There’s an age-old media tradition called “holiday pegging,” which is nowhere as dirty as it sounds. All it means is that, come every Fourth of July, your local newspaper is bound to run some heartwarming tale about a war widow who knits American flags from dental floss. Or the week leading up to Christmas, there’s always a zillion stories about what happens to kid’s letters to Santa. You get the idea.
In that cloying spirit, Gizmodo’s going whole hog with this Thanksgiving thing, and brining you the very best in gadgetry meant to enhance the feast. We’ll start with Jasco Inc.’s Chestnutter—again, not as dirty as it sounds. This patented contraption scores chestnuts for roasting, with (supposedly) minimal bodily harm as comared to traditional paring knives. I think the Jasco pitch puts it best: “No more dreading the chore of preparing chestnuts.” Yep, chestnut preparation has always been my greatest fear. Obviously.
