An Age of Neater Basting Dawns

Brushing and basting can make a mess. But this stainless steel brush and cup set keeps your sauces in line. When you’re not using the brush, rest it against the cup’s tall handle. The brush withstands heat up to 300 degrees. The cup, which holds up to 2 cups, has a lip on each side for easy drizzling of marinades and sauces.

Brush & Baste, $12.99 from Cookin’ Stuff, 22217 Palos Verdes Blvd., Torrance, (310) 371-2220, or online at www.cookinstuff.com, and Rains Department Store, 218 E. Ojai Ave., Ojai, (805) 646-1441.

Slice Garlic

in a Hurry

A garlic slicer allows you to slice a lot of garlic in a short time. Remove the top of this tool and load the cutter with peeled cloves of garlic, replace the top and turn. You’ll have beautiful paper-thin slices of garlic.

Swirl garlic slicer by Bodum, $16.95, from Sur la Table stores.

Donna Deane