Nov 30
Eating in the 1950s probably sucked in terms of convenience. No internet, meaning no Seamless Web. But the style was rad—and you can harness that aspect in your own kitchen with Servis’s new retro fridges. More »
Nov 26
We all have foodie friends, but there’s a difference between those and the ones who treat the kitchen more like a laboratory. We’ve got some gifts for the ones who rely on science with their cooking, or are maybe even just dabbling in molecular gastronomy. And who knows, your stomach might even benefit in the future when your friend makes you a delicious meal out of thanks. More »
Nov 23
The Sword Skillet Won’t Slice or Dice Opponents, But It Will Fry Their Eggs
Posted in: Today's ChiliIf you are looking to take up the sword, but can’t stab, slice or parry, this sword skillet might be for you. It won’t pierce flesh, but will still knock your enemy out cold if you can get close enough to hit him upside the head with it. And then after your victorious, but silly battle is over, this weapon will fry up some eggs rather nicely.
It will also cook up dragon meat like a pro, but let’s face it, you are never going to kill a dragon with this weapon, so it looks like you will be eating a lot of eggs – and not dragon’s eggs.
The Combat Skillet by Morlock Enterprises really is a functional frying pan with a hilt attached. So if you are cooking breakfast and someone suddenly attacks you, just grab the hilt and hit him in the head. Ass-kicking is served. Now back to breakfast.
The skillet is available over on Kickstarter for $45(USD), or you can also order just the handle for converting your existing frying pans for just $27. The project has already raised over $13,000 so far, which is well above its fundraising goal.
[via Obvious Winner]
Nov 21
The most important part of your Thanksgiving meal is the bird. It’s the centerpiece of every Turkey-day related piece of pop culture from Norman Rockwell illustrations to Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. But just because it’s traditional, doesn’t mean the way you prepare it has to be. More »
Nov 20
There are two schools of thought to Thanksgiving preparation. You can spend weeks hunting down the perfect recipes, the freshest ingredients, and begin prepping the arduous feast well in advance of November 22. Or, you can run out to the grocery store the day before, pay a huge markup for a frozen turkey, and spend the entire night slaving away in the kitchen. More »
Nov 20
Years ago I heard that you could make a delicious and healthy “ice cream” type dessert simply by blending frozen bananas. While the result was indeed tasty, it killed my blender and was really hard to scoop out. More »
Nov 20
Say you want to watch a TV program or a video of a recipe while you cook? While you could always bring your smartphone or tablet into the kitchen, there’s always a chance you’ll get it wet or get food stuck on or inside of it. Here’s another way to watch video content while you’re in the kitchen, without fear of damaging your precious gadgets.
This unique scale not only can weigh your food, but it’s got a 4.3″ (480×272) LCD screen and a media player built into its surface. It’s also got a speaker for the audio portion. The scale can play back media in .AVI, MPEG 1/2/4, or DiVX formats or stills in .JPG format. All you need to do is load your files onto a MicroSD card and insert it into the scale, and you’ll be all set.
The scale itself isn’t waterproof, but most digital kitchen scales shouldn’t be submerged anyhow. Its also got a built-in rechargeable battery and can be juiced up via its Mini USB port. A 2 to 3 hour charge should give you about 2 hours of video playback – plenty for most meals I’ve ever cooked.
Too bad I can’t have one of these on hand in time to cook for Thanksgiving this week, but I doubt I could get it shipped all the way from Japan or China by then.
Nov 13
We’ve seen a TARDIS refrigerator before, but this one is even better. Look how well it blends into it’s surroundings. Good thing they had that alcove there for it to materialize into.
This TARDIS refrigerator will hold all of your Jelly Babies, fish fingers and custard, Jammie Dodgers, broccoli to pin to your jacket, a banana, and whatever other foods you need to battle Daleks and Cybermen. And of course it will blend in nicely if you set the coordinates for some geek’s house who has a TARDIS fridge.
Space and time travel adventures in this thing will leave you cold. In a good way. I wish I had one in my kitchen.
[via Cheezburger via Neatorama]
Nov 08
Cooking ain’t easy! But if you want to get better, you have to start somewhere and that somewhere should probably be your knife skills. With Kitchen Knife Skills, an iOS app, you’ll stop accidentally chopping your fingers and start learning slick tricks to make you a better cook. More »
Nov 07
When a standard human-sized refrigerator is just not enough, you can always buy this massive Robeys Meneghini La Cambusa refrigerator. It’s just $40,500(USD), and it’s perfect for the Hutt with a Hutt-sized appetite. You can probably even put a smuggler frozen in carbonite inside. Much like the TARDIS, this thing may even be bigger on the inside. For that price, I would hope so.
It has numerous compartments just like your fridge and keeps food just as cold. Totally pimped-out, it also features things like a coffee maker area, microwave, steam oven and a multi-function oven. It also has room for a flatscreen tv. Hell, why would you ever leave the kitchen?
Oh, and when all of those compartments are closed, the doors look like shutters. Totally worth the price, assuming you are a Hutt.
[via New York via Incredible Things via Geekologie]
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