Q: I was wondering if you had any tips where I can get CO2 canisters for my Soda Stream refilled for cheaper than buying new or exchanging at Williams-Sonoma.

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Q: Hi! I just recently purchased this food dehydrator. It's my first foray into creating my own dehydrated goodies. As an avid camper, backpacker, and penny-pincher, I figured the dehydrator would be a great way to use up produce before it goes bad as well as save some money on otherwise expensive commercially available products.

So far I've tried a variety of fruits and vegetables, and so far I've been pretty disappointed. Everything turns to a withered, tasteless, jaw-aching chunk instead of being chewy with the original flavor coming through. I've also had a terrible time finding good information about recipes; I'm a little lost here!

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KitchenAid Stand Mixer Pasta Extruder

• $152
• Amazon

We have an extensive review of this pasta press attachment for KitchenAid stand mixers in the archives. But I wanted to bring it up and feature it again during Pasta Week; it's just so fun to make fusilli, rigatoni, and all the other fancy shapes. This thing works like a dream, and it's fast, too. Great for making big batches and freezing them for later. More

Tabletop Oil Mister from Prepara

• $19.95
• Williams-Sonoma

I'm still looking for the perfect oil mister, and while I haven't found the perfect one, this version from Prepara is pretty good. The bottle is made from glass, and the pump mechanism is strong and doesn't clog too often. My husband loves using this for spraying oil on the grill and on vegetables.

Non-aerosol, BPA-free. More

Kitchen Timer from MUJI

• $19.95
• MUJI USA

There are fancier timers out there. There are timers that do more — sure. I've used them. But I return to this one again and again over the handful of other timers in my kitchen. The buttons are big, the numbers are huge. The beeper is loud. The magnet is strong. All the things I want in a good timer. And the battery lasts a long, long time.
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While antique shopping the other day, we purchased this curious Bakelite-handled kitchen gadget. At first we just liked the way it looked but then we realized it might actually be very useful. Do you know what it is? More

Say hello to our latest gadget obsession!

From the same people who make our favorite mandoline, this counter-top device holds vegetables firmly in place while you turn the crank to slice them into spirals. Zucchini, beets, potatoes, carrots, and other hard vegetables are all fair game here.

Do we need to spiral-cut our veggies into thin shoe-strings? ...No. But do we want to? ...Oh, yes!

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Not all of the tools in our kitchens were originally intended to actually be in the kitchen. Like these tweezers. Who would have thought a medicine cabinet transplant would come in so handy around food?! More

Q: I am looking for a product that has a coffee grinder on the top and a French press plunger on the bottom. Basically, a French press with a built-in grinder on top.

Does such a thing exist?

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Twelve pounds of fresh cherries to pit? No problem. This ingenious and surprisingly inexpensive cherry pitter makes it easy. More