Gotten into the holiday spirit yet? I sure haven’t. And yet, there’s that slightest inkling of Xmas cheer beginning to work its way into my bones. It makes me look up …

I’m sorta in the market for a Universal Lid that will fit on top of any size pot or pan. It’s been quite inconvenient to try and cook something that requires a 12 inch skillet or pan …

Well, it’s that time of year again. What? You say you wait until the last minute to buy your Xmas gifts too? You procrastinator.

Ok, just in case you’re one of the 5 people who shop early - what about this sleek electric kettle from Proctor Silex? I used to have one of these in the dorms, and it’d probably make a great gift for a starving college student to boil up water for tea or ramen. The kettle clocks in at 1 quart capacity and 1000 watts for power. The heating element is actually the type that is not enclosed in the base, so that you need to make sure to immerse it in enough water - although the device does have a “boil-dry” safeguard to auto-shut off in case you forget about it.