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The article offers information about Meyer Corporation, a cookware distributor based in Vallejo, California, is the largest cookware distributor in the U.S. It reports that the roots of the company began in Hong Kong, China with aluminum goods manufacturing and changed to cookware beginning in 1971 with the ascension of Stanley K. Cheng as chief executive officer and chief inventor.

The article features green glass or jadeite dishes. These glassware used to top kitchen tables and diner counters all over the U.S. in the 1930s. A new generation of American collectors, including Martha and Alexis Stewart, has fallen in love with the wares. Some of them include the Sunbeam electric mixer, a cake stand, measuring cups and baking dishes, and nesting bowls.

The article focuses on food domes and the straightforward task of protecting food. It also discusses the popularity and decline in the utility of food domes. In addition, the article describes the different shapes, sizes and materials of domes. Some of the food domes presented in the article include large metal domes for holiday roasts, blown-glass cylinders, the 1890s pressed-glass bell-shaped covers, and butter and cheese domes.

The article offers information on how to utilize household wastes for better purposes. According to the author, in less time than it takes to heat up last night's leftovers, ordinary kitchen items can step up to the plate in plenty of unexpected ways. Wine bottle can be used as bookends. The ice-cube tray can be used to offer up ice cream embellishments, such as sprinkles, cherries, and chopped nuts. Uncooked spaghetti keeps cakes intact by pushing a piece of spaghetti into the top of a cake to keep plastic wrap or a soft box lid from smudging the frosting.

Evaluates several kitchen tools from the U.S. Twist & Chop food cutter from Khun Rikon; Double Cereal Dispensers from Zevro; Switchit Spatula from Chef'n.

Features a vintage carving set that can still be used in preparing food such as turkeys. Identification of the items that comprise a carving set; Discussion of how they were used during the early 1900s; Method on how to clean the utensils.

The article presents tips for designing an efficient kitchen. Keep kitchen equipment near the place it will normally be used, e.g., pots and pans close to the stove, knives by the work surface. When organizing your cupboards, position heavy things below the counters and lighter things above them. Keep like items together. That way you'll always go to the right place first. Appliances and pots that are used only once or twice a year should not occupy valuable real estate. Store them in an out-of-the-way cupboard, the garage, or the attic. You must have the right tools close at hand. The key is to make sure the kitchen's three main work stations — countertop, stove, sink — are well-equipped and well-ordered.

This article presents information on some cookery tools and some tips to help make an ordered kitchen. Rails, jars, drawers, and grids can conquer kitchen chaos. If one has kitchen counters, they're the most logical place for utensils. One might store large items (like juicers and sifters) in one drawer and smaller items (like small whisks and can openers) in another. With a metal bar or rail suspended below cupboards or above a stove, you just hook on the utensils, a great space saver in tight quarters. Grids, in many shapes and sizes, are sold at most house-wares stores, in steel or, for the budget minded, plastic.

Describes various forms of vintage mechanical nutcrackers. Background information on the creation of crackers; Application of screw implements; Models of nutcrackers; Price range.

This article focuses on various everyday items that perform surprising functions in the kitchen. If a pizza cutter is needed, one can use a pair of scissors. If the pizza is really hot, use an oven mitt or tongs with your other hand to hold the crust while you cut. Most biscuit cutters make overly wide biscuits, anyway, more beret than top hat. Use a tomato-paste can to achieve the proper size. A milk frother is kitchen clutter. When it comes to indispensable kitchen tools, accept no substitutes. INSET: Indispensable Utensils.

This article presents information regarding the six most popular kinds of cookware. One of them is cast iron. One of cast iron's great advantages is that it's so heavy, and therefore retains and distributes heat nicely. It lasts forever with proper care and seasoning. Another one is stainless. Stainless steel is a poor conductor, but paired with an inner core or a base of aluminum or copper, it's the wonder metal of cookware. Stainless pots can be used for any kind of cooking, since they're nonreactive.

Cutting boards are very important component of kitchen utensils. This article presents information about various types of cutting boards and the way to manage them so that they last long. Cutting boards are made out of woods, bamboo and plastic. Wood doesn't blunt knives as other harder surfaces do. But, it does not contain a natural germicidal that kills bacteria and needs to be oiled to prevent splits and cracks. Bamboo cutboards are harder than wooden but knives need more frequent sharpening. Plastic cutboards are lighter than wood and are dishwater safe.

This article presents suggestions for the storage of food in several kitchen containers. Well-rounded storage glass tumblers and bowls and the stainless-steel mixing set are glorious multitaskers that prepare, store, and serve food. All are round, which makes mixing easy, and each comes with a lid. They go easily from kitchen to table. Ideal for leftovers, especially oily foods, which can stain plastic. Avoid nuking food in plastic containers not designed for that purpose. They can't handle high temperatures and can warp, melt, and leach trace amounts of chemicals into food. Don't let plastic wrap touch food during heating, either. Rubbermaid Inc.'s new Professional Food Containers are made of impact-resistant polycarbonate, the same material used in airplane and space shuttle windows, the containers resist staining, warping, and cracking — and probably even misguided geese and meteors.

The article offers information on a handmade cutting board from Höganäs Saluhall.

The article features several kitchen utensils including OXO's Good Grips Silicone Cooking Colander, Dial-A-Spice from Zevro, and Collapsible Magnetic Measuring Cups from Progressive.

The article evaluates several kitchenware including Jura-Capresso's Impressa J5 coffee maker, Touch-screen Probe for roasting from CDN, and William Bounds' PepArt Candle Mills for crush spice.

Spotlights corn holders and similar utensils. Use of sterling silver in making corn holders during the 1800s and early 1900s; Popularity of corn holders during the 1920s and 1930s; Variation in the design of corn holders.

This article presents information on trivets. Trivets are made from every heat resistant material imaginable. In one, large and small pots and casserole dishes filled with boiling water were repeatedly placed on each trivet straight from the stove to see how sturdily it held up under the weight and how well its finish stood up to prolonged heat. One may not want to start a collection, but one can indulge in one beauty and never put it away. This rust-embellished iron model could pass as a vintage find from a Paris flea market. Made of rubbery, flexible silicone& mdash; the hottest kitchenware material of the moment& mdash; in a heat-dispersing design of ridges and channels, Le Creuset's Cool Tool has many uses other than providing a safe landing for hot pans.

This article focuses on blenders. In the 1970s, the mighty food processor caused a stir, but today that cumbersome latecomer is often relegated to the nosebleed section of the kitchen cabinets, while the slim, easy-to-use and clean blender remains a countertop mainstay. The ice-crushing feature of Cuisinart Smartpower Basics 18-Speed Electronic Blender puts a damper on the usual fork-in-the-garbage-disposal sound. Expensive but worth it, the Viking Professional Blender with a 40-ounce jar cuts through ice cubes and carrot chunks as if they were pats of butter.

Presents different designs and colors of decorative water pitchers. Ribbed pitcher by Fiori Ware; Umbria pitcher by Arte Italica; Trumpet pitcher by Potluck Studios.

The article offers brief information on several products for home including globe-shaped teapot from shophorne.com, sturdy British oven mitt from ancientindustries.com, and horn-and-resin server sets from Sentou.

The article presents a detailed review of various 12" nonstick frying pans. It details how most of them are treated with non stick coatings and then lists the favorites from the most expensive to the least expensive. Among those brands listed are All-Clad, Calphalon, and Cuisinart models. Hints to keep the pans at maximal performance are also given.

The article offers recommendation for a variety of cooking utensils, food-related items, and products for the home including the River Cottage cookbook series from Fearnley-Whittingstall, Michael Aram's Forest Leaves trivet, and vintage-styled serving spoons from Jean Lee and Dylan Davis.

The article features several baby food preparation supplies including the KitchenAid Fruit and Vegetable Strainer & Food Grinder attachment for stand mixers, BabySteps Complete Natural Feeding System, and Beaba Babycook Baby Food Maker.

The article presents kitchen tools including the Zip&Dry apron, Playtex gloves with "drip-catch cuffs," and the Chop2Pot chopping board.

The article features several cooking utensils for children including Funky Flower Measuring Cups, Melamine Folk Dinner Plate Set and Head Chef Kids' Cooking Tools.

The article offers instructions and tips for choosing the right cutting board.

The article presents some raw-food kitchen tools used by Ani Phyo, author of "Ani's Raw Food Kitchen." She uses the Vita-Mix blender to make all kinds of nut butters, soups and smoothies. Her spiral slicer can quickly transform fresh vegetables into long ribbons that look like noodles. She uses handheld, die-cast aluminum juicers for citrus fruits.

The article features kitchen utensils from around the world that are found in the seasonal collections of the store Kiosk in Manhattan, New York City. These include a can opener priced at $16 from Tokyo, Japan, plastic brushes, which costs $15 for three, from Mexico, and wooden kitchen utensils, which costs $12 per set, from Sweden.

The article highlights kitchen tools and cooking gadgets that can be used on lemons. Citrus reamer is a common alternative to an electric or manual juicer. A zester is a lemon tool that offers cooks two ways to remove the aromatic outermost layer of a lemon without nicking the bitter white pith beneath.

The article evaluates the Preserve Kitchen line of plastic bowls, colanders and cutting boards.

The article features several cooking tools. The Accutec Small Shaver grater has razor-sharp blades ideal for wedging Parmigiano-Reggiano or peeling citrus. The Lamson and Goodnow Pasta Measure has holes that allow the user to measure dry noodles exactly. It provides instructions on how to use the measure the noodles using the Lamson tool. The price for each product is given.

The article offers a guide to buying the best transferware pieces. Transferware items range from $45 for a plate to thousands for a platter with intricate details. Imprinted, stamped or painted marks show when a piece was registered, not made. The website, www.thepotteries.org, provides specifics on dates and examples to help narrow the time frame during which a piece was registered.

The article features the Microplane grater, a time-saving kitchen utensil. The device shred everything from chocolate to soft cheese with ease. The grater's version with the smallest cutting holes makes short work of tedious kitchen tasks. While the grater with larger Microplane is used to grate chocolate dusting desserts or pasteurized processed cheese.

The article features tableware made of environment-friendly materials. Plates, bowls and cups made of sugarcane pulp are sturdier than most paper ones. Made from cornstarch and enzymes, corn-based knives, forks and spoons can break down within two months in a compost. There are also sleek smooth-handled utensils molded out of potato starch that biodegrade within 180 days.

The article presents new uses for old things. Just use scissors or a utility knife to cut a soda bottle in half, then use the top half as an instant funnel. It can help funneling birdseed into the feeder or transferring rice into a canister. To revive burned muffins and cookies run the charred bottoms lightly across the grater to help them rise from the ashes. To keep camisoles and sundresses from slipping off their hangers, wrap a band or two.

The article presents a few problem solvers for the household. The Doorganizer hangs on a doorknob and helps one grab the essentials, like keys and phone, without having to depend on one's memory. Vivo Tiffin Boxes are made of durable melamine and lock together for easy, spill proof transport and storage. The Screwpull Citrus Juicer is helpful in getting every last drop and keeps out seeds as well.

The article provides tips in seeding tomatoes. By using melon baller the preparation of tomatoes used in cooking becomes easy and convenient. Not only is the utensil easier to handle than a knife, it eliminates the risk of nicks and cuts. In effect, seeded tomatoes become better-tasting and can produce thicker sauces.

This article presents a comparison of baking tools, including the stainless-steel Double Balloon Whisk from Khun Rikon, Sil Pin Silicone Rolling Pin, and Big Chill Pastry Beard from Khun Rikon.

The article features several collapsible kitchen utensils including the Crayola-colored funnels and strainers from Boje Estermann, and the colanders from SiliconeZone, and provides information on the distinct features and available designs of each kitchen utensils.

The article introduces the heart ice-cube tray from kitchenkrafts.com.

The article features the Workplace dish set from Vessel. The melamine dishes come with stainless-steel cutlery, and the whole kit is dishwasher-safe. The set cannot replace plastic storage containers because it is not sealable. It has a placemat about 2 feet long and 8 inches wide and doubles as a holder for the set.

Features kitchenware products for making salads. Price of the Zyliss Easy Spin Salad Spinner; Quality of the Zyliss Fresh Cut Salad Knife; Usefulness of the Oneida Colours Cutting Board.

Presents advice for parents on the use of a kitchen tool for cutting up the favorite foods of children.

Features Oxo's julienne peeler. Cutting of thin and even strips of carrots and potatoes; Retail price.

Evaluates several knives by rhythm and blues singer Nivea. 9-Piece Five Star Block Set from Henckels; 15-Piece Knive Vault from Cuisinart; Deluxe Fine Edge Cutlery Set from Tools of the Trade.

Presents ideas on how to use baking tins. Use of a tall popover pan as holder for breadsticks; Transformation from a squat pan for miniature cakes into a tray for hard-boiled eggs and seasonings; Application of a popover tin to hold finger foods.

The article presents information about the new Green Star juicer. It is really two extractors in one. It juices both hard roots and fibrous vegetables and herbs. Unique magnetic and bioceramic technology contributes to a more stable juice for longer refrigeration time. It also operates as a food mill for baby food, sorbets, bread sticks and more.

Presents kitchen utensils and implements. Kershaw's Pure Komachi color-coded stainless steel knives; Jenn-Air's warming drawer; Whirlpool's Gold Tail Tub dishwasher.