Creme Brulee Set - Whee! I LOVE Creme Brulee! Crème brûlée, a classic restaurant dessert, is simple enough to make at home with the proper tools. BonJour’s Crème brûlée set includes all the tools needed for perfect creme brulee. The set includes BonJour’s most popular kitchen torch, four, four-ounce fluted, oval, white porcelain ramekins, plus a delectable creme brulee recipe. Additional uses for the torch include browning meringue-topped desserts, melting or browning cheese on onion soup or casseroles, and blackening peppers and tomatoes for smoky salsas.

The rubberized body of this compact black torch has a comfortable ergonomic grip and the flame is controlled with a simple thumb-activated button at the top. A safety lock prevents unintentional ignition and snaps back into place each time the ignition button is pressed. A simple slide button adjusts the length of the flame, while the flame width can be altered via a sliding air-control lever; these two functions allow the user to focus the flame as tightly or as broadly as is necessary. A removable rubberized stand allows the torch to be stored upright in a cupboard.

The ramekins are dishwasher- and microwave-safe. Each ramekin has a 4-ounce capacity. Butane fuel is not included, but can be easily purchased at gourmet, hardware, or convenience stores. The torch comes with detailed instructions for fueling, igniting, and adjusting the flame

So you want to try your hand at crEme brulEe? Well, go right ahead, this kit contains instructions, a recipe, a torch, and four oval ramekins. You’ll have a creamy and luscious dessert in no time. What’s more you can use the butane torch for many other kitchen tasks such as browning gratins or meringues, melting the cheese atop your casserole, blackening peppers glazing fruit tarts and more!

YUM!

Dyson DC17 Animal - The most powerful upright for pet hair. Outcleans all other vacuums, room after room. Level 3 Root Cyclone technology. Unique cleaner head and motorized brushbar for the bets pick-up across all floor types.

You know how sometimes, you vacuum your carpet and it looks clean from one angle but when you look at the carpet from the other side of the room you can still see stuff that the vacuum cleaner left behind? That was an increasing problem with my old vacuum cleaners. I vacuum from one direction, then end up having to make a second pass from the opposite direction to make sure I got everything.

Now I know we just got it, but I CAN tell you that with the Dyson, even if you vacuumed only once and in only one direction it’s clean from ALL angles. THAT’S impressive. We just ran a Rainbow vacuum twice over our carpets a week ago and the Dyson STILL picked up 4 canisters’ worth of dust and hair. It’s kind of funny because after running the Dyson through our beige carpet, it’s so much more obvious which spots need professional cleaning . And it wasn’t kidding about the “Never loses suction” part, because the last room I vacuumed was just as clean as the first room I vacuumed.

Sure it’s expensive, but my husband and I have already gone through 2 of those $100-range vacuum cleaners. At this rate we were going to end up spending our way to the cost of a Dyson.