SigSays - All Things Reviewed

And strangest xmas present goes to…the Orca Oven Mitt. I have to admit, I’m afraid of it.

Feed me, Seymour.

Aside from being scary looking, the Orca Silicone Oven Mitt actually works pretty well. The fact that it’s 11″ long and goes up to around my elbow actually really comes in handy when reaching into a hot oven. It’s dishwasher and washing machine safe, supposedly good to 450°F continuous, and 480°F for up to 1 minute, and it’s set up in a “Pinching” configuration, so grabbing stuff is easy. Supposedly it’s even OK for grabbing stuff out of boiling water up to wrist depth, though I have yet to try that feature.

It’s not without downsides though, it’s not as flexible as you would think, so any motion other than simple pinch and grab is kinda difficult, but not impossible. Also, it’s fucking creepy looking, like a cross between a lambchops sock puppet and a Tim Burton movie. The Nightmare Before Dinner.

Overall, I like it, but I wouldn’t provoke it.

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Everyone knows the best part of the brownie is the edge, so Baker’s Edge came up with a way to make a whole pan of “All Edges” brownies, the All Edges Brownie Pan.

I picked one up recently, and decided to give it a go.

I poured in my brownie batter:

And tossed it in the oven for about half an hour, then pulled out this:

Also included with the pan is this nifty spatula for cutting/serving the brownies.

I used it to cut a brownie and serve it up, works very well and stores in the pan.

End results were nice:

Overall, I’m impressed. The build quality is excellent, I was amazed at how heavy this pan was. It seems like it will last a long time. If you like brownies, pick one up.

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A friend of mine spotted them in their local Dollar General and snagged me some. To my delight, I found in bulk on Amazon. If I could rate these 6 stars, I would. They’re more addictive than crack.

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Unfortunately, it didn’t dawn upon me to take pics. I’ll do it again within a week or so and document it with pics.

I took 4 potatoes, peeled and chopped them, and a pound of baby carrots, and threw them in the crock pot. Threw a few chunks of unpeeled garlic in with them. Added sea salt and fresh ground pepper, basil, and thyme. Added water and cooked for ~12 hours. The results were fantastic, but next time will be better.

Next time I’m going to flour and brown it, and save the scrapings to make a gravy, and I’m going to add french onion soup mix to the crock pot.

If you don’t have a crock pot, do yourself a favor and pick one up, even if it’s a cheap one.