Clearly tea, a lidlifter and a personal brick oven

August 27, 2008 at 6:31PM
Handblown glass teapot
Handblown glass teapot (Paulette Henderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

CLEARLY TEA º

Watch the tea leaves unfurl in this elegant handblown glass teapot, in a variety of styles.

$49.99 to $79.99, Cooks of Crocus Hill, 877 Grand Av., St. Paul, 651-228-1333, and 3925 W. 50th St., Edina, 952-285-1903, www.cooksofcrocushill.com; Chef's Gallery, 324 S. Main St., Stillwater, 651-351-1144; Avalon Tearoom & Pastry Shoppe, 2179 4th St., White Bear Lake, 651-653-3822, avalontearoom. com.

OPEN, SESAME Ø

With the Ratchet Safety LidLifter, the open can is but a pump away -- with no need to twist or turn a handle, instead using an up-and-down motion.

$20, www.factorydirect2you.com (1-866-233-6587).

Ø BRICK OVEN

Bake your pizzas at home like the restaurants do with a portable tabletop electric brick oven suited for personal pizzas, calzones or bruschetta. See a video on it at www.pizzadome.net.

$149.99, online only at Target.com.

Ratchet Safety LidLifter
Ratchet Safety LidLifter (Paulette Henderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Personal brick oven
Personal brick oven (Paulette Henderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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