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Special thanks to the company for providing a sample for use in my kitchen.  I don’t know about you, but I don’t like making julienne cuts with a knife. For whatever reason, it takes me forever to make those fine cuts. When I saw that a vegetable peeler could also julienne, I was quite interested to see how well it worked. I knew the key would be whether or not the blades were sharp and whether or not it was a sturdy unit. I normally use a vertical vegetable peeler, so there was a little adjusting to using a horizontal…

Special thanks to the company for providing a sample product for me to test in my kitchen. It’s no secret that I love my kitchen gadgets. While I can get by without all these fun things, they really do make my life much easier. Even though I am drawn to all kitchen tools, I try to limit myself to things that I know I’ll use as there is only so much space in the drawers/cabinets. For that reason, I had never tried a potato ricer even though I had seen them on different shows and thought they looked cool. Well,…

Special thanks to Smart Weigh for providing a sample of this product for review. I resisted the whole measure-by-weight baking thing for quite some time, but recently, I’ve started to get on the band wagon as I’ve realized what a difference it can make in the consistency of the finished product – especially with gluten free baking. My recent attempts at artisan gluten free bread have been much more successful with the assistance of weighing each of the dry ingredients rather than using just cups, teaspoons, and tablespoons. It’s amazing how much the weight of flour can vary from brand…