Stone Bar Pan

 

The Stone Bar Pan is my favorite stone.

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It’s an inch deep, so you get good circulation for things like chicken nuggets, but they don’t slide off when transporting or flipping or stirring.

Biscuits brown nicely without burning, and no danger of the butter cooking out and dripping on my oven floor.

Perfect size and shape for sheet cake (or jelly roll).

Two of the pans fit side by side in a standard American oven, so you get more pizza in less time.

Like all stones, it improves the texture and consistency of the food baked on it, and will develop a non-stick surface over time.

Now, Pampered Chef has improved on a classic by making the stoneware safe for use under a broiler, and dishwasher safe! (Please refer to the use and care guide for details)

Rapid-Prep Mandoline

 

Being a YouTube sensation in harder than it looks. Sigh. I wanted to do videos of several of the products, but it hasn’t worked out that way so far. Anyway, The Pampered Chef has already created professional videos on most of the product pages, showing best techniques and features.

The Rapid-Prep Mandoline is one of the items with videos, so go check them out.

For myself, I have used my mandoline a few times now, and am really impressed. If I have a complaint, it’s that I’d prefer an even smaller slice option, and maybe a “waffle” cut. Not that I’d use that much. So why am I impressed? I’ve had 2 other mandoline slicers before, and enjoyed them immensely (especially at pickle-making time). But both of those, with their various features, leave a good chunk of waste at the end of the useful slicing abilities, especially if you use their included food holders. I got around this some by wearing cut-resistant gloves and pushing the food through up to my fingertips. Not exactly ideal.

BUT… the Rapid-Prep Mandoline managed to safely push through every last bit of carrot! I lifted the food pusher, ready to pull out the waste chunk, and there was nothing there! I was really excited.

In addition, 99% of the sliced food landed in the container, which snaps very cleverly to the legs of the mandoline, which have suction cups on them so it doesn’t go sliding around.

It’s really easy to use, very well designed, and safer and more efficient than any other mandoline that I’ve seen. Two enthusiastic (and intact) thumbs up.

Mix 'N' Chop

I first saw the Mix ‘N’ Chop at a party about 13 years ago, where the consultant used it to break up Italian sausage she was browning to make a copycat Olive Garden Zuppa Tuscona. I was so impressed that I added one to my order on the spot.

So, yeah, I’ve had this tool – which comes with a five-year guarantee – for 13 years.

I use it about twice per week, whenever I cook ground beef (usually from frozen).

Reading the reviews on the official website, I see that people also use it to shred chicken, break up canned tomatoes, and to mix meatloaf!

Mine has dulled over the years, so I’m swapping it out for the new one that come in my Consultant Kit 

 

enrichables

 

If you watched my unboxing video, you saw a small green package called “Enrichables Pea Protein.” I didn’t really know what to say about it, as I’d never seen or heard of it before. So, if you are curious, as I was, read on!

It is a very fine powder, pale yellow/off white in color, with no discernible taste. 

 

What is the purpose? Why should anyone want to buy it?

Well, many people want to include more protein in their diet, for various reasons, and this is an easy and inexpensive way to do so. Each scoop of the powder has 2.5 grams of protein. Without adding flavor, texture, or strange additives, you can easily enrich your own loved recipes by simply stirring in a scoop or more of the Pea Protein.

It is non-GMO, vegan, and free from the major allergens.

I have successfully added Pea Protein to spaghetti sauce and chicken casserole. I would have added some to a smoothie, but I forgot. We seriously couldn’t taste it!

You can buy this one bag at a time, but once you use and love it, The Pampered Chef offers a subscription service on a monthly, 3-month, or 6-month plan which can be paused or canceled at any time. A really cool bonus feature of the subscription is that each month The Pampered Chef offers a list of items that can be purchased as an add-on, that will ship for free along with your Enrichables! Who doesn’t love free shipping?

In addition to the Pea Protein powder, we also offer a Super Veggie Enrichable, and a Kale & Fiber Enrichable. Bob is always looking for fiber, so I have purchased the Kale & Fiber packets, and will be subscribing. I made this recipe https://www.pamperedchef.com/pws/smorrow1/recipe/Breakfast+%26+Brunch/Deluxe+Cooking+Blender/Green+Monster+Muffins/1606000 twice now, and the children are begging for more. The recipe could be adapted to other mixing methods, I’m sure.

In short, this product line has my hearty endorsement.