In the past few years pellet stoves for home heating have revolutionized the way people keep warm by burning renewables. They’re more efficient and totally sustainable. Now the Oorja stove has been developed and could spark a similar revolution. These smoke-free, biomass burning pellet stoves, developed in India for people who can’t access clean energy, can cook a meal for five using barely a fraction of the resources LP gas or wood use. They’re currently being used in homes and restaurants all over India, where they’ve proven to be nothing short of amazing.

This product is designed for tenderizing meat and that’s a good thing because real brass knuckles are outlawed in all 50 states. Fathers of teenage daughters, you probably already know this but the Knuckle Pounder could be your loophole for keeping those slimy senior boys at bay. Just answer the door with this on and he’ll know exactly where he stands.

If you’re feeling a creeping guilt about the mountain of plastic trash your K-Cup coffee maker is producing, maybe this new drip coffee maker from Bodum is the solution. It’s simple, a high-quality drip machine that features nearly boiling hot water and a stainless steel filter. Full flavor, less plastic trash; genius! Source

As soon as your thick, juicy rib-eye sees this thing coming, the job of tenderizing your meat will be half done. An imposing spiked wheel will treat your meat to a beating like it has never known before. The blade stores safely in the handle when not in use. Source

Any way you slice it, knife storage is boring. But at least this solid oak hexagonal knife block looks pretty cool. It holds six knives between two nested wooden hexagons and if you add an optional third hexagon it’ll hold twelve blades. Source

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just load your expensive stemware into the dishwasher and not break one every time? Now there’s the wine glass Tether to keep them intact. The little rubbery doinklet lashes your glass to the washer rack for no-break, no-hands dish washing.

Once hot buttered rum cools down it tastes like crap. Keep it hot for the holidays with this architect-designed kettle. Clean lines and proven insulating power make this a great alternative to sipping slimy rum out in the cold.

This elegant app-driven countertop coffee maker will brew you up a mean cappuccino with the touch of a button—actually an icon on your smartphone. Of course you’ll have to remodel your entire kitchen to install this water, milk, and coffee dispensing miracle, but that’s the price you pay for convenience.

Bob Kramer knows knives. Certified as a Master Bladesmith by the American Bladesmith Society, Bob is one of the only Master Bladesmith’s in the world specializing in kitchen cutlery. Normally, getting a BK original would require the sale of a family member or a third mortgage. Now Sur La Table is offering his knives to the masses.

Hollywood might be out of fresh ideas. Why else would they continually resurrect old comic book heroes from the 50s? Williams-Sonoma on the other hand, is always coming up with cool, new stuff. This set of four Marvel hero cookie cutters will turn out perfect Spiderman, Hulk, IronMan, and Captain America cookies like Hollywood turns out tired story-lines. Which is to say: often, easily and with great success.