The Urban Cultivator is an enclosed hydroponic system designed for growing herbs and smaller vegetables indoors. A computer unit controls water, light cycles, humidity, and air circulation. All you need to do each week is add some fertilizer, and you need to eat the greens when they’re ready to harvest of course. The consumer model dubbed the Kitchen Cultivator is like a dishwasher and needs power and water hookups. Prices for the consumer model start at US $2,200, and a larger industrial model of the Urban Cultivator starts at $6,000. Via Gizmag
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With the iPhone app Annoying Orange: Kitchen Carnage you can slice, blend, and dice your way through lots of fruit and be happy with the results. If you’re unfamiliar with Annoying Orange, head on over to their web site and then you’ll know why you need this app to continue on in your mobile existence.
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This is really an entirely new Bistro coffee maker from Bodum. Unlike the french press bistro, the water gets distributed evenly over the ground coffee through an easy to clean shower head made of plastic and silicone at an ideal temperature of well over 90ºC. The filter – titanium-plated stainless steel and finely meshed – keeps the coffee pure in taste and best of all no paper filter needed. No heating is needed because the piping hot coffee goes right into the stainless steel carafe. The thermos comes with a spout that keeps the heat where it belongs Easy press of a finger it opens only for pouring. Only turns on with the jug in place Handles of the jug and the filter are made from heatresistant silicone. At BISTRO
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Pot racks are pretty amazing when you have an island to hang them over, and this pot rack made of Solid North American sugar maple with a grey finish delivers on a classic look. The nickel brackets and accessories have the ganging hardware included, and you can clean up the rack with a damp cloth. Additional pot hooks and extension hooks are available, and best of all it’s made in USA.
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You can choose from the 1kg per piece Knife and Fork Set or work up a real sweat with the Full Set, which includes an almighty 2kg spoon. We love the concept of “working out” while eating a full meal, and if you’re New Year’s resolution includes fitness - these are for you. At Firebox.com
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Induction cooking employs a copper wire running under the clear ceramic surface and a strong AC current to create a magnetic field which transfers electric current to the cookware and makes heating across a pot or pan even. The result is the cooktop is not hot but the pan is and that means you can induct the electricity across the entire cooktop. The Freedom includes a 6.3-inch display that recognizes the pot’s shape and size, and retails for just over $5000 - so this ease of use and cooktop will not come cheap but might be worth a look if you’re redoing your kitchen. At Gizmodo
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The Margaritaville Mixed Drink Maker might be right out of a bar in Blade Runner, but you can now use it to be the bartender at your next party. Featuring 48 recipe options created by margaritaville bartenders, at the press of a button, watch drink recipes come to life as this, first-of-its-kind kitchen contraption dispenses perfectly proportioned cocktails fast. You can even press the “I feel lucky button”, and watch the digital display spin, and then land on a random drink. Set up is a breeze, just add your choice of liquor (rum, vodka or tequila) and select mixers into the four containers, the machine knows what to do from there to serve up delicious mixed drinks.
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What’s a kitchen machine to do? Make soup. The revolutionary soup mixer will weigh, chop, mix, stir, cut, crush, grind, pulverise, knead and emulsify. And it even cooks the food to perfection too. The innovative Vorwerk Thermomix combines the function of more than 12 kitchen machines and has over 20 patent applications. Thermomix TM 31 is the combination of counter clock and clockwise rotations - the former stirs or cuts tender food, such as fish, noodles or asparagus without destroying it, while the latter chops fresh or frozen ingredients.
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It’s time to make the waffle cakes! This innovative stovetop griddle from Nordic Ware makes it simple to prepare delectable little waffled pancakes in a flash. The cast-aluminum nonstick griddle heats evenly, yielding crispy golden cakes with deep pockets for toppings. Cast aluminum heats evenly for crispy, golden waffle imprints. Premium nonstick finish ensures easy release and quick cleanup. Riveted cast-stainless-steel stay-cool handle. Makes seven 3″ diam. waffled pancakes.
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Oh mulled wine - we often serve you in cups around the holiday but not this holiday. This designer glassware set comprises a mulled wine jug and four thermal glass mugs. Simply place a tealight candle in the elegant jug’s metal base to keep your mulled wine warm. The stylish glass mugs feature frosted designs and are dual walled to keep wine warm without burning your hands. At Mulled Wine Warmer
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