Hot Kitchen Item Of the Week

So I just read an article in I believe it was Wired. They were reviewing milk whippers. Apparently Ikea now makes one for like $5 dollars which suposedly preforms better than even the more upscale ones in the $40 dollar range. The one I purchased cost around $20. I bought one for my Mom last mothers day because she was trying to make her own coffee instead of stopping at Starbucks in the morning. Since her drink of choice was coffee with a bit of cream and sugar with some added whipped cream, I suggested that she "brew her own." For those of you who dont know, you can whip your own cream easily by purchasing heavy whiping cream (although creme friache and half and half work too) and, well- whipping it for about 30 seconds. You dont need much and the cream almost doubbles in size. The problem was, the only tool for doing it then was a hand mixer-- which, on top of being cumbersome even when using just one paddle- was quite loud every morning. For those of you who enjoy whip cream in your coffee, I strongly suggest that you get one. I tend to pass on the whip cream in my coffee but it comes in quite handy even still. And for those of you who regularly have cream in your home, you may find you no longer need to buy whip cream.