Diamond Long Reach Utility Lighter

Glad I did buy this and would recommend this Diamond Long reach Utility Lighter to anyone who thinking about buying it.

Too many products at least in the United States are designed to minimize the possibility of a successful lawsuit rather than being designed for ease of use. To light a candle with this device, you have to press a "child proof" button on the top while simultaneously pulling a trigger. The button is not easy to press, nor is the trigger easy to pull. Even when I used two hands, it was click, click, click, click, then on the fifth or sixth round, it produced a flame. Returning it is not cost effective, so I'll dispose of it with my next batch of hazardous waste.

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Non Stick Rib Rack

First off if you like to cook ribs, a rib rack is an excellent addition to allow for cooking of more meat in a smaller space. That said, this rack falls under the medium rating. It is able to get 6 racks of ribs in a small space, but it was unfortunately too large for my brinkman smoker. It did however work with my weber genesis silver b grill. Also the ribs are tightly packed and I ended up cooking the 3 ribs instead and spread them out a bit more to ensure adequate air flow. Also, it may say dishwasher safe, but I noticed rust on the first washing and it still had some of the soot from the grill on it. You really need to handwash this.

Pros:

Comfortable fit 3 (up to 6) racks in the space of 1

Pretty easy to handwash

Inexpensive

Cons:

Not dishwasher safe

6 ribs is a tight fit

Metal a little thin in the construction

That said, when I go to replace this, I probably won't buy the same one, but will give another brand a shot.

*** Update: July 30, 2007

This thing is horrible. Besides not being dishwasher safe, it really is impossible to get the rack clean. All things non-stick don't handle high temperatures well and grills get very hot. My 3rd time using it has left it with no non-stick and who knows what I have been eating with the ribs, maybe some chemicals. If I could, I would knock this down to a 1 star.

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LamsonSharp 14-Inch Stainless Steel and Rosewood Barbecue Fork

Handsom and well made, this fork with its long handle is a pleasure to use. It allows me to move the food on the grill surface while keeping my distance from the hot charcoals. See also the matching LamsonSharp 14" Stainless Steel and Rosewood Grill Turner (spatula).

Chefs Secret 12pc Surgical Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl Set Pour Spout Cup Measurements

Ordered this as a gift for my wife after she stated that she wanted some metal mixing bowls. They're very sturdy and have an attractive appearance. The fact that some of the bowls have pouring lip and lids is awesome. Thanks.

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KitchenAid Gourmet Digital Probe Thermometer

I bought this off the reviews, wanting a decent temperature probe to do some hobby studies about heat in boxes for shipping animals, using heat packs. It is perfect and a very nice unit. This unit reads in F or C degrees to the whole number degree. I set the temp alarm one degree above the current temp, and then I know exactly when the next degree is reached. You can set the temp alarm for any temp above which the probe currently reads, not just cooking temperatures. You can reset the alarm on the fly. You can use the temp alarm and the other functions at the same time (it also has timer functions), so you can use the unit as a timer, with the temperature probe monitoring in the background. The probe reads quickly and appears to be fairly sensitive. The metal part of the probe is about 4-5 inches long and the shaft is about an eighth of an inch in diameter. I like that the unit uses two AAA batteries, so I can use rechargeable ones and not have to buy button batteries. Also, with two AAA it will run quite a bit longer before needing new batteries. (You can turn it off in between uses, but I am doing continuous monitoring in my use.) I really like the adjustable screen for tilt didn't realize what a boon that was until I started using it, and it's quite handy and convenient, and also the display numbers are nice and large, easy to see even from 6 feet away or so the smallest numbers on the bottom are about 3/8 inch high. The screen is NOT backlit. The controls are intuitive and the buttons are large and feel good quality. The probe is a bit delicate scale, being thin, but it is good quality. The probe cord is fairly long, a tad longer than 4 feet. Very happy with this product.

This was to be a Christmas gift for my husband who has had several similar thermometers in the past. He was pleased with the last model and I was going to get another one but then I saw this model and read the reviews. It really does deserve the 5 star rating. My husband had been pleased with the others but this one is 'just better', easier to use, read, etc. He's been using it steadily since Christmas and it is working well. Good value. The store was helpful and I will go back to them in the future.

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I bought this as a cheaper option after my All Clad thermometer broke. It's definitely not as nice, but gets the job done... or, at least, it did before it stopped working. After about three uses, the temperature would only read "Lo," regardless of how hot the food I tried to measure was. I even left it in a meatloaf for the last 10 minutes of baking to see if it would ever warm up and give me a read on the temp, but no dice. Luckily, since I bought it from Amazon, I let them know about the problem and they promptly sent me a replacement. Fingers crossed the new one works.

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Worked very well. Had all the features we wanted. Our meat was coming out perfect each time.

The flaw...The probe is not secured to the silicon casing. Because of this, when you pull the probe out of the meat, the metal probe slowly pulls out of the silicon. When this happened, we easily shoved the metal piece back in, but the wiring was damaged, and we can no longer use our thermometer without ordering a new probe. I am hesitant to do so considering it will likely have the same problem.

We only had the thermometer for less than 6 months before it broke.

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The probe on this blew out after three months. I use it for cheesemaking, and I really like the unit, but it doesn't work with a bum probe.

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George Foreman 60 Inch Super Champ Electric Contact Grill GR0060B

I just got back into the George Foreman grills again. I bought a smaller one and it was just way tooo small to grill a meal even for one person... so i upped and bought this larger one. Its 60 square inches verses my 35. Gotta say its great looking, great grilling! This is priced to sell and its STURDY with the floating hinge for thicker cuts of meat. Takes up practically no counter space. HAPPY GRILLING!

Super grill easy to use, food is ready very fast, clean-up easy. Takes up very little counter space and no splatters.

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This made a great gift for someone who doesn't always have their significant other around at mealtime. Works great for one person or more, great item, great gift idea & great product!

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this would be fine for single servings I suppose, but for cooking for 2 or more people it's too small and food set near the edges doesn't cook very well, and sometimes not at all. It was so very difficult to clean as well. The little tray that catches the fat tends to fill rather quickly and then your stuck trying to figure out how to empty and replace it while hot grease continues to drip from your cooking food.... not possible... so you just hope it doesn't make a huge mess.

Bottom line.... not good for more than cooking one thing at a time, doesn't cook even around the outer edges and a pain to clean.

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It was new and nicely in package. We love cooking with it very much!!!!! Thanks so much we love it!

Charcoal Companion Cast Iron 7-Inch Diameter Grill Press, Round

A great cooking tool!

I bought the Charcoal Companion to use as a press to make paninis in my 7-inch cast iron, ridged, grill pan. The ridged, heavy-weight size, press had been dificult to find to fit my small skillet, so I was excited to try it when it arrived! I decided to make a paninii of left over chicken that day. Much to my surprise, it would not make the browned ridges I desired but only squashed the panini. I thought about it and realized the grill press was not hot when it contacted the bread. I have an induction cooktop so decided to see if it would heat the ridged press. It did! I put the grill press on one burner, heated my ridged cast iron pan on another burner. When I decided the temperature was right (I heated on No. 7 on my cooktop) I placed the panini in my skillet, then placed the grill on top. Viola! It produced a perfect ridged panini.

I did brush the grill press with oilive oil before placing on my burner, the same as I did my cast iron skillet. I lightly buttered both outsides of my sandwich. This gave a me an authentic panini.

I do not use regular white or wheat bread. I use french, baguette or aritisan bread from my supermarke I slice myself. I don' think regular sliced bread would hold up to this procedure.

I purchased this along with a different press to use making bacon on an oblong antique cast iron griddle. My family initially thought this was kind of a goofy, frivolous purchase but they have been amazed at how much better the bacon is using this. It makes it nice and flat and more uniformly cooks it without as many "rare" fat spots. If you prefer the rare spots you simply would cook the bacon for a shorter time. I think it shortens cooking time somewhat by holding heat on the top of the meat. The bottom of this is cast with ridges about 3/16" tall, spaced about 5/8" apart. I've discovered that this makes it great for doing tube meat like hot dogs and sausages. You can use the press to cook along the whole length all the way around by placing the meat parallel to and between the ridges. I've also used it for frying cornbread and get a much more uniform cooking of it than I used to. I've only had it now for a few weeks but I'm sure I'll think of many more uses for it. There are other presses that weigh more but the weight of this has proven sufficient for any use to which I have put it. The seasoning appears to be good as so far I've had no issues with it sticking. The casting is of good quality with a pretty smooth surface and no flaws.

The only reason I didn't give this a 5 star rating is that you have to be careful with the ends of the handle. The wood handle is long enough to easily handle the hot press, safely avoiding the posts to which it is mounted. However a few times while holding the press to adjust my meat my hand has come in contact with the top of the posts (the handle is mounted between them). The press hasn't been hot enough to create a burn on my hand but it's an uncomfortable moment nonetheless. I usually just wipe my cast iron cooking tools with a paper towel between uses so haven't tried washing this. The ridges might create a bit of a challenge but I can't think of why you might get food stuck to the bottom to necessitate this. Regardless I think this slight risk is worth the extra utility of having the ridges. I looked at a number of these but was restricted in size by the flat area of the griddle. I was concerned that this wouldn't cover all my bacon but before my other press arrived I used only this one switching it from end to end. With bacon this worked about as well as having 2 presses.

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this is a good product. I use it 2 3 time a week. I would buy a larger one from the same company

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Have used it consistently with my cast iron pan and my induction cookware (which I also bought from Amazon). Needs to be heated separately, though meaning if you have induction cookware, be prepared to heat the grill press on its own first. Once heated, it can be applied to the meat and it will sear it nicely. Recommend it, but with a caveat: Needs to be heated on its own first.

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Excellent time saver, Helps speed up cooking when used on bacon and burgers. The price is right for this Grill press. Works with induction stove tops as well, just be careful not to burn yourself as the wooden handle stays cool but the exposed metal ends get VERY hot.

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