Ali wrote to us, looking for Alton Brown's very cool olive oil baster. I was watching the show "Good Eats" on Food Network and he was using this amazing baster tool for his olive oil. Any idea what it...
How do you store your fresh herbs? If you don't have the luxury of an herb garden, where you can snip as needed, then you are probably bringing home bunches of herbs that need to be used bit by bit. D...
We considered posting this very odd gadget as a Hot or Not survey, but decided that wouldn't be quite fair. See, this is just the weirdest thing we've seen in a long time; hot or not hardly applies. I...
We've seen these big, floating orbs on occasion in super fancy cocktails at super fancy bars. Gourmet has a good reason why you should use them (not just for looks) and a not-too-expensive source... ...
The Magic Bullet is by far the most "as seen on TV" kitchen product that we own, and yet we're not ashamed to say that we have it, love it, and use it. ...
Yes, yes, yes. We know this jalapeño pepper corer is a uni-tasker. But some uni-taskers are that way for a reason: there's no other way to get the job done. So we want to know, is this particular uni...
Here's a question from Helen, who writes: I recently started my first gardening experiment with a couple of one-pot herb gardens (inspired by The Kitchn, of course). To recognize my project, the dear ...
Does anyone own this kitchen gadget? It's a can opener from Rösle, and it's not new, but we recently used it at a friend's house and loved it (as much as one can love a can opener). In fact, it's...
Have you made ice cream yet this season? We have, just once, but we're looking forward to lots more. Here's a question from Delairen on ice cream makers: I need help choosing a new ice cream maker and...
This slicing guide is a product that we instinctively feel like we should ridicule. What a unitasker! And yet we are so uncoordinated that our tomato slices often come out either wispy or chunky &mdas...
We saw these onion savers in the produce department at our neighborhood grocery last night, and we were intrigued. Apparently the saver is designed so that when your unused half (or 3/4) of an onion i...
What is your favorite gadget? We don't mean tool. We don't mean a favorite spoon. We mean kitchen gadget — a contraption that perhaps others would find frivolous, useless, or (dare we say it?) u...
I use quite a lot of spray oil in my kitchen. I use it for greasing pans, coating balls of bread dough, and for lightly greasing skillets before frying onions or other vegetables. Well, I am fed up wi...
Do you struggle to drain all the water out of your can of tuna? Do you barely avoid cutting your fingers on just-opened canned tomatoes? Maybe this can colander is for you. Or, on the other hand, mayb...
Here's a great gadget question from Tiffany. Dear Kitchn, I am dying to try this Williams-Sonoma recipe for Roasted Tomato Soup. It calls for a tomato press, though. What is that? Do I need one? (Plea...
When I saw this small package at a cooking shop in San Francisco, I knew I had to have it. What is it? It's a... it's... a... kitchen gadget!...
This post earlier today on a trick for juicing key limes leads us to a broader question: What is the best way to juice a lemon? ...
We've talked about Kiosk several times before. The New York-based shop is a curious little place halfway between a dime store and an art installation. The proprietors roam the world looking for inexpe...
Here's a request for help from Karen, Christina, and Kristen — what is this gadget? Dear Kitchen connoisseurs, We found this in our kitchen. What is it used for? We used it to zest a lemon (and ...
Recently, a friend was telling us about the herb saver she'd just bought, and the fact that she couldn't stop gushing about it for at least ten minutes got us pretty curious! We've seen gadgets like t...
Yesterday we asked you about the things that are inspiring you in the kitchen. In response, Susan wrote in to say that her new kitchen computer has been very inspirational lately! Read on to see what ...
Look, a sushi roller! It's like a pasta machine and a ravioli filler all in one, except, you know, for sushi rolls. This roller is a concept for the kitchen ecology exhibition at Dwell on Design in Lo...
Wines, particularly red, often benefit from a little aeration to allow the fruit to shine through and the flavors to mellow out. This can be done the traditional way of letting it sit and open up in t...
I had to giggle a little when I saw these at Crate & Barrel yesterday and Elizabeth's Prescription Bottles as Spice Storage post inspired me to toss you another Hot or Not this afternoon. Take the sur...
Confession: I don't own a mortar and pestle. When I first got really jazzed about a career in food, I bought a steel alloy one from Kalustyan's, but it quickly rusted after a roommate used it and wash...
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