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Silicone Egg Poachers (Review)

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HighFive Silicone Egg Poachers
I fell madly in love with cooking when I was 19 – never-mind how long ago. Let’s just say it means I’ve been an avid cook for many moons. Many suns. However, even after so many moons and suns, I’ve never been fond of poaching eggs. I absolutely love them, mind you, but the whole process just does not float my boat.

That has completely changed this past week, however. I was sent a bright, beautiful set of Silicone Egg Poachers (from HighFive Naturals) and my boat isn’t just floating, it has set sail.

Poached Egg
Health Benefits of Poached Eggs:

A poached egg contains only 70 calories, as opposed to fried eggs or scrambled eggs which are often accompanied by butter, milk, and cheese. A large poached egg supplies more than 6 grams of high-quality protein, 4.7 grams of mostly unsaturated fat and significant amounts of vitamin D, antioxidant compounds and choline – a nutrient essential to Healthy Brain Function.

Product Description:

  • Set Of 5 egg poachers in bright, vibrant colors. 
  • Easy and fun to use.
  • Innovative design allows you to make perfectly poached eggs every single time. 
  • Clear, concise, and easy instructions takes the guesswork out of poaching eggs.
  • FDA Approved Food-Safe Silicone, BPA-Free, Temp Resistant form -40 to 450˚F, Dishwasher, Microwave, Freezer and Oven Safe.
  • Highly mulit-functional: Use For Baking And Molding, Making Quiche, Custards, Mini-Cheesecakes, Creme Brûlée, Melting Chocolate and Even Steaming Vegetables.
  • Your Purchase is Backed by HighFive Naturals Lifetime Money-Back 100% Customer Satisfaction Guarantee.

HighFive Silicone Egg Poachers
These beautiful little Silicone Egg Poachers take something that has never been particularly fun to make and does the impossible – it makes you actually WANT to make poached eggs.

Poached eggs are delicious all by themselves, served with a meat of your choice, or with a piece of toasted bread.  They’re also delicious served atop asparagus. Add a little Hollandaise sauce and you’ve got a party.

This set of five silicone poacher “baskets” comes with instructions for easily (and I mean EASILY) poaching eggs – several at a time, even. How cool’s that?

HighFive Silicone Egg Poachers

Simply bring water to a boil; reduce to medium. Grease the inside of the poacher with olive oil, add the egg and carefully place into the boiling water (about 4 inches of water is necessary). Cover the pot with a lid – I used a glass pie plate because none of my lids are see through, and I wanted to see what was going on.

Cook 4-6 minutes, then carefully remove the poachers (I used my spider but a slotted spoon would be fine).  Flip the poacher upside down to remove the egg or wiggle it out with a spoon.

You can find the beautiful set of 5 colorful Silicone Egg Poachers on Amazon. I highly recommend them!

Other HighFive Naturals Reviews on Get Cooking:

Colorful Lego-Style Candy Molds from HighFive Naturals (Available on Amazon)

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HighFive Naturals Candy Molds

HighFive Naturals Lego-Style Candy Molds

 

I’ve written a few High Five reviews on Get Cooking before and I’m even more in love with these products today than I was when I first wrote about them.  I use the Silicone Cooking Gloves and Silicone Pot Holders daily and wonder how I ever got along without them.

I’m excited to tell you about something else from HighFive Naturals that you’re going to absolutely LOVE – Lego-Style Candy Molds.  After your order, you’ll receive great tips, hints, recipes, and colorful pictures in your e-mail.

If these Lego Molds aren’t a dang good time waiting to happen, I don’t know what is. Obviously kids are going to love these molds  – but so are adults. In fact, I think the adults in my family are having more fun with them than any kid could possibly have – at least as much.

Basically anyone who likes to smile will get a kick out of these molds.

HighFive Naturals Lego-Style Candy Molds

Colorful HighFive Naturals Lego-Style Candy Molds

Some of the cool things you can do with these colorful candy molds:

  • They work beautifully for ice cubes. Making ice cubes was actually the first thing I did with mine because I thought they’d be uncommonly cute in glasses as well as punch bowls. They are!
  • Chocolate candy
  • Lollipops
  • Fruit Snacks
  • Gummi Sours
  • Hard Candies
  • Lego Soap
  • Lego Crayons (super easy and fun!)

Not only are they perfect for forming all of the aforementioned goodies, I love the fact that the molds (like all of HighFive Naturals’ products) are so colorful and pretty.

I’m all about pretty, whether it’s in the kitchen or out of the kitchen. The bright, vibrant colors go with my own particular scheme which makes it even cooler.

This set is available on Amazon at a very reasonable price, so you might even consider ordering some for gift-giving this Christmas while you’re at it.

HighFive Naturals Lego-Style Candy Molds
 

HighFive Naturals Lego-Style Candy Molds

Whatever you do, be sure to order a set by Halloween! With a little creativity, you could turn the “Robots” into Frankensteins while creating a great orange and black theme with food coloring with the other shapes.

At Christmas, switch the colors to red and green, and you’re set.

You know how summertime is, so you’ll understand that I haven’t had a chance to make candy with these molds yet. I intend to this weekend, though, and I can’t wait! I’ll come back here and post the pictures Monday.

Until then, below are a few pictures of what you can do with these molds – using the EASY instructions and recipes that’ll be e-mailed to you.

Gummi Sours Candy

Gummi Sours Candy

 

For more information and to order your own set, head over to Lego-Style Candy Molds!

 

 

Review: HighFive Silicone Pot Holders

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HighFive Naturals Silicone Pot Holders
The beautiful Silicone Pot Holders (Set of Four) pictured above were sent to me to review on Get Cooking and my kitchen is a much brighter place because of it! They’re as beautiful and colorful as they are functional and, if you’d ever seen my kitchen you’d know they’re right up my alley.

I’ve filled our kitchen with bright, colorful dishes, gadgets, tools, pans, etc in every color of the rainbow. My motto is to surround yourself with things that make you smile and bright colors make me smile ear to ear.

As you can see from the pictures, these pot holders fit in beautifully!

The set of four colorful beauties is available on Amazon for a very low price. I seriously would think they’d be higher.

What I LOVE About These Silicone Pot Holders:

  • These silicone pot holders are Temperature resistant from – 40 to 500°F. These unique kitchen gadgets offer creative versatility for any application from far below freezing to beyond boiling and everything in between.
  • Ideal for glass top stoves – won’t scratch.
  • I love the holes at the top – makes them ideal for hanging on the inside of a cabinet door. The only thing is, they’re far too pretty to tuck away out of sight! I have mine showcased prominently on a set of kitchen shelves.
  • You could conceivably use these “mats” outside of the kitchen. They could be used beneath curling irons and/or flat irons and would make spots for your favorite candle holders.
  • They’re liquid proof so they will not absorb liquids like fabric pot holders.
  • They are 100 percent efficient! Because of their good looks and lightweight composition, I wondered if they’d be able to work like the heavyweights do. They most certainly do – they just look jazzier doing it.
  • Something else I worried about was how the colors would hold up to lots of heat. I’ve used mine again and again and again and they haven’t faded in the slightest. Silicone is serious about its job, let me tell you!

If, like me, you’re all about Rachael Ray gadgets, gizmos, and more in the kitchen, you’ll love the way these pot holders fit in perfectly with the vibrant colors and happy attitude of all things Rachael Ray. They also harmonize beautifully with Wolfgang Puck and all Food Network related kitchen products as well.

If upbeat is your attitude, these were made for you.

Features:

  • ECO-FRIENDLY FDA Approved Premium Food Grade Silicone, BPA Free. Dual-side Functionality: Smooth on one side and textured/raised on the other.
  • NEW INNOVATIVE DESIGN – Flexible, Non-stick, Anti-Slip – Flame and Heat resistant to 500°F – Designed for a safe, secure, nonslip grip. Ideal for glass top stoves – won’t scratch. Use under hot plates and coffee mugs and as hot pads under skillets, pots, pans; and as a spoon and kitchen utensil rest. Use these funky flexible silicone mats to remove tight lids and retrieve hot baking pans and casseroles from the oven and microwave.
  • WHY SILICONE? WHY NOT SILICONE! Silicone is made of polymers of silicon, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, all natural ingredients. It has low chemical reactivity, repels water, and is resistant to ozone, oxygen, and UV light, PLUS it doesn’t support microbiological growth, and has low toxicity. It is tasteless, odourless, non-toxic, non-leaching & non-corrosive. Consensus: Silicone is a great, environmentally friendly, product for use in the kitchen and… well, everywhere else!

Bottom line: You’re going to love these beauties.  This set would make an excellent gift for any and all foodies and cooks in your life, so you might want to grab several sets at once. See more pictures and read more about the Silicone Pot Holders (Set of Four) by clicking the link.

Tomorrow, I’ll tell you all about another exciting product from HighFive. It’s just as colorful, just as necessary, and just as certain to make you say, “How did I ever live without this?….”

 

Paderno Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer (Review)

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Paderno Spiral Vegetable Slicer

Like everyone these days, I’m always on the look out for ways to add more vegetables and fruits to my family’s diet. The recommended daily amount is higher than most people realize PLUS most experts recommend we go even higher than the recommended number for optimum health. See the Recommended Daily Fruit and Vegetable Calculator to find your own personal recommendations.

My family also likes to cut back on unnecessary carbs whenever possible, too.  We’ve found a pretty cool way to accomplish both of these goals (while providing me with another fun kitchen gadget in the process).  We bought the Paderno World Cuisine Tri-Blade Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer off Amazon a few weeks ago and I love it even more each time I use it.

Zucchini Pasta

The first meal I used this cool slicer for was a Zucchini “Pasta” Salad. I made long, spiral noodles (pictured above) from a couple of zucchinis and combined them with chopped grape tomatoes, diced red onion and chopped red, yellow, and green bell peppers. I mixed up the always delicious dressing recipe on the back of all Hidden Valley Italian Dressing Mixes and covered the vegetables. After about 30 minutes in the fridge, it made an absolutely delicious cold salad. I mean, reallllly delicious.

I’ve also used the Spiral Vegetable Slicer for salads and soups. It’s faster and easier than traditional shredders and slicers. This walking accident-waiting-to-happen has found it to be much safer for the fingers and hands as well.  And, trust me, if it’s safe for this accident prone clutz, it’s safe for just about anyone.

Colorful Tossed Salad

One night, I was craving Italian, so I pulled out the spiral vegetable slicer. I had  read, online, that A LOT of people enjoyed their spiral cut zucchini (raw) with hot spaghetti sauce or marinara sauce over it.  I was anxious to give it a try, so I grabbed a few zucchinis. I had cans of Italian Style Diced Tomatoes on hand, so I simply warmed them up – adding fresh basil, oregano, chopped garlic, and salt. We put the tomato mixture on top of our raw zucchini and were SHOCKED at how great it was. I didn’t peel my zucchini but a lot of people prefer it peeled. Most of the time, I hate to peel veggies because it seems kind of wasteful to me.

Besides, I like the colors. 🙂

About the Paderno Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer:
Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer

  • Make quick work of fancy vegetable peeling with the spiral vegetable slicer – it’s incredibly fast, easy, and even fun to use.
  • Suction cups on the legs hold the slicer in place beautifully while you work your mojo. I read a review once that said the suction cups didn’t work – all I can say is they must have been trying to use them on a wet surface or something because I’ve had less than zero problems getting it to stick.
  • Clean up couldn’t be any easier. I hate, loathe, and despise contraptions that have 101 parts to clean after each use. This spiral slicer is a cinch to clean.
  • Includes 3 sets of blades: 1/8-inch spacing, 1/4-inch spacing, and straight blade for ribbon cuts.
  • This VERY affordable plastic spiral vegetable slicer would make a great gift idea for foodies, vegetarians, and anyone who enjoys good food!
  • Simply place vegetable or fruit on prongs, turn wheel while pushing base toward blade.
  • Made of durable plastic.
  • Backed by a 1-year warranty.

Zucchini Pasta with Shredded Parmesan

Even one of the biggest pasta lovers in the world (that would be me) thought the zucchini noodles, tomatoes, and shredded Parmesan made a delicious meal.  Served with a colorful tossed salad, this meal is an excellent way to get your daily vegetable serving count up.

I haven’t used the slicer for coleslaw yet, but it occurs to me how much it’ll simplify the process – cabbage, peppers, carrots.. all sliced in one place for an especially lovely coleslaw.

Apple Strips

 The spiral slicer isn’t, of course, just limited to vegetables. Just look at the cute apple strips above. You don’t even have to core the apple before using the spiral slicer. Just cut off the top of the apple, place it on the spiral slicer and push it through the blade. In seconds, you have cool little rings for fruit salads, oatmeal, pastries, or snacks.  Honestly, I could sit a bowl of apples on the end of the counter and my bunch will walk right past them 100 times a day. But if I put a dish with spirals or strips out… BAM! They disappear.

Zucchini Pasta Salad Lunch

I’ll be using the spiral slicer regularly and can’t wait to find exciting and cool new ways to get the most out of it. See Paderno World Cuisine A4982799 Tri-Blade Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer for more information. I highly, highly recommend this slicer.

Herb Scissors, How Do I Love Thee?

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Herb Scissors from Useful Things

I was recently sent two really cool, fun, and very useful kitchen tools to review. They’re both available at Useful Things – but be warned before you visit the site, it is addictive. You know the aisles in your favorite department stores where they put inexpensive but wonderful gadgets, tools, unique gifts, and so on?

That’s exactly what Useful Things reminds me of. Inexpensive fun? What part of that isn’t off the charts?!

I cook a lot (a whole lot!) with herbs.  Like all obsessive cooks, I grow my own herbs and use them faithfully. Yet, you know something strange? These are the first herb scissors I’ve ever had.  Big DUH on me!  I’d always used regular, run-of-the-mill scissors (and had the audacity to wonder why they didn’t perform as crisply as I wanted them to).  The 5 blades on these herb scissors, simply put, make magic happen.

Since getting them, I’ve used them on cilantro, parsley, basil, oregano, green onions, and (a frequent guest at our table) chives. You can quickly create uniform-sized herb garnishes for your dishes without the hassle of dragging out the cutting board.  Simply stand over the plate, pot, or bowl and snip away.  I love that they come with their own little blade cover – makes it much safer to retrieve them from the kitchen gadget drawer.  Even an overly-caffeinated, accident prone, airhead like me can’t possibly hurt herself when a blade cover’s involved.

Here’s something else I love: These herb scissors cost less than $10!

Product Description:

Snip the herbs you need quickly, neatly, and right where you want with our Herb Scissors. The unusual blade design features a set of 5 sharp 3″ stainless steel blades that allow you to cut, chop or mince herbs directly into a pan or over a plate for garnishing. The large plastic handles have a soft silicone lining for the most comfortable grip. 7.5″ long overall and dishwasher safe.

Ideal For:

  • Arugula
  • Basil
  • Chervil
  • Chives
  • Cilantro
  • Dill
  • Fennel
  • Marjoram
  • Mint
  • Oregano
  • Parsley
  • Sage
  • Scallions
  • Savory
  • Tarragon
  • Etc!

Take a closer look and order your own pair today: Herb Scissors

I’ll tell you about the other really cool kitchen gadget tomorrow – the scissors kind of wanted exclusivity with this post.  I thought they made a good point.  (Sorry, couldn’t resist.)

Pyrex Waxes Brilliant With a Very Clever Grater

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Another day, another Pyrex kitchen gadget to rave about.

One of the Pyrex cooking tools that was sent to me to review was the Grater With 1 Cup Container.   Oh. So. Clever.  A few of our favorite things around our house are cheese and chocolate.  This grater is ideal for each – some graters simply don’t “cut it.”

I also love the fact that the container allows you to measure and even store what you’ve just effortlessly grated.  Like everything with the Pyrex name, this extremely well-made and durable grater with container is very handsome.

Priced at just $14.99, it just doesn’t make sense not to add this kitchen tool to your kitchen right away.

Features:

  • Grate, measure and store all at once
  • Medium grating surface for harder foods
  • Blade cover for safe storage
  • Markers measure grated contents
  • Palm-sized for easy grating

Click the following link to take a closer look at the brilliant Pyrex grater with container.

New Kitchen Gadget I’m Completely In Love With

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Pyrex products have always been favorites of mine.  Why wouldn’t they?  They’re positively gorgeous, durable, last forever, and always seem to be designed by people who are as passionate about cooking as I am.

Recently, Pyrex and its amazing kitchen gadgets, cooking tools, bakeware, and cookware have had center stage in our kitchen – even more than usual.  First of all, I was sent a box of outstanding Pyrex goodies to review for Get Cooking.  It was like Christmas in September – I’m still giddy.

Second of all, my oldest daughter Emily is getting married next month and she was lucky enough to receive some wonderful Pyrex products at her bridal shower.

There are so many different Pyrex products that I’m excited about that I can’t possibly include them all in one post.  Each one is super special and deserves its very own post and very own spotlight.

So each day I’m going to have a Daily Pyrex Post – amongst the regular recipes, odes to chocolate, and praises to coffee.   You’ll want to equip your kitchen with everything Pyrex has to offer.  As I say a gazillion times, a cook is only as good as the tools she surrounds herself with.

First up for the Daily Pyrex Post? It may seem unusual because it’s such a small gadget, but there’s no way I could NOT start things off with the Pyrex Flat Whisk.

I love this guy!

I used it last night while making a Three Cheese-Rosemary Sauce for Angel Hair Pasta.  As the cheeses melted in the saucepan, I was able to whisk in the whipping cream as I slide the whisk along the side of the pan beautifully.  Unlike most whisks, the Pyrex Flat Whisk is coated so there’s no fear of ruining your pans.  It’s also flat, so it scoots along the sides and bottom of the pan, incorporating every bit of cheese, gravy, soup or whatever it is you’re making at the time.

You’ll want to make your way to your nearest Target, Kroger, or Wal-Mart (or wherever you do the most damage) and grab a Pyrex Flat Whisk asap.  Just like me, you’ll wonder how you ever got by without it.

Pyrex Flat Whisk Features:

  • Flat design is ideal for making sauces and gravies
  • Flexible edges scrape pan sides and bottoms to keep liquids from burning
  • Narrow shape good for small bowls and containers
  • Heat resistant to 500° F

See More Pyrex Products on their website.

Giada de Laurentiis Products from Target: Must Haves!

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Giada de Laurentiis 3.5-oz. Sicilian Sea Salt with Fresh Lemon

Okay. I normally don’t make broad, sweeping statements (unless it plays something like, “Drink coffee, it makes you sexier,” which doesn’t really count because that’s been proven). However, the time has come to make a doozie: If you ever see a cookbook, food item, kitchen gadget, pot, pan, dish, coffee mug, spoon, small appliance, large appliance, apron, salt shaker, or bulldog puppy (???) with the name Giada de Laurentiis on it, buy it and prepare to be amazed. The woman does not attach her name or beautiful face to anything less than a 10 on a scale of 1-10.

Apparently it’s against her code.

Good code.

The Giada de Laurentiis 3.5-oz. Sicilian Sea Salt with Fresh Lemon, pictured at the top of the post?  Ridiculously excellent.  Like all of Giada’s food products, you get so much more than you pay for or even hope for.

Product Description:
An incredibly tasty Sicilian Sea Salt with Fresh Lemon Zest. The hand-harvested, all-natural sea salt with lemon zest comes from a combination of the pure Sicilian sea water and the freshest lemons grown under the Sicilian sun. Giada’s Sicilian sea salt presents a delicate and intense aroma, with distinct hints of sweet, fresh lemons. Its fresh and delicate taste is characterized by intense notes of lemon, making this gourmet product a perfect ingredient to be coupled with light dishes, ideal for cooked or raw fish and shellfish, poultry, vegetables and desserts. Academia Barilla and Giada De Laurentiis present a piece of Italy to Italian food lovers and food connoisseurs, to taste, enjoy and share. Together, Academia Barilla and Giada De Laurentiis have launched the much anticipated range of high quality, authentic Italian gourmet products.

I regularly buy Giada’s pasta, sauces, and other food products at my local Target…. a store I have nothing but love for. Her spaghetti sauces are amazing – my favorite one is a creamy pasta sauce that boggles the brain.

A recent gift from my husband (for a birthday I acknowledged but didn’t count) is the gorgeous ceramic lasagna pan pictured above. Naturally, like a kid with a toy, I had to use it right away. I normally would have whipped up my favorite vegetarian lasagna but we’d recently had spaghetti — I’m nothing if not anal — so I made a cheesy potato au gratin. Outstanding. The pan refused to allow the potatoes or the cheese to stick, which made serving, eating, and cleaning joyful, delicious, and simple.

It’s such a gorgeous ceramic pan I kind of hated to use it. You really have to see it to appreciate it. It’s worth a special trip to Target to see Giada’s collection of pans, gadgets, and more. She even has a line of sexy aprons as well as her own coffee.

Somebody tell me why I haven’t tried that yet.

By the way, when you click through to the ceramic lasagna pan, if you scroll down you’ll see what appears to be a great recipe for Baked Gnocchi, calling for spinach, nutmeg, gnocchi, chicken broth, heavy cream… is your mouth watering yet?

Another gift the wonderful husband bought me was the Giada De Laurentiis for Target 12″ Stainless Steel Nonstick Sauté Pan (Click through this link for details as well as a recipe for Orzo with Sausage, Peppers and Tomatoes!). This gorgeous pan was initiated into the family with salmon patties and is currently simmering a little pasta sauce for my oldest daughter’s lunch.

It’s quite possibly the best pan I’ve ever owned.

Features:
Pan-Pot Material: Stainless Steel
Handle Material: Stainless Steel
Features: Riveted Handle
Care and Cleaning: Hand-wash Only

Click through any of the links (except for the Giada de Laurentiis 3.5-oz. Sicilian Sea Salt with Fresh Lemon – it has a mind of its own) to browse Target’s outstanding line of Giada de Laurentiis products.

A Must Have for Serious Cooks Is….

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Black & Decker Family-size Electric Griddle

My youngest daughter (Stephany) and her boyfriend (Rusty) got me a Black & Decker Family-size Electric Griddle last Christmas and I’ve used it nearly every day since. Bacon, grilled cheese, fried eggs, hamburgers, veggie burgers, French toast, pancakes, garlic bread – you name it, my beloved griddle and I whip it up.

It came in handy last night with our spaghetti supper. Stephany and I made a killer spaghetti sauce and we very much wanted garlic bread to accompany the meal. However, with our part of Kentucky registering in the late 90s and early 100s the past couple of weeks, we didn’t really want to heat the kitchen up with the oven.

So we heated the griddle, sliced the loaf, buttered and seasoned the slices and grilled them on the convenient, non-kitchen-heating-up griddle. Truth be told, even when the weather isn’t so intensely hot, I still prefer making my garlic bread on the griddle. It makes the outsides crunchy (if you leave it log enough) and golden brown while allowing the inside of the bread to stay soft, warm, and delicious.

The Black & Decker Family-size Electric Griddle has an extra large cooking surface for family-size meals but, frankly, I’d want this size even if it were just my husband and I. In fact, there have been times when we were the only two at home for breakfast, lunch, or supper and I’ve used my griddle. I love the convenience of cooking the bacon, eggs, and toast all in one place.

It makes clean-up so much easier!

I made myself a slice of cinnamon toast this morning and, like the garlic bread last night, using the griddle instead of the toaster left me with toast that was crunchy on the outside while remaining a little bit soft on the inside. Never underestimate a slice of warm cinnamon toast with a cup of hot coffee – an excellent way to start the day. What IS it about the aroma and flavor of cinnamon that’s so comforting and relaxing?

The Black & Decker Family-size Electric Griddle has something else that I love muchly – a warming tray. I use the warming tray to heat buns while cooking burgers or hot dogs. Nothing, I mean nothing, beats toasty buns.  The warming tray is also handy for keeping silver dollar or medium-sized pancakes warm while the rest finish cooking.

A removable drip tray collects unwanted oils for easy cleaning and I’m not even gonna lie, I’m all about easy cleaning.

I also use my electric griddle for heating tortillas for soft tacos, burritos, and wraps. All it takes is a few seconds on each side and the tortillas are perfectly warm and soft – just like they are in restaurants.

As I’ve said a gazillion times, a cook is only as good as the kitchen gadgets, appliances, quality ingredients, pots, pans, and equipment he/she surrounds themself with. The Black & Decker Family-size Electric Griddle is one of the best tools you can have in your arsenal.

I swear on my toasty buns.

Amco Tomato Mozzarella Slicer: One Sharp Kitchen Gadget

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I was recently sent a new kitchen gadget to review – which means I’ve been walking a little straighter, smiling a little more, and continually  humming, “What a Wonderful World.”

Yeah, this gal loves kitchen gadgets.

The source of the humming this time around is the Amco Tomato Slicer. Ingenious!

We eat a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot of tomatoes – year round, really, but never more so than during the summer. We eat the ones from our own garden and we buy regularly from local farmers’ trucks. Our farmers and their families feed our country and tend our land – the least we can do is buy from them on a regular basis.

We also love cheese in our home – so a Tomato Mozzarella Slicer was a perfect fit for our kitchen.

It’s fantastic! I’ve used it for red tomatoes, green tomatoes, and mozzarella. It keeps my hands clean and gives my knives a day off. Giving knives a vacation day is just a good managerial strategy – keeps them sharp, you know.

My oldest daughter (Emily) has a fierce allergy to touching tomatoes – her hands break out when she comes into contact with the juices. This kitchen gadget would be ideal for anyone with such an allergy. They could slice tomatoes for their family and give hydro-cortisone the day off as well.

The Tomato Mozzarella Slicer creates uniform, attractive tomato slices for sandwiches, burgers, and salads. It also allows you to slice green tomatoes perfectly for fried green tomatoes – a staple in my kitchen.

Here’s a fresh, quick, delicious, and easy recipe to try for a change of pace from traditional salads:

Quick & Easy Tomato Mozzarella Salad

Slice a couple of tomatoes and a ball of mozzarella. Lie them on a platter in an attractive manner – fanning them out mozzarella, tomato, mozzarella, tomato, etc. Then drizzle (or mist) lightly with extra virgin olive oil. Now, sprinkle fresh basil over the mozzarella and tomatoes. Outstanding!

This type of quick salad is as healthy as it is good – it adheres to the basics of the Mediterranean Diet, which is always a great way to eat. It’s perfect served alongside soup, spaghetti, lasagna, manicotti, or any Italian recipe you can think of. It also makes a healthy snack for watching television or playing games.

Product Description for this Kitchen Gadget

Slice tomatoes into uniform 1/4-inch thick slices with one easy motion. Create perfect slices every time for hamburgers, sandwiches, salads and more. Simply position tomato in holder, center slicing blades above tomato and press down. Slicer can even cut mozzarella for perfect caprese salad. ABS with stainless steel blades. By Amco. With unique, patented kitchen products Amco’s devotion to innovation has driven new industry standards and redefined categories. They continue to revolutionize the market with ingenious gadgets that simplify and enhance the culinary experience. With a team of in-house designers whose sole purpose is to conceptualize and design new kitchen tools, Amco continues to be at the forefront of innovative, efficient and timeless kitchenware products.

Head over to Amazon for a closer look and to order your’s today: Tomato Mozzarella Slicer