Stainless Steel Blender

March 12, 2008 | By Doug In Kitchen Islands |

Features: -Graphite gray with brushed metal accents -Ultra quiet performance from Krups Motor Technik electronic motor control system -5 speeds + ice crushing: includes slow speed for delicate blending -Ice crush function with automatic pulsing for even results -Pulse function at any speed for precise blending -Illuminated ergonomic control panel for visibility -Heavy-duty die cast metal base for stability and durability Specifications: -Includes full color recipe book -1000 watts -Oversized collar for stability and safe handling -High quality, heavy-duty thermal shock resistant glass jar, holds 60 oz. -Easily removable cap with 1 and 2 oz. measure marks -Waterproof locking lid for clean preparation -Detachable blades for easier, thorough cleaning -All parts (except motor) dishwasher safe -Overall Dimensions: 14.75″ H x 9″ W x 6.5″ D Make drinks or process food with this stainless steel blender. With its easily removable cap and waterproof accessories, this Krups stainless steel blender would be a great addition for any kitchen.

Price: 149.99

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Prepac WWW-3224, WEW-1624, WSB-1664, WSS-3264 Elite Garage/Laundry Room Storage Cabinet - 4-foot Wi
Prepac WWW-3224, WEW-1624, WSB-1664, WSS-3264 The quality of the Elite program will be evident to consumers through our distinctive profiled doors, designer hardware, attractive finishes, European Style hinges, 1″ work surfaces, and heavy duty drawers. Our storage cabinets are DEEPER; 16′ deep, 34% deeper than traditional wall cabinets. Features: -White finish -Profiled Doors -Designer Hardware -Solid brushed stainless metal handles -Optional toppers to maximize storage height -1 Thick Worktops with durable melamine surfaces -European Style Hinges -Deep storage cabinet; 16′ deep, 34% deeper than traditional wall cabinets. -Made of environmentally-conscious, durable high-density fiberboard Dimensions: -Broom Cabinet: 16″ W x 65″ H x 16″ D -Storage Cabinet: 32″ W x 65″ H x 16″ D -Topper w/ 1 Door: 16″ W x 24″ H x 16″ D -Topper w/ 2 Doors: 32″ W x 24″ H x 16″ D About Prepac: Founded in 1979, Prepac Manufacturing is a state-of-the-art manufacturer of home furnishings and storage products with its main manufacturing factory located in the heart of the forest-rich province of British Columbia, Canada. Prepac is now one of the largest producers of ready to assemble furniture in Canada, with full-service representation throughout North America. To ensure our customers receive outstanding design and quality at competitive prices, Prepac’s design, engineering, production, testing and packaging are all done in-house.

Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes from and Why We Need to Get It Back

Ask children where food comes from, and they’ll probably answer: “the supermarket.” Ask most adults, and their replies may not be much different. Where our foods are raised and what happens to them between farm and supermarket shelf have become mysteries. How did we become so disconnected from the sources of our breads, beef, cheeses, cereal, apples, and countless other foods that nourish us every day?

Ann Vileisis’s answer is a sensory-rich journey through the history of making dinner. Kitchen Literacy takes us from an eighteenth-century garden to today’s sleek supermarket aisles, and eventually to farmer’s markets that are now enjoying a resurgence. Vileisis chronicles profound changes in how American cooks have considered their foods over two centuries and delivers a powerful statement: what we don’t know could hurt us.

As the distance between farm and table grew, we went from knowing particular places and specific stories behind our foods’ origins to instead relying on advertisers’ claims. The woman who raised, plucked, and cooked her own chicken knew its entire life history while today most of us have no idea whether hormones were fed to our poultry. Industrialized eating is undeniably convenient, but it has also created health and environmental problems, including food-borne pathogens, toxic pesticides, and pollution from factory farms.

Though the hidden costs of modern meals can be high, Vileisis shows that greater understanding can lead consumers to healthier and more sustainable choices. Revealing how knowledge of our food has been lost and how it might now be regained, Kitchen Literacy promises to make us think differently about what we eat.

Customer Review: A “must-read” for modern-day consumers in the post-family farm era.
Award-winning historian Ann Vileisis presents Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes from and Why We Need to Get It Back lives up to its title as a journey through the history of the simple act of making dinner. From eighteenth-century gardens and historic cookbooks to the rise of calculated advertising campaigns and the modern supermarket. As the distance between the creation of food and the table at which it was eaten grew, modern preparers gradually lost their understanding food’s origins in exchange for believing advertiser’s claims and government assurances. Today, most foods travel fifteen hundred miles before they are eaten. In this modern era of pesticide-drenched fruits, and meat from feedlots of fifty thousand animals, foodborne pathogens and water pollution loom as threats. A movement toward locally grown or raised food and organic fare offers a counterbalance, but now more than ever we need to know the basics about where food comes from in order to ensure optimal health for ourselves and our environment. A “must-read” for modern-day consumers in the post-family farm era.

Bali Collection Bamboo Floor Lamp
This striking bamboo floor lamp can be found in the Bali Collection. The lamp is designed with a tall resin pole that resembles a bamboo stick, which is connected to a decorative and sturdy base. The lamp comes with a unique bamboo shade, which measures 6.5 inches at the top, 19 inches at the bottom and the slanted side measures 13 inches. The lamp features a mahogany finish and measures 60.5 inches high and the base measures 11 inches wide and uses a 150 watt 3 way bulb.