"CornZipper" news and stories

Kid-friendly panda bento box. Photo: luckysundae, Flickr

• How to pack nutrition and flavor into kids' school lunches and home meals.
• Cookie jars might be cute but they don't keep cookies fresh, so slip a zipper-lock bag inside.
• Corn fiends who hate the cob can pick up a "Corn Zipper," which works just like a veggie peeler.
• Wine deets: Messina Hoff's 2006 Gewürztraminer is a top 10 BBQ wine, Texan wines get play at the DrinkLocalWine.com event, and wine courses and tastings will be held at the Texas Sommelier Conference.
  
• If you find it hard to figure out how much a sauce has reduced, a clean metal ruler can come in handy.
• Max's Wine Dive's best-selling Kobe Beef Burger has been named one of the 50 best burgers in Texas.
• Spiffy products: Leigh Oliver's White-Hot Queso, Reese's Dark, Organic Batter Blaster, 100-calorie-portion sandwich crackers, and Tyson's Pork Loin.

Just what is this sleek device from Swiss kitchen gear company Kuhn Rikon with the smily face emblazoned on it? The company's motto is, "Kitchen tools to make a chef's life easier."

Here's a hint it's used to process one particular vegetable and it's usually tricky business to use a knife to do it. Give up?

It's a Corn Zipper. The device is designed to quickly and safely remove raw corn kernels from the cob, with without removing your fingers. Run it down the cob and it zips the kernels off several rows at a time.
[via Chowhound]