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• Tools of Seduction: Kiss the Cook

  Take it from a girl who burns toast: a man who can cook is a precious (and sexy) commodity. But whether you're a gourmet guru or nutritional novice, there exists a simple key to culinary prowess: Read More... Posted May 12 2009, 03:28 PM by Laureen Mahler with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, kitchen, sexy, tools of seduction

• The Lap Counter

  I don't know about you guys, but besides getting potato peels everywhere, my least favorite part of, er, peeling potatoes is the backache from bending over the garbage can. Enter Tomas Kral's Lap Counter, which changes everything: Read More... Posted May 07 2009, 11:04 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, kitchen, concept design, cutting board, lap counter

• Hot Stuff Coming Through

  Happy Cinco de Mayo everybody! In honor of a day devoted entirely to eating food, drinking booze (oh yeah, and celebrating the Mexican victory at the Battle of Puebla -- booyah Wikipedia!), I'm going to share a couple of things that are very close to my heart. 1) My absolute favorite barbecue accessory, and 2) my secret recipe for Jalapeno Poppers that will literally blow your socks off. Truly, they'll fly off in little cotton-y pieces. Read More... Posted May 05 2009, 10:28 AM by Laureen Mahler with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Cooking, kitchen, Barbecue, cinco de mayo

• Clean Kitchen: Keru Keru Bottles

  You know how Jackson Pollock and all those other abstract expressionist painters seem merely to randomly fling paint against a blank canvas and call it art? Well, that's sort of how I cook. After I've put together an entire meal, the entire kitchen manages to be affected, every surface splattered with olive oil, small piles of salt, tomato pulp, and the empty shells of garlic bulbs. If this is...um...not what you aspire to... Read More... Posted Apr 28 2009, 01:29 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, kitchen, clean, bottles

• Grill On The Go

  As much as I can't stand crisping and sweating in the summer sun, I don't mind when the same happens to meat and vegetables. Grilling is one of best summer activities and the O Grill lets you do it anywhere. Read More... Posted Apr 15 2009, 03:36 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, grilling, grill

• How to Cook the Perfect Easter Egg

  It's nearly Easter, and if you're anything like me, then your Sunday will play out something like this: 12:02pm: Wake up. Consider changing out of pajamas. Decide against it. 12:17pm: Post-coffee, time to boil eggs for decorating. Begin egg boiling. 12:45pm: What time did the eggs go in? Pretty sure they're done by now. 12:51pm: Cold water bath for eggs, find decorating stuff, get to it! 2:33pm: Done decorating. Admire egg art. Deviled egg time, oh yeah. Little did I know that Science has a much better recipe for ideal egg boiling (as in one that won't make your eggs taste like rubber). There's even a bonafide scientific formula for creating the absolutely perfect egg: Read More... Posted Apr 10 2009, 11:04 AM by Laureen Mahler with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, easter tip, easter eggs

• These Cookies Died For Your Sins

  To be fair, most cookies die for your sins, which are eating too many cookies. But perhaps these, given their shape, may give a little underscoring to that point. So here's my question for you guys, because I honestly don't know: Read More... Posted Apr 09 2009, 11:27 AM by Alex Zalben with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Cooking, cookies, jesus christ

• Jetspoon!

  What? Why is this caled the Jetspoon? Is it a spoon that travels? Is it jet black? Nope, neither of those things: Read More... Posted Mar 30 2009, 04:05 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, spoons, concept design

• Best. Sushi. Ever.

  You guys were pretty into the Obama sushi we posted about a month ago. But as ridiculous as that is, the above is easily the best sushi ever. Want to know why? Read More... Posted Mar 20 2009, 05:28 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, kitchen, Candy, sushi

• A Little Slice of Paradise

  [Photo via] Do you know what my version of paradise is? It involves me wearing an apron, cooking up a storm in a god-light-filled kitchen that has two marble islands, an endless drawer of stylish utsensils, an industrial gas range, and a total self-clean function. And do you know what else happens in this gastronomic paradise? I don't hurt myself. Ever.  Now with this set of snazzy tools from none other than Slice, I can get a little closer to paradise: Read More... Posted Feb 24 2009, 11:01 AM by Laureen Mahler with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, kitchen, utensils

• NASA Gets a Second Job

  In case that whole "going into space" thing doesn't work out, I think NASA will have a lucrative second career making novelty aprons: Read More... Posted Jan 27 2009, 11:29 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, aprons, astronauts, nasa

• Marsha Mello [NSFM]

  From the creators of the above little gem, comes Marsha Mello: Read More... Posted Jan 02 2009, 04:32 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, Food and Drink, marshmallows

• Food Gawking

  Last month I blogged about Cookstr.com, a website that compiles recipes from cookbooks. Well, foodgawker aggregates the best recipes the blogosphere has to offer. There is no way to refine your search though. You are simply presented with a random assortment of dishes from all over the Internet. This is a good way to come across a recipe you might not have even considered previously.    Read More... Posted Dec 05 2008, 12:38 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Cooking, cookbook, gourmet, website

• The Testicles Cookbook - Cooking with Balls

  Sorry, I hope you already ate lunch. When Shaun posted about the semen cookbook last week, I thought it couldn't get any worse. But it can and it has, as evidenced by "The Testicles Cookbook - Cooking with Balls." Recipes include  testicled versions of your favorites, like Testicle Pizza, Testicle Goulash and White Wine Testicles. Read More... Posted Nov 25 2008, 02:27 PM by Diana Vilibert with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Cooking, Food and Drink, eating, cookbook, balls, testicles

• Cookbook Compilation

  Are you tired of the same old yams and turkey for Thanksgiving, but don't want to go as far as to make a turbaconducken? Or perhaps the supermarket is out turkey? While there is still time to rethink the dish you're preparing for Thursday, it may be worthwhile to check out Cookstr.   Read More... Posted Nov 24 2008, 12:03 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Cooking, Thanksgiving, cookbook, gourmet, website

• A Calculator That Makes Cooking Easy

  I'm as bad at math as I am at cooking (worse, even), so is it any surprise that — even with my Amco conversion magnets — I struggle with my cooking measurements?  Read More... Posted Nov 24 2008, 09:28 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: gadgets, Cooking, kitchen, conversion, measurements, calculator

• A Nest For Your Nest

  Currently, my bowls and measuring cups are all over the place more counter space is taken up with stray 1/4 cup measures than anything else, which is why these nesting items are so nest-cessary:   Read More... Posted Nov 19 2008, 09:31 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, kitchen, baking, bowls, nesting

• There's No Use Crying Over Spilled Soup

  I've rewritten this post several times, in several different ways, but they all come down to one thing: this utensil is long overdue, and necessary:   Read More... Posted Nov 11 2008, 03:05 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, utensils, soup, ladles, spoons

• A Tall Glass of Bacon

  What better way to feel refreshed and satisfied than with a big, tall pitcher of...bacon?  Read More... Posted Nov 03 2008, 01:02 PM by Diana Vilibert with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, kitchen, Microwaves, bacon, bacon microwave

• Easy Come, Easy Sushi

  Have you ever tried making sushi (or rather, maki)? It's simultaneously the easiest and hardest thing ever. All you have to do is roll rice, and a filling in some seaweed; but getting it to stick just right is where the art comes in. Art, meet science: Read More... Posted Oct 31 2008, 10:33 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, kitchen, sushi

• Cube Time

  So as you can see from the above, all you have to do to set the timer is flip it on its side, and it beeps when its done. But that's not my favorite part:   Read More... Posted Oct 30 2008, 01:28 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, kitchen, timers, cubes

• No Mess Veggie Peeler

  One of the most annoying things about peeling veggies is the gigantic mess it causes. Which is why this is so cool: Read More... Posted Oct 15 2008, 11:20 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, Food and Drink, vegetable peeler

• Concepts We Wish Would Succeed: Sook Cutting Board

  Now, that's more like it, Mr. Wayne. I've complained before about electronic, internet cutting board concepts that ignore one basic fact: you can't see a recipe, if you have a pile of veg all over the board. The Sook solves that problem by splitting the idea into three parts: Read More... Posted Sep 19 2008, 01:02 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, concepts

• Good Idea, Bad Idea: Deep Frying Your Hand

  Above? A bad idea. Below? A good idea: Read More... Posted Sep 16 2008, 04:02 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, safety

• Egg-cellent!

  Am I the only one who gets a disproportionate amount of satisfaction from cooking up the perfect sunny-side-up egg? There's something about a flawlessly round egg white that makes me want to give someone a high-five. Those perfect eggs don't come around too often in my kitchen, but with the help of this product, they'll be a guarantee: Read More... Posted Aug 08 2008, 10:52 AM by Diana Vilibert with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, kitchen, breakfast

• Cheap Trick: Kabob Basket

  My cousin Tony was in town this past weekend, and over the course of the past few days, he played chef for my family. On Friday, he made shish kabobs and, aside from the dried-out plantains, I found them delicious. He used wooden skewers and then balanced them on the edges of several baking pans before sliding them into the oven. Chefs.com apparently has an easier way, but...doesn't this defeat the purpose? Read More... Posted Jul 07 2008, 11:00 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, Cheap Trick

• Never Get Cut Again

  What do you do if you keep cutting your hands while cooking? Is it: A) Stop cooking. B) Buy stock in Band-Aids. C) Start serving blood sausage more often. Or maybe... Read More... Posted Jun 25 2008, 03:00 PM by Alex Zalben with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Cooking, gloves

• Chop 2 Pot

  One of the most annoying things in cooking is getting everything nice and chopped on your chopping block, then going over to the stove, and proceeding to drop everything you've worked so hard on right onto the floor. Don't worry, friends, a solution is at hand: Read More... Posted Jun 19 2008, 04:30 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, kitchen, chopping blocks

• Get Dad Something See-Through

  Something sheer maybe. Maybe with peek-a-boo in its description. Sans crotch even. Or something even sexier like… Read More... Posted Jun 06 2008, 01:15 PM by Brian Marabello with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, grilling, mesh, father's day, pans

• Inventory I Lust After: Destination Japan

  Do you ever get the feeling that other countries have more fun than we do? At the very least, Japan knows how to make their containers both sleek and cute at the same time, which, let me tell you, is difficult to do. I once went to a costume party in a brushed metal kitty kat outfit. Not pretty. I was browsing through the MOMa store, and found a couple of neat items from their exclusive collection, Destination Japan. I should also mention at this point that I’m a big fan of plain white, unadorned stuff, so if you like flowers or pretty things, look away before your eyes get burned. Pics, and more inventory after the jump... Read More... Posted May 05 2008, 11:00 AM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: Cooking, inventory lust