Wacky Kitchen Gadgets

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  EDGES FOR EVERYBODY
  
  The maze-like design of the Baker's Edge brownie pan maximizes the crispy quotient in a typical batch of brownies, preventing family fighting over coveted perimeter pieces. Because heat takes longer to reach the center of a typical pan, this one's extra edges ensure more consistent batch-to-batch results. However, middle pieces will be in short supply. About $34, Baker's Edge

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  ATHLETIC INDULGENCE
  
  Fill one side of the Play & Freeze's central cylinder with ice and rock salt, then fill the other with cream, sugar, and a flavor of your choice. Shake it, pass it, or roll it until the mix freezes. If you like ice cream, but getting off the couch isn't your style, some creative customers have had dogs bat the ball around, or even dragged it behind a boat. About $38, Icecream Revolution

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  BALLISTIC BUTTERBALL
  
  Pour a can of beer down the Turkey Cannon's shaft and impale the poultry upon it. The liquid boils as the bird roasts, and its insides are infused with delicious steamed beer, cranberry juice, or a white wine, sage,and lemon infusion. About $25, Camp Chef

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  SUPERMARKET MASTER
  
  Walk around the kitchen rattling off ingredients, and the SmartShopper organizes your list by supermarket section as it records each item. Leave the device magnetized to the fridge or mounted on the wall, where it prints out your order (and the day's errands) on an alphabetical list about the size or a receipt. About $150, Smart Shopper

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  SPLINTERY SPIGOT
  
  Chrome, satin nickel, oil-rubbed bronze -- and now beech! Taking faucet finishes in an entirely new direction, Omax Woods of Italy has released a line of wooden kitchen and bath faucets in species such as walnut, cherry, teak, and wenge. Let's just hope they don't expand too much if you get them wet. In Europe, with US distributions plans in the works, Omax Woods

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  FRANKFURTER CONVERTER
  
  Hot dogs, while charming in their natural tube steak form, could certainly stand to have a little more personality. Enter the Octodog, a shaft filled with spokes of blades, which slides over a raw wiener to divide it into eight tentacles. A separate punch gouges a pair of eyes in the critters, completing the cephalopodization. About $16, Baron Bob

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  THE BIG CHILL
  
  This gigantic martini glass stands 3 feet tall and has enough room to ice down four bottles of your favorite liquor. It's food-safe, so it can serve party snacks and punch in it, too. About $270, Hammacher

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  STEEL, ALMOST REAL
  
  Thomas' Liquid Stainless Steel gives any drab surface the shiny look of cold steel. You could transform a bland fridge, dishwasher, or toaster oven-but why stop with appliances? Be the first house on the block to sport steel cabinets, barstools, or even lampshades. About $1.29 per square foot, Liquid Stainless Steel

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  THE BREAKFAST NEXUS
  
  You want an English muffin, you want eggs, you want sausage -- but all that multitasking makes you lose your appetite. Thankfully, the Egg and Muffin toaster does it all in 4 minutes, and the food finishes simultaneously in less time than it'd take to hit the drive-thru. Poach an egg while the muffin toasts, and a little warming tray in the back heats up sausage or Canadian bacon. About $30, Egg and Muffin Toaster

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  DEUCE JUICER
  
  This Baster/Injector's two interchangeable heads switch from syringe to sauce-squirter as needed. Start out by bayoneting the marinade beneath the bird's skin, then use the baster to drench it in its drippings as it roasts.About $10, Sur La Table