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March 20, 2008

Hot Dog Rotisserie

hot dog rotisserie

With the home pride ballpark hot dog rotisserie grill you make perfect ball park franks every-time and heats up the hot dog buns.This personal hot dog cooker makes perfect ballpark hot dogs in your own home. Five rotisserie rollers allow you to cook four jumbo dogs at a time just in time to watch the game. Make baseball stadium style rotisserie grilled hotdogs that taste just as good as if you were at the game.

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Boiling or frying hot dogs isn't my idea of making hot dogs. Microwaves cook unevenly, leaving you with a hot dog that's undercooked in the center and overcooked and shriveled on the ends, plus they don't taste very good.
With a hot dog rotisserie machine there is no waiting around for the oven to heat up the dual stainless steel spikes heat the perfect buns fast. No one wants to be the designated chef when the big game is on TV. Non-stick rollers ensure ballpark franks are evenly cooked. You don't even have to thaw out frozen franks.

The hot dog rotisserie griller machine thaws and cooks simultaneously. Removable oil tray makes cleaning easy and quick. There is no reason you can't have your favorite grilled stadium dog at home.

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January 16, 2008

Cupcake Molds

Decorating cupcakes in my home has gotten a lot more fun. I bought these cupcake molds after seeing them on TV and my kids just love them. These pull apart silicone molds are very easy to use just bake, release, align and decorate. All molds are FDA approved food-grade silicone, guaranteed oven-safe to 500 degrees are have a permanent quick release non stick surface. They are also refrigerator, freezer, microwave, oven and metal utensil safe.

Put your cupcakes together and make your own interesting and cute designs or use these molds. There are also sunflower muffin molds that you could also use.

cupcake mold

Your children and even teenagers will have a great deal of fun molding and shaping there own cup cakes into as many designs as you can think of. These are ideal for baking cupcakes for birthday parties, school bake sales or just for snacks. These molds are much more interesting that cake molds.

Simply fill the mold with your batter and then bake 12 individual cupcakes, pull them apart and then decorate to look like one cake.

November 14, 2007

Meat Thermometer

Oven and meat digital thermometers are not a kitchen gadget they are a necessary kitchen tool

The difference between meat being cooked perfectly and being over cooked is only a matter of a degree in temperature. A thermometer can take the guess work out of it. They allow you to take your dinner out of the oven just at the right time, so you can allow it to stand for a few minutes so what ever the cut of meat is it will lock in the juices.

Temperature is vital not just to check to see if meat is cooked well done or medium rare but as a heath concern. You never want under cooked poultry or pork. Simply insert the probe about 20 minutes before the recommended cooking time and check it, 5 or 10 minutes can make all the difference in flavor.

Your choice of an instant read digital meat thermometer with probe. The best designs come from farberware and kitchenaid.

KitchenAid® Meat Thermometer

KitchenAid Thermometer

Stainless steel - precision crafted, accuracy tested. Easily pierces meat or poultry. 5 1/2" high. This one is the most accurate.


Farberware® Barbecue Digital Thermometer

Barbecue Digital Thermometer

In just six seconds this thermometer will tell you if your food is fully cooked.


Farberware® Instant Easy Read Digital Thermometer

Instant Easy Read Digital Thermometer

Stainless steel stem with protective cover.


KitchenAid® Oven Thermometer

Oven Thermometer

Stainless steel precision crafted, accuracy tested. Stands or hangs on shelf. Easy to read dial. 4" high


October 29, 2007

Cute Egg Cups

Egg Cups for hard or soft boiled eggs - part of a balanced breakfast, the decorative fun part anyway

Have you ever noticed the cereal commercials always say this. Then they show you a cereal bowl and glass juice and some other nutritous breakfast food. So in fact their statement is true as far as it is part of a nutritous breakfast not jus the healthy part. So what we are saying is these soft boiled egg cups are part of a healthy breakfast, just the fun part.

These cute little soft boiled egg cups make breakfast not only fun but add a colorful and decorative feature to your kitchen. Eggs are a nutritous breakfast and a very quick and easy to cook. Kids will eat a better breakfast because they kind of make things a little more fun in the morning. If you are in a hurry, 4 minutes is all it takes to make a soft boiled egg and you will have less dishes to clean up.

Cico Egg Cup by Alessi

Cico soft boiled Egg Cup

This soft boiled egg cup with spoon was designed by Stefano Giovannoni, is a cute little egg and spoon holder. The little mans cap can be filled with salt and dispersed through a small hole on the top, while his arm holds the spoon. Available in several colors so you will be able to match with your other kitchen accessories: Blue, Green, Pink or Yellow (shown). Dimensions: Height 4.5 in.


Mr. Chin Egg Cup by Alessi

Chin Egg Cup with spoon

The Alessi Mr. Chin Egg Cup turns a simple breakfast into a happy meal . The Mr. Chin Egg Cup, This is a new design by Stefano Giovannoni and Rumiko Takeda, and part of the historic Chin Family collection created in collaboration with the National Palace Museum (NPM) of Taiwan. The collaboration between Alessi and the NPM of Taiwan grew out of a desire to encourage greater awareness of Chinese history and culture. The Egg Cup is available with Thermoplastic material. Separately molded/assembled head, hat, body, foot, and pompom. Hand-painted detail.Options: Color: Blue (shown), Red, or Yellow.


October 12, 2007

Screwpull Corksrews

Wine corkscrews should be a decorative accessory that you want to display when you are having a dinner party or as a collectible on a shelf. The screwpull corkscrews that we have chosen as a kitchen gadget or as an accessory to your bartools will have people talking about the interesting color and design.

These are designer styles which are handpainted and a limited edition, which you will be proud to display on your tabletop. Lever styles are easy to use and normally the best kind to buy and are little more classy than tube styles. If you are a collector these can be a valulable addition to your collection.

Parrot Sommelier Corkscrew by Alessi

Parrot Corkscrew

The Parrot Sommelier Corkscrew is a practical and pocket-sized corkscrew in a parrot-shaped design and features a serrated knife to cut foil. Corrosion resistant, stainless steel lever, and polished aluminum and plastic body. This lever action corkscrew is available in theses colors : Black, Blue, or Green (shown). Size: Length 5 in., Width 1 in. its a comfortable fit for your hands. This one would be a very unique christmas gift to give someone that loves wine.


Cino Waiters Friend Corkscrew by Blomus

Cino Waiters Corkscrew

The waiter's pocket sized cork puller by Blomus is a must-have accessory to have in your kitchen. It has a sleek and compact shape that makes it convenient to store and easy to use. This corkscrew by Blomus has a silver-plated finish. Size: Length 4.3 inches so it will fit nicely in a drawer.


4 inch corkscrew

Honolulu Corkscrew (limited edition)

The Alessi Alessandro Corkscrew, designed by Alessandro Mendini in 2006, is a very unique accessory for your bar tool collection. Opening a wine bottle should be as fun as drinking the bottle's contents. The man-shaped, black and white corkscrew is dressed in a multi-colored Hawaiian shirt and lei. This is a limited edition, hand-painted and individually numbered collectible. Made of PA (plastic) and Chrome plated. Alessi is an Italian company. Its corporate mission is to bring a utopian priority to affordable, high design for the home and office. Dimensions: Height 8.25 in.


Alessandro M. Cook Corkscrew by Alessi

Italian waiter corkscrew

The Alessandro M. Cook Corkscrew, by Alessi, a 2006 Alessandro Mendini design, adds pizzaz and functionality to your bar tool collection. The "chef"-shaped, black and white corkscrew is dressed in a chef's hat. Opening a wine bottle with the Alessandro is almost as fun as drinking its contents. Made of PA (plastic) and Chrome plated, Italian design that would fit in your pocket.


Alessandro M. Corkscrew by Alessi

Corkscrew by Alessi

The Alessandro M. Corkscrew, by Alessi, a 2006 Alessandro Mendini design, adds pizzaz and functionality to your bar tool collection. The man-shaped, two-tone corkscrew is dressed in a choice of primary colors. Opening a wine bottle with the Alessandro is almost as fun as drinking its contents. Made of PA (plastic) and Chrome-plated zamak (zinc alloy). Alessi is an Italian company. Its corporate mission is to bring a utopian priority to affordable, high design for the home and office. The Alessandro M. Corkscrew is available with the following options: Color: Red/White (shown), Light Blue/Yellow, or Blue/White. Shipping: This item usually ships within 24 hours. Size: Height 8.25 in., Diameter 2.5 in.


October 03, 2007

Pfaltzgraff Dinnerware and Gifts

Pfaltzgraff review dinnerware and replacement sets

Good food starts with good preparation and then excellent presentation. But without the proper tools or appliances to do the job it just makes things a little harder.

Presentation is everything not just for your family but for dinner parties and having friends over for just for dessert. The biggest problem I have always found, is most houseware stores don't carry my style or designs anymore and I don't want to keep buying more serving sets.

One company that I really like for finding the serving trays, dishes, flatware and those little gadgets that people like so much is The prices are good here and they have many hard to find items.

About Pfaltzgraff

Pfaltzgraff brand has been associated with the highest quality ceramic products available for the home. This company grew from a modest-size pottery shop that produced simple earthenware, salt-glazed stoneware crocks and even flower pots into one of the best known designers and marketers of dinnerware, glassware, ceramic accessories, giftware and other products. Several Pfaltzgraff patterns are among the most popular dinnerware designs in America, including Yorktowne, Folk Art, Naturewood and Pistoulet.

Pfaltzgraff dinnerware, giftware and more
Search here for hard to find pfaltgzraff gifts, dinnerware, kitchen gadgets and canisters

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Review Chefs Corner

Chefs corner can take your cooking experience to the next level

Small blenders and hand mixers are best for making quick things, smoothies, drinks and dips.
Every home needs a good coffee maker and and a decorative serving set for tea. Believe it or not teenage girls really like tea pots. Your main kitchen appliance is going to be a 5 quart blender preferably a kichenaid, they take a lot of abuse.

The other items I have found that you cannot live without are the small gadgets or cooking utensils and tools you need to prepare recipes with. You cannot live without Non-stick bakeware and cookware if you want quick clean ups which means you will get out of the kitchen faster.

Cutlery needs to feel good in the hands so I would recommend you comparison shop at a department store, find the style and brand you like and then come back here to buy.

This site carries a wide range of cookware, bakeware, kitchen tools and accessories, as well as tableware, appliances and cook books.
chef corner review of cookware and bakeware
Click here to stock your kitchen with the best from Chefs Corner - See what's on sale
- ChefsCorner sells over 500,000 products in the following categories; Cookware , Bakeware , Coffee and Tea , Cutlery , Entertainment and Tableware , Cookbooks, Appliances, Small Electrics, Outdoor Living, Furnishings and Housekeeping. They cater to consumers looking to take their food preparation and presentation to the next level.

Why do I shop here
I shop at this online kitchen store a lot. As a mother of five, four of which are teenagers, my kitchen is always in use. Someone is always cooking something or making a smoothie or baking muffins or a cake.
My four girls all have their specialties that they like. Some are on diets and others are on fruit kicks. Cooking for all of them at dinner time is lets just say challenging. One is off pasta this week and someone else is off of red meat and will only eat chicken or fish.

My son likes to have pasta most nights because he takes the leftovers for his lunch at work. The problem I started to run into over the years was that without the proper kitchen appliance to make what they wanted, they wanted me to do it for them.

I knew how to make blenders and mixers do all the jobs they wanted to do but didn't want to learn. You people I found want a kitchen appliance that does one special job. This started a trend in my home and now my kids buy me all these appliances at chef's corner because it is cheaper than the department stores and the selection is better.
I still cook dinners 3 times a week and on Sundays, my husband still wants the family Sunday dinner event for the whole family to get together.

The difference is now I make my children learn a menu that they must cook once a week for everyone. After 1 year this is still working out, some are in college now but still find time to cook. Even my 11 year old makes her specialty dinner for everyone, although some of my older daughters won't eat hot dogs with a side of nachos.

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Garnishing Sets

Very helpful cooking gadgets, tools that will help you cook like a gourmeet

Every kitchen needs a garnishing set, meaning a lemon zester, peeler and melon baller. If your like me you will want these utensils to be all the same color, I like things color coordinated in my kitchen.

This kitchen aid gadget has three colors of garnishing sets that should match your other cooking gadgets and utensils even if they are stainless steel. The most important feature is how they feel in your hand. I own the black lemon zester and mellon baller and have used them many times. They have a very nice smooth feel to them and are thick enough to be comfortable even after preparing party dishes for many people.

KitchenAid® Utensil, 5 pc. Garnishing Set, Black

KitchenAid® Utensil, 5 pc. Garnishing Set, Black

Set includes one each: 6 1/2" Lemon Zester, 6 3/4" Channel Tool, 7 3/4" Euro Peeler, 8" Melon Baller and 7 1/2" Butter Curler.


These sets also come in blue and as a red kitchen gadget at 29.99 they are a very good deal. If you were to buy all individula pieces it would cost upwards of 40 dollars.