Kitchen Kapers

With the hustle and bustle of a holiday season going full tilt boogie, we wanted to take a moment to wish our loyal customers best wishes and good tidings, from our family to yours. And since every gift list tends to have a recipient who “has everything”, this is a good time to offer suggestions that will put a smile on any “foodie” face. Cheers and happiness for the season.

-One Great Read
No kitchen library would be complete without a copy of The Joy of Cooking, which has been released in a new edition for its 75th anniversary.

-Two Invaluable Knives
Know a starter chef with a counter space issue? The Global 2 Piece Knife Set is a perfect base for a cutlery collection and can fill a butcher’s block at a later date.

-Three Necessities Disguised As Luxuries
Useful items for those perpetually on-the go: Taylor’s Luggage Scale to avoid commotion at airports, Bodum’s Travel Coffee Press for great coffee anywhere and Kyocera’s Adjustable Slicer for quick salad making and almost no clean-up time.

-Four Silicone Wonders
This technology brings a needed update to many a chef’s kitchen, from a simple Silicone Potholder (many colors to choose from), to the Pagoda Steamer (easier to clean than bamboo!). Le Creuset also offers a 10″ Silicone Whisk that is both easy grip and heat resistant. They also offer a Silicone Basting Brush to simplify all your baking needs.

-Five Eco-Friendly Ideas
Cusinart’s new Green Gourmet line has non-stick ceramic skillets that are environmentally designed. Mu Kitchen offers Bamboo Dishcloths made of 100% sustainable bamboo…and they are sooo soft…and durable. Also in bamboo, the Gripper Bamboo Series Cutting Boards offer a safe alternative to wood boards, with the extra non-slide grip bottom as a plus. No eco-friendly kitchen can be without the Endurance Stainless Steel Compost Pail and I need say little more than refer to Ed’s Review of the Lotus Sanitizing System.

-Six Little Gadgets
The OXO line has something every kitchen needs, so your butcher, baker, (maybe the candle guy too) and all the rest will benefit from their useful items

-Seven Day (Menu) Planner
Need new ideas for dinner tonight? The The Big Book of Easy Suppers will help the most jaded (and busy) cook bring new life to the dinner table.

-Eight Guinness Glasses
Vintage labels from days past adorn these Set of Four Guinness Glasses. Also available are a set of four with the noted Gold Guinness Logo.

-Nine “New Move Need Me’s”
Know a foodie with new digs? Start them off right with Pimpernel Placemats, available in sets of 4 depicting various European scenes. And they get dirty so add a Mu Kitchen Dishcloth with Scrubber to clean them up.

-Ten For the Bar?
Kitchen Kapers’ selections for your home entertainment center tally way above 10, but here are a few. Wine Lines Stemware Markers keep everyone’s glasses in the right hands. Women on the Verge coasters offer quirky humor and keep the bar clean. The nifty Lagerhead Black and Tan Turtle helps any barkeep pour a perfect “half and half” and doubles as a bottle opener too.

-Eleven Kid Friendly Kitchen Tools
AnimalHouse Kitchen Gadgets are a perfect blend of worth and whimsy. Each tool looks like a favorite animal and performs its function perfectly. Fun and useful, these tools will help introduce the young chef to the wonders of the kitchen…and gets you a helper…

-Twelve (well really a baker’s dozen)
Chicago Metallic’s Gourmetware 12 Cup Muffin Pan is the perfect start-up tool for the want-to-be baker on your list. And what kind to make? Hello Cupcake! is a treasure trove cookbook of inventive ideas for cupcakes that will amaze the most jaded dessert lovers.

Best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season!!!