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5 Tools To Help You Clean Your Small Appliances

The small appliances we choose to keep in our kitchen see a great deal of action and although we wipe them down after each use, we don't always have time to give them a thorough cleaning. So if your...

Making Smoothies: Easy Tips from Alton Brown

It may be frigid outside and prime season for oatmeal, but we're in the middle of a smoothie kick. We don't have the best blender – just your average model – but a couple of tips from Alton Brown ...

Help! Why Does Soup Explode Out of My Blender?
Good Questions

Q: I grew up in a household that never used a blender and used one for the very first time in my 22 years of life at my boyfriend's house a few weeks ago. I blew the lid off and sprayed tomato soup a...

Can I Make Mashed Potatoes With My Immersion Blender?
Good Questions

Q: I just got a hand-held immersion blender for a holiday gift, and I'm quite excited about it. I've heard that it's the best tool for making incredibly light whipped potatoes — but I can't f...

Can You Help Me Find a Really Quiet Blender?
Good Questions

Q: I love smoothies and blended soups for breakfast, but I live in a small apartment with some late-sleeping roomates. I am on the lookout for a quiet (or at least quiet-er) blender to fit my morni...

Can You Recommend a Good Blender?
Good Questions

Q: Do you have any blender recommendations? My mother offered to buy me a fancy one for my birthday. Do you have any suggestions for a good one that will blend up some rocking margaritas for much l...

Product Review: The Magic Bullet Blender

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. ...

Survey: How Do You Puree Soups?

Many of our favorite soups are pureed -- blended into smooth, silky creaminess with a blender or food processor. We have to admit that pureeing soups is one of our least favorite parts of soup-making,...

Best Blender: Professional Series Vita-Mix

There are blenders out there and most of them work perfectly fine. If you have a narrow view of what a blender should do: make smoothies or thin down small batches of sauce or soup. But then there's...

Good Product: Immersion Blender with Whisk

As we gear up for some summery cocktails, we start thinking about blending things — margaritas, daiquiris, milkshakes with homemade ice cream... Problem is, this is our blender: A hand-held immers...

Video: Curtis Stone On How to Cut a Mango, Plus Bellinis!
International Home and Housewares Show 2008

All right, many of you may think we saved the best for last. This is a whole mini-episode of reality food TV with Curtis Stone, the Take Home Chef himself. Stone is currently a spokesperson for Br...