Prep
These are the tools that are your workhorses, and the ones that most take the place of a sous-chef. These Cool Tools help you prepare your ingredients to be cooked. In finding Cool Tools for food prep, functionality, time saving and ease of use are the most important things we look for. Each and every one of these does its job particularly well and takes your food prep from drudgery to fun (well, almost!) When we finally carry knives, they will fit in this section.
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Progressive "Crank-It" JuicerWhy It's Cool: Fresh citrus juice made easy!With all the rain, this is a banner year for citrus in California, but even if you’re picking up lemons and limes at your local farmers’ market or grocery store, rather than...
Dandy Scooper Duper (Folding Bench Scraper) - D10Why It's Cool: Move and funnel your chopped ingredients to a bowl or storage container easily and with one handHave you ever been frustrated moving food from your cutting board to your pot or bowl? I know we have. Even with a flexible cutting board, you can’t always get it aimed well...
Dreamfarm Apple Divider ("Flapple") - D21Why It's Cool: Easily and safely cuts apples or pears into convenient pieces, and then takes up very little space when stored in a drawer. It also grabs hold of its own base.You know the old saying: “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”? Well, everyone is telling us to eat more fruits and vegetables, and the apple, and its cousin the pear, are...
Dreamfarm Masher ("Smood") - D25Why It's Cool: Mashes anything mashable in about half the time with half the effort.Who doesn’t love mashed potatoes? Whether as a side, a base for fish or meat, or as a ‘refill’ for ‘twice-baked’ potatoes, a thoroughly blended ‘mash’ is one of...
Dreamfarm Silicone Brush ("Brizzle") - D24Why It's Cool: Picks up basting liquid in a cup that drizzles the liquid through 4 holes onto 100 silicone bristles to make for much more efficient basting.A good basting brush is something every cook needs in the kitchen, whether you're basting pan juices or butter on a protein, spreading butter or oil in a saute pan or a baking pan...
Dreamfarm Peeler ("Sharple") - D23Why It's Cool: Peeler with a cover to protect your hands and a ceramic ball to keep its blades sharp!A peeler? … What could possibly make a simple peeler a Cool Tool?! Everybody has a peeler, or 3, among their basic everyday kitchen tools; we take them for granted, and the...
Set of Magnetic measuring Spoons (8 pieces) - H12Why It's Cool: All the good sizes (7 spoons) with double ends for more usability and convenience and a leveler to make your measurements more precise.Measuring spoons are one of the most often-used tools in any kitchen. We need them for everything from precision baking to approximate cooking, so that we can repeat great results...
Dreamfarm Ultimate Set of the Best (Tools) - D34Why It's Cool: Outfit a kitchen with 6 of the best Cool Tools around for a great price!We are often asked: “What Cool Tools does someone need to set up a new kitchen?" Whether it’s a new homeowner, a young person’s first apartment, an AirBNB, or a refresh to...
Nuance Mortar & Pestle - N30Why It's Cool: Beautiful, comfortable, effectiveEvery kitchen needs a mortar & pestle, to grind those dried herbs and spices, crush garlic and basil and other firm or semi-dry ingredients for pesto and other sauce bases, or...
Cuisipro 4-sided Box Grater - C61Why It's Cool: Glide technology makes grating smoother and easierSo, you ask, how can a Box Grater be a ‘Cool Tool’? Is anything more mundane? or basic? And the answer is ‘it’s a Cool Tool when it’s based on new, patent pending...
