A Dour Perspective On Your Morning Cup O’ Joe

I’m not a big fan of pessimism. In fact, it’s a characteristic I find loathesome unless it comes served with two heaping scoops of sarcasm.

Appropriate for Monday mornings, the Pessimist’s Mug is a perfect gift for someone you know (or yourself) that looks upon the day with a certain degree of dour. I’m a relatively can-do kind of guy, but when my first cup of coffee finds its way past my mug’s midpoint, I tend to look upon it with scorn more than caffeinated happiness.

Despite any sullen outlooks, the Pessimist’s Mug is made from high-grade materials, but more importantly built for high-grade sarcasm.

Cost: $10

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Lock, Stock And One Online Grocery List

For those men that declare themselves as foodies (and those that don’t) the concept of grocery shopping is typically an annoyance. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to automatically jot down a reminder every time you run out of a certain product? Sea salt, import lagers, aged angus beef, free range eggs, 9-grain bread, olive oil, pappardelle, oh and toilet paper.

Enter Ikan. Ikan scans the UPC barcode on any package you’re finished (or not finished) with and automatically adds that product to an online shipping cart. The cart remains stored until you’re ready to make a grocery order thereby eliminating the hassle of going through a mental or physical inventory.

If the barcode isn’t clever enough, you can use the voice recorder to add items (”Q-Tips. Almonds. Beer!”) or the built-in Search & Add feature. Set the Ikan to automatically send email reminders or if you prefer shopping in person, the Ikan can also print out your saved shopping list to take with you.

After all, every man should find himself well-acquainted with the local grocery’s meat aisle and butcher/monger. It’s your god-given right and duty.

Cost: $399 @ Ikan | Check Available Retailers

Also See: 131 Best Grocery Foods For Men @ Men’s Health

Guaranteed Topic Of Discussion For Your Fellow Imbibers

Even though our Man Poll showed beer is your beverage of choice, perhaps you should consider taking a break from your gridiron standby.

Instead serve libations with class in these hand blown stunners. As a stylish twist on traditional drinking ware, the negative space of each glass reveals its intended purpose–especially when full. So whether it’s celebratory bubbly, demure liqueur, or the quintessential martini, picking up a set of each will guarantee you’re prepared to handle all of the serving demands of the cocktail elite. That is if you can afford to fill to them…

Cost: $48-$60 @ Charles & Marie

There Are Ranges And Then There Are Molteni Ranges

A man’s place is a kitchen. A kitchen equipped with a Molteni Professional 145 Evolution.

Your demand for the very best extends to, quite possibly, the most important room in a man’s home. The kitchen.

At the heart of every good kitchen is a good range and a good looking piece of equipment is nothing if it can’t keep up with you in the kitchen. If you’re looking for something professional grade, with amazing attention to detail, a rich history, and classic design, then look no further than the Molteni Professional 145 Evolution. A Moleteni (MOLE-ten-ee) is an absolute luxury to have/want/need, each range is hand-made to your exact dimensions and technical specs (too many to list) and fully integrated with your kitchen.

What this means to you: A professional’s (or pro-aspiring) dream to have in the restaurant and nothing short of pure singularity in the homestead.

Cost: Home ($23,000-$75,000), Professional (Varies) @ Molteni

An Ice Cream Knife Even Chuck Norris Would Approve

With summer at an end, there’s still time left to enjoy your favorite indulgence, ice cream. And of course, Gear Patrol, we can’t just look at this creamy treat without finding the perfect tool to serve (er, cut) it up.

The Van Vacter Ice Cream Knife (awesome name) features a serrated edge that cuts through rock hard ice cream with ease and puts grooves on your scoops to keep those toppings in place. Your days of bent serving spoons are over. There’s little time left this summer, so enjoy the hot days while they last.

Editor’s Tip: Don’t throw the Van Vacter I.C.K. at people, no matter how much you want Ben & Jerry’s.

Cost: $19 @ Broadway Panhandler

Team Pride Never Felt So Manly

Whatever your team, this is the ultimate grill mark for your meat.

Sometimes things in life are meant to be questioned like why your girlfriend came back from the grocery store with the brand of paper towel that costs $3 more a roll than the kind you buy. Others aren’t.

You don’t question why you need a custom grill grate with your favorite college team’s logo on it. That’s because instinctually we all know that meat just tastes better when it’s grilled with team pride. Never mind the fact that Matt Yarder, the founder of YM sports grates happens to be from the home town of one of our editors and supports the same college team.

So do yourself a favor, measure your grill and get your hands on one. It’s guaranteed to impress your buddies, not to mention make your whole grilling operation look that much more badass. [via Tailgating Ideas]

Cost: $135+ @ YM Custom Grates