Hasta La Gadget!

I’d really like to think of myself as a domestic goddess, effortlessly creating fabulous meals, while wearing a dress, complete with apron and pearls. It would be wonderful if my house was always well ordered and tidy, and that I had time for things like home canning. I have to admit I carved out some time to try it once. Only once… it was simply too difficult, too time consuming and, I was left worried that perhaps I hadn’t done it correctly, and would end up poisoning my family.

Well, worry no more! Check out the Ball FreshTECH Automatic Home Canning System, which takes all the guesswork out of preparing homemade jams, jellies, sauces and salsas for you to keep shelf-stable in your pantry for up to a year. The FreshTech system actually senses and monitors temperatures for you, so when the musical tone tells you your pickles are ready… you can rest assured they were handled correctly and are safe and ready to eat by your family.

The Ball Home Canner will get the job done 30% faster, and with less than half the energy consumption of traditional home canning, all while allowing you to create fresh and wholesome foods that your family can enjoy all year long. The unit is pre-programmed with recipe settings, pre-heats the jars for you, and no stove is required.

The system comes complete with a recipe Book, Meal Creations Guide, user manual, jar lifter, and a vent cleaner…so just buy your Ball jars, and you’re ready to rock. If you’d like to be a domestic goddess, even if it’s just for the day, you can get your Ball FreshTECH canner at amazon.com for under 300 bucks, or go to  freshpreserving.com for videos and more information. I know I’ve bought my last jar of commercially prepared tomato sauce.
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I am quite sure that there is a pretty strong split in the office when it comes to coffee as well as tea drinkers. However, those who cannot live without that strong jolt of caffeine in the morning to get started on the right side of the bed at the office might want to check out the $169.99 Bodum b.Over Coffee Maker. The Bodum b.Over Coffee Maker is touted to deliver automated goodness to the pour-over technique, where it will be able to make up to 40 oz. of coffee. Not only that, cold or lukewarm coffee is not going to cut the mustard for genuine coffee lovers, which is why this nifty little device comes with a vacuum-sealed, double-walled carafe that will ensure the coffee it makes is kept warm for more than 3 hours.

The Bodum b.Over Coffee Brewer will also hold another advantage over your regular pour-over barista, since it is capable of making more than just a single cup at any one time. All of the brewed coffee will drip into a 40 oz., vacuum-sealed, double-walled stainless steel interior carafe, so that the coffee inside remains hot and aromatic for hours on end without any risk of it burning. To make matters more interesting instead of checking out the day’s hectic schedule would be the ability to peer through the plexiglass back on the machine so that you can see your future coffee being made right there and then, in front of your very own eyes.
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There is nothing quite like having a nice, hot mug of your favorite coffee in the mornings to perk your day up. The thing is, not all mugs are created equal, and depending on the person brewing your coffee as well as the coffee grounds that are in use, you might want to check out the $39.95 Impress Personal Coffee Brewer to start off your mornings right. This is a 14 oz. coffee press which has enough quality to make the right amount of extremely fresh coffee. Not only that, it comes with a bunch of simple parts that make it a snap to rinse and to clean once you are done. Not only that, it boasts of a double-walled out cup that makes it ready for travel, all the while ensuring that the external bit remains cool to the touch always.

This is the ideal tool to have for you who want the to-go type level of convenience without sacrificing on the quality of your drink, as it offers a similar level of quality of French Press coffee. It requires just a matter of minutes for you to enjoy high quality coffee, where the only thing that you need to do would be to place your fresh grounds in the outer cup and pour in hot water. Hang around for three minutes while you play some Candy Crush, push down the inner cup, and voila! The reverse-flow filter will filter out the grounds to produce beautiful, hot coffee. The filter itself will trap the grounds in order to prevent overbrewing and sediment. Once done, just pour it into a ready mug and you’re ready to start off your day right.
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We all have expectations of how things will go throughout a day. Get up, race to work, live in a haze as the day passes, and go home to relax. There are those who like to sit down with a drink which can make the evening more pleasant. If your beverage of choice just so happens to be wine, then you know how precarious it can be to keep others from getting their mitts on it while you’re away.

If you happen to have the issue of friends or family helping themselves to an opened bottle in the refrigerator, then you might want to invest in the Wine Lock. In addition to being a bottle stopper, it has a four-digit combination lock at the top which makes sure it stays closed as long as you want it to be. By the same token, it can also ensure that loved ones can’t get into their own stash as well. Bit of a cruel joke if used for malicious intent, but you’re not that kind of person, right?

This will work on most 17mm diameter bottles, and reseals the bottle, meaning that your wine will stay fresh for longer. It’s a relatively cheap investment, priced at around $14. However, should you want to protect more than one bottle, it’s going to take a bit more than that. At this very moment, it is out of stock, but I imagine that’s due to the demand right before Christmas. Wait a week or two and there should be more of them.

Available for purchase on red5, found via thisiswhyimbroke
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Some people are a tad picky about what they drink. It can be anything from the type of liquid, to the container in comes in. Maybe the rim has to be wiped it off before lips dare to touch it, or more than that, the contents might have to be from a certain area of the world , or go through an elaborate process before being worthy enough to be consumed. In all honesty, most of us don’t care about what it is, more so that it quenches our immediate thirst. The only two things you need are a beverage, and a cup to put it in.

If you are a tad particular about the vessel in which you put your drink, then you might like the Stainless Steel Travel Cup. It’s not particularly large, as isn’t really being marketed to the commuter crowd. Rather, this is meant to hold your evening beverage when you’re with friends, but don’t want any chance for party foul. Not only that, but you won’t be using a disposable cup that will end up in a landfill somewhere.

This is collapsible cup, that measures 5.75x5cm when fully extended, or 1.5x5cm when in travel mode. It has the engraving of a sunrise on the top, and will look like a pill case if you don’t know what it is. This will cost you $18, and if nothing else, will always be a way for you to have your favorite cup on you.

Available for purchase on izola, found via bookofjoe
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