Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain hated single-purpose kitchen appliances. Occasionally, he directed his ire at such common tools as garlic presses. But we have to admit, he sort of had a point. There are so many mind-bogglingly strange gadgets out there that you can’t help but wonder who the manufacturer’s target customer is. And we don’t …
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Go to Household Items That Save Us Time and Money: Part One, if you haven’t read it yet. Because this is part two. The sewing machine as a household item, was perfected in 1841 with 200 stiches per minute. A plant was built with eight machines turning out uniforms for the army. But Paris tailors …
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Household items can save us time and money. The vacuum was invented because of a sneeze, the washing machine had over 1000 patents before it was motorized, and the sewing machine caused riots. The 1950s was the American dream with a kitchen that ran itself, wall to wall blender, mixer, defroster and disposal. This technology …
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When it comes to Nabisco and Keebler fun facts, the best is that cookies have a $30 billion worldwide revenue. That’s a LOT of cookies. Over the last 100 years, Oreos have made Nabisco a legendary success. Oreos are still the number one cookie in the world and the recipe has never failed the company. …
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Have you read The History of Noodles and Dinner Kits; Boyardee: Part One? Because this is part two. All the while Boyardee is making a name for himself and changing the face of the history of noodles and dinner kits, a man in Chicago is looking to do some of the same. That is, corned …
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The history of noodles and dinner kits all started with noodles, sauce and cheese. Now, it’s an industry worth $79 billion dollars. The first ever meal kit came from Chef Boyardee himself. And, did you know there are a million boxes of Kraft mac and cheese sold everyday? Just 100 yeas ago, pasta was not …
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Weird vending machines really only make sense in Japan. They’re known for the strange, that’s for sure. Here are all the weird vending machines of Japan. Toys Do you remember the supermarket toys of the United States? There were stickers in there, tattoos, and little egg-shaped bubble containers that opened up with rings, candies, or …
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Plant lovers would be happy to know that there’s a national houseplant appreciation day and that day was January 11th! Whether you like them big or little, green or colorful, let’s celebrate houseplants and learn a little more about why we should all have them. The Best Houseplant for Clean Air: Snake Plant The snake …
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To read, The History of the Big Names in Soup: Part One, visit the link. This is part two. Heinz Sales Heinz sales sored, crossing $3 million by 1899. They too added a chemist, Henry Heinz’ son, Howard. Howard had also spent time in Europe but mostly playing around, partying and not being serious. Cooking …
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Of the big names in soup, which comes to mind first? With over 440 million cans sold a year and seven million bowls a day consumed, it’s safe to say this industry is a big one. So big, it generates $ .5 million dollars every hour. No Canned Soup Canned soup was unknown in the …
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