Cost: $179.99 A KitchenAid Stand Mixer is the fundamental kitchen appliance. Every gentlemen could use one whether he realizes it or not. It does what one would expect: mixes, stirs, beats, and kneads. But, what distinguishes it is how it does what it does. This machine is a draft horse. It’s sturdy, brawny, and industrious. It glides through basic tasks like mixing pancake batter and beating eggs. It dominates tough jobs like kneading pizza dough. And, it does this without catching fire. A claim some other brands cannot make. Equally impressive, the KitchenAid lets a home cook harness its power for non-mixing activities. We use the meat grinder attachment to make fresh hamburger and sausage. We also have the fruit and vegetable strainer attachment. It transforms our Roma tomatoes into tomato sauce. And, after infusing liquor with fruit, we use...

A gentleman should indulge, occasionally.  Notwithstanding our  sophisticated tastes, we love Oreos.  We especially love the Double Stuf Oreo cookie.  And before today, we subscribed the unqualified premise that more crème is better. Meet the new Mega Stuf Oreo.  Wow.  Each cookie contains a quarter-inch of crème -- beautiful but also lethal (or, at least, dreadfully sweet).  Sometimes, too much of a good thing is a bad thing.  And sometimes, too much crème gives you a wicked sugar high. Have the snack innovators at Nabisco gone mad?  Perhaps.  Are they conspiring the nation’s dentists?  Could be.  Or maybe, someone remembered this commercial and insisted on making it a reality.