GADGETS GALORE.Byline: Natalie Haughton Food Editor So, what the heck are these gadgets? See how many you can identify (answer key below). Clue: They're all designed to use in the kitchen and would be great stocking stuffers or last-minute hostess gifts for cooks (or maybe yourself). None costs more than $20 - and many are under $10. Peruse pe·ruse tr.v. pe·rused, pe·rus·ing, pe·rus·es To read or examine, typically with great care. [Middle English perusen, to use up : Latin per-, per- our cook's dozen (13) and wrap up one or two for your favorite home chef. We've tried to keep the choices here to things that might make life a little easier. For more options, check out the Sur La Table Sur La Table, Inc. is a privately held American retail company based in Seattle, Washington, that sells gourmet cooking utensils and related merchandise, such as appliances, food, and cookbooks. or Williams-Sonoma catalogs or Web sites and the NextDayGourmet Web site. ORDERING INFO --Items from Sur La Table are available at Sur La Table retail stores (locations in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , Pasadena, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. and Newport Beach Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. ) or can be ordered online at www.surlatable.com or by calling (800) 243-0852. --Items from NextDayGourmet can be ordered online at www.NextDayGourmet.com or by calling (877) 838-8634. --Items from Williams-Sonoma can be purchased at Williams-Sonoma retail stores (various locations throughout Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, ), ordered online at www.williams-sonoma.com or by calling (800) 541-2233. CAPTION(S): 13 photos Photo: (1 -- cover -- color) gadget inspection Check out these tools for stocking stuffers for cooks (2 -- color) 1. Johnson Rose 10-cut Pie Marker, $6.80; NextDayGourmet.com (3 -- color) 2. Porcelain Ginger Grater, $12; Williams-Sonoma (4 -- color) 3. The Brown Sugar Saver (softens brown sugar and keeps dried fruit, marshmallows, fruit cakes and cookies moist; soak disc in water 15 minutes before using), $2.95; Sur La Table (5 -- color) 4. Libertyware Mushroom Slicer, $6.90; NextDayGourmet.com (6 -- color) 5. The Original Lemon Squeezer (place lemon half, cut side down, in squeezer and compress fruit inside out, extracting juice), $14.95; Sur La Table (7 -- color) 6. Ceramic Pie Funnel Chef (releases steam from pie as it bakes), $9.95; Sur La Table (8 -- color) 7. Tagliatartufi Chocolate-Shaver (also for shaving truffles), $15.95; Sur La Table (9 -- color) 8. Cuisinpro Drink Spritzer (for adding vermouth vermouth (vərm  th`), blend of white wines fortified with additional alcohol and flavored with aromatic herbs, spices, and roots. It contains up to 19% alcohol. or essences to martinis and cocktails; comes with a funnel for easy refilling), $11.95; Sur La Table (10 -- color) 9. Citrus Trumpet (extract citrus juice without slicing the fruit), $6; Williams-Sonoma (11 -- color) 10. Cuisinpro Accutec Rotary Grater (for cheese and chocolate), $20; Williams-Sonoma (12 -- color) 11. Ben Omessi's Original E-Z-Rol Garlic Peeler, $8; Williams-Sonoma (13 -- color) 12. Progressive International Corp. Avocado Slicer, $12.95, Sur La Table (14 -- color) 13. Kuchenprofi Pour Off Sieve, $19; Williams-Sonoma (catalog and Internet only) Photos by Evan Yee/Staff Photographer Photos (1) and (4) from NextDayGourmet.com |
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