GetTen One-Step Corn Kerneler Gives Corn Cobs a Close Shave

Posted on 09/09/2016 by Shane McGlaun

I am definitely a big fan of corn on the cob. It tastes way better than corn from a can, especially when you slather the corn on the cob with lots of butter and Cajun seasoning then grill it. I also loathe corn on the cob. The corn never ceases to get stuck as deeply as possible in my teeth so I end up picking kernels out with toothpicks the rest of the day. It’s a real love/hate relationship.

This kitchen gadget might be the perfect answer to my corn-cerns. It looks like a donut, but is made to slide over your cob and neatly cut off all the kernels. That means the same buttery, spicy flavor that you get on the cob only you don’t get as much stuck in your teeth.

I’m no corn expert, but some cobs definitely have more girth than others, and this thing is supposed to adjust to the width of the cob too. There are lots of other weird kitchen gadgets out there, but this is the one I want most. You can pick one up on Amazon for $6.99(USD).

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Mad Max Vehicles Recreated with Vegetables

Posted on 13/08/2015 by Conner Flynn

During August in Japan, Obon is celebrated. The idea is that the spirits of people’s ancestors return to this world. In order to welcome the spirits, people make little displays out of eggplants and cucumbers. So why not get geeky about it and make some Mad Max vehicles?

Japanese Twitter user Sativa_high used his eggplants and cucumbers for just that purpose. He created vehicles from Mad Max: Fury Road. This guy is a pretty awesome vegetable artist, with some really nice detail on his rides.

I would call this a pretty cool welcome back for his dead ancestors. They probably said, “Oh what a day. What a lovely day!” Then they were sad they missed the movie.

[via Kotaku]

Astronauts Eat First Veggies Grown in Space

Posted on 10/08/2015 by sumayah

Fresh vegetables have been grown in the near zero gravity environment of space. This space produce will get sampled by the astronauts aboard the ISS. The members of Expedition 44 will engage in this...

3D Printed Accessories Turn Vegetables into Toys: Vegatron

Posted on 24/11/2014 by Lambert Varias

Kids are always told not to play with their food, but Le FabShop’s Open Toys project might make adults give an exception to the rule. Open Toys are 3D-printed accessories that you can stick to vegetables, fruits and other soft objects into vehicles.

According to 3D printing community Cults, the project came about partly by chance. Le FabShop Creative Director Samuel Bernier originally conceived of the idea to attach 3D printed parts to wood, cork and other found objects. But while picking crops from a garden, Samuel thought that it would be easier if soft objects such as veggies and fruits were used as the base instead, because that would make it easier for kids to assemble toys. Le FabShop trainee Thomas Thibault eventually designed the finished accessories.

Farm Cults’ website to download the 3D models of Open Toys for free.

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Cooking Starts In The Garden

Posted on 28/07/2014 by Radhika Seth

It would be so easy to have your own vegetable patch to source fresh veggies and herbs from. There are two main obstacles though: lack of space and lack of a green thumb. To solve these two issues we have here the “Little Helper’ a cultivation pot with a combining app. The idea behind it is to help us grow and harvest our own vegetables and eat healthier (think GMO and Pesticides). I quite agree!

‘Little Helper’ is a 2014 Top 35 Shortlisted Entry for the Electrolux Design Lab Competition.

Designer: Rita Moreira

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This Umbrella Looks Like Lettuce: Romaine Dry

Posted on 13/05/2014 by Conner Flynn

These days you can get all kinds of unusual umbrellas. You can choose practically anything that suits your style or mood. You can even go green. As in a lettuce umbrella. Japanese design strikes again. This umbrella looks just like a head of crisp lettuce.

The Vegetabrella uses wrinkled fabric to replicate the look of the lettuce leaves just right, and the brown tip even resembles the stalk. The strip that wraps around the umbrella looks like the tie that it would be packaged with at the supermarket. When opened up, it looks like a fresh leaf of the green stuff too.

Keep dry while your lettuce umbrella stays crisp. You can buy the Vegetabrella from the Koncent webstore or Nihon Ichiban if you like this kind of vegetable accessory.

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Is Skinny Southern Cuisine Possible? This Cookbook Says "Yes"

Posted on 07/01/2014 by forbes

If January has one word, it’s this: diet. Ambitious, resolute people everywhere are vowing to diet and lose weight in 2014. One cannot argue with any attempts to be healthier, but there are smart...

Healthy Sweets? Vegetable Candy in Green Beans, Carrots, and Corn Flavors

Posted on 30/07/2013 by Hazel Chua

Vegetable Candy

Can’t get your kids to eat their greens? Want something healthier than bacon candy to satisfy your sweet tooth? Then check out this tin of Fresh Vegetable Candy from McPhee.

Each can is filled with an assortment of hard candy in three delectable-to-vegans-and-vegetarians flavors: green beans, carrots, and corn. So they probably don’t contain much nutrients because you’d have to eat the actual, unprocessed veggies for that, but it’s a neat treat to give kids so they’ll get used to the taste of these healthy greens and oranges.

…If you’re a vegetarian, this is a perfect way to answer to someone who insists on eating Bacon Candy in front of you. It is especially fun to see the look on kid’s faces when they taste these – a mixture of horror and delight!

That way, they’re less likely to refuse when you feel them the real thing. At least, in theory.

The Vegetable Candy tins are priced at $5.95.

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Home Lohas brings hydroponic gardening into your room, rabbit guard not included

Posted on 16/06/2013 by Richard Lai

While running between booths at Computex earlier this month, we were momentarily distracted by these vegetable boxes (maybe it was lunch time as well). As it turned out, this product was launched by Taiwan-based Home Lohas around the same time as when the expo started. The company pitches its hydroponic gardening appliance -- so the vegetables rely on nutritious water instead of soil -- as a hassle-free, low-power solution for growing your own greens, plus it's apparently the only solution in the market that doesn't need water circulation. With its full spectrum LED light, air pump and timers, harvest time can apparently be reduced by about 30 percent. It's simply a matter of filling up the water tank, adding the necessary nutrients and placing the seeded sponge on the tray (the package includes three types of organic fertilizers and some seeds).

The only downside is that this system costs NT$15,800 (about US$530) in Taiwan, and for some reason, it'll eventually be priced at US$680 in other markets. If that's too much, then stay tuned for a half-size model that's due Q4 this year.

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Hydroponics at Home

Posted on 29/06/2012 by Troy Turner

Gardening can be a rewarding and therapeutic activity- unfortunately, many urban dwellers will never get the chance to experience it! Using current hydroponics technology, the Auxano concept was designed to enable city dwellers to grow their own produce effectively and efficiently (and without mess!) within the space constraints of city living. Its innovative oxygenating pump system means no electricity is needed for the product to operate.

The root cradle slides out of the top making the harvesting of the vegetable or herb an easy process. The roots freely hang down from the cradle into the nutrient solution below.

This bottom section unscrews revealing the nutrient reservoir. Feeding the plant from underneath the product makes the process more efficient and mess free.

The nutrient solution needs to remain oxygenated to prevent it from stagnating. Auxano’s innovative pump system sets this product out from any other hydroponic grower. The user simply pushes the underlying rubber pump a few times a day releasing bursts of oxygen into the nutrient tank above.The oxygen is pumped into the nutrient tank through a simple one way valve system. Operating the air flow manually enhances the user interaction with the product and also removes the need to introduce electricity to keep the nutrient solution aerated; in turn further enhancing the products eco-friendliness.

Designer: Philip Houiellebecq

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