This canning pot from Granite Ware holds 21.5 quarts of water and comes with a rack to make canning at home safe and simple. The steel core helps the pot to heat up quickly and comes with an enameled coating that makes cleanup a breeze.
If you’re just getting started canning pick up this canning tool set from Norpro or try this recipe for strawberry jelly.
Six essential tools for canning and dehydrating make this set a must-have for the canning enthusiasts and beginners alike!
The set comes in a single box, making it convenient to use and store.
If you’re new to canning read How I Learned to Can and Lived to Tell About It or to make a batch of Strawberry Jelly.
This large 16QT stainless steel stock pot is great for making soups and stews and for canning summer vegetables. It features timeless French kitchen elegance with mirror polished body; cuts a fine figure both in the kitchen and at the dining table.
Use the pot to learn more about how to can and make some homemade strawberry jelly.
A perfectly cooked meal requires a perfect temperature reading. Whether cooking from the family cookbook or merely trying something new, getting that accurate and exact temperature will always get you the best results.
With a mobile receiver, this ThermoPro digital cooking thermometer will keep you updated on the temperature of your meal, feel free to mingle, do chores or watch TV without ever having to get up and go outside to check on your food! With a 300 foot range, this is a perfect digital thermometer for the smoker.
Equipped with dual-probe technology, you have the option of using two meat probes for reading the internal temperature of two types of meat or whatever you’ve stuck in the smoker or oven.
You can even buy a nice little case for it.
A few dishes to use this thermometer with are our Smoked Beef Roast or Smoked Turkey recipes. For even more check out our grilling and smoking sections.
If you like to cook or bake with thick, sticky ingredients like honey, molasses, or peanut butter having an adjustable measuring cup or two is a must have in your kitchen.
Adjustable measuring cups are easy to use to measure liquid or semi-liquid ingredients, just fill the cup up and then use the knob at the bottom to push everything out. Unlike regular measuring cups, you’ll never get stuck trying to scrape that last bit of something out of the corner of the cup.
A few recipes that this measuring cup is helpful for are Honey Simple Syrup, Ancho Chili and Honey BBQ Sauce, and Easy, Everyday Chili.
It’s time to defend your kitchen with a Spartan knife block.
Made to resemble a Spartan warrior this unique knife block is an instant conversation starter and defender of good cooking.
This stainless steel ice cream scoop by Copco has an elongated shape to cut through frozen ice cream with ease.
The scoop’s elongated shape is designed to slice through hard ice cream like a hot knife through butter.
The heavy cast handle has an ergonomic, soft grip that lets you apply the right amount of pressure with the least amount of effort.
The sharp edges of this ice cream scoop prevent slipping, making it easy to dish up perfectly formed scoops.
Here are a few ice cream recipes you can make at home.
If you’re looking for an easy way to keep your BBQ sauce warm and close-at-hand pick up this Cast Iron BBQ Sauce Pot and Basting Brush Set.
The 1 1/2 cup preseasoned cast iron is an easy way to keep sauces warm and close by when you’re grilling. The handle even doubles as a holder for the silicone brush, making it easy to keep everything nice and clean as you work.
Charcoal Companion’s Pres-seasoned cast iron sauce pot with handle is just the right size for melting butter, warming glazes, and keeping marinades hot and because it’s made of cast iron, you can set it right on the grill. The 8-inch Basting Brush with Silicone Bristles is even heat-safe to 550-degrees.
Charcoal Companion is a popular brand of quality home cooking products for the barbecue grill and indoor oven.
Check out Umami’s grilling section for all sorts of ways to use your new cast iron pot.
Cooking tongs, upgraded! We call our stainless steel cooking tongs “pro grade” because these tongs are for serious food handling. The small protrusions are a deceptively simple stand with food safety in mind so you can put them down in the middle of cooking. The stand keeps the business ends angled up and off the surface, so your tongs stay above the counter beyond the threat of contamination.
Manufactured from tough stainless steel with ergonomic insets of soft silicone, resistant to heat and optimized for gripping. These tongs put you in total control of the food.
Thick, meaty ribs, thin cut pork, plump cuts of chicken, frizzling bacon strips and more. Tongs are 10.5 Inches across, open wide and are tipped with extra-large rubber clam shell shaped pincers to grab, turn and shift all your ingredients, even the ones at the hottest temperature. Less struggling, more dabbling, so your recipes come out just how you like them.
Perfect for frying, cooking, deep frying, grilling or barbecue. Includes nifty upgrades over standard tongs: Handy scoring at the base lets you set the gap to handle thinly sliced cuisine easily. Also enables you to close the tongs for easy drawer storage or dishwashing.
For those days when you want a little more or just had enough. Attach the SipCaddy to any smooth surface for an instant drink holder for your beer, wine, or cocktail vessel of choice.
The SipCaddy holds cans, plastic bottles, solo cups, wine glasses, some types of coffee mugs, shampoo bottles or whatever else you can think of. Just don’t use it for in the shower because it’s not intended for use with glass vessels.
Designed and developed by a small team of drinking enthusiasts, architects, and designers, extensively prototyped with 3D printing, Sipcaddy is now available worldwide. Here’s to your next shower beer and shower wine!
The latest Anova Precision Cooker makes it easy to achieve professional-level sous vide cooking results at home.
To use, simply attach the cooker to any water-filled pot, put your food in a sealable bag, and set the time and temperature. The Precision Cooker heats and circulates the water to a precise temperature, cooking food to a specific temperature, creating delicious food that is tender and juicy.
Using an immersion circulator makes it almost impossible to overcook your food.
The Anova Precision Cooker connects to your mobile device, so you can cook amazing meals by the touch of a button — that way you can spend less time in the kitchen and have the app to notify you when your food is ready.
For recipes, stories, and equipment check out Umami’s Sous Vide section.
GIGA 5 sets a new standard in performance, aesthetics, and perfection for the coffee machine segment. With the power of two grinders and two heating systems, the machine produces two coffee specialties at once, providing an unprecedented range of specialties and fulfilling the coffee lover’s every dream.
Professional technology has found its way into the homes of people who demand the highest standards. With the power of two grinders and two heating systems, the machine produces two coffee specialties at once, providing an unprecedented range of specialties and fulfilling the coffee lover’s every dream.
The Friis Stainless Steel Coffee Vault keeps your coffee beans fresh longer. Everyone knows that delicious, full-flavored coffee starts with good beans and that coffee beans start to lose their flavor once they’re exposed to air. The Coffee Vault solves this problem by blocking out light and air and sealing in flavor.
The Friis Freshness Valve continuously vents CO2 gases that come from the roasting process and can impact your coffee’s flavor. Stored in a cool, dry place, your coffee stays rich and full of flavor.
Simply put, the Friis Stainless Steel Coffee Vault keeps your coffee fresh longer.
Get more tips, recipes, and gear in Umami’s Coffee section.
This dimpled knife, from Mac knives, has become a favorite in home kitchens because it’s perfect for cutting fruits, vegetables, and meats. Features sub-zero tempered steel and comes with a standard bolster.
The reason you see it in the background of so many pictures on Umami is because, quite frankly, it’s the best knife we’ve ever used and one of the five things we’d grab if the kitchen was on fire.
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If you need help navigating your mornings, just pick up this Star Wars R2-D2 Coffee Press, and you’ll be able to make the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs flat.
This unique French press is one of our favorite Star Wars coffee accessories and a lot more useful than an action figure. Although Bobafet does make an excellent stir stick.
For droid fresh coffee, just put your grounds and hot water in R2’s glass body, brew for a few minutes, plunge, and R2 will serve up 32 oz. of piping hot coffee. For folks playing along at home, that’s 4 cups, so even if your motivator is so bad that the Jawas put you back on the scrap heap, he can still get you going.
If you’re interested in learning how to make better coffee take a read A Few Tips for Making Better Coffee. We also have a recipe for Making Coffee in a French Press that will work just fine for this little droid.
The Death Star popcorn maker is a perfect choice for any Star Wars fan. You’ll feel the power of the Force every time you use this air popper to make delicious popcorn while watching your favorite Star Wars movie.
This easy to clean popcorn maker pops popcorn about as fast as a microwave and a lot better than a Bantha. Just follow the easy instructions to make a delicious snack!
Another benefit to skipping microwave popcorn is the endless possibilities! Create unique flavors and blends like caramel corn with nuts or a spicy popcorn snack mix. Best of all, you’ll be able to demonstrate your true fandom of Star Wars.
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Silicon brushes make grilling and baking a snap. The silicon lets you easily paint on the stickiest sauces with ease and still have clean-up be a snap. With bristles designed to hold the maximum amount of sauce, this Weber grill brush offers the perfect mix of appearance, durability, and function.
Check out our Grilling section for recipes, tips, and gear.
The Bel-Air 5 piece hanging bar tool set offers the ease of use and style of professional bar tools at home. This set includes a jigger, strainer, stirrer, opener, and knife, with copper and stainless-steel finishes.
For great recipes and tips check out our Drink section.
More than just another stick blender, the Cuisinart Variable Speed Hand Blender does it all. Variable speeds, 700-watts of power, and premium attachments let it whisk egg whites, whip cream, chop nuts, shred cheese and even mash potatoes.
With a long, slim stainless steel shaft that reaches into bowls, pots, and pitchers. This hand blender comes with a 2-cup chopper with a reversible blade, 4-cup mixing cup, and a whisk; taking versatility to a whole new level!
Use this blender to make Roasted Carrot Soup with Ginger or Gazpacho.
Use our Good Grips Ice Cream Spade to serve up a dish of your favorite flavor ice cream. The flat, wide blade of our Ice Cream Spade scoops with ease, and the cushioned end on our non-slip handle makes this scoop as comfortable as it is easy to use.
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