Followers of G@H know that we enjoy cooking and eating. When obligations limit our time to do the former, though, we must still do the latter. Making a good meal fast isn’t easy. Or, at least, it wasn’t easy until we discovered the Lekue Steam Case. This silicone contraption steams meats and vegetables in their own juices. We toss in Brussels sprouts, a handful of dried cranberries, some salt and pepper, and a touch of butter. We microwave that for four minutes. We add a salmon filet. We microwave everything for another minute and forty seconds. And, dinner is ready. Healthy, delicious, quick dinner. Skeptical? Behold the photographic evidence. The Lekue Steam Case sells for $30. You can find it at retailers like Sur La Table or online at Amazon.com. We at G@H thank Lekue for providing a sample Steam...

Perhaps you saw cheap rice cookers in the Black Friday adverts. Perhaps you cannot fathom how one rice cooker could cost tenfold that of another rice cooker. Perhaps you should check yourself before you wreck yourself. Value depends on a diversity of factors only one of which is price. For example, if you pay $125 for a rice cooker, that’s fine under one condition: it’s the best damn rice cooker ever in the history of all things. Meet the Zojirushi Micom Rice Cooker. It happens to be the best damn rice cooker ever in the history of all things. The Zojirushi Micom is a microcomputer designed with a sole function. It cooks rice. And, it does so perfectly every time. Never does the rice burn. Never does it turn to mush. The Zojirushi Micom employs a technology known as, “fuzzy...