Archive for December, 2009
Soy Jar Candles
Soy is an alternative for petroleum in candles. Soy is safer and cleaner for the air. Our Soy Jar Candles come with fresh scents that are not tarnished in the least bit by the smell that may accommodate petroleum candles. Soy candles are great gifts for any holiday and are a great and inexpensive way of showing appreciation.
Our soy candles are cream of the crop. They feature safe and efficient ingredients that provide a long burning candle without the downfalls of petroleum. No black smoke stains on your wall and you still can have any scent you can dream of. Soy candles are the way to go. You have the peace of mind knowing you’re using an environmentally safe candle.
Cheap Knives Are No Good
There are certain implements that a kitchen cannot be without. High quality knives are one of them. Preparing and creating yummy meals adeptly would be virtually impossible without these long-lasting, sharp tools around.
Needless to say, a set of kitchen knives is an excellent purchase whether for personal use, or given as a gift. Block sets in particular, like that of Forschner’s, contain all the kitchen knives you will need for cutting and chopping, as well as for keeping the blades sharp and in tip-top shape. As the name implies, the knives come in smart wooden blocks, ensuring order and easy storage. If you think block sets are too big or you can’t afford one, have at least one or two first-rate chef’s knives in your kitchen. The seven-inch Santoku knife ranks among the world’s most popular kitchen knives and would be appreciated by beginner and veteran chefs alike. It has a variety of handle styles to please different tastes, besides being lighter than the conventional Chef’s knife and having a flatter blade for slicing.
Now You Know
Rada uses the T420 high carbon surgical quality stainless steel. The permanently cast solid aluminum handles has a satin-finish which feels good in your hand. These knives are balanced for superior comfort. The Blades are ‘Hollow-ground’ producing a sharp edge. All of Rada knives are ‘Made in America’ and carry a Lifetime Guarantee.
They are excited to announce their new Stainless Steel Resin handle.
The handle is the same size; shape and weight as their Brushed Aluminum handle (and has the T420 high carbon surgical quality stainless steel blade too). The Stainless Steel Resin handles can be washed in an automatic dishwasher. You will be able to select the Stainless Steel Resin handles form the complete line of Rada Cutlery kitchen knives.
Grandma’s House
We went over to Grandma’s house for a visit. As we walked up the path to the front door, we could smell the homemade bread baking and the apple pie that is cooling on the front porch. Grandma uses her baking stone to bake the bread on, and a stoneware pie plate to bake her pies in.
We walked up the steps, across the front porch, through the living room and into the kitchen where Grandma was just taking out a freshly baked loaf of bread. She looked up at us and said get the bread knife out to cut the bread and if you want the Apple butter it is in the refrigerator.
Proper Cutlery Maintenance.
Knowing a bread knife from a paring knife will help you be more efficient and have more enjoyable sessions in the kitchen. Straight edged knives are perfect for large scale chopping and mincing. Knives with serrated or scalloped edges will slice soft edibles like bread, cake, and tomatoes neatly.
Remember, good knives should be strong and well-balanced, and should have a forged carbon or high-carbon stainless steel blade to keep stains and rust away, and for superior cutting performance. To keep your blades razor sharp, always hand wash your knives and keep them away from the dishwasher. It is also a good idea to have an oak knife block to keep your cutlery safe and organized.
American Made Soy Wax Candles
The other day we were talking about the difference between soy wax candles and paraffin wax candles. Now the soy wax candles are an American Made candle. The wax comes from the American farmers that plants soybeans. Most paraffin wax candles come from the byproduct of Petroleum which most of our petroleum comes from other countries.
Now which would you rather buy? American made soy wax candles or paraffin wax candles which most of the wax comes from other countries.
There’s nothing like walking into a room that is filled with your favorite aroma from a soy wax candle.
Helpful Kitchen Gadgets
Kitchen Gadgets make preparing a meal easier these days.
We no longer need to haul a solid cutting board to the Wok and scrape the vegetables with a Kitchen Knife when slicing up meat and vegetables for an Oriental Stir Fry dish. Using a Flexible Cutting Board makes moving your sliced food to the pot or pan so much easier by allowing you to bend the Flexible Cutting Board right to your pan.
We can now close those newly opened bags with the Rada Quick-Grip-Clip and know those plastic bags are now secure and the food won’t fall out.
One of the Kitchen Gadgets that is nice to have around when it finally comes time to clean up is the Rada Daisy PanMate Scraper. This Scrapers’ unique design makes the easy scraping of flat surfaces, corners, and edges of pots and pans seem almost enjoyable.