ThinkGeek The Homo Sapiens Caveman Kitchen Tool (also known as a stone club) from ThinkGeek will elevate your kitchen to the highest of culinary standards. This sandstone tool can be used to sharpen knives, grate garlic, and tenderize meat. It's even dishwasher safe—something cavemen would've appreciated during those heady Paleolithic times if they had had dishwashers. It's all yours for $39.99. [via ColdMud] Related: In Videos: Squeez Bacon from ThinkGeek...
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If you need a little more storage and surface space in your kitchen, check out this roundup of movable kitchen islands and carts at The Haystack Needle. [via The Kitchn]...
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The Swissarmius from Art. Lebedev Studio is a cutlery holder made to look like the base of a giant Swiss Army knife. You can't buy it (yet) but it looks like a cute idea. [via Coldmud] Related: Grill Grid...
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Example of "tallboys" and "huggers" from the Novelty Salt and Pepper Shakers Club For some reason I feel better knowing that such a thing as the Novelty Salt and Pepper Shakers Club exists. Although the website doesn't look like it's been redesigned since the mid-90s, it's up to date; there's information about their upcoming convention this July in Knoxville, Tennessee, and you can check out recent photos of shakers in their newsletter. Brush up on your shaker lingo with this handy guide to shaker designs (I'm a fan of the "huggers"). If you feel at home while browsing the site, joint the club! Related Salt-n-Pepa Salt and Pepper Shakers Cute Salt and Pepper Shakers How to Make Nesting Doll...
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This illustration by Natalie Dee is an accurate representation of how I feel when faced with a confusingly elaborate place setting. I can already sense the mocking from my dining partners for my unfamiliarity with bread screws. Related It's All Made of Foam 'Sitting in This Bottle Since 2003'...
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FX Cuisine François-Xavier of FX Cuisine shows some of the "culinary artifacts" he recently got from Japan, including the scissor-like doohickey above. What is it used for? See the answer after the jump....
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Sunbeam's automatic waffle maker makes four waffles at the same time. ...Wait, don't a lot of them do that? During the 1950's, not so much. WomansDay.com rounds up 15 great vintage household ads including kitchen appliances like a gas range that makes "cooking a real joy" and a "keen" KitchenAid Food Preparer. [via The Presurfer] Related Vintage Advertising from Mom's Basement Vintage Cereal Box Gallery...
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Danish designer Ornamented Life takes chipped and cracked dinnerware and turns the imperfections into art. Pieces can be bought at HORNE for $38 to $75. [via Oh Joy!] Related Map Plates Subliminal Dinnerware Topography Soup Plate...
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The Spilt Milk bowl from Fred is designed to look like a splash of milk. Perfect for containing cereal and milk, although anything else might look weird. Available from Perpetual Kid in mid-April for $13.99. [via Gizmodo]...
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Turn any letter or number you want into a blocky cake with the Alphabet/Number Cake Pan. The pan features 2-inch square blocks that can be rearranged in a 4 x 7 grid. [via How Blog] Related Cakesicle Pan Literally a Cup-cake Serious Eats Gift Guide: For the Baker...
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