In the Kitchen

Until now, shockingly the Age of Science and Technology has not been able to meet the need of safe drinking water for over 1 billion people !!!

An estimated 6000 people die every day from preventable diseases such as Typhoid, Cholera, and dysentery. The Water Management Industry is the fastest growing industry raking in 250 billion euros worldwide. EU predicts this will rise to 400 billion euros by 2010.

The challenge was great but the answer was simple.
Mikkel Vestergaard thought of the 90% who cannot afford safe water and designed ‘The Life Straw ‘in collaboration with Carter Centre. A drinking straw that contains iodine, filters and carbon, at the cost of $3 and is being further fine tuned .
A LifeStraw contains ascending layers of finer mash to block bacteria. Iodine beads kill parasites, viruses and any other bacteria. Active carbon neutralizes the taste of iodine and makes the water drinkable. Nine inches of straw filter 185 gallons of water, enough for a person for one year.

It is a product without spare parts,electricity or maintenance, says, Mikkel.

Hailed as the Best Invention of the year by Esquire, Europe’s Best Invention by Reader’s Digest, Invention of the Century by Gizmag, and one of the ten things that will change the way we live by Forbes ,was first introducted to Earthquack stricken Kashmiris. It won the Index2005 International design Award and Well- Tech 2006 awards and introduced in Ghana, Nigeria, Pakistan and Uganda. It is all set to be a revolution increasing life expectancy in Africa and Developing countries.

This is one hard-to-resist gadget that any wine-loving gadget freak will love to treasure. This corkscrew is equipped with an in-built infrared thermometer that measures the heat signature of wine and champagne from outside the bottle.

Apart from a sturdy stainless steel grooved spiral worm, serrated foil cutter, and lever, the corkscrew features an illuminated digital display that shows the temperature of any bottle when you place it near the glass and press the button.

To help you further, the corkscrew is imprinted with suggested serving temperatures for six different categories of wine, thereby allowing you to enjoy your wine at the optimal temperature.

Treat yourself or impress your guests with a display of unmatched hostmanship with this amazing corkscrew.

The corkscrew cum infrared thermometer is yours for $129.95.

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Eggs are very much like small boys. If you overheat them, or overbeat them, they will turn on you, and no amount of future love will right the wrong

Have you ever been in a ‘egg in your face” situation when the eggs you boiled turned out to be a disaster? If you have, then you’ll surely appreciate the Foolproof Egg Timer which promises to save you from the indignity of going through such moments.

So, you toss in your eggs along with the Foolproof egg timer and keep on eye on the timer, not the eggs (thankfully!). The egg timer starts darkening around the middle once the water starts boiling. The graduated scales on the timer shows if the eggs are hard, medium or soft and when it reaches the right line for you, your eggs are done to perfection. The smart sensor senses this by the change in heat rather than the time and accurately accounts for the number of eggs popped in at time, the altitude at which the egg is being boiled, and the amount of water.

The smart gadget is simply affordable and comes at a price of £5. You just can’t go wrong with your eggs now.

And that’s EGGSACTLY what I said!

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It won’t be an exaggeration to say that toaster is one kitchen gadget which has undergone a great deal of experiment when it comes to its look and appearance. Every second day, there comes a newer version of this gadget.

The latest in the queue being: The Toasty. This one is a single Single Serving Toaster, which takes its inspiration from your old cassette-recorder as the place you load your toast in it is designed as the cassette-deck.

Taking you back into the 80’s era, this wonder designed by Arthur Wu, will be an accessory from the past in your modern day kitchen.

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Stripping corn from the cob is literally a painful task. So, when OXO asked TODA with the task of creating a simple and elegant hand held appliance to do the job of stripping corn from the cob, they came out with a cool device that is not only functional, but also safe and comfortable to use.

The stripped corn goes directly into the attached container, so you don’t have to worry about messing up the place. You can even measure the quantity of the corn you have stripped just in case u need to. The OXO Corn Stripper could easily be mistaken for a mouse and looks so good that you would want to own the piece ASAP whether you would use it or not.

Own this piece of beauty and outsource the job to your kids or hubby and I am sure you wont hear any complaints!

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Our very own breakfast machine-toaster, has gone through many a technological and designer metamorphosis, except for having something like an LCD screen. But now even this addition will be a thing of the past once you use the Krups Brushed Stainless Meal Toaster with a sleek LCD screen. The screen placed in the front of the toaster updates you about the time left for your toast to be ready to eat.

The two sliced model offers eight toasting settings together with the regular primary toasting function. Not just this, the sleek toaster offers handy high lift toasting option that does away the need of digging around the toaster with knife to get the slice out.

Price: $60
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Frisper Freshkeeper is a patent pending technology to store your eatables at their freshest. Its a powerful vacuum sealer that comes with specially designed bags to solve all your food storage problems.

Frisper Freshkeeper is about the size of your palm, but its powerful mechanism allows you to suck the air out of the specially designed Vac-Snap bags with a single click. Just fill a Vac-Snap bag with the items you want to store and place it under the Frisper Freshkeeper’s lid. A single click is enough to suck out all the air from the bag.

The Vac-Snap bags are made of multi-layer material featuring a zip-top closure which allows efortless opening and resealing of these bags. The bags are reusable and can be reheated in a microwave.

Frisper Freshkeeper sells for $99.99 and comes with five gallon size bags and five quart size bags. Additional Vac-Snap bags are available in packs of 14 gallon bags or 20 quart bags. Each pack is priced at $11.99.

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People these days have literally started living in their work places thanks to the growing competition and increasing work loads. So, their day starts with breakfast in the office and ends with dinner there before they head home for a snooze.

If you are one of those people whose second home is your office, you might as well consider installing a mini kitchen in your cabin so that you can not only eat healthy but also save considerable amount of time and energy from walking to the cafeteria and back to your desk.

So, when German kitchen and appliance manufacturer Miele approached designers Simon Kingston and James Rennick to come up with a kitchen unit that was modular and could fit any environment, they came up with one that suits office junkies perfectly - the Outpost Kitchen.

The idea is to discourage unhealthy desktop dining and to replace temporary kitchens that come up on the window sills. Their design consists of 2 specially designed boxes. They’re proportioned to fit a number of Miele appliances and can also be used as storage.

So, the two units come with an induction tea set( so that you can heat your cuppa without stepping out of your cabin), a cutlery desktop, a fruit box, a mini fridge and a microwave, along with extended attachments that could serve as additional table tops for dining. You could even use one of the units to store your files and stationary. In short, it is so versatile that it’s left to you to mix and match it with your needs.

I wonder what designers will come up with the next time around. How about a mini flexi bedroom with attached bath? Sounds good nah! You can then shift over completely to your office and use up the saved rental for something else!

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A simple can opener or a dull looking garlic press can take away the charm from your cooking. Replace the monotonous and old tools with these whacky avatars of the same. The vibrant colors and the cute and interesting shapes will add a little zing to your cooking and will make your kitchen a fun place,

Opening a can will be all the more fun with Animal House Toucan Can Opener

Price: $18.00

You cannot get your hands off from the Woodpecker Scissors.

Price: $15.00

And the Parakeet Garlic Press is sure to become a hot favorite...isn’t?

Price: $14.99
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Distraction is not what you need when you’re adding salt to the main course dish you’ll be serving the family in a few hours. But then again I really do count missing my fav daily soaps as distraction so I’m all for having separate TV sets for the kitchen, garage, and the loo, if possible. And the fact that the new Westinghouse Flip TV is super slim as well as super flexible really helps. The 16-inch PT-16H610S LCD can apparently flip and fold itself to squeeze into crammed spaces like kitchen shelves. With a 180-degree rotation on the front bezel, 1080p HDMI input and the fact that it can also double up as a digital photo frame, makes this Westinghouse marvel just the ideal small TV. The cute idiot box is also quite handy as a countertop unit, wall mounting, or even if you wanna hang it at the bottom of your cabinets. The flexible set will hit stores a fortnight from now and is expected to sell for $349.
Source: Electronic House