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Welcome to the Smart Stuff kitchen and cooking section with some of the world's smartest gadgets, inventions and ideas for kitchen and cooking. Also browse the useful tips and tricks page for some clever and useful ideas.

Instant freezer in every kitchen?
The "anti-griddle" is a super-chilled slab of metal that quickly freezes anything you set down on it; it transforms sauces and purees into solid forms, or freezes the outer surfaces while maintaining a creamy center. Minus 30°F (ca –34°C) griddle temperature ensures almost instantaneous results. At the price of USD 845:- a piece, however, the freezer pad will most likely remain a cool dream for all but the very affluent amongst us. Or maybe those running restaurants. The Antigriddle via Boing Boing.

23 April 2006

Garlic crusher with odor eater.
We have been writing a few posts on garlic lately. And on how to get the smell from your hands after peeling, cutting, crushing, chopping or whatever. We had a post on the steel soap a few days back, and after that readers Austin and Rauz both let us in on the secret that rubbing your hands on the sink or counter top (if it is stainless steel) is enough to remove the odor. We are sure this is true, but it is not as fun as the steel soap. And it is definitely not as fun as this garlic crusher by designer Ineke Hans, from MoMA, Museum of Modern Art in New York. (USD 16:- but unfortunately out of stock at the moment.) It does not only look good, the handles are brushed stainless steel, meant to remove the smell of garlic as you are working! Thanks to Austin and Rauz we now understand the physics (or is it chemistry?) behind it. But we could probably buy one on looks alone. Via Cooking Gadgets.

15 April 2006

Some e-mail on the steel soap.
After our post on the steel soap (scroll down a bit to read it), a cople of our readers have mailed us to help explain how the steel soap actually works. First to bat was Austin L., who writes (just a little bit edited):

"It turns out that the 'steel soap' odor remover removes odors by catalyzing the sulfur compounds found in onion and garlic, and that the brushed steel surfaces have more surface area (on a microscopic level) to carry out the reactions compared to a smooth mirror-polished steel surface ..."

Next is Rauz L., who sends a link to Wikipedia (we should have thought to check Big W ourselves, but we didn't, and now we have egg all over our faces), that explains the mystery in much the same way Austin does. But Rauz has his own take on the subject, too (our translation and slightly edited):

"... I don't have a steel soap, (I) just rub my hands against the kitchen counter top (stainless steel) when I've been handling fish. Like, duh :)"

Of course. And thanks to Austin and Rauz we have become a little wiser today. And that's a good start of any day in our lives. Thanks, guys, for your contributions! /Ed.

11 April 2006

Steel soap for removing onion, fish and garlic odor from hands

The magic steel soap.
Why we have forgotten to write a post on this steel soap is a mystey. The only explaination we can think of, is that you tend to forget the stuff that sits right under your nose - or in your hands, as in this case. Anyway, after rolling 56 meatballs today (by hand) our hands were reeking of onions and garlic. But in those cases there is the steel soap. After washing our hands with this piece of steel (without any ordinary soap), the smell goes away... It works with fish and crustacea, too, but how it works we really can't say. And it really does not matter, does it? It is nice with a little everyday magic...

9 April 2006

Ketchup saver.
It may be a bit old fashioned, but we think the ketchup funnel is smart anyway. The white tube is threaded at both ends, and allows you to connect two ketchup (or other suitable) bottles to let the last of the content in the old bottle pour into the new one without spilling. Just screw tight and let the bottles alone for a while. Or a couple of hours, if you are dealing with ketchup. Ketchup is a slooow medium. Put up USD 1:99 and it is yours. From Organize.com. Via Everything and Nothing.

3 April 2006

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We have been writing a few posts on garlic lately. And on how to get the smell from your hands after peeling, cutting, crushing, chopping or whatever. We had a post on the steel soap a few days back, and after that readers Austin and Rauz both let us in on the secret that rubbing your hands on the sink or counter top (if it is stainless steel) is enough to remove the odor. We are sure this is true, but it is not as fun as the steel soap. And it is definitely not as fun as this garlic crusher by designer Ineke Hans, from MoMA, Museum of Modern Art in New York. (USD 16:- but unfortunately out of stock at the moment.) It does not only look good, the handles are brushed stainless steel, meant to remove the smell of garlic as you are working! Thanks to Austin and Rauz we now understand the physics (or is it chemistry?) behind it. But we could probably buy one on looks alone. Via Cooking Gadgets. 15 April 2006 Some e-mail on the steel soap. After our post on the steel soap (scroll down a bit to read it), a cople of our readers have mailed us to help explain how the steel soap actually works. First to bat was Austin L., who writes (just a little bit edited): "It turns out that the 'steel soap' odor remover removes odors by catalyzing the sulfur compounds found in onion and garlic, and that the brushed steel surfaces have more surface area (on a microscopic level) to carry out the reactions compared to a smooth mirror-polished steel surface ..." Next is Rauz L., who sends a link to Wikipedia (we should have thought to check Big W ourselves, but we didn't, and now we have egg all over our faces), that explains the mystery in much the same way Austin does. But Rauz has his own take on the subject, too (our translation and slightly edited): "... I don't have a steel soap, (I) just rub my hands against the kitchen counter top (stainless steel) when I've been handling fish. Like, duh :)" Of course. And thanks to Austin and Rauz we have become a little wiser today. And that's a good start of any day in our lives. Thanks, guys, for your contributions! /Ed. 11 April 2006 The magic steel soap. Why we have forgotten to write a post on this steel soap is a mystey. The only explaination we can think of, is that you tend to forget the stuff that sits right under your nose - or in your hands, as in this case. Anyway, after rolling 56 meatballs today (by hand) our hands were reeking of onions and garlic. But in those cases there is the steel soap. After washing our hands with this piece of steel (without any ordinary soap), the smell goes away... It works with fish and crustacea, too, but how it works we really can't say. And it really does not matter, does it? It is nice with a little everyday magic... 9 April 2006 Ketchup saver. It may be a bit old fashioned, but we think the ketchup funnel is smart anyway. The white tube is threaded at both ends, and allows you to connect two ketchup (or other suitable) bottles to let the last of the content in the old bottle pour into the new one without spilling. Just screw tight and let the bottles alone for a while. Or a couple of hours, if you are dealing with ketchup. Ketchup is a slooow medium. Put up USD 1:99 and it is yours. From Organize.com. 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