Kitchen

Most people in the world drink one or more cups of coffee each day. You get the people that swear by their morning coffee and you get those that live on coffee as if it was water. The beauty of coffee machines is that it changed the way we drink coffee. The coffee tastes exactly the same each time we have a cup and we can have the coffee ready for pickup before we make are trek down to the kitchen. The new Nespresso Lattissima Coffee Machine(R3,850) comes in at a bargain price for an all in one coffee solution…. Read More »

The kitchen is one of my favorite places to spend the afternoon and evening with the wife. Cooking, baking, cleaning, you name it we do it. That is why having quality appliances is necessary. A quality oven will also never go unnoticed in the kitchen, especially because it gets used for everything related to great food. Introducing the new Gaggenau EB 385 Oven(R48,500), the quality and finishes are outstanding to say the least. With a 78 litre net volume, electronic temperature regulation and eleven different heating methods, the EB 385 offers ideal features for professional chefs in the domestic kitchen…. Read More »

Designed by non other than Kaufmann Mercantile, the Nickel-Plated Aluminum Lunch Box($79) makes for one extremely fortified lunch, designed from, well Nickel-Plated Aluminum its created with one thing in mind, to keep praying predators away from your beloved ham and cheese.

Giving a good cup of Espresso credit has never been a bad thing, and the same can be said for its maker, the CB Industries Jules Espresso Maker($1300+) designed by Swiss artist and Designer Carlo Borer is covered in a stainless-steel orb that stands upon a tripod with the same quality steel, inside you find a 15 bar, high-performance Saeco system that can produce up to 6 cups of delicious Espresso Source: Gearpatrol

The Ultimate At Home Draught Beer Experience, bringing your countless hours of joy and of course serving up your favorite ale, draught style, yes the BeerTender($299.00) chills and maintains DraughtKeg at the correct temperature and with its traditional tap handle provides you with an authentic draught beer experience

The limited-edition Tumi Mixology Set($3,995) is your one stop all inclusive bar to create everything from vodka, and some more vodka… yes created in collaboration with Ketel One vodka, this stylish black rectangular case come standard with a shaker, some everyday drink making tools, martini glasses, and fold out storage sides, and of course place for the all important, vodka… Source: Uncrate

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Her Majesty’s most glamorous secret agent Mr 007, world famous champagne folk Bollinger have teamed up with Spark Design Agency, bringing us the Limited Edition Bollinger 007 Champagne Gift Box($TBA). Comprised of one very special Bollinger bottle and enclosed in a casing resembling Mr bonds favorite choice of gun, the Walther PPK silencer, it features a nifty trick to gain access to the prized bottle, only by clicking in the ever popular 007 number upon the combination lock and pressing the gun logo button will you gain access to the goods inside. Source: Bornrich

Coffee, you make me happy! you make me want to dance, no literally the caffeine does that I think… but still we want more and more, the Friis Coffee Vault($22+) might just help out, by keeping the good stuff aka coffee in and the bad stuff being the carbon dioxide out. Also included in the deal is a nifty date wheel to remind you when its time for an exchange.

Giving a spin on the average opener, the Refrigerator Magnet Bottle Opener($15.48) can easily be sticked quite literally to any metal surface, and completely eliminates the use of finding that opener time after time again.

Think future, way way into the future, like the Jetsons future, once you find yourself in that mindset, allow us to introduce you to the Meneghini La Cambusa Refrigerator($41,500), designed in Italy in such a way that includes spaces which can be customized to meet customers needs, it includes features such as a coffee-maker, oven, television, refrigerator, and basically anything you want with it.

Returning much needed space on on your oh so precious counter tops, Compact4All Appliances by Princess($208) consisting on each standing alone or together coffee maker, toaster, kettle and juicer, with a combined space of just coffee maker, toaster, kettle and juicer. With a combined space of just 20 x 20 x 20 cm makes this nifty all in one, two cups of coffee, two slices of toast and a half liter of hot water machine a bachelors dream.

Besides the obvious rings created by your favorite indulgent, small things like Cocktail notes/napkins are rarely seen or acknowledged by the receiving party, its there but you don’t pay attention to it… Its not necessarily there for you, but rather for the integrate and class of the business or place, it shows that they care about the people they serve. The same can be said for home usage, Old Mr Tom Foolery Cocktail Notes($18) can work just as, with a personal touch, they have managed to give each of these 4.5″ x 4.5″ letter pressed coasters designed napkins inspired quotes… Read More »

Back in 2001 a man by the name of Jeremy Kuempel(MIT Mechanical Engineering Graduate) decided to patent his own coffee machine, the Blossom One Limited Brewer($11,111), with the combined experience from BMW, Apple, Tesla, and NASA! this little brewer sure has a strong background. Small and easily portable, it grants you full control in brewing process that includes temperature, pressure and volume, and time, allowing you to make your cup of joe exactly the way you like it.

Seeing as today is National Braai day in South Africa, we thought it would be appropriate to have a nice little braai post, but boet the weather here is just not playing along, but we wont give up and the Waring Pro Cast-Iron Grill($150) is here to help, with its twenty-one pound, 212-square inch counter-to this little heavy duty non-stick indoor grill can easily take on a hungry bunch of friends ready for feeding… Happy National Braai day to all our SA fans!

What a perfect name to suit the occasion, “pop” is the key word here, and the little Popinator($TBA) knows this word all to well… Using binaural microphones, the machine listens for the word, targets your mouth and then fire’s a single popcorn in that general direction. The actual date of production has not been announced, but lets just hope that the people at popcornindiana, fully understand the anticipation this little device will create…

With an extremely clever extra-thin ice maker, proper shelving and an extra compartment within the door to reach an internal volume of 31 cubic feet, the LG LFX31945ST Door-in-Door Fridge($3,500) is the perfect fridge for keeping your most delectable of foods safe from the scavengers, and with just a press of a button the secret compartment can open for you to delight in your favorite snack

Getting you almost identical to the real thing, the White House Honey Ale Brew Kit($36+) excluding “Michelle’s honey” is your own personal Brewing kit, with all the needed bits and do dats to get you started. With the White House Honey Porter and the White House Honey Ale you are just a few steps away from sitting back and enjoying your very own tall one.