Great Garlic Press! Oxo Stainless Garlic Press

Looking for a fantastic garlic press that will really get the job of mincing garlic done in a flash? You've found it! Oxo Good Grips is one of my favorite brands (the black grippy material makes it easy to use these kitchen tools over and over again - they're comfortable, sturdy and well made)...and this garlic press is a fave. The durable construction of the garlic press makes it one you'll use for years:



And remember a favorite kitchen hint for after you're finished with the garlic. If you have any lingering garlic odors on your fingers and hands then just use anything made of stainless steel - a spoon for instance - and rub your moistened hand on the stainless steel to totally remove the stinky smells left behind!

Kitchen Gadgets - Oxo Good Grips Pastry Scraper (doubles as a food scoop)

This Oxo Good Grips pastry scraper is one of those tools in the kitchen that you'll use time and time again. Not only does it work fabulously to scrape up dough after you've made pie or bread, but its sharp edge helps to cut into that dough.








Plus, it also doubles as a handy food scoop - once you've chopped herbs, veggies or meat - you can use it to scrape up the food and get it into the bowl or pot! I've never regretted buying anything from Oxo Good Grips - love that brand.

What is a lemon reamer?

What is a lemon reamer, you ask? A lemon reamer is often a small wooden gadget that works perfectly to squeeze into the fleshy halves of fresh lemons, to extract as much of the delicious lemon juice as possible. (Of course, you can also use your reamer for other citrus fruits, such as limes and oranges.) It's ridged edges squeezes out the maximum amount of juice.

I love traditional wooden lemon reamers, such as:





But you might prefer something funkier, like this:





or even this snazzy stainless option...





Whichever style floats your boat (or squeezes YOUR lemon), a lemon reamer makes juicing lemons and other citrus fruits a real breeze! And we all know that the freshest possible juice makes the tastiest possible recipes.

Oxo Good Grips Nylon-tipped Tongs

A cook can never have too many good wooden spoons, too many good spatulas OR...too many efficient and well-made tongs.





I like these ones because the nylon tips are safe to use in any cooking surface - it won't scratch any of your cookware. And Oxo Good Grips makes products that are comfortable to use, living up to their name of 'good grips' with rubberized sections on their kitchen gadgets that make them just feel right in your hands.

Kitchen Gadgets - Oxo Good Grips Mango Splitter

What it is: Oxo Good Grips Mango Splitter
Why You Need It: Because it WORKS! This handy little kitchen gadget easily and quickly cuts a mango in two, neatly removing the pit as you go
Who It's Great For: You, if you happen to love mangoes half as much as I do






At the kitchen shop where I work, we could not keep these mango splitters/pitters in stock. Mangoes are an incredibly hard fruit to cut the pit out of - it's one of those kitchen tasks that you just had to get on and do, without a great gadget to help. Until now! This Good Grips mango splitter is fantastic - it removes the pit easily, and leaves the maximum amount of delicious, juicy mango flesh behind. It really does an excellent job, and I highly recommend it.