or not. It has been a while since our last trip to
Spatula City.
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Posted Wednesday 10/14/2009 6:04 PM
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Ham Dogger is the best name anything has ever had, ever. Maybe if they invent something called the boob flamethrower deluxe, the race might be close, but Ham Dogger would still have a slight edge. This incredible device takes a quarter-pound of ground beef and shapes it into a hot dog. There's so much amazing stuff to say about it. For instance, the product page suggests you could stuff the Ham Dogs with stuff. They also say that it's a "ideal way to put extra hot dog buns to use," as if people are sitting at home under piles of unused hot dog buns. The best part? It's only $8. We're placing our order right now. For 1,000 of them.
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Posted Friday 10/09/2009 4:08 PM
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We know refrigerators as simply big boxes that we put things in when we want them to stay cold. Sharp put a lot more thought into this $3,500, stainless steel beast. Its four-door design saves energy, because you won't let out as much cold air every time you reach in to get a delicious frozen candy bar. It's also equipped with Sharp's unique "plasma cluster ion system," which apparently helps fight off bacteria from thriving on all the stuff you're trying to keep from giving you food poisoning. There's even a subtle external screen to keep you informed of all the vital stats. Unfortunately, those stats don't include how many beers you have left in the fridge.

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Posted Tuesday 08/18/2009 9:08 AM
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It's not very manly to keep a little file of recipe cards hanging around your kitchen, but the touchscreen Demy is surprisingly cool. The display is a 480 x 800 touch screen that you can use to navigate more than 2,500 recipes. You can upload your own or grab a bunch off of the internet. We suggest you try to fill the whole thing with variations on the "huge bacon sandwich." It will cost you $300, but think of how much money you'll save in the long run not having to eat at Applebees every single night.
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