First Kitchen
If you're just starting out (or want to help some who is), here are the basics to help get started.
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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 Chopping Spatula ("Chopula") - D28Why It's Cool: Super thin, super flexible to pick up food, but strong enough to chop food in the pan.For years I have chased pancakes around a griddle because my spatula wasn’t thin enough, or I was unable to get over the lip of a saute pan and underneath whatever was in it...
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...
RSVP Herb Scissors - R32Why It's Cool: Chiffonade herbs (cut into thin strips) with easeThe question ringing in my head - and therefore presumably in yours - is “if you (Kennedy) are a self-proclaimed ‘knife guy’, then why are you recommending what some...
Nuance Silicone Brush - N32Why It's Cool: Silicone bristles can handle any heat up to 572°F, handle is ergonomatically shaped, and it's beautiful!Remember back awhile ago we promised that we would have a silicone basting brush on the site? Well we’ve been looking around and testing various brushes for both great...
Joseph Joseph Double Dish - J22Why It's Cool: Hides pistachio shells, olive pits, etc. out of sightWe love eating and serving olives and pistachios, and I love edamame. We also love cherries and cherry tomatoes. The thing that all these foods have in common is that they leave...
