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Last night I went to a very interesting lecture by an industrial designer from IDEO. He showed the work they had done for Zyliss, making kitchen gadgets "good, clean and fun". The insights about how people use kitchen gadgets--that they are like an extension of themselves, that they have to be uncomplicated to use and that you forget about what they look like the minute you start to use them, was very interesting. The designs looked terrific too. The new products have not been released yet, but I imagine they will be soon. On the way home Lee and I spotted Francis Ford Coppola sitting at a table in front of his restaurant--Niebaum-Coppola.
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Food graters are one of the most imperfect kitchen tools. They can be dangerous when sharp and even more dangerous (not to mention less effective) over time when they get dull, they take up a lot of room and they are generally a pain to wash. I use my Cuisinart...
- Tanita Kitchen Scale: Favorite Things
I remember when I first tried a Microplane grater/zester on a lemon. I remember when I first tried cooking scrambled eggs with a silicone heat resistant spatula. I remember the first time I used a remote oven thermometer on a roast chicken. There was...
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Sometimes reading a blog is like making a friend. You get to know them better every time you hang out together. And so it is with This Little Piglet. From reading Lia's blog I know she works for the Food Network and that she's eaten at some...
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READ MORE Over at Cool Hunting is my take post on Origen 99.9 a unique restaurant in Barcelona and one of my favorite kitchen gadgets, the Furi Knife Sharpener FOOD©2016 Cooking with Amy. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, rewritten...
- Rfafi – Reader’s Funky Appliance Fiesta
Today is Reader’s Funky Appliance Fiesta hosted by umami. The idea is that you post a photo of an appliance or kitchen gadget that you own and that is unusual in design (i.e. funky). Fortunately for me, the original concept of funky appliances...
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Zyliss Gadgets:Equipment
Last night I went to a very interesting lecture by an industrial designer from IDEO. He showed the work they had done for Zyliss, making kitchen gadgets "good, clean and fun". The insights about how people use kitchen gadgets--that they are like an extension of themselves, that they have to be uncomplicated to use and that you forget about what they look like the minute you start to use them, was very interesting. The designs looked terrific too. The new products have not been released yet, but I imagine they will be soon. On the way home Lee and I spotted Francis Ford Coppola sitting at a table in front of his restaurant--Niebaum-Coppola.
- Food Graters Review
Food graters are one of the most imperfect kitchen tools. They can be dangerous when sharp and even more dangerous (not to mention less effective) over time when they get dull, they take up a lot of room and they are generally a pain to wash. I use my Cuisinart...
- Tanita Kitchen Scale: Favorite Things
I remember when I first tried a Microplane grater/zester on a lemon. I remember when I first tried cooking scrambled eggs with a silicone heat resistant spatula. I remember the first time I used a remote oven thermometer on a roast chicken. There was...
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Sometimes reading a blog is like making a friend. You get to know them better every time you hang out together. And so it is with This Little Piglet. From reading Lia's blog I know she works for the Food Network and that she's eaten at some...
- Still Hungry?
READ MORE Over at Cool Hunting is my take post on Origen 99.9 a unique restaurant in Barcelona and one of my favorite kitchen gadgets, the Furi Knife Sharpener FOOD©2016 Cooking with Amy. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, rewritten...
- Rfafi – Reader’s Funky Appliance Fiesta
Today is Reader’s Funky Appliance Fiesta hosted by umami. The idea is that you post a photo of an appliance or kitchen gadget that you own and that is unusual in design (i.e. funky). Fortunately for me, the original concept of funky appliances...