Kitchen Tools

What I Want Wednesday

My cookware is dying.  Maybe that’s because I use it all the time, but I really think it should have lasted for more than 5 years.  We got our Calphalon non-stick cookware when we got married, almost 5 years ago.  Where does the time go?

So, little bits of black coating are peeling off my pots and pans and making their way into our food.

If I had my druthers and if I didn’t care that there are better things I could do with the money, I would buy a set of this copper cookware from All Clad.  I have 2 pieces of stainless All Clad cookware, and they are wonderful.  Someday…

What I Want Wednesday

This is something I have seen advertised for a while.  I haven’t used one, and I haven’t even seen a need for it.  In fact, I’ve found them to be a bit silly.  Are people this lazy?  Are bakers this lazy?  If you are taking the time to bake something from scratch, then take the time to just scrape the bowl with a good old fashioned spatula.  However, while making banana bread tonight I found myself really and truly wanting this tool.  Have I officially become lazy?

Even if that is the case, I think this would be a nice thing to own.  After mixing my batter for the banana bread I lifted the head of my baby blue Kitchenaid mixer to reveal a a lovely yellow and delicious smelling mixture.  Then, as I began to scoop it into my greased and cinnamon sugared pan (yes, more on that later) I uncovered a layer of batter that had stuck quite stubbornly to the side of the bowl.  I thought, this would be easier if I had one of those cool blades that scraped the side of the bowl for me!  Now I want one.  Here is the link.  Feel free to buy 2 of them…and send one to me : )

What I Want Wednesday

There are a lot of unique kitchen and cooking items out there, and I want a lot of them.  When I lived in Austin I suffered from a Williams Sonoma addiction that I have since recovered from (yet another benefit to living in the Panhandle!).  I bought things I only used one time, and I often paid too much for them.  When you have a baby you start to realize how valuable storage space is.  I’ve gotten a lot better about buying kitchen and cooking tools.  However, I still enjoy seeing what’s out there.  I’ve promised myself not to buy any more kitchen things…unless I really and truly need them.

I found quite a few cool things on Joseph Joseph.  Some are truly useful kitchen tools that I would consider buying for my own kitchen, and others would make wonderful gifts for the cook or baker in your life.

This digital food scale, called the Shell, is not only useful, but modern and sleek as well.

The scale has a removable bowl which makes for an easy transfer of your ingredients.  Now the really cool thing is that the bowl, when flipped over, serves as a cover for the scale and makes for simple storage!  It reminds me of an over sized computer mouse in this compact form.

Here is the link for more details on the scale.