Kitchen Appliances

How to Make Cake Pops and Doughnut Holes: Perfect Every Time

Turn Your Kitchen into a Bakery!

by Joi

Cake Pop and Doughnut Hole Baker

The cutie above is the Nostalgia Electrics JFD-100 Cake Pop & Donut Hole Bakery and, let’s face it, it’s a dream come true.  Who doesn’t LOVE cake pops and doughnut holes – in fact, I love them so much I’m officially dying for some of both right now.

Product Features

  • Make up to 7 donut holes or other baked treats quickly and easily
  • Non-stick coating for easy cooking and clean-up
  • Comes in injector for making jelly or cream filled donuts and more
  • Recipes included for donuts, muffins, brownies bites and more
  • Great for baking both sweet and savory treats of all kinds

Product Description

Now you can cook delicious donut holes and other pastries at home without even turning on an oven. Make jelly donuts, puff pancakes, mini cinnamon buns and more. It’s great for snack time, party time or anytime! A handy injector is included to give your donuts a variety of fillings such as jelly, cream or caramel. Delectable appetizers and h’ordeuvres are ready in minutes. Use your imagination and have fun!

Click through the link or image above for more information. The Nostalgia Electrics JFD-100 Cake Pop & Donut Hole Bakery would serve up countless smiles – the ear to ear variety!

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Now Cuisinart is Just Showing Off

Metallic Red, Metallic Pink, Chrome, and Black Coffee Makers

by Joi

Cuisinart Metallic RedWowza! I’m totally in love with the metallic small appliances from Cuisinart.  The colors in our kitchen are purple and red, so I have my eye on the metallic reds. Besides, red makes me think of my beloved St. Louis Cardinals.

However, the girly girl in me is completely crazy for the metallic pinks. Gorgeous! To the left is the stunningly beautiful Cuisinart DCC-1200MP Brew Central 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker, Metallic Red.  (When you click through, you may land on the pink one’s bio page – simply click red’s picture to access the right page.)

Product Features

Color: Black Chrome
  • Features 24-hour programmability and programmable automatic shutoff 0 to 4 hours plus a 1- to 4-Cup feature
  • Brew pause feature lets you enjoy a cup of coffee before brewing has finished
  • 12-Cup glass carafe with ergonomic handle, dripless pour spout and knuckle guard for easy pouring
  • Includes: Charcoal water filter and permanent gold tone filter, measuring scoop and instruction book
  • Measures 14-1/4 by 8 by 10-3/4 inches; 3-Year limited warranty

Product Description

Cuisinart continues to outshine the competition! The lustrous finish and elegant contemporary lines of the Black Chrome Series make this coffeemaker a standout. It’s a unique and elegant way to dress up even the most sophisticated kitchens. Easy to use dials allow you to choose 24-hour advance brew start, cup settings and auto-shutoff. Brew pause feature lets you remove the carafe during the brew cycle and pour a cup without drips and spills. Maximum coffee flavor with maximum effort, the latest technology makes coffee quick and easy.

These beauties are available in metallic red, metallic pink, matte black metal, black chrome, and black/brushed metal. They’re each gorgeous and, with Cuisinart on the front, you know they’re exceptionally well  made.

More Metallic Red from Cuisinart

Gorgeous Large Electric Skillet

Time to Replace the Dinosaur in the Cupboard

by Joi

Large Electric Skillet

A few nights ago, I saw a really cool recipe on one of my favorite shows – Good Eats with Alton Brown. Alton made an amazing looking French Onion soup in an electric skillet. The soup looked so delicious I could practically smell it through the television. It made me anxious to try his recipe (all Alton Brown recipes are great) AND it reminded me that it’s time… way past time, that is.. to replace my electric skillet. I think it’s pretty safe to say that if anything in your kitchen looks like something Alice would use to whip up something for the Brady kids, it’s time to upgrade.

The Electric Skillet shown here is a great-looking alternative. It’s from Anna’s Linens and is available online only.

Features:

  • 12 x 15 inch cooking surface
  • Sturdy, tempered glass lid with stainless steel rim and cool touch knob
  • Glass lid to easily monitor food as it is being cooked
  • Easy to read, detachable, adjustable temperature probe (Warm – 450°F)
  • Deep interior for roasting or frying
  • Warm setting is perfect for keeping food warm on a buffet
  • Non-stick surface, eliminates the need for oil or butter
  • Easy carrying, heat resistant handles
  • Includes instructions with recipes
  • 1300 watts

Use the link (Electric Skillet) or the picture to take a closer look at this first rate electric skillet and be sure you check out Alton Brown’s French Onion Soup Recipe, it’s also first rate.

Sunbeam Theater Style Popcorn Maker

For the Best Game Days Ever!

by Joi

Sunbeam Theatre-Style Popcorn Maker

Yes! Now that’s what I call a popcorn maker! The Sunbeam FPSBPP7310-000 Theatre-Style Popcorn Maker, Red, shown here, is the only way to go… or the only way to pop in this case. Talk about memorable game days. Come over to my house to watch the game… I’ll pop some theater quality popcorn….

Product Features

  • Traditional hot-oil popcorn maker pops up to 8 cups of popcorn per batch
  • Double-hung stainless-steel pivoting kettle with hinged lid; motorized stirring mechanism
  • Simple on/off switch with indicator light; see-through side panels for safe viewing
  • Slide-out popcorn drawer for easy access; measuring cup included
  • Measures 11-4/5 by 10-1/2 by 19 inches

Click through the link or picture for a closer look.  This one’s a beauty!

Rival’s Electric Roaster Frees Up the Oven

For Holiday Baking with Fewer Headaches

by Joi

Electric Roaster

The Rival 18-qt. Roaster Oven, White, shown above, is the answer to our “What can we squeeze into the oven next?!” problem. That’s really the biggest headache when cooking a big meal, especially during the holidays. On Thanksgiving, in particular, I find myself trying to be a time wizard with my baking. I put the turkey in (which is an oven hog), then the dressing. Then the dressing comes out and has to wait for another casserole, etc. Trying to keep everything warm and fresh is a pain.

Every year I grumble at the turkey for taking up so much precious oven space for so long.

And then along comes the Rival 18-qt. Roaster Oven, White. It says, “Problem? What problem?”

Rival White Roaster Oven:

Around the holidays, cooking for families and large groups is common. However, in the kitchen, the traditional oven usually does not provide enough cooking capacity for the main meal, side dishes and baked desserts. Enter the roaster oven, that provides a second oven freeing up the traditional oven for other dishes. This roaster is large enough to cook large roasts and turkeys up to 18 pounds. In addition, this roaster cooks up to 30% faster and with up to 77% less energy than a traditional oven.

Features Include:

  • 18-quart roaster oven roasts, bakes, cooks, and can be used for serving
  • Removable steel roasting rack
  • Removable enamel-on-steel roasting pan
  • Accommodates large roasts and turkeys up to 18 pounds
  • Adjustable temperature from 150 to 450 degrees F
  • Stay-cool side handles
  • 1-year warranty

Take a closer look at the answer to every Thanksgving and Christmas cook’s dream: Rival 18-qt. Roaster Oven, White

Panasonic Rice Cooker

For Perfect Rice Every Time

by Joi

Panasonic Rice Cooker

Panasonic 6 Cup Rice Cooker

I’ve said it a million and one times, but the truth is always worth repeating: A cook is only as good as his/her tools. If you want to be the best cook you can possibly be and want your food to taste as delicious as it should, you must arm yourself with the best kitchen gadgets and tools.  That doesn’t mean spending an arm and a leg, of course, it simply means having good equipment at your disposal for a multitude of cooking tasks.

A rice cooker is certainly what’d I’d call a necessary kitchen tool.  Why would anyone want the headache of cooking rice on the stove when they can let a great rice cooker do all the work?  Best of all, the rice tastes better!

The Panasonic Rice Cooker
Cook rice in one step with the Panasonic 6 Cup Rice Cooker. This automatic electric rice cooker can prepare up to six cups of cooked rice with just the press of a button, then keep it warm for use later. A cooking light indicates when cooking is in progress and automatically extinguishes when cook time is complete. This advanced cooker then automatically switches to Warm Mode to maintain your rice at the perfect temperature. A see-through tempered glass lid allows you to easily and safely monitor cooking progress.

Easy to clean and use, a non-stick aluminum inner cooking pan makes for easy clean-up and helps prevent cooked rice from sticking. A rice scoop and measuring cup are included to help you serve rice.

  • One-Step Automatic Cooking:

    With just the press of a button, this automatic rice cooker prepares your rice to perfection

  • Keep Warm Feature:

    When cooking is complete, this advanced rice cooker automatically switches to Keep Warm mode, maintaining rice temperature

  • Accessories Included:

    A rice scoop and measuring cup are included to help you serve rice

Take a closer look: Panasonic 6 Cup Rice Cooker

Hamilton Beach Power Deluxe Hand/Stand Mixer

An Early Mother's Day Present I'm Crazy About

by Joi

Hamilton Beach Power Deluxe from EmilyThanks, Emily!

Fellow moms (and a lot of dads for that matter), you know how it is. You want something really badly, but you just never get around to getting it for yourself. It’s so much funner to buy things for your spouse, kids, and cats!

That’s the way it has been for me when it comes to the Hamilton Beach Power Deluxe 6 Speed Hand/Stand Mixer. I’ve wanted a stand alone mixer for just about as long as I can remember. I tend to especially remember my great desire when I’m cooking/baking and desperately wishing for a second set of hands.

I also find myself wanting one in the worst way when beating something that takes a great deal of time (egg whites, divinity, some fudge).

Thanks to my oldest daughter, Emily, I no longer have to wish, I simply have to go to the bakers rack and get mine down. Em and I were shopping a few days ago and she coyly lured me to the kitchen appliances (it never takes much effort to get me THERE). She pointed out the Hamilton Beach Power Deluxes on the shelf and asked, “If you were going to buy one, which color would you buy?” While I loved the black and the white muchly, my St. Louis Cardinal’s heart said, “Red!”

Then she proceeds to grab the box (there was only one red left) and places it in the cart. Her smile told me that it was, indeed, mine now and I had to refrain from doing a happy dance right there in the store – not that it would have embarrassed her, she’d have simply danced with me, but if word got back to my younger daughters, I’d never hear the end of it.

My dear, beautiful, intelligent, witty, sweet, and charming daughter allowed me to take it home with me – which is a good thing, I didn’t want to have to wrestle her for it. Why wait a week when you can play with your new toy right away?!

If you, like me, have been wanting one of these beauties for a long time, you have two choices:

  1. Buy it today!  If you tend to put your loved ones ahead of yourself, think of it this way: Who will you be making all the cakes, cookies, rolls, and candy for anyway?!
  2. Do some heavy duty, masterful, ninja-like hinting.  You have a few days left before Mother’s Day.  As for you baking Fathers, you have plenty of time to start raining hints before Father’s Day.

Product Features

  • Doubles as a hand mixer
  • Shift & Stir bowl
  • 275 Watts peak power
  • QuickBurst button
  • 4 quart glass bowl
  • Includes beaters, whisk and dough hooks
  • Bowl Rest mixer stabilizer
  • Easy-clean rounded cord

Take a closer look at the beautiful Power Deluxe 6 Speed Hand/Stand Mixer. Take it from me, HAVING is so much better than WANTING.

Russell Hobbs Electric Tea Kettle

A Source of Complete Jubilation for Tea Lovers

by Joi

Electric Kettle with Keep Warm Tea Tray

I just wrote a review of the Russell Hobbs Electric Tea Kettle on Crazy Tea Chick.  Trust me, this is something no tea lover wants to exist another day without.  This electric tea kettle would make the sweetest, coolest, most ingenious Mother’s Day gift in the world.  If you’re remotely interested in one-upping your siblings, this baby’s your ticket to paradise.

Pleas head over to Russell Hobbs Electric Tea Kettle with Warming Tray and check out the post.  While you’re there, I know you’ll want to read the other outstanding tea reviews and articles.

The beautiful, intelligent, charming, and witty young lady who IS  The Crazy Tea Chick must have had a wonderful, equally intelligent, charming, beautiful, and witty mother.  I mean, it just shows.

The tea chick’s name is Emily and, in full disclosure, I know her name because I gave it to her.   My first born daughter didn’t fall far from tree.  Caffeinated, check.  Crazy, check.  Sigh, I love her so.

Tea Lovers, You Know You Want It

IQ Innovations Fine Gourmet Tea Machine

by Joi

IQ Innovations Fine T 4-Cup Gourmet Tea Machine

You know that when it comes to coffee and chocolate, I don’t mess around.  What you may not know is that I’m just as big a tea fanatic.  Green tea, black tea, herbal tea, flavored teas, and a recent obsession, Peppermint tea – are amongst my constant companions.

The more you experiment with different brewing methods, as well as different teas, the more you realize what a big, beautiful world it is for tea lovers! The IQ Innovations Fine T 4-Cup Gourmet Tea Machine (pictured above) is just one of the ways to get the most out of your tea experiences.

Make a perfect brew of tea with this automatic tea machine:

  • Seven settings to brew all gourmet loose leaf teas
  • Heated infusion chamber to ensure perfect temperature results
  • 24-hour programmable timed starter
  • Comprehensive cleaning program
  • Makes 4 cups of tea
  • 2 year Manufacturer’s Warranty
  • Tea not included

Product Description
Enjoy perfect tea right in your own kitchen with the new IQ Innovations Fine T 4-Cup Gourmet Tea Machine. This automatic tea machine allows you to control your desired temperature and customize your timing for the loose leaf tea you desire. It is fully programmable for all types of loose leaf tea, ensuring perfect water temperatures and steep times.

Read more: IQ Innovations Fine T 4-Cup Gourmet Tea Machine

Warning! Cooking Tool That’ll Rock Your Very World

Demy Kitchen Safe Touchscreen Recipe Reader

by Joi

I was doing a little Christmas shopping on Amazon this morning – making like Santa, making my list and checking it twice. I was actually there to read up on the Amazon Kindle reader when I got sidetracked. I bookmarked the Kindle because I’ll definitely go back to him (he’s one of the cool kids), but when I saw the words “Touchscreen Recipe Reader,” Kindle knew he’d lost me, at least temporarily.

In the wonderful animated movie “Up!,” some of the main characters are dogs.  These dogs will be going along just fine, fully in the game to win it, so to speak, until they see a squirrel and then they’re like,  “Squirrel!!!“   Everything else falls by the wayside and the only thing in their life at that moment is said squirrel.

That’s me in a nutshell. When I see chocolate, coffee, or recipes – I check out of reality and never look back.

The Demy Kitchen Safe Touchscreen Recipe Reader would make an amazing, amazing, amazing Christmas gift for the cook on your list… After, of course, you’ve gotten your own.  I’m all for putting others first – but when recipes, chocolate, or coffee are involved, I’m also for being a pioneer.

Squirrel!

As I read more about this ingenious reader, I kept saying, “What’s not to love?” Answer: Nothing. It’s all good.

From Amazon:

Product Features

  • Kitchen-safe touchscreen recipe reader that holds your personal recipe collection in one compact device
  • 7-inch touchscreen with an intuitive graphical navigation interface, adjustable font size
  • Comes pre-loaded with 250 recipes; can store up to 2500 recipes
  • Accesses recipes saved to Key Ingredient web site; syncs via included USB cable connected to PC
  • Splash-resistant design and sturdy plastic exterior can be cleaned with damp cloth

Click HERE today to take a closer look.  This is one you’ll want in the worst possible way.  Insert promise.

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