May Tyler Florence Fancy Box

Still playing catch-up, so here is another blog in my rapid fire blog a day.

Well now, I was unimpressed with April's box by Tyler Florence, and this month he is continuing on with his trend of giving random kitchen tools to the person just starting their kitchen.  My happy disclaimer is this: if a person did not have a very well established kitchen, this box would be great for them.  Considering what I already have in my cupboards this box is rather unimpressive.

It looks like this month he is centering around the idea of vegetables and then some other random things, so that he can reach his $80 box quota.  Each of his boxes are supposed to value $80; and, it seems like this causes his themes to become convoluted.   

Tomato Huller ~ $5 Citrus Reamer ~ $7    iPeeler ~ $9       Potato Brush ~ $9

When it comes to the vegetables he did well covering his bases with practical items for the most part.  I was pretty impress with this potato brush.  I have never seen one before that had an eye remover attached to the handle.  This seems like an honest time saver.  I have gotten other times from Ar+cook in Fancy boxes.  They are good quality.  The vegetable steamer makes sense as well.  What has me confused is the tomato huller.  Do people really invest in having this separate tool?  According to the insert it will help me, "mix up some refreshing salsas, salads, fresh pasta sauce and more."  I had not idea a huller could do all of this.

Vegetable Steamer ~ $8     Mortar and Pestle ~ $20     Herb Pot ~ $40

I kind of see where he was going by putting in the herb pot and mortar and pestle.  Grow your fresh herbs and then prepare them in the mortar and pestle before adding them to your dish.  Maybe?  The thing that I just can't link to anything else is the citrus reamer.  Oh well!  Now I am the proud owner of one.

So was it worth it...I paid $46.95 with shipping and handling.  Each Fancy box is suppose to total $80.  This box totaled $98.  Then again, almost half of the value came from a pot to plant a single herb in.  If, as I mentioned in a previous post, life had not been so hectic I would have canceled the box after this one was received.  Instead, Fancy got lucky, and this subscription made it to my door in June.