One of the biggest letdowns for a coffee lover is going to grab a cup, only to find stale, luke warm coffee in the bottom of the carafe. But what if your last cup of coffee could taste as good as the first?
With the Black & Decker 8-Cup Thermal Programmable Coffeemaker (CM1509), those last cup blues are a thing of the past. The double-layer stainless steel thermal carafe holds up to 8 cups of coffee and keeps your coffee at the optimal temperature for you to get a hot, fresh cup hours after you finished brewing.
Quicktouch™ programming lets you set automatic brewing up to 24 hours in advance at the touch of a button. The Sneak-a-Cup feature even lets you pause the drip to pour your first cup before brewing ends, so you have hot coffee ready when you are.
The Perfect Pour® carafe lid helps prevent drips and spills on counters to minimize cleanup by keeping your counters clean. All the removable parts are dishwasher-safe and the control panel is easy-clean, too, so you can brew and go without a hassle on busy mornings.
The 8-Cup Thermal Programmable Coffeemaker is available now at major retailers nationwide, as well as online. The finish is black with stainless steel accents, to compliment a wide range of kitchen decor.
With spring in full bloom and summer weather coming in, it’s a big season for weddings. Whether you’re shopping for a young couple or buying for a newly blended family, Black & Decker has the appliances you need—plus handy gift giving tips—with this convenient Wedding Gift Buying Guide.
Why Appliances?
Appliances are a tradition in wedding gifts, because you help prepare the new couple for daily life together. Blenders, bread makers and slow cookers are among the top gift ideas, as well as coffeemakers, toasters/toaster ovens and food processors.
Choosing the Right Appliance to Gift
Always keep the couple in mind as you buy the appliance. Most couples—about 95% now—have a registry. If you don’t want to buy specifically off the registry or you’re buying late, you should still look at the registry to get clues of what they need and the finishes or decor they want in their new home.
- Consider the Couple
- Also keep the couple’s habits in mind. Getting a high-tech appliance is great for a tech savvy couple, but it may just frustrate a couple that likes to keep it simple. If one or both of people drink more tea than coffee, an electric kettle may actually be a better fit than a coffeemaker.
- Consider their Space
- Counter space will also be a factor, so if the newlyweds are living in an apartment or smaller condo, try to get compact appliances like blenders and vertical bread makers to help maximize space in their kitchen.
Gifting Tips for Specific Appliances:
Gifting Times
The day of the wedding may not be the best time for an appliance, since the couple is heading out of town and las a lot of stuff to get transported. Showers are a great time to give appliances, but it’s also acceptable to have the gift delivered up to two weeks after the couple returns from their honeymoon.
Gifting on a Budget
If you’re gifting on a budget or looking to get a big-ticket appliance for the new couple, it is acceptable even by tradition to go in with close friends on a group gift. This also allows you to buy gifts with more bells and whistles for the happy couple to enjoy.
Big life changes can mean added stress in the home. Whether it’s a new baby or blending lives with a wedding, it’s important to get your house in order to meet new needs—and one of the biggest challenges comes in the kitchen. To make the transition a total success, it’s key to plan so you don’t add chaos to already changing lifestyles.
Making the Change to Married Life
For new couples without kids, the key to a happy kitchen is to find easy two-person serving solutions. Look for lower serving numbers in prepackaged foods and hunt for online resources and recipe books that cater to 2-person households. (more…)
PASTRY CRUST
- 1 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons cold butter or margarine, cut into small
- pieces
- 2 to 4 tablespoons ice water
- Position chopping blade in bowl of processor. Add flour, salt, shortening and butter. Pulse 3 or 4 times, for about 3 to 4 seconds each, until mixture is crumbly.
- With processor running, drizzle in just enough water until mixture pulls away from sides of bowl and forms a loose ball.
- Gently shape dough into ball. Roll out on lightly floured surface to a circle 2 inches larger than the inverted pie plate.
- Transfer pastry to pie plate. Fold under excess dough around edge of pie plate. Form a standing crust and shape crust around edge of pie plate as desired
DUTCH APPLE PIE
- 4 to 6 large tart apples, peeled, cored and cut in quarters
- ½ cup raisins
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 tbsp. arrowroot
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/3 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 3 tbsp. butter or margarine
- 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 to 3 tsp. fresh lemon juice
Using Black & Decker Food processor, slice apples. Toss in bowl with raisins and lemon juice. Combine sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add to apples and toss to coat apples well. Pile the mixture into the pastry lined pie plate.
In small workbowl of Food Processor, combine flour and brown sugar. Add butter and pulse several times until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle evenly over fruit.
Place pie on baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven at 425ºF for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350ºF and bake 30 minutes longer or until fruit juices are bubbling and pastry is golden.
Cool on wire rack. Before serving, blend confectioners’ sugar and enough lemon juice to make a thick consistency. Drizzle over pie.
Make 8 servings.
To bake empty, pierce generously with fork. Bake at 425º F.(218º C.) until golden, about 12 minutes.
Yield:
1 – 9-inch (23 cm.) pie crust.
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