Results tagged “kitchen” from The official blog of Vat19.com

Seriously guys? Really?

The creators of On the Cuff feel that they are solving a horrid problem that plagues so many of us when we wash our dishes, faces, and cars - water running down our arms. Dun dun DUN! I know, such a problem, right? Thank goodness they've come up with these sponge bracelets that you wear to catch those awful drops of water. And I'm so glad they're selling them for the bargain price of $7.99 per pair. Yes folks, you are only $8.00 away from a couple of sponge rings that will spare you the slight annoyance of water droplets on your forearms. Awesome! And totally worth it!

Whew. All that sarcasm wore me out.

I'm pretty sure this stoneware egg separator is an oldie-but-goodie. I've seen it around, and some people seem to love it. I guess those people have stronger stomachs than I do.

See, raw eggs gross me out enough as it is. They're slick and slimy and just yucky. So the last image I want to see before I start eating is some goofy-looking dude with an absurd case of the snots. Yeah, hock a loogie right on my plate there. Yum, that's how I like it. Not.

I'm sure those who love gross-out humor will think this is a riot, though. But if you're like me and are looking for unique kitchen gadgets with a lower "ick" factor, check out Vat19.com.

Are we serious, folks? Do we really need to purchase a $55.00 machine that dispenses paper towels for us? We've covered a few products for the lazy folk, and I think this one ranks pretty high. Grabbing a paper towel is not difficult; this is not an action that needs electronic assistance.

Also, most of us use too many paper towels anyway. I'd think people would get paper-towel-happy with this machine, especially kids. "Look, Mom! I just wave my hand and here comes a towel! Look, here comes another one. And another! La la la..."

Save yourself $55.00 and buy yourself something truly useful (and green!), like the Ultimate Cloth from Vat19. You'll spend 1/5 the money and end up with two reusable cleaning cloths that work amazingly well (with just water!).

Have you ever had drinking chocolate? I'm not talking about what most Americans think of as hot chocolate, which is usually a powdered cocoa mix that you stir into hot water or milk. I'm talking real drinking chocolate, actual morsels of chocolate that you melt into hot milk to create a rich, smooth, velvety elixir. I drank it every morning when I visited Spain, and it was pure heaven...

Anyway, before I start salivating all over my keyboard, let's get back to the subject of this post - these adorable Cioccolato Mugs. With their unique European style, you can pretend you're enjoying gourmet drinking chocolate outside a Parisian or Italian cafe (even if you're actually sipping the powdered stuff at your kitchen counter). Plus, they come in this super chic hatbox, making them a great gift!

Psst... For more great gifts, be sure to check out Vat19.com.

I never considered ice getting to my mouth and lips while drinking a huge problem. It certainly is not such a big issue that I'd go buy some plastic spiderweb looking things and put them inside of my glass. Drinking out of a glass isn't that difficult, right?

You can find these things at Home Marketplace for $8.99 for a set of 4, although I doubt you'll have 3 friends or relatives that also have difficulty drinking beverages with ice in them. You want to know an ice-free beverage solution that works and won't make you look like an idiot? The Kufra Pitcher with Ice Tube Insert.

This cheese board is shaped like a wedge of Swiss Cheese (clever, clever) and swings open to reveal storage space for three small cheese tools. You'll get a stainless steal spreader, fork, and knife. All you need to do is supply the cheese!

If you need a hostess gift or will be hosting a party yourself, this is a perfect and complete set. The small size and storage space for the cheese tools makes it easy to bring along for a day out at the wineries.

There are plenty of products out there that are a play on words. Some of them work and come off as clever and cute, such as Monkey Key Covers. Others don't work, such as the Tooth Toothpick Holder.

How gross. I don't want to be reminded with a blatant visual that people are going to be using these toothpicks to dig out little food remnants from the crevices of their teeth. However, if you are into this kind of thing, you're in luck because there are also Tooth Piks, which are food picks that are shaped like a tooth. Mmmm, classy.

For some cool, non-gross gifts, check out our store - Vat19.com.

I can say from personal experience that the Giant Cupcake Cake Pan is one of the coolest cake pans I've ever seen and used. For looking so awesome, it isn't very difficult to bake and decorate, which is always a plus.

It would be neat to bake a giant cupcake cake in yellow or white cake, put it on a huge tray or platter, and then surround it with a bunch of regular sized chocolate cupcakes. That way everyone at the party can eat the kind of cake they like and everything still looks cute and cohesive. Love it.

For under $30 you can own this delicious piece of over-sized awesomeness. If you like giant-sized gifts, check out these ginormous goodies over at the Vat19.com store.

Did you know that neon food coloring existed? I had no idea! I want neon icing on a delicious baked good, and I want it now.

I always love a nicely decorated and colorful cake, cookie, cupcake, brownie...you name it. Sometimes it seems pretty much impossible to get the exact color of icing you want when all you have to work with is red, yellow, green, and blue dyes that come in standard food coloring sets. Good luck if you want bright pink or brown.

The McCormick Neon Food Colors & Egg Dye come with pink, purple, green, and blue. I haven't tried these (yet!), but from the looks of this picture, the colors are definitely bright.

If you're not a fan of colored icing, you could use the food coloring to dye the cake batter and make really cool looking rainbow cupcakes.