Tramontina has produced a set of canisters and scoops from 0.8 mm gauge premium 18/10 stainless steel construction. Durable and easy to clean, the metal won't impart flavor to your food. The canisters have a satin finish with a mirror accent border. The satin finish helps resist fingerprints and debris.

The canisters ...

Having spent countless hours cranking on industrial quality french fry cutters in commercial restaurants, I would love to say good things about this lightweight home version, the Chefs French Fry Cutter. I can't. The handles are weak stamped stainless steel, the bearings and slides are plain metal ...

The idea with iSi's cream whipper is that you can quickly produce tasty additions to beverages, toppings and desserts. The whipper uses replaceable N2O cartridges for operation to create five times as much whipped cream from one pint of fresh cream as can be made through other methods. Flavored syrup and other ...

With the economy up and down, everyone is looking for ways to spend less without cutting all of the little joys out of their daily lives. The Perfect Pod Maker allows you to make your own pods at home in just seconds using the coffee or tea blend of your ...

The Wilton kit comes with a number of basic supplies to learn and practice the art of decorating cakes and cookies. The carrying case has room for additional items and allows you to pack up all of the tools to take along with you. Use it to decorate on site ...

This patented wire blade Cheese Slicer from Nuance is more than the usual wire knife and cutting board. Designed for storage and serving as well as slicing, the patented system creates stacks of uniform slices of medium soft cheeses like Monterey Jack, Cheddar, and American.

It's always cheaper to buy ...

If you've worked in a fast paced restaurant kitchen you probably know this monster of a prep tool already. When you need a ton of uniform potato slices that will cook evenly in a clockwork time frame, you don't cut them by hand on a cutting board. You use ...

It's time to get the party started. Talk about a social affair. What could be more fun than sharing a meal? And I mean truly sharing. With a gorgeous 15-piece Swissmar Fondue set, the food is the centerpiece.

The Swissmar Montblanc Meat Fondue set includes one ...

The strainer and grinder work with all KitchenAid stand mixers. The attachments assemble easily without requiring any tools and fit right onto the front of your machine. The grinder has both coarse and fine plates. They allow you to make everything from breadcrumbs to ground meat. The strainer assists the home ...

The feature that sets this fondue apart from the crowd is the divided stoneware insert. This allows you to prepare two types of cheese or chocolate or a combination at the same time. The Century set features extensive use of stainless steel. The pot has a brushed/mirror finish. ...

There is nothing wrong with the 9-inch Unicorn Magnum Plus Pepper Mill. It offers a comfortable grip and an easily adjustable grind. There's even a nut at the base of the mill's body that is independent of the loading ring, making it unnecessary to reset the grind after refilling ...

Especially popular with raw food enthusiasts, the Spiralo 3 from World Cuisine quickly transforms suitable produce like sweet potatoes and zucchini into beautiful spiral slices and two sizes of "vegetable pasta." Even with the one year warranty, the lightweight ABS plastic construction will require some extra care in actual ...

The Back to Basics Strainer is better than a Foley mill, better than old fashioned methods for processing produce. The mill mounts on the table or counter. It has a hand crank operation, but don't be fooled; this device is FAST.

Food is pressed through a stainless steel screen ...

This electric can opener from West Bend is as stylish as it is efficient, available in five bold colors to match any modern kitchen decor. You'll probably still want it even if you live in a log cabin.

Only nine inches tall and compact in design, this can opener will ...

I have very mixed feelings about the Cuisinart Citrus Juicer Attachment. My main reservation stems from the fact that it has limited versatility. The attachments Cuisinart offers for its mixers truly add value and extend the usefulness of the machine, but they only work on Cuisinart stand mixers (four of those models).

The ...

The New Metro Design Beater Blade is a product I can really say is worth the price. The beater blade meets every one of the basic criteria I look for in an effective product: it is fast, it cleans easily, it saves work, and it fits a number of brands ...

With more and more people discovering that quality of food is better when harvested close to home, machines like the Grain and Flour Mill from Back to Basics are becoming more common. If you want to make the jump from processed flours shipped back and forth across the country ...

The Cuisinart Large Meat Grinder Attachment creates freshly ground meat in minutes. The unit connects to the slow speed power outlet on Cuisinart stand mixer models SM-55, SM-55BC, SM-70, and SM-70BC. The attachment comes with three grinding plates which create fine, medium and coarse cuts and two sausage nozzles for making large ...

Having spent some time in Asia I'm well aware that if pineapples were even slightly less than delicious, nobody would mess with them. Bring one back from the market as a gift for your gracious hosts and you might get a polite smile and a reluctant sigh from the person ...

This 101 piece cake decorating set from Wilton is a handy and fairly complete carrying case system which includes many of the essential specialized tools you'll need for this fine art, as well as some you probably already have--like disposable gloves. The set itself has been designed to support Wilton's decorating ...

It's an old idea that works! And it's made from stainless steel, clearly outshining most potato ricers on the market today. Cuisipro's Potato Ricer is based on the simple concept of leverage and is built from materials strong enough to last.

This handy tool will replace the old bowl and masher ...

The Hurricane is a manual juicer which mounts right on the side of the counter, like an old fashioned meat grinder. A simple clamp attaches the juicer to the countertop and protective feet prevent the metal from marring the surface. This crank operated device presses juice from soft fruits, berries, ...

Designed to fit over the range or grill of a Jenn Air cooktop when burners are not in use, this cover of laminated bamboo expands counter space and can even be used as a cutting board. The bottom of the board is cut out to fit over burners or griddle ...

Simplicity beats technology in this 2009 Houseware Designs Gold Medal Award winner, the Microplane 4 in 1 Box Grater. Much more than a cheap pressed metal throwaway tool, the Microplane version features a comfortable molded handle and wide stable rubberized feet. The bent handle puts the user's ...

The dual sensor probe of this thermometer and timer from Component Design Northwest, named Best in Category at the 2009 Houseware Design Awards, is specially designed for accurate measurements of both food and oven temperature with one dual function probe. At Thanksgiving you can take the guesswork out of cooking ...

The Cheflamme Culinary Torch by Messermeister allows those finishing touches--like browning meats and caramelizing sugary toppings--that are critically important to both flavor and appearance. This fully adjustable butane canister torch heats the surface of foods with a light touch, browning peaks of meringue or sprinklings of sugar without heating the interior of the ...

A heavy duty commercial quality sausage press small enough to fit on a kitchen counter, the Atlantic Shores 20 pound press Sausage Stuffer is considerably more than you'd expect from machines targeted for the home kitchen. In the usual combination food grinders/sausage makers, we see hamburger grinders with sausage making attachments, ...

The Ultimate Edge Knife Case has room for 18 prep knives plus compartments for the odd accessories every chef or culinary student accumulates--plus pockets for the essential notepad, pen and pencil. Elasticized knife pockets are double stitched and reinforced.

With the look of functional luggage, the exterior shell of ...

Peugeot's Tidore Nutmeg Shaver is a spice mill with an exterior made of clear acrylic. The clear exterior allows you to readily identify the type of spice in the mill. The rounded form of the shaver fits well in the hand and you can tell just by looking that it is ...

The Exaco Trading Feelgood Jumbo Composter can recycle 170 gallons of kitchen and garden waste. Once broken down, that compost can be added where needed to improve your soil and create a better growing medium in the garden. The bin comes with complete instructions on how to compost with the ...

If it's popular in Italy, it must make good pasta. The Atlas motorized pasta machine, manufactured in Italy but popular in fine kitchens everywhere, brings the luxury of homemade pasta to your dinner table with a minimum of fuss.

Equipped with cutting heads for fettucine and vermicelli, the Atlas can be ...

All-Clad makes more than just high quality cookware. This measuring cup set is created from 18/10 stainless steel, inspired by their classic saucepan. Each cup bears the All-Clad logo. The set includes a 1/4 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/2 cup, 2/3 cup, and 1 cup size and the capacities are denoted on ...

This is a great gadget for food geeks who like appliances with some cool factor. You don't really need this thermometer. You can use a traditional meat thermometer just fine. The process is simple enough. But this gizmo really does make the process easier.

It allows me to multitask in the kitchen ...

How many people do you know who make pasta from scratch? And professional chefs and Italian grandmothers don't count. Naturally, they'd make pasta from scratch. What other kind of pasta is there?

But, of your friends, your neighbors, your colleagues, when was the last time they served you fresh ...

Sometimes I forget that not everyone has a well stocked kitchen. And I'm not talking about food here, but rather cooking equipment. I was shocked at Thanksgiving that my friend didn't own a cooking thermometer. How would we know when the turkey was done?

In the end, we over-cooked it. ...

When I first saw SmartShopper's Grocery List Organizer, the gadget-girl in me went, "Cool. I want one of those." I love making lists, too, so I was especially jazzed by the Grocery List Organizer.

Then, the little angel on my left shoulder, the one touting a green halo and recycled wings, ...

Now I don’t know about you, but I tend to be rather dubious of appliances whose name begins with “Nostalgia”. The indication right off is that they are emulating something fondly remembered from long ago, while completely ignoring the quality and craftsmanship that made the memory a fond one.

That being said, ...

If you feel that it's time to take your holiday cookie baking to a whole new level, maybe the time has come for you to get serious about your cookie making tools. You need a shooter -- a stainless steel cookie gun to help create all those fancy shaped treats that wow ...

Some things just never go out of style, like the soda siphon. First and foremost a home bar novelty, these lend a fun retro vibe to any occasion as well as being a practical alternative to bottled soda water.

These things have been around forever. Everyone has seen a soda siphon used ...

With brushed stainless steel accents contrasting with a black rubberized handgrip, the Waring Pro Cordless Wine Opener has a stately countenance on the bar or counter. The unit operates with a single push of a button and one charge will pull up to eighty corks. The device works with regular ...

Metrokane, makers of the popular Rabbit corkscrew, have updated and simplified the design with this style. Long known for their unique take on modern consumer barware, Metrokane has produced another tool for wine lovers seeking the best combination of ease of use and style.

Like the venerable mousetrap, there is always someone ...

KitchenAid's KPEX Pasta Excellence Attachment Pack for KitchenAid Stand Mixers includes everything you need for making your own pasta--except the ingredients, and practice. It's a learning experience.

The parts are high quality items, well constructed and fairly easy to operate. After making dough, the first step is to use the roller ...

Leave it to Le Creuset to create a spatula set that is swoon-worthy. I swear--my love affair with Le Creuset cookware has no end!

If you own Le Creuset pans--or even if you don't--you will want this set. The crock is gorgeous with amazingly vibrant color. So not only ...

You can end the struggle to uncork wine and do so in style with the Metrokane Rabbit Corkscrew. One pull is all you'll need. It is quick like a rabbit, hence the name. The cork also easily ejects without damage. The polycarbonate metal and reinforced nylon construction can handle traditional or synthetic ...

Many of us have collected our kitchen knives one or two at a time over the years, getting bargains or gifts here and there and winding up with hodgepodge assortments that do the work just fine--but when you get a knife block, they won't quite fit. Hardwood blocks are usually ...

The Digital Nutrition Scale by EatSmart was designed by medical professionals and will calculate calories, carbohydrates, sodium, fats and fiber, as well as vitamin K and six other nutrients from packaged and whole foods. The Memory Mode will accommodate daily or weekly tracking and save up to 99 entries. The scale ...

Everyone appreciates the idea of composting, that is rather than sending our organic kitchen waste to the landfill we convert it into rich garden mulch. However, in practice, most of us just can’t get past the gross factor of hanging on to our kitchen scraps.

To make the kitchen collection process ...

Built to fit all KitchenAid electric household stand mixers, the KitchenAid CO Attachment easily locks onto the motor hub and opens all sizes of food cans. The construction is solid, the framework of the attachment is heavy stainless steel, and both toothed gears and cutting blade are durable.

In spite ...

You won't miss this teakettle sitting on your stovetop. KitchenAid has come out with a line of very vibrantly colored kettles, and this is probably the most popular hue. It looks like a big ladybug in your kitchen!

This teakettle has a plentiful 2-quart capacity, and the lid is removable for filling. The ...

For me there is something very comforting in the whistle of a tea kettle. Being an absent minded sort, I'll put the water on to boil and then wander off until the kettle hollers at me from the kitchen- HEY YOU, TIME FOR TEA!

This kettle certainly takes the prize for the longest ...