Kitchen Gadgets

While I qualify as a geek on many levels I most closely associate with the title of gadget geek. I love nifty little gadgets, tools, and toys and will admit shamelessly to buying things in the past just to see how it works.

Unfortunately as this point in time technology seems to be outpacing my ability to make purchases. There are a few gadgets that are absolute musts to have in any respectable kitchen. I'll skip some of the more mundane pieces of technilogical marvels that keep our kitchens in good working order and get to my absolute must have kitchen gadget: an electric cheese grater.

I know that many of you are laughing right now but I have this thing about purchasing pre shredded cheese at the store, it just doesn't taste the same as freshly grated cheese and I am not masochistic enough to try and grate enough cheese for this cheese loving family. We have a genuine love of cheese from taco toppings, to quesadillas fillings, parmesean for our pastas, to toppings for our pizzas and countless other reasons to have shredded cheese in between we find ourselves in need of grated cheese far more often than we should probably care to admit.

So off I went in search of a great electric cheese grater in order to fill my kitchen gadget obsession and save my hands from many painful nights of cheese grating. Geek or not, the Deni Giovanna Italy Cordless Cheese Grater is the perfect model for my gadget geek kitchen needs. Really this nifty little grater has all the things I love in a gadget for my kitchen and none of the things I hate. First of all, it's easy on the hands. Second, it is diswhasher safe, and third (for me at any rate) it will grate not only the hard cheeses that devices of this nature are typically suited to do but also the softer cheeses that tend to bog down lesser graters. You should also find that this cheese grater is by no means limited to cheese. You can also grate nuts, chocolate, and other items as well. Last, but not least, this little gadget stores rather easily too.

If you go through a lot of grated cheese or even if you're just looking for another nifty little gadget for your kitchen collection you really should try out this wonderful little grater.

Weather Ready?

It is getting to be that time of year once again. There is a hint of spring in the air as Old Man Winter holds on with the very last of his energy trying to deny the sun, song, and warmth that springs brings when finally sprung. You can feel that little hint of warmth in the breeze and are probably beginning to notice that there are familiar birds singing. The very birds whose songs have been forgotten in past months.

Unfortunately along with the warmth of spring comes the volatility of rapidly changing weather patterns and not so predictable storms along the way. You guessed it, tornado season is upon those in the midwest to be followed rather quickly by hurricane season in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. In other words, tornado season is rapidly approaching and you need to be prepared. It is getting to be the time of year when you need to take stock of the condition in your storm cellar, check the batteries in the flashlight, prepare your emergency provisions, and check to make sure that you have an adequate weather radio to serve as your warning beacon when Mother Nature isn't behaving as we feel she should.

If you are looking for an excellent weather radio, I highly recommend this one from Amazon: . My personal reason for liking this one is that I simply like the sleek and modern appearance as well as some of the better features of this weather radio. In all honesty whether or not you plan to weather too many storms, tornadic in nature or otherwise it is a wise investment to have a good weather radio on hand as many of them also serve as civil defense warning systems.

Have you ever taken a geek test?

It would seem that a geek test is the supreme display of geekiness though I found that many activities on this particular question were just plain ordinary fun activities. Cough cough, of course there were some that were very far out there. As far as geek tests go I really like the format of this particular test. The questions covered a wide variety of topics and I couldn't help but chuckle along the way. While I tested as a well qualified geek I have no doubt that my dear husband would have scored much higher on the geek scale than the meager score I eeked out.

At any rate, it's Sunday, there isn't a ton of new and fascinating information available for the kingdom of geekdom so taking a quick gander at the geek test can be a great way to pass some serious time (especially if you aren't into the disaster movies on Sci Fi today). The geek test to which I am referring can be found here and you should plan a good 10 to15 minutes of time as there are quite a few determining factors.

In other geek news tonight is the night to watch Sci Fi. Though Sci Fi Fridays are no more you can catch Dresden Files (a show that is growing on me) and Battlestar Galactica tonight. For those of you following the series Baltar's trial begins tonight, I think we're in for a couple of exciting shows as the series' third season winds down.

Gaming Good for Eyesight?

It would seem that this is the case when it comes to certain rather popular video games that are currently dominating the gaming market. Personally, I'll take this over eating my carrots to improve eyesight any day of the week and twice on Sunday. It's really something to think about however when you consider that most of my childhood I heard how video games and constant exposure to visual stimulation was going to ruin my eyesight...wonder what else mom lied about?

At any rate, don't take my word for it see what the experts have to say. The article can be found at LiveScience.com though you can take the direct route to the article here. I think you will find that this website is a treasure trove for the truly geeky among us. I know it is quickly becoming a favorite for me. At any rate, I'm still recovering from Pi Day (jk) and need to get back to the business at hand. I hope you enjoy looking around Live Science and have found the perfect excuse for longer gaming sessions.