Gizmodo: food gadgets

Alton Brown Would Not Approve of the Bandai Gyoza Maker

Dan Nosowitz — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:45:00 EDT

Though it looks a lot like a larger version of those little cigarette rollers, this gadget is actually used to form perfect stuffed Japanese gyozas. We like it, but Alton Brown would never approve of such a single-function device.

Gyozas, like empanadas, dumplings, or knishes, consist of a stuffing (usually ground meat and spices) wrapped in a thin piece of dough (a "gyoza skin" here in the States) that is then deep-fried, pan-fried, or steamed. They can be a little tricky, because if they're not sealed airtight they can explode in mid-fry, spraying burning hot oil and gyoza insides everywhere. This gadget looks to automate the process for a perfect seal.

It may not be the most versatile of kitchen gadgets, but if you're doing a huge batch of gyozas and are some kind of wuss who fears horrible oil burns, we could see it being pretty handy. It's Japan-only for now, but we're sure an import kitchen supply store would have this or a similar device. [Akihabara News]

10 Gadgets That Will Make You Really Hungry

Sean Fallon — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EDT

Missed lunch? Dinnertime coming up in a few hours? Let me torture you with a delicious-looking 10 course gadget feast.

[Image via Fast Food Fever and Odd Noggin Land]

The Soda Cup Phone: Because Hamburgers are SO 2007

Adrian Covert — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:40:00 EST

Unlike its spoiled brat sibling, the Hamburger Phone, the Soda Cup Phone doesn't have a major motion picture to serve as its marketing machine. So it turned to us, the blogs, to spread the word.

I'll be honest—the Soda Cup may not have the same quirky appeal as the Hamburger, but it has stealth on its side. Like Joel over at BoingBoing Gadgets mentioned, you'd never know it was a phone if not for the cord (note to manufacturer: make cordless model next year. thx.). The Hamburger would never fool anyone, because a real hamburger would never, ever look plasticky. So if you really wanna throw someone for a loop, you can answer the Soda Cup when it rings, and they'll totally think you've been dropping acid.

Also, at $14, you're paying a dollar less. THAT'S A DEAL! [Soda Cup Phone via Gadgets Alerts via BB Gadgets]

The Future of Technology...For Food?

Adrian Covert — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:20:00 EDT

Good Morning America did a segment this morning on Hi-Tech food and restaurant gadgets, which ranged from really cool to really weird. There are menus that yap at you, doggie bags for your unfinished bottles of wine, and a waiter pager so that you can harass that smug bastard who's been ignoring you. But the best gadget in the lot was the automatic pasta vending machine, which takes dry pasta, dispenses it into a cooker, and a couple minutes later, it craps out a pile of "hot, steaming pasta" into a bowl. While you wait for it to cook, it warms your sauce. Truly bizarre.