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Keeping the Castle

Archive for February 2007

February 28th, 2007

Yummy: A Kitchen Networking Gadget

Here’s another product concept that might join the coo.boo and fl*hood one day soon.

This is Yummy, a device for networking right from your kitchen:

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February 27th, 2007

How to Save with Coupons

Coupon-clipping is one of the easiest ways to save money. Used properly, they will let you buy just the things you need for less. If you’re new to shopping with coupons or if you want to know how to maximize them to your benefit, two recent articles will show you the way.
Over at Getting Green, […]

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February 27th, 2007

Is it More Expensive to Cook at Home than to Eat Out?

sf_chic, writing at Common Sense Financial Wisdom from MY Wife, looks at the hidden costs that cooking entails. The list is detailed and, quite frankly, exhausting just to think about. An excerpt:

The process of cooking generates a lot of things to wash. To be efficient in the cooking process, most people try to utilize the […]

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February 27th, 2007

Clutter Busters at the International Builders Show

The recent International Builders’ Show held in Florida attracted more than 1,900 exhibitors. Dina ElBoghdady of the Washington Post gives a rundown of the new anti-clutter products seen at the show.

The offerings went beyond the closet organization systems popularized in recent years.
Some manufacturers are re-examining the toilet, the microwave and even the fireplace, looking for […]

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February 26th, 2007

Kids in the Kitchen

As I was making dinner today, I suddenly found an inquisitive little nose about two inches from the edge of the stove. My 3-year-old has gotten it into his system that he can do just about anything the grown-ups can, including cooking. I promised him that I will teach him how to cook, and that […]

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February 24th, 2007

fl*hood Extractor Hood

I found this product concept when I was researching the coo.boo digital cookbook. This is the fl*hood extractor hood. Like the coo.boo, this design by StudioHeinz garnered a 2007 Concept Award from International Forum Design (iF).
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February 23rd, 2007

coo.boo: The Digital Cookbook

It’s not a farfetched idea for cookbooks to take the route of iPods. Though still a concept by Swiss designer Philipp Gilgen at this stage, the coo.boo could very well be on its way into your kitchen soon. The technology is already available, and I’m sure today’s wired cooks will welcome such a portable and […]

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February 22nd, 2007

Cooking Under Pressure

I used to have a fear of pressure cookers. The hissing and jiggling that I remembered from my childhood were enough to make me stay away from the devices for a long time. It wasn’t helped by work-related encounters with huge pressure cookers used to sterilize petri dishes in a laboratory. So for many years, […]

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