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We Have So Many Questions About This Self-Cooking Egg Grenade

The Russian design agency Kian has come up with a curious new design concept that’s part egg carton, part cooking innovation. The “Gogol Mogol”—named after a Russian egg dish with many variations, the most common being egg yolks whipped stiff with sugar—is a self-cooking individual egg carton made from recycled paperboard, featuring multiple layers of…

Tech News Molly Oswaks May 21

Drop the base to make bagels more delectable

Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) is a strong base, capable of destroying or eroding things on contact. It’s so caustic, it’s used to dispose of human remains. You might have used it to unclog a drain or clean your oven – NaOH is a major ingredient in Drano and Easy-Off. You might be enjoying a bit of…

io9 DrRubidium May 6

Make Texas-Sized Pancakes With the United States of Skillets

We hope you’re standing and saluting when reading this post, because Wisconsin-based FeLion Studios has created the most touching and beautiful tribute to the United States of America we’ve ever seen. Cast iron skillets shaped like every state in the country. With the key word being ‘in’ the country because if you live in Hawaii…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 5

Prepare To Have Your Mind Blown By Molten Chocolate Candle Cake

Behold what will truly go down in history as one of the greatest feats of food engineering man has ever created. If this photo is to be believed, chef Stéphane Bureaux has successfully created the world’s first edible chocolate candle. When it’s delivered to the table, instead of immediately blowing it out and making a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 2

They Foolishly Claimed This Titanic Tea Bag Holder Was Unsinkable

Even though its design was on the cutting-edge of tea leaf infusion technology, when the Teatanic struck an ice cube on that cold April morning it was forever doomed to cling to the side of a mug lest it sink to the bottom and be lost. Designed by Gordon Adler, this $17 tongue-in-cheek homage to…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 2

Quirky Stem Lightning Review: Stab a Fruit and Spray its Juice

Sometimes a little lime or lemon juice is the perfect way to garnish a salad, accent a piece of fish, or flavor a glass of ice water. Go to cut it, though, and you either blast citric acid in your eye or sprinkle seeds in your food. With Quirky’s Stem, getting a spritz is as…

Reviews Andrew Liszewski Apr 26

Multitalented Workbench Cutting Board Is Six Products In One

I’m literally drooling over this cutting board. It has everything you need to chop, peel, and dice, besides knives. Jam-packed with features, the Curtis Stone Workbench cutting board has the potential to seriously step up your cooking game. At 22 inches by 14 inches, it’s got three stainless steel measuring cups built inside, so as…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 26

Keep Your Blades In Shape With Wustof’s 2-Stage Knife Sharpener

If you have a good set of kitchen knives, you need to take care of them. One of the most important parts of that is keeping them sharp. Wustof ‘s 2-Stage Knife Sharpener is a very good option. It’s not going to cost you an arm and a leg, either, which is a good selling…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 25

Full Surface Induction Cooktop Gives You the Freedom To Place Your Pots Anywhere

They might be the future of cooking, but for some reason induction cooktops limit where you can place your pots, like the burners on a traditional stove. But Siemens is breaking free of those constraints with a new design that boasts an all-encompassing cooking surface. It’s not unlike Thermador’s Freedom stove unveiled at CES, which…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 23

Clever Leave-In Handles Let You Bake Up Self-Slicing Bread

Once the smell of freshly baked bread starts wafting through the house, there’s nothing more agonizing than having to wait to dig in. So designer Tal Zur has come up with an incredibly ingenius way to shave a few precious seconds off the wait for a freshly sliced loaf. Her Hallah Handles concept is a…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 23

Wireless Sensor Syncs A Hot Pot With An Induction Cooktop

Induction cooktops can rapidly, powerfully heat a skillet. If you don’t stare at your stove, you can easily burn food to a crisp. A new induction cooktop adds greater control to the operation with preset cooking modes and a wireless sensor that monitors the cookware’s temperature. Introduced by European appliance designer Gorenje, iQcook contains a…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Apr 17

Miniature Furniture Waffle Mold: Ken and Barbie Better Hit the Malibu Dream Gym

Artists Ryosuke Fukusada and Rui Pereira created this tiny furniture waffle mold as a commentary on all the new—and unnecessary—chairs and lamps being announced at an upcoming design show. And we applaud their efforts, but wish they had made these molds life-size. Because now we’ll never be able to shake the dream of spending our…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 16

Tiny Pies Are the Greatest Thing To Ever Be Jammed On a Stick

Candy apples? Your days are numbered. There’s a new candidate for greatest treat-on-a-stick that doesn’t try to sneak fresh fruit in with our calorie-laden snacks—the Babycakes Pie Pop maker, which we wholeheartedly endorse. You might want to sit a spell while your mind grapples what this machine is capable of, and what it can bring…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 14

Feed a Small Village With This 100-Pound Pig Roaster

You want to have a pig roast but you don’t have the right materials? Look no further than the La Caja China Roasting Box. It will cost you a pretty penny, but it comes in three sizes: 18 lbs ($239), 70 lbs ($319), and 100 lbs ($349). La Caja China is just helping people live…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 6

How cooking turned humans into an invasive species

How did humans become the swarming, world-spanning species that we are today? A lot of reasons, sure, but one of them may very well have been the invention of cooking. This everyday scientific discipline changed the world – and may change it still more. Food innovation is considered many things: a basic necessity, an art,…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Mar 22

Portable Propane Oven For Gourmet Camping Viddles

Thanks to the innovators at Coleman you’ll never have to sit around a campfire lamenting the lack of freshly baked treats again. The company’s changing the face of outdoor baking forever with a propane-powered portable oven. Squirrel-on-a-stick roasted over an open fire just doesn’t sound that appetizing. But squirrel baked into a delicious pie? That’s…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 20

Does the World Really Need a Smartphone-Controlled Rice Cooker?

The world may not, but according to Panasonic, Japan certainly does. The company’s new SR-SX2 is about as fancy as rice cookers get, since it includes wireless RFID hardware letting it be programmed and configured using an Android smartphone. Set to hit the market in June for well over a grand, the rice cooker works…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 17

Creepy Baby Mold Lets You Bake One Hell of a Disturbing Birthday Cake

Taking wrong to a whole new level, a company called First Impression Molds is responsible for this utterly horrifying $15 silicone baby mold that can be used to make everything from soaps, to chocolates, to the worst centerpiece you can imagine. It’s supposed to look like the baby is sleeping, but since your creations will…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 12

The Sombrero Bottle Juicer Will Zestify Your Spring Water

I hate hydrating, and I’m getting fat from all the Sierra Mist I’m drinking. Bottled just water isn’t refreshing enough. That’s why I want this cheap, practical gadget that makes adding all-natural juice flavors to my Evian a cinch. For only five bucks the convenient Sombrero Bottle Juicer can be yours. Apparently it was invented…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Mar 9

Turn Your Kettle Grill Into a Backyard Pizza Oven

It’s not as easy as having a pizza delivered, but this simple kit can turn your backyard kettle grill into the perfect pizza oven so you can free yourself from the shackles of Domino’s and Papa John. Technically it’s nothing more than a stainless steel spacer that lets your grill breathe, drawing the heat from…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 7

We Have So Many Questions About This Self-Cooking Egg Grenade

Drop the base to make bagels more delectable

Make Texas-Sized Pancakes With the United States of Skillets

Prepare To Have Your Mind Blown By Molten Chocolate Candle Cake

They Foolishly Claimed This Titanic Tea Bag Holder Was Unsinkable

Quirky Stem Lightning Review: Stab a Fruit and Spray its Juice

Multitalented Workbench Cutting Board Is Six Products In One

Keep Your Blades In Shape With Wustof’s 2-Stage Knife Sharpener

Full Surface Induction Cooktop Gives You the Freedom To Place Your Pots Anywhere

Clever Leave-In Handles Let You Bake Up Self-Slicing Bread

Wireless Sensor Syncs A Hot Pot With An Induction Cooktop

Miniature Furniture Waffle Mold: Ken and Barbie Better Hit the Malibu Dream Gym

Tiny Pies Are the Greatest Thing To Ever Be Jammed On a Stick

Feed a Small Village With This 100-Pound Pig Roaster

How cooking turned humans into an invasive species

Portable Propane Oven For Gourmet Camping Viddles

Does the World Really Need a Smartphone-Controlled Rice Cooker?

Creepy Baby Mold Lets You Bake One Hell of a Disturbing Birthday Cake

The Sombrero Bottle Juicer Will Zestify Your Spring Water

Turn Your Kettle Grill Into a Backyard Pizza Oven

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