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In Videos: My Incredibly Cool Toaster

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Does anyone need a toaster with an automatic bread slice descending mechanism and an opening with its own retractable cover? Probably not. But hey, people don't need widescreen flat panel TVs either. And I do have one of those, even though this toaster would probably be more useful.

Watch this guy's incredibly cool toaster in action, after the jump.

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In Gear: Artimetal Juicer

ingear-juicer1.jpgSo, here we are in the thick of the winter doldrums: insipid, over-priced, globe-trotting produce lining every grocer’s shelves, and colds spreading like the giggles in a high-school sex ed class. Fortunately for us, there’s citrus, which is, for the most part, at its peak this time of year, and at the ready to inject a little zest into our meals and a little vitamin C into our phlegmatic corpora.

While I enjoy a half grapefruit with breakfast here and there and perhaps a few Meyer lemon chunks added to an occasional pasta dish, I tend to consume my citrus in juice form. To that end, my Artimetal juicer is indispensable.

Working with a simple lever mechanism, I find it physically less taxing to use than hand-squeezed juicers and manual reamers, especially when making juice in any quantity. And because it simply presses the fruit, instead of aggressively reaming it like an electric citrus juicer, which releases bitter flavors from the membranes and rind, the juice from the Artimetal is slightly sweeter and also less pulpy.

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Rice Cooker FAQ

qb-ricecooker.jpgThinking of buying a fancy rice cooker but don't know which kind to get? Over at Just Hungry Maki Itoh posted a great FAQ about rice cookers regarding size, features, and price.

Pimp My KitchenAid

qb-flameka.jpgHave you ever looked at your KitchenAid stand mixer in frustration and thought, "Man, this baby sure could use some decorative flames," but had no idea how to do a custom paint job? Worry no more—just stick on flame decals from FlameKA.com and transform your mixer into the sexiest appliance in your kitchen. Makes a perfect gift, too!