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15 Kitchen Inventions That Make Your Life Easier.

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New Grilling Inventions

The outdoor barbecue is a tradition that fires up your backyard parties and inspires competitive cook offs. Its history is as old as the open flame, but the basic ingredients are your favorite cut of meat and your trusty grill. There are secret sauces and classified techniques, but when it comes to innovation, everybody loves to share. A smart idea that works for the backyard chef turns into the next must-have accessory for every dedicated barbecue lover. These great new inventions put a fresh twist on old techniques and make grilling outdoors easier than ever:

Grilling gloves handle everything. Moving a hot brisket from one rack to another is a tricky job. These heat-resistant gloves let you handle temperatures up to 475 degrees without breaking a sweat. Their special fiber exteriors hold the secret to keeping your hands cool. Unlike oven mitts, these gloves fit up the forearms and make quick work of shifting trussed-up chickens or slabs of ribs.

Grill grates make perfect searing a cinch. These clever panels set on top of your grill and provide a cooking surface that produces radiant heat and cuts down on flare-ups. Their cast iron material is virtually non-stick and seasons up nicely over time. These smart new inventions for the grill let you bake pizza, roast fish and grill tender vegetables without worrying about overcooking.

Rotisserie attachments are for the dogs. They also work great with sausage and fit any grill with a rotisserie mechanism. All kinds of links cook up juicier when they slowly turn on the stainless steel rollers. These gadgets operate like the hot dog cookers at movie theaters, and they're available with a built-in motor. Toss on some dogs or brats, turn on the motor and enjoy a little time away from the grill.

Flexible skewers put a new twist on grilling. These amazing accessories let you thread meat and vegetables on a cable that fastens like a charm bracelet. Because they coil like small ropes, the skewers drop easily into a marinade bag and take up less space on the grill. They're simple to handle, easy to clean and put the fun back into kebobs.

Grill lights let you see what's cooking. These little lamps are designed with powerful magnets in their base and LED lights on top. They're small enough to pop on the side of your grill and strong enough to light up the cooking area. You can always keep an eye on the steaks with these attachments. Best of all, they don't attract mosquitoes or annoy the neighbors.

Grill brushes work better with steam. Cleaning up is a chore, but a steam-powered grill brush takes the work out of this job. The extra-long handle fills with water and takes advantage of the grill's heat. Sticky sauces and greasy messes are no match for a burst of steam cleaning. Toss these brushes in the dishwasher when you're finished, and you're all done. New inventions are always catching on and firing up backyard cookouts. Whether your menu centers around a slow-smoked brisket or juicy, sizzled steaks, enjoy the flavors and aromas and have fun with the latest grilling gadgets.

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Happy 75th anniversary to the Waring Blender, an invention that created a whir in the kitchen​

What happened when an inventor joined forces with an entertainer in the 1930s? The blender was born. It is probably the most versatile small kitchen appliance ever invented. According to Appliance Magazine, 85 percent of households own a blender. Whether it be for making a smoothie, frozen drink, milkshake, pancake batter, pureeing soup, or crushing ice, it is difficult to imagine a kitchen without this appliance. Prior to 1937, no one had ever heard of such a thing: 2012 marked the 75th anniversary of the introduction of the Waring Blendor, the first blender in history, and an invention that brought an unprecedented level of convenience to food and beverage. Whether or not you are a foodie, the appliance’s history is interesting.

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Inventions To Make The Perfect Baked Goods

When you are looking to change the way we bake, you need to consider all of the inventions that already have hit the market and have changed how we produce baked goods. You want to be able to improve on or piggyback a current invention so that you can make certain that your invention becomes a household item. When you think about the simple act of baking, remember that silicon mats and silcon or synthetic muffin tins and bread pans has made it so much easier for those who want to bake in items that keep from sticking. There are also remote thermometers that allow for you to check the temperature inside a baked good so that you know precisely when it's done. You can actually set a timer to go off when the desired temperature is reached. You can also think of ways that you can use the other non-stick devices out there to make your baked goods come out of the pan easily. There are many sprays and other types of non-stick methods that have been produced over the years to make baking easier.  When you look at certain kinds of baking dishes, there are some that have been modernized to make it easier for baking. The springform pan makes it easy to get a cake or cheesecake out of the pan. But there are new kinds of springform pans that have silicon linings and other non-stick items attached that make them easier for you to use. When you are looking to improve on these products, remember that even the smallest change can make a product infinitely better than it was before you made the improvement. You don't want to simply try to come up with something new out of thin air. Many times, the best invention is the one that simply takes an idea and improves upon it in practical ways. Remember, you also want to have an invention with an easy name to remember. The most common silicon mats for baking are called sil-pat, and that is a very recognizable name that everyone will remember. Take your invention dreams and make them a reality by making simple improvements to very simple earlier inventions. You can change the way that everyone bakes and you can become a household name when you put out your new inventions. Changing the way we bake will make your inventions more than worth it.

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Top Five Kitchen Inventions

The kitchen can be an inconvenient, cramped and sometimes dangerous place. If it weren't for the brilliant minds of those who can see through the chaos to create tools that make every chef's life easier, brigades would still be spending hours digging pits out of olives and cherries rather than punching them out with pitters. The following are five of the world's best kitchen inventions and how they are successful. The Wire Whisk What chef or home cook can live without a whisk? Whisks make all manner of dishes possible from whipped cream to pan sauces. Thank you to Turner Williams who patented this miracle of culinary genius in 1870. Since then, wire whisks have become nylon whisks, flat whisks and even attachments on mixers, but we bet every kitchen has one. The Potato Peeler Before Alfred Neweczeral invented the handheld potato peeler in 1947, countless amounts of product was wasted while trimming potato skins with knives. This competes only with the apple parer patented by Moses Coates in 1803. Not only a time saver, the peeler can be used for any number of vegetable products saving money and increasing the aesthetics and flavors of more dishes than you can shake a paring knife at. The Waffle Iron When one needs a waffle, there is no alternative but to make it with a waffle iron. Regardless of shape and sizes offered now, the first waffle iron was patented with the exclusive and unchanging purpose of baking waffles. Thank you, Cornelius Swarthout. Without your 1869 patent, ice cream cones would never have been invented, or maybe we'd be eating ice cream with pan cakes. The Two-Wheel Can Opener Star Can Opener Company solved a 100 year dilemma by pressing two rotating wheels together in order to remove the lid from cans of food. This was a tremendous improvement over hand held cans that required punching open with a lever or sickle, even with guards. This also meant significantly fewer fingers sliced on jagged edges and a reduction in tetanus shots. The Toaster and Sliced Bread This tie exists because they go so happily hand-in-hand. The toaster and its partner, sliced bread, are a match made in heaven. We are certain Escoffier must have been amazed. Otto Frederick Rohwedder, who worked on the sliced bread dilemma for years, perfected a method in 1928. Not only did his machine slice, it wrapped! Combine that with Charles Strite's pop-up toaster of 1919 and voila, the perfect BLT could begin. 

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