Whooo knew, but apparently owls are good at keeping time. Use the Kikkerland Owl Shaped Cooking Timer to keep track of all your baking needs–as long as that doesn’t include blackbird pie. As far as nursery rhymes go, that’s a pretty tame one, but still birds of any feather don’t appreciate it. Sing a Song of Sixpence somewhere else. But these owl-themed timers (available in your choice of color) would be more than willing to help you bake an apple or cherry pie.

Tags: animals, bad puns, Cheap Gifts, Kikkerland, timer

The NBA may be suffering through a lockout (or whatever it is called when millionaires and billionaires bicker), but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a good basketball cake. The Wilton Sports Ball Cake Pan is a 4-piece set used to create spherical cakes. And whether or not the owners and players ever figure it out at least you can have your cake and eat it too.

Tags: cake, pots and pans, sports, Wilton

Oh, those wacky chicken-hawking cows. They want you to “Eat Mor Chikin”, and they are willing to pay for it. Dress up like a cow and on July 8th, you can get free chicken (or chikin) at Chick-fil-A. Dress up like a cow on July 9th and you’ll have to pay for it. But then again, you’ll be dressed up like a cow, which may or may not have happened anyway.

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Tags: chicken, cows, fast food, marketing, news

You can’t bake a cake without breaking a few eggs, or so the saying goes. If these Kikkerland Robot Measuring Cups are involved hopefully that’s all that breaks. Consisting of four measuring cups–1/4, 1/3, 1/2 and 1 full cup–the robot may look like it disassembles into a friendly kitchen helper, but it might be best to keep a box of cake mix on hand just in case.

Tags: bad puns, Cheap Gifts, Kikkerland, measuring, robots

There’s a good chance the following recipes work with any avocado, and not necessarily California avocados, but I wouldn’t want to risk it. Best to listen to the press release that follows when making California Avocado Guacamole Tarts and Cumin Glazed Ribs with California Avocado Pineapple Salsa.

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Tags: avocado, meat, recipes, TV

Every grill has one: a master; the person who steps up and takes charge of the grill. Usually this arrangement works out well for everybody. (Until they get all pushy about it.) Food goes on to the grill and then comes off in a steady, efficient procession. But as the steaks and burgers stack up, how is one to tell which are well-done and which are medium?

This eternal question finally has an answer. The Charcoal Companion CC5103 Dial-A-Meat Markers Set consists of metal tabs that announce the doneness of the meat. With five choices–rare, medium rare, medium, medium well, well–the little grill accessories keep track of what is what without having to ask the grill master, who really can’t be bothered right now, thankyouverymuch.

Tags: Charcoal Companion, grilling