I am very fortunate in the fact that apparently all of my roommates have some sort of affinity towards Infomercial products.  Currently in our house we have a Magic Bullet, AeroGarden, and Mighty Mendit.  Having these products around also reaffirms the fact that I need to one day get a job as the sidekick guy on an infomercial.

The AeroGarden is not a standard infomercial in that it doesn’t really fit under the  main categories of Food, Exercise, and Real Estate infomercials.  It clearly leans more food because you are growing herbs, but it isn’t traditional.  I’d fit this in the types of infomercials like the CriCut before I would the GTXpress 101.

The whole idea of the AeroGarden is a mini garden that lets you grow your own herbs with minimal fuss.  It includes a heat lamp and a reservoir  for water, as well as some nutrient pills.  So far so good, it has been up and active in the house for about 2 weeks and everything is starting to sprout.  Ryan is the caretaker, and is currently treating the whole package like his baby, rightfully so.  He’ll be so proud when he makes his first meal using his own home grown herbs.  Boy that sounds drug related.

On a cooking note, I discovered the benefits of washing ones hands well.  I made pasta and crumbled in some of Ryan’s uber hot peppers.  I then proceeded to wash my hands, apparently not well, and then pick my nose.  No subtle way to put that, sorry.  I am an idiot.  You can guess how I felt.

The AeroGarden post will be updated once we finally use the herbs for cooking.  Great Success!

I have on odd obsession with late night infomercials, and I consider myself an expert in the field of infomerciology, a rapidly growing field in the scientific community.  My education in the field has been extensive, but I decided to make my area of concentration food related products and tools in the kitchen.  I have  knowledge of but am not an expert in the cosmetic, fitness, and get rich quick infomercials.

The GT Xpress 101 is essentially a George Foreman grill that forces everything you make in it into an omelet shape.  People that are really into this shape will love this product.  It does everything that a George Foreman grill does and more.  Having two deep cooking wells as opposed to a flat surface allows for liquids and other non solid food items to be cooked in the 101.  Pouring egg beaters in allows for perfectly shaped omelettes every time, and she also pours muffin mix to make delectable, half circle shaped muffins.

Beef and other meats can also be cooked in the GT Xpress 101, providing for hearty, healthy meals.  She wraps some leftover beef around some asparagus, something impossible in any other convential cooking method, to make a gourmet meal for one.  Then she decides to throw in a variety of leftovers in the wells to make a wonderful meal the second time around.  I may as well throw my microwave away.

This will likely be a weekly or bi-weekly series on the best and worst infomercials out there.  Let me know what you think.  I’m saving the best product, the Magic Bullet, for a little later when I’ve really refined my infomercial critiquing.