Cast Iron Dutch Oven is Kitchen Workhorse
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008I never thought I could get excited about cast iron cookware until I picked up a new Dutch oven from Williams Sonoma. I choose Le Creuset because they are well-known for their quality and tradition of making cast iron cookware. My previous Dutch oven was a cheap non-stick, non-cast-iron model. The biggest problem I had [...]
Biodegradable Cutlery
Sunday, October 21st, 2007These biodegradable utensils are durable enough to cut a steak and soft enough to biodegrade. Known as Taterware and Spudware, these eco-friendly cutlery options are made from renewable resources such as potato starch, corn starch, and wheat. The cutlery can safely be composted, with some products even breaking down completely in 3-6 weeks. The biodegradable [...]
ROLLERtoaster – A New Way to Toast Bread
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006One might think that all innovation has been squashed from the toaster market. Enter the ROLLERtoaster – to burn new life into an appliance we all take for granted. Resembling a paper shredder, the ROLLERtoaster was designed by Jaren Goh of Singapore and won a 2006 Red Dot Design Award for innovation. According to Jaren’s [...]
Healthy Kitchen with Timestrips Disposable Smart-Labels
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006Like many people, my food labeling system is non-existent. At best, it involves simply writing the date on the spaghetti jar with a marker before I stick it back in the fridge. When food doesn’t get labeled correctly it can become difficult to remember when something was first opened or put in the refrigerator. To [...]
