Gotta Have It What did we do before the immersion blender? Pureed soups in painstaking blender batches, thats what we did. Another favorite tool, we use the immersion blender to make creamy salad dressings and alioli, puree soups (on the stove and in the pot), even froth hot sipping chocolate. This tool is a must [...]

  Completely A-Peeling Think you can’t peel tomatoes without boiling them first? Think again. Messermeister’s Serrated Swivel Peeler ($5.50) swiftly and neatly trims the skin off tomatoes, peaches, kiwis, mangos, eggplant, butternut squash and beyond. The sharp serrated edge prevents slipping on waxy produce skins, the swiveling blade provides control and the black rubberized handle [...]