The Westinghouse Steam N Mash

The Westinghouse Steam N Mash electric mashed potato machine is truly a sight to behold, resembling a mad scientist’s combination of an electric steamer and a rotating hand blender. One has but to close one’s eyes to see Boris Karloff on...

Milkshake Makers

Surely there are few things more decadent in life than a good old-fashioned milkshake, but how does one make them? One would think that in the diet-conscious cosmos of today that they aren’t as popular as they used to be back in high...

Adopt-a- Vine Program

The Adopt-A-Vine program completely reverses the concept of the traditional winery. It is a brilliant idea for the wine lovers among us, and the perfect gift for those for whom the grape tolls. Instead of a...

Le Creuset Cookware vs Cuisinart

As someone who has owned and operated both Cuisinart and Le Creuset cookware for at least a decade, I think I am a fair judge of character (and pots). Le Creuset is the world’s leading manufacturer of enameled cast-iron cookware, and since...

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Iced Tea Makers

The answer as to which iced tea maker you should buy does not lie in the tarot cards or tea-leaves where many of those in the psychic know have claimed to find answers in the past. It seems to be an answer...

Hello Kitty Crockpot

Hello, Kitty has taken over the lives of many otherwise normal people. Buyers of the myriad of products look just like you and me although their children are somehow different. It would seem that a certain...

Oxo Silicone Pastry and Basting Brush

While the Oxo Silicone Basting and Pastry Brush may not be responsible for heads rolling across a royal guillotine or the upheaval of the ruling tsars of Russia, revolutions, like many things, are relative...

The Mezzaluna

This unique chopping utensil, which means “half moon” in Italian, derives its name from its curved shape, which resembles that of the moon in the midpoint of its cycle. The mezzaluna consists of...

Quesadilla Makers

What does the name of one of Christopher Columbus’s ships have to do with those modern day Tex-Mex cheese tortillas? Absolutely nothing is the answer, save for the vague Spanish connection of Queen...