When I separate eggs, I do it manually in a way what most people would say is slightly risky - I crack the egg into two halves over a bowl, and pass the yolk back and forth while letting the whites drip into the bowl. The better way to do it manually, of course, is to sanitize your hands, crack the whole egg into a bowl, and lift the yolk out with your hand. To me, that's a little too messy.
I guess you could use -- uh -- technology, and give this ceramic egg separator a try. You crack the egg into the head, tilt to 45 degrees, and let the whites slip out of his nose. For some reason, if I used this thing, I don't think I'd ever eat an egg white omelet again.
Goblins and ghouls have barely hit the shelves, and we haven't even started thinking about Thanksgiving, but if you want to give some good Holiday gifts at the end of the year, you'll have to start saving now. Actually, you might have to have started saving last Spring because these kitchen appliances could empty your checking account.
KWC Waterstation - For $12,000, this "rotating food preparation unit allows several cooks to wash and drain ingredients, then slice, dice and chop them, all using the same central water source." www.kwcamerica.com
TurboChef Speedcook Oven - Move over Rachael Ray, the TurboChef Speedcook Oven prepares meals 15 times faster than with conventional appliances. For $7,500. www.turbochef.com
So you dreamt about what you'd like to see in the kitchen of the future, right? Well, if it included being able to tell a machine to cook something without having to get up from in front of the tv, you don't have to wait for the future. You can do it now! I said now!
Daewoo's new microwave oven can hear me loud and clear. The countertop microwave oven has a brushed aluminum finish, and though it has a full keypad, it doesn't need it because this baby is voice-activated. It stores 40 commands and responds to anyone who speaks to it. Not only is it voice-activated, but it also has the ability to automatically determine the cooking time with 95% accuracy. Just hope that it's not popcorn in there the other 5% of the time (unless you're like me, who kind of likes the smell of burnt popcorn).
David Gu has designed the Cooking Audio Player, which is sort of misnomer since it doesn't cook anything, but is a storage container for garlic, onions, lemons, ginger, etc. However, it is audio, since it plays digital music that is streamed from any PC, home media centers, and portable media players set up with wireless transmission technology. It may seem somewhat frivolous, but let us turn to our hero and mentor Alton Brown, who pooh-poohs kitchen unitaskers. Storage and music? That's definitely a multi-tasker in my book.
Though the news clips on their website are no longer available, it seems that Surfas, the restaurant supply store in Culver City, Ca, will be closing as of November 1 this year. The City of Culver City has declared the property on which the store is located "Eminent Domain," and will be using it for a large re-development project. According to food blog Eating LA apparently, owner "Les Surfas, whose father opened the store in 1937, has refused to accept Culver City's offer of $4.89 million to buy the Surfas warehouse." Others are speculating that the store will not close,and will simply move to another location.
This is so cool - a scale in which you can measure dry or wet ingredients, in both metric and standard, that are hard to weigh on a regular scale that has a flat surface. It's also very cool because you can tare the scale (set it back to zero) even when there are things already in the scale - so you can just add additional ingredients right into the container.
The scale is made by eva Solo and has only three parts - all of them are dishwasher safe. It is available online at Modern Motive for $72.95.
Sometimes, cooking for one or two every night is just as much of a challenge as cooking for a large family of six. Whereas cooking for a large family requires savvy stretching of dollars and food, cooking for one or two requires the ability to cook in small quantities without wasting food. Of course, that doesn't mean you can't get creative with leftovers.
The micro rice cooker helps out by allowing you to cook a small amount of rice, and conveniently, too, since the ceramic pot goes in the microwave oven. Once the rice is cooked, you can eat straight from the bowl. It's certainly not any faster, since the uncooked rice still has to be washed/rinsed and soaked for 15 minutes before cooking. If you want speed, then just go for the pre-cooked ready packed rice available at Asian markets.
I'm not a fan of kitchen "gadgets" beyond a
very good knife and maybe a melon baller when necessary (but then, when is a melon baller every necessary?), but this avocado
slicer from Williams-Sonoma really piques my interest.
I always just do the old wrenching-out of the pit,
making longitudinal slices, then scooping out the flesh with a large spoon, but this might be helpful for those of us
who want to make pretty, presentable uniform slices or dices of avocado. The tool also pits the avocado, but I can't
tell how it does it from the picture.
I am not a
girlie-girl in most respects, but for some reason I have always loved the color pink and anything that is shaped like a
heart. Though I find Valetine's Day, the holiday, slightly annoying (for many reasons not associated with food, of
course), I love that everything around me is suddenly heart-shaped.
I love my heart-shaped measuring spoons. On the front of them, instead of standard tablespoon and teaspoon
measurements, they have things like "a pinch of patience" and "a spoonful of laughter." They're
real measuring spoons, though, so the actual measurements on the back.
I have yet to use them, but might never because I want to keep them perfect. Or maybe I'm just waiting for my
recipe in shining armor.
So you dreamt about what you'd like to see in the 
Or rather, sing to your supper?
This is so cool - a 
Sometimes, cooking for one or two every night is just as much of a challenge as cooking for a large family of six. Whereas cooking for a large family requires savvy stretching of dollars and food, cooking for one or two requires the ability to cook in small quantities without wasting food. Of course, that doesn't mean you can't get creative with leftovers.
I'm not a fan of kitchen "gadgets" beyond a
very good knife and maybe a melon baller when necessary (but then, when is a melon baller every necessary?), but this 
I am not a
girlie-girl in most respects, but for some reason I have always loved the color pink and anything that is shaped like a
heart. Though I find Valetine's Day, the holiday, slightly annoying (for many reasons not associated with food, of
course), I love that everything around me is suddenly heart-shaped.
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