This is what a man’s blender should look like.

Square, simple and die cast.

The 67 ounce polycarbonate jug with soft grip handle will hold any mixed beverage or concoction you put in it and the 1000 watt variable speed motor will blend (or obliterate) it in less time than it takes you to think about what glass you’re going to use. The Hemisphere bowl/blade system designed by Breville will crush (or destroy) anything you challenge it with or delicately puree with the softest of touches. We prefer destroy.

If you’re not familiar with polycarbonate polymer, it’s lightweight, impact resistant, extreme temperature withstanding and used in most professional grade restaurants. The solid base is made of die cast stainless steel with no seams or openings giving and providing a tough as nails foundation for the blender. Use one of the LED back lit buttons to begin the process. Ohhh, mixed drinks never sounded so fun.

What this means to you: Now, don’t you wish you had this last night when you were making that 47th frozen margarita for Cinco De Mayo?

Cost: $299 @ Kitchen Gadgetry

At it’s core, the Cobb Premier Grill is an 8.5 lb grill that uses 8-10 charcoal briquettes for three hours of cooking. Yes, cooking - not just grilling. The Cobb Grill can roast, bake, smoke and fry anything you throw at it put in it using a design that retains and transfers heat like a convection oven. Reaching 500 degree temperatures, the Cobb’s outer base remains completely cool to the touch allowing you to move it with ease. Despite it’s compact dimensions you’ll be able to prepare meals for 4-6 people with ease.

The kit includes a wok, skillet, griddle, roasting rack, smoker pot, sample of smoker pellets and a box of firestarters.

What this means to you: Perfect for your summer barbeque or just a compact grilling solution for you space-deprived city dwellers.

Cost: $290 @ Netshops

Cooking requires a certain degree of safety. Knife techniques require even more.

Everyone knows that working with onions causes tears and runny noses. With Onion Goggles you’ve got a new degree of protection. The Onion Goggles use a foam seal around the black and green goggles that prevent any irritating onion vapors from reaching your eyes. From what we gather some people resort to swim or ski goggles when cutting onions. To those people we pose the question as to why the hell they’re working with that many onions?

“Say goodbye to tearing, stinging, irritated eyes when chopping, mincing, dicing or slicing onions!”

What this means to you: These googles pose more of a choice. The choice of how douchebaggy you want to look in the kitchen - crying from cutting onions or wearing googles while you’re cutting.

(ED: To be clear - we are not suggesting Onion Goggles as a fashion accessory)

Most likely you’re sharpening your knives incorrectly and ruining the blade.

The Vulkanus Countertop Knife Sharpener takes out the guesswork from sharpening by giving you three different ways to sharpen using some of the toughest sharpener available. Better yet is the fact that it works with serrated blades too.

What this means to you: Upgrade your knife technique with a sharpener. Take the guess work with the Vulkanus.

Cost: $99 @ ChefDepot

Also see: Calphalon Katana $300

If you keep more than two or three bottles of wine at home it’s time for a wine rack. If you’re like me then you probably prefer keeping them out of sight than some cheesy pompous wine rack that does nothing but show you’re more interested in displaying bottles than knowing what they taste like.

Stop storing the wine in cardboard boxes and upgrade to Storvino, a modular and transportable wine system. Actually, it’s the only one. Made of injection molded polyethylene modular, 100% recyclable, just like those flimsy cardboard boxes except it’s tough as nails. You’ll be able to lift an entire rack from directly from it’s modular stackable system or pull a bottle directly. Cleverly it uses your used corks as connector ports to allow side-by-side stacking.

What this means to you: When we received a few of these racks to test and use we didn’t realize just how much of an upgrade we were going to from the wine store boxes. We racked them, we stacked them and filled them up with Super Tuscans, Rieslings and Shiraz’s. The only downside to having more than one Storvino rack is your desire to fill them up and it’s endless ability to hold more.

Cost: $20 per rack @ IWA Wine

Take home cooking an entirely new direction by introducing smoking. You can take the meats you otherwise grill and give them a moist and delicate flavor.

The stovetop smoker is a great alternative to the outdoor smokers which usually require a great deal of space and maintenance. It’s compact designs lets you smoke smaller servings of food. The drip tray collects fat and runoff. Also included are four kinds of wood chips for a variety of flavor and a 32 page recipe book.

What this means to you: Grilling isn’t your only option. Give your next meal a unique flavor.

Cost: $40 @ Sur La Table

Also See: Outdoorchef City Grill