Tag Archives: kitchen

Alton Brown profiled by Chemical & Engineering News

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Chemical & Engineering News profiles one of my heros, Mr. Alton Brown, star of Good Eats and my future best friend. Turns out Mr. Brown isn’t just a motorcycle enthusiast, but also a scuba diver. (And, of course, a great … Continue reading →

RFID helps kitchen helper robots help you

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Joel Johnson

The “Assistive Kitchen” robot picks up the dishes and takes them to the wash, thanks in large part to RFID sensors built into the plates and utensils in Stanford’s test kitchen. The team building the robot is also trying to … Continue reading →

Scoop Clip scoops from, clips on bags

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Joel Johnson

The “Scoop Clip” is a two-cupped spoon that also doubles as a clip to keep a bag shut tight. (For most of you: coffee; for me: high-quality cocaine-dusted chocolate.) Unlike most products from The Pampered Chef, it’s not horrendously over-engineered … Continue reading →

Power On Self Test: ‘Kitchen Appliance’ of 1915

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Bonus fact: Historical precedent that Team Fortress 2‘s Pyro is, in fact, a woman. [via Shorpy]

Michael Ruhlman suggests a book about kitchen knives

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Michael Ruhlman recommends the book An Edge in the Kitchen. It’s a whole book about kitchen knives! Chad Ward, a writer based in North Carolina, has written a handsome volume on knives and everything you might want to know about … Continue reading →

Chef’n Garlic Zoom revs up the prep work

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Single-purpose kitchen gadgets — chromed coffee bean massagers, leek deveiners, cast iron quinoa forks — are the bane of the modern kitchen. Yet despite doing nothing a sharp knife and a deft hand couldn’t do, I really want this “Chef’n … Continue reading →

Aga Four Oven Cooker skips whiz-bang for cast iron badassery

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Joel Johnson

This “Four Oven Cooker” from Aga is made from cast iron, covered in “three coats of vitreous enamel” in fourteen different colors, weights 1,290 pounds, and must be installed by a certified fitter. It’s available in an electric model, but … Continue reading →

Breville iKon BKT500 toaster also burns coffee

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Joel Johnson

I don’t quite understand my particular fascination with toasters — I rarely eat toast — especially since I’m comfortably of the school that specialized gadgets have no place in a proper kitchen. Still I haul my Back-to-Basics toaster from under … Continue reading →

Space Invaders cutting board on Etsy

Posted on April 28, 2008 by John Brownlee

Etsy craftsman l337motif uses “pixels” of walnut and hard maple to create wooden cutting board with vintage gaming motifs for $125 each. The Legend of Zelda Tri-Force Cutting Board is the only one currently available, and as gaming references in … Continue reading →

Michael Ruhlman’s essential kitchen gadgets

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Food writer Michael Ruhlman’s list of essential kitchen gadgets are what you’d expect from a guy who wrote a book called The Elements of Cooking — no garlic massagers or bacon wafters here.From right to left, big knife and little … Continue reading →