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New Toys

January 23, 2011 by christine

Wow, Sunday already. Not sure I’m thrilled about facing a long week. It’s a fresh start, it’s a fresh start … right? Well, at least I get to look forward to eating leftover mocha cake from yesterday and watching that huge jar of veggies ferment this week. It’s been slowly bubbling most of day today, kind of therapeutic to watch. Along with all the leftovers, Stacey left me a container of the chocolate frosting from our cake decorating which I discovered is a great dip for apple slices, yum!

We have a large compost bin in our backyard that I’m regularly dumping bowls of produce scraps into. But it’s winter, cold, dark and often wet outside. So lately I’ve been waiting for the bowl in the kitchen to get totally full before unloading it and that can take 2-3 days. Plus the bowl is big and ugly, not a thing of beauty and I’m not thrilled about having it take up space on my counters. But this is much prettier and takes up less space, the Odor-Free Countertop Compost Keeper.

I splurged on it as a better, odor-free way to store my compost until I unload it into the backyard and isn’t it cute? It has holes in the top for the scraps to vent, but hides the contents tastefully.

It’s not super huge being only 1 gallon, I can easily fill this up. But it’s convenient to keep near my chopping block for easy access.

The lid also has a filter under the vent holes to help filter any unpleasant odors.

And a nice handle to tote out to my yard and dump.

So far I’m thrilled with it for being a much better looking alternative to my bowl solution.

I also added a new mini spatula for flattening dehydrated tortillas, raw cakes etc. And a new knife to my Victorinox collection, the 7-inch Granton Edge Santoku Knife. Victorinox knives have become our favorite knives ever since seeing them reviewed and demonstrated on America’s Test Kitchen for being the best bang for the buck and pretty much the only knives I see used on the show. At Sur La Table, this knife was $35 while a similar Wusthof was $120 – big difference! And there are tons of great reviews for this series on Amazon. I wanted this blade because it’s supposed to be easier to slice through squashes, dense cakes, etc. without getting stuck thanks to the indentations on the side and the smaller blade should be easier to control when chopping up tougher veggies. I wish I had it yesterday to test on the raw cheesecake because the 8″ chef’s knife I was using was sticking a bit.

Wow, does it slice smoothly! Nothing like new-knife sharpness and it neatly went through cauliflower, carrots, tomatoes and cabbage with minimal effort. So far I’m very happy with it, a strong addition to the 8″ and 10″ Victorinox chef’s knives I have.

If you’re looking for new knives, give this series a try.

Filed Under: General, Product Reviews

Comments

  1. Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) says

    January 24, 2011 at 3:51 am

    I love my santoku, it’s a henckles, and was in the $120 area. It is 7 inches i think and i bought it about 18 mos ago and really love it but love the $35 price tag on yours! As well as the victorinox ones you’ve mentioned before.

    composting…nice! I dont. I could, but i dont.

    the raw choc in your fridge…i would be happy to find a little surprise like that in mine!

    • christine says

      January 24, 2011 at 11:52 am

      Awesome, glad you like your santoku too and I’m looking forward to using it more for squashes and summer melons.

      Composting is hard if you don’t have yard space for it, we’re doing it for our garden to see how it improves it next year.

  2. Stephanie says

    January 24, 2011 at 9:05 am

    We keep a little mini garbage next to our regular garbage for our compost. We fill it up so often and we could probably use a bigger one but then it would stink more often! Haha.

    I JUST broke my knife on a coconut so I’m in the market for new ones. I’m going to have to check these out. Love the pricetag on them!

    • christine says

      January 24, 2011 at 11:55 am

      That was my problem with a big bowl on the counter, it started to stick after a few days and this forces me to empty it outside more. :-P

      That sucks about your knife, Ive been happy with Victorinox so far, they’re simple t sharpen and have great grip. And at that price, it’s not a huge deal if something happens to them. :-)

  3. Lisa @ Thrive Style says

    January 24, 2011 at 11:29 am

    I love the composter guy! I don’t have a place to compost at home, so my method has been to collect it in plastic bags in the freezer, and then transport it to my mom’s composter in her yard once a week or so. I’m hoping when I move I can have my own….so I’m definitely going to need one of those little counter guys.

    • christine says

      January 24, 2011 at 11:56 am

      That’s an awesome way to compost too, so great you take the extra steps to compost where you can.

  4. Samantha Angela @ Bikini Birthday says

    January 24, 2011 at 11:32 am

    Cool compost holder! It’s really cute looking and I love how it has a filter to prevent odours.

  5. Melissa @ TryingToHeal says

    January 24, 2011 at 2:41 pm

    omg i love that little mini compost bin for your kitchen! i wish i had a yard so i could actually compost because i use so many veggies and fruit! one day, one day….

    and that looks like a good knife! i use a wustoff knife and live by it; never a dull (haha) moment!

  6. Katie says

    January 24, 2011 at 4:40 pm

    wow that knife is hardcore! I def wish I had one of those! Hmmmmm might have to add that to my wedding registry ; )

    I cant believe its Monday , but its almost Tuesday yay!!!!

    Have a gnite! xoxo

  7. Ashlei says

    January 25, 2011 at 5:57 pm

    I love my santoku. It never fails me and I like being able to scrape things up with it – sort of.

  8. Kathryn says

    January 27, 2011 at 1:08 pm

    That composter is perfect, I’m using an old sun warrior protien container which is 1 ugly and 2 taking up too much space in the fridge, and 3 butt ugly. Did I mention ugly?

    By the time I get home work out and make a meal it is WAY too cold and dark to run out to my spin bin. I also have 2 worm boxes I keep in the garage. I only give them the really good stuff, they are slow and pickey!!!

    Let’s hope this dreary weather gets going soon!

Hello! I'm Christine, an IT Professional in Northern California. I'm also passionate about a healthy, plant based lifestyle, running, fitness, and being eco-friendly. 40 (ack!), married, with furkids. Read More…

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