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Enjoy spreadable butter with the Butterie dish

Over the years, there’s been a lot of discussion of how to get spreadable butter here on The Gadgeteer.  We’ve examined heated knives, water-immersion chambers, and even electric butter dishes.  This Butterie dish keeps it simple by just keeping the butter covered and sitting on the kitchen counter.

Butterie is made of 95% BPA-free plastic and 5% silicone.  The flip-top lid never touches the butter or the countertop for cleanliness.  It measures 9″ x 5.5″ x 3″, so it’s big enough for two sticks of butter or one of the larger European blocks.  The included spreader sits on the front knife rest. Keep it out of direct sunlight, and the butter will stay fresh for up to three weeks when kept at room temperature (68-78°F).

Both the knife and the dish are dishwasher- and microwave-safe. The Butterie Flip-Top Butter Dish and Spreader is available in cobalt blue, sunflower yellow, light blue, white, taupe, red, and ivory for $12.95 at The Grommet.

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Verb Caffeinated Energy Bar review

What is it?

Verb Bars are chewy, chocolatey, and enriched with the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee. The caffeine comes from organic green tea, which entails no spike, no crash, and higher levels of focus than caffeine from other sources due to an amino-acid called L-Theanine.

What’s in the box?

For the price of $20, you receive 10 energy bars in a recyclable box. You can purchase in wholesale, at thousands of bars per purchase with a discount if you contact them through professional email and they always offer free shipping through their website: https://www.verbenergybar.com/#!/cart

Design and Features

Verb bars are petite and convenient to carry around for on-the-go energy. Verb Bars have 8 natural, non-GMO, gluten-free, vegan ingredients which are: rolled oats, almond butter, organic puffed brown rice, organic agave nectar, organic unsweetened cocoa powder, vanilla extract, organic brown sugar, and caffeine from organic green tea. Each bar contains 190 calories, 100mg of caffeine, 5g of protein, and 12g of sugar.

What I like

What I like about the bar is that it’s a combination of multiple health benefits into such a simple serving, using a small number of natural ingredients. I especially adore that the box says “recycle me” on it and that the color scheme of the logo matches the earthy vibes that the energy bars have. I also like that you can subscribe to Verb and get boxes delivered to you based on your consumption, and you don’t need to log on and reorder every single time.

What needs to be improved

I think the claim, “as much caffeine as a cup of coffee” needs to be reevaluated… I am not a coffee or soda drinker, so I have almost no tolerance for caffeine and I did not feel a very prominent energy kick from these bars. The flavor was also not what I was expecting… I think adding more flavor options would be beneficial. These bars are also very filling and would be best marketed toward bodybuilders who want the extra calories for bulking up; not people who are trying to remain thin.

Final thoughts

My final thoughts on this product are sincerely optimistic. I personally would not purchase the product again, but I definitely think there is an established foundation here for a very successful company and desired products. The creators behind this product have their minds and hearts aligned in perfect synchronization with the mother nature, and I know they have our Earth’s health, as well as the health of humanity, in mind.

Price: $20.00 for 10 bars
Where to buy: Verb Energy and Amazon
Source: https: The sample for this review was provided by Verb Energy

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Why pack your lunch when you could stack it?

If you aren’t a sandwich-and-chips-for-lunch person, you might like the Black+Blum Stackable Lunch Pot.  This reusable set of stacking bowls is reminiscent of the Tiffin food carriers, but it is much smaller than most Tiffins I’ve seen and is, therefore, more suited for a single person.  This kit has two phthalate-free and BPA-free bowls that stack and are held together with a carrying strap.

The larger top bowl holds 18.6 fluid ounces, and the bottom holds 10 fluid ounces.  Stacked, the Lunch Pot measures 4.7″ wide x 7.9″ tall.  A reusable spork fits in the carry strap.  The bowls are watertight, so you can carry the Lunch Pot in your daily gear bag without worrying about spills.  Both bowls are microwave-safe for re-heating, and they can be tossed into the dishwasher for easy clean up.

The Black+Blum Stackable Lunch Pot is available in several colors for $24.95 from Amazon.

Now you can lick your own face AND get diabetes at the same time

Here’s a unique gift idea for the person who has everything and doesn’t take insulin. It’s a personalized face lollipop from Prezzybox in the UK. Send in a photo of your favorite person, choose a flavor from their selection of five flavors that include strawberry, passion fruit, orange, apple or tutti frutti, and let them know which features to customize like eye color, hair color, weird moles, freaky nose rings, and more.

Before you know it, a candy replica of your face will arrive in your mailbox to creep you out and elevate your glucose levels.

Each sweet treat is priced at a “no way am I paying that for a lollipop” $55. You can read more about the Personalized Face Lollipop by visiting prezzybox.com

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Don’t clip your bags, cap them

Are clips or twist ties the best way to secure a bag rice, beans, coffee, cereal, etc? One alternative to consider is a Bag Cap from ROMMEKA. What the heck is a bag cap you’re wondering? 

Bag Caps are two-piece lids for plastic or paper bags that are made of food grade BPA Free material.

Each cap has two parts. The inner collar and the outer collar with an attached cap. To use one, you feed the open end of the bag through the inner collar and then fold the ends over the edge.

The outer collar with the cap snaps over the other piece to create the cap. Bag Caps come in different sizes and shapes and since the cap is attached, you never have to hunt around on the counter to find the twist tie or clip that always seems to go missing 5 seconds after you laid it down.

You can find out more about these Bag Caps on Amazon where you can buy a set of 3 for $9.99.

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