Monday, May 14, 2012

I found three cool kitchen appliances online. The first one is an Apple Peeler/Corer. This tool peels, cores, and slices apples. In addition, the Apple Peeler/Corer can also be used with pears and potatoes. It is made in Taiwan and only cost twenty eight dollars. The Apple Peeler/Corer is a sturdy enameled cast steel construction. Moreover, it contains suction base grips for stable hand cranking on a countertop (Apple Peeler/Corer, 2012, p. n.d.).
The second kitchen appliance is the Chef’n Strawberry Slicer. This tool makes it easy to transform a whole strawberry into six perfect slices with just a squeeze of the handle. Its sharp stainless-steel blades guarantee precision slicing. In addition, its creative design ensures safety, protecting fingers from the blades. Furthermore, the Chef’n Strawberry Slicer was made in China (Chef’n Strawberry Slicer, 2012, p. n.d.).
The last kitchen appliance is a Transparent Toaster. This magnificent toaster has double insulated clear glass on both sides of itself, giving a panoramic view of each slice as the toast cooks. Moreover, it has an adjustable extra wide slot to fit all shapes and sizes of bread. The Transparent Toaster was made by the company Magimix and is currently being sold in the United Kingdom (Transparent Toaster Sees, 2012, p. n.d.).

Works Cited

Apple Peeler/Corer. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/old-fashioned-apple-peeler-and-corer/?pkey=cfruit-vegetable-tools
Chef’n Strawberry Slicer. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/chefn-strawberry-slicer/?pkey=cfruit-vegetable-tools
Transparent Toaster Sees. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6931661/Transparent-toaster-sees-end-of-burnt-toast.html

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Spicy Roasted Chicken
Ingredients
·         Fresh whole chicken
·         “Nick’s Blend” (personal seasoning)
·         2 cups of Hot sauce
·         Half a can of Dr. Pepper
·         Butter
Procedure
            The first thing you must do is place your chicken in a lasagna pan. Open the wrapper of the chicken, allowing the juices to leave the packaging. Trim loose skin around the drumsticks and wings. Rinse the chicken. Cut butter on plate into ¼ inch thick slices. Season with “Nick’s Blend” thoroughly and then place the newly seasoned butter under the skin over the breast and between the drumstick and main body of the chicken. Cover in hot sauce and then add more seasoning. Pour the half can of Dr. Pepper over the chicken. Place in oven at 450 degrees and cook according to size of chicken. Remove from oven and let it rest for about five minutes. Cut the breast off, as well as the drum sticks and wings. Serve immediately with some of juices the chicken has roasted in. (N. Sorrentino, personal communication, May 8, 2012)

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

I found three new kitchen appliances online. The first one is a clever, spinning spaghetti fork invented by Bob Balow. He created a continuous twist along the handle of his fork. Therefore, this fork only needs a downward force of a hand to get it to spin, thus allowing the spaghetti to get wound up around the fork (Clever Spinning Spaghetti, 2012, p. n.d.).
The second kitchen appliance is a Microplane Garlic Mincer. This mincer cubes peeled cloves of garlic and keeps your hands away from the bitter oils. In order to mince the garlic, load the peeled cloves into the chute of the mincer and squeeze the handle for a perfect mince. Its grid and blade are made of stainless-steel. In addition, this garlic mincer is only twenty-five dollars and it disassembles for easy cleaning in the dishwasher (Microplane Garlic Mincer, 2012, p. n.d.).
The last kitchen appliance is the Dualit Food Processor. It contains three interconnecting bowls, eight tools for chopping, mixing, slicing, and shredding, and a unique E-disc for emulsifying liquids. It has a heavy duty 1,500W commercial grade induction motor. In addition, the Dualit Food Processor has a twelve year guarantee on its motor and a two year guarantee on its parts. Furthermore, this product has a fully adjustable slicer (The Indispensable Chefs, 2012, p. n.d.).

Works Cited
Clever Spinning Spaghetti. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.internetsiao.com/clever-spinning-spaghetti-fork-invention/

Microplane Garlic Mincer. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/microplane-garlic-mincer/

The Indispensable Chefs. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.dualit.com/products/food-professor


Clever Spinning Spaghetti. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.internetsiao.com/clever-spinning-spaghetti-fork-invention/

Microplane Garlic Mincer. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/microplane-garlic-mincer/

The Indispensable Chefs. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.dualit.com/products/food-professor