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Gadgets: Custom Loaf Bread Maker by Breville
Artisan breads are typically worth every penny of their premium price, but what about their gadget counterparts? The Breville Custom Loaf ($299.99*, breville.com) is about as fancy a breadmaker as I've come across, making it an exciting purchase for a carbo-lover like myself. But is it worth the splurge?Gadgets: Double-Reamer Citrus Juicer from Cuisipro
Back in my home state of Florida, there's no season for oranges—it's always citrus season in the Sunshine State—but in the Northeast where I live now, winter's bounty of citrus is one thing that brings me closer to home when it feels furthest away. And realizing that electric citrus presses are only necessary for filling up pitchers I'd never finish alone, I decided on a sharply designed alternative. Though it requires a little more arm strength, the Cuisipro Double-Reamer Citrus Juicer ($18 at amazon.com) allows for almost as much personal preference as the supermarket aisle.Gadgets: Tea Infuser Mug by Aladdin
The world of specialty tumblers seems to be growing exponentially, so how do you discern between the junk and the golden nuggets? We've already identified a great coffee option in the form of a portable press tumbler, but this tea infuser version by Aladdin ($18.99 at shopaladdin-pmi.com) offers a more gently caffeinated morning jolt.Gadgets: The Smart Grinder by Breville
Becoming more discerning about your coffee doesn't necessarily mean that your morning routine has to become any longer. So in the hopes of making freshly ground beans a part of my routine, I've introduced Breville's Smart Grinder into my life—and its highly customizable interface has made it a real winner.Gadgets: Salad Shooter by Presto
When it comes to Presto's Salad Shooter, there's so much the name doesn't tell you. Sure, it's helpful for salad prep, but that's only the beginning. Spanning from quick-lunch quesadillas to homemade peppermint bark, I've found countless applications that have given this little toy a coveted space in the most accessible shelf of my most accessible kitchen cabinet.Gadgets: Double-Edged Grapefruit Knife
As far as food resolutions go, I love the idea of simply eating more fresh, seasonal fruit. To encourage me through the monochromatic winter produce selection, I picked up this handy double-ended grapefruit knife ($5.95, crateandbarrel.com). It's a riff on the more typical grapefruit spoon, but easier (and arguably less dangerous) to use.Gadgets: Mechanical Piping Bag from Williams Sonoma
No matter how large your array, holiday baking isn't finished until you make some pretty sugar cookies with festive icing. I always want mine to come out looking something like this, but then I remember it's not nearly as easy to draw with icing tubes or pastry bags as it is with pens and pencils—at least not for me. This mechanical pastry bag ($28 at Williams Sonoma) seemed to be the fix I was looking for.Gadgets: Progressive Collapsible Cake and Cupcake Carrier
If you read this column last week and felt inspired to bake a cake, you might have realized a conundrum: When baking a big cake for a potluck, moving vehicles are undoubtedly the enemy. That's the logic behind the purchase that followed: the Progressive Collapsible Cake and Cupcake Carrier ($18.88 at Camping World).Gadgets: Layer Cake Slicing Kit by Frieling
There's something that unites us serious eaters every holiday season, and it has nothing to do with the snow, the gifts, or the tunes. It's that perverse excitement we get when our calendar fills up with potlucks—with reasons to impress via culinary prowess—and our bookmarked pages of technically ambitious recipes can finally find justification with our peers. It's in that vein that I pounced on the Frieling Layer Cake Slicing Kit ($42, boncui.com), a trio of cake-assembling accouterments to befit the season of showing off.Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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8 Delicious Chocolate Cakes and Pies for Valentine's Day
Some might say that chocolate on Valentine's Day is about as unoriginal as you can get. We all remember the first heart-shaped box of overly sweet chocolate bonbons from grade school Valentines. But chocolate gift-giving needn't be a cliché. This year, let's bake our sweethearts chocolate cakes and pies instead! Here are 8 delicious recipes perfect for celebrating your love (of chocolate.)
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