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By JEFF HOUCK

The Tampa Tribune

Published: July 9, 2008

BOWLED OVER

Seems like every time we chop lettuce, it looks like some sort of vegetable serial killing has taken place on the counter, what with all the wayward lettuce. This Good Grips Salad Chopper and Bowl by Oxo aims to help the salad lover chop with a minimum of flying debris by using a dual-edge rolling slicer inside the bowl. Plus, the 5.5-quart bowl can be used at the table. Cost: $24.99; available at www.oxo.com.

GET NAKED

Used to be that the only people who ate granola were either hiking the Adirondacks or recovering from a vigorous session of twisty-bobcat-pretzel yoga. But that was back when it tasted like you were chewing on particle board. Bear Naked all-natural granola decidedly does not. We particularly dug the apple cinnamon flavor. The Heavenly Chocolate variety tastes so good, it might actually violate some arcane Granola Convention rules. Cost: $4.99 Available at Publix, Sweetbay supermarkets.

SHARP IDEA

If shaving razors can have 147 blades in them - OK, I may have exaggerated - why not a kitchen tool? RSVP International's Herb Scissors aims to shorten the prep work with five blades. For those whose knife skills aren't as sharp as they should be, there's no dishonor in just cutting the darn things with this set of robo-shears. Cost: $11.99. Available at ChefTools.com.

EVERYTHING TASTES BETTER ON A STICK

Anyone who has waltzed through a grocery lately knows it's cheaper to make desserts at home than it is to buy a box of prefabricated frozen treats. Cool Cones let you make push-ups by scooping your favorite ice cream or sherbet into the container before freezing. Cost: $2.99. Sold at www.organize.com.

Jeff Houck

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