Kitchen Gadgets

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The Perfect Turkey Timer

2:00PM November 18, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

I love stupid single-purpose kitchen gadgets. Inserted into a turkey or chicken, this timer’s legs pop up like a boner when the inside reaches 73 degrees—not 82, like most—for perfectly roasted bird. It’s $US13. [NYT, Image: Tony Cenicola/NYT] More »


The Kitchen Of The Future As Seen By Mad Men In 1962

5:00AM October 18, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Behold! The kitchen futuristic kitchen of 1975, as depicted in Arnold B. Barach’s book, 1975 and the Changes to Come, from 1962. The dishwasher thing (or is it a shelf?) looks like it’s floating, people. Floating. [Paleofuture via Boing Boing] More »


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Which Cheap Bottle-Top Wine Gadgets Will Provide You With The Tastiest Drink?

4:26PM May 19, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Our very own Wilson Rothman teamed up with his friends “Addison Richards, a certified sommelier and the wine director of the Wild Ginger restaurant in Seattle, and Noah Musler, an avid wine collector” to review some bottle-top wine accessories for the NYT’s Diner’s Journal. The article is well worth a read even if you’re not ready to hop into #drunkmodo just yet. [NYT] More »


Beer Bottles Reblown Into Glassware

3:00AM April 10, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Why is it that we’re perfectly fine reusing some glass and completely refuse to reuse other glass? For $US60, you can buy a six pack of tumblers, made from real beer bottles. [Windy City Glass via MAKE via boingboing]


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BioLite Camping Stove Charges Gadgets And Cooks Beans

12:20AM April 9, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

I’m almost too scared to tell you that the BioLite camping stove can burn anything. I don’t want to know what you’d shove in there. Still, the leftover heat can be used to power your gadgets – that’s good, right? More »


Tweeting Kettle Alerts Tea Drinkers When The Cuppa’s On

5:52PM April 7, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Because of my dependence on tea, I make sure I’m always within earshot of the kettle whistling – but if you’re not, this smartly designed kettle, which tweets via Wi-Fi, will alert you when it’s boiling. More »


Radiation Drinkware Is Understating The Toxicity Of Your Beverage

2:40AM April 3, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Polluted Glasses are miniature, 208-litre drums that, when filled with mutagen (found in most energy drinks) are capable of rewriting your DNA in a most disastrous fashion. $US15 for two. [NeatoShop]


My Breakfast Could’ve Been So Much Less Disgusting

3:41AM March 31, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

Milk jugs, useless. Milk comes in containers, sillies! But this jug is different: Using science – a pH sensor – it detects if the milk inside is sour. Which would’ve saved my granola this morning, truth. [Cravendale via OhGizmo via Wired]


Salt And Pepper Chess

12:47AM March 27, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Found at the Oregon Culinary Institute, this chess set enlists the various styles of salt and pepper shakers to a long-standing, strategic war. Also, saying “could you pass the salt?” for “CHECKMATE” must really ice the competition. More »


What Is This?

12:20PM March 16, 2010 | Mark Wilson

What could this be? Did Pac-Man dye himself in chrome? Did the power of my goatee split a rounded mirror in half? If you can make out the logo in the top right corner, you’ll have a hint… More »