Have A Hunch You Should Pack Your Lunch?

The benefits of bringing lunch from home are as far-reaching as your options when you opt to bring your lunch from home! Not only does packing lunch save you money on the repeated expense of getting food on the go, but it allows you to fine-tune your cuisine to meet your dietary desires. Some fast food places are happy to make it your way, but that level of personalization doesn’t compare to the excitement of selecting the unique and exciting proteins, carbs, and healthy fats of your choice. In honor of National Pack Your Lunch Day today, we want to present to you some products that may help facilitate the packing of lunch at home and the ease of bringing it with you wherever your day takes you!

1. Snapware Containers

These versatile containers are excellent for packing lunch for kids, since they form an airtight, spill-proof seal, and they hold different quantities. These lids form a secure seal without being too difficult for little hands to open. These Snapware containers even feature a Write+Erase space where you can leave a little note to the person who is taking lunch.

 

2. Snapware On the Go Turquoise Ice Packs

When it comes to keeping your lunch cool, these Snapware On the Go ice packs are an excellent companion to Snapware containers. They are compact enough to fit into an insulated lunch bag to keep your cuisine at a chilly and appealing temperature.

3. Pyrex 14-piece Glass Container Set

For those who like to pack their lunch in glass, the Pyrex 14-piece container and lid set is the perfect choice. This container set includes 7 glass bowls and 7 plastic lids. The set contains one 7-cup bowl, two 4-cup bowls, two 2-cup bowls, and two 1-cup bowls, all with color coordinated lids. The color coordination on the lids allows users keep track of what type of food is stored in which container, helping them make more balanced nutritional choices. Another benefit of this great set is that the containers and lids are freezer, refrigerator, and microwave safe, so you can leave the lid on loosely to prevent splatters during reheating.

4. Pyrex Seasonal Ghost and Reindeer Bowls
   

   

Even though it’s the “off-season” for things like spooky ghosts and prancing reindeer, we still think these seasonal bowls make reliable, reusable lunch-packing containers all year ‘round. Who knows? These playful Pyrex bowls might keep that guy from accounting from stealing your lunch if he thinks it has been there since October!

5. Pyrex Carrying Case with Hot/Cold Pack

Not all packed lunches are meant to be single-serve. If you’re headed to a work lunch potluck or bringing in a treat for a birthday, you can’t go without the Pyrex carrying case with a large hot/cold pack. Available in either a black and red color scheme or a blue and green style, this tote features large pockets on the inside for holding utensils, as well as sturdy handles that Velcro in the middle, giving you a secure hold on your hot or cold dish. The wrap-around zipper makes opening this carrying case easy to insert or remove the dish you’ve prepared. The large hot/cold pack fits snugly into the carrier, and it can be frozen or microwaved to produce the long-lasting temperature-controlling effects that you want.

The Home Chef’s Gift Guide

It doesn’t matter whether the home chef in your life is your spouse, your parent, your sibling, or your friend; chances are good you know someone who enjoys spending time in the kitchen, making sure everyone is comfortable and well-fed. With the help of our Home Chef’s Gift Guide, you’ll find a variety of quality kitchen wares that will make awesome gifts. Best of all, HeltonTool is an authorized distributor of all these fine home products, so you get the full manufacturer’s warranty in addition to our wonderfully low prices.

Chicago Cutlery Knives & Knife Sets

Chicago Cutlery Insignia Steel 18-Piece Knife Set

Chicago Cutlery is renowned for their commitment to quality cutting. Their knives feature exclusive Taper Grind edge technology that ensures a sharper knife and a cleaner cut. If the edge ever does seem to dull, some of our knife sets feature an in-block sharpener to re-hone blades and make them sharp as new again. The knives have an excellent hand-feel, weighing in with just the right balance of a light, manageable design and solid, high-quality construction. With several knives and knife sets to choose from, the home chef you know will have a blade for every task.

Corningware Cookware Sets

Corningware StoveTop 4-piece Pyroceram Blue Cornflower Casserole Set

No matter what dishes she does best, the home chef in your life will appreciate a set of Corningware Pyroceram Stovetop cookware. Available in either the just white design or featuring the blue cornflower embellishment, these dishes look timelessly beautiful in any kitchen. These dishes are made from a material that was pioneered during the burgeoning space exploration era. Pyroceram is virtually impervious to temperature extremes, so there’s no recipe too hot for this bakeware.

Pyrex Glassware & Lids

Pyrex 6-piece Mixing Bowl Set

From everyday Pyrex mixing bowls to some of their more decorative storage dishes, we have glassware that is sure to dazzle the home chef you know. We also have a multitude of colored lids to fit any dish we sell. Pyrex products are proudly made in the USA from materials that don’t hold on to food odors, flavors, or stains, so your home chef will be able to enjoy this iconic glassware for years to come.

Snapware Storage Solutions

Snapware Airtight 26-Piece Storage Container Set

Reliable storage containers with matching lids seem to be something of which no home chef can ever have enough. With our 2-pack of Snapware Airtight 26-piece sets, they just may get enough! This set not only features a variety of perfectly-sized containers with matching lids, but the largest container doubles as a carrying tote. The containers and lids feature a convenient nesting design, so they won’t clutter up valuable kitchen space. Having a cupboard spilling with mismatched containers and lids is almost worse than having no containers at all.

A Helping Hand for Holiday Decorating

Do you hear that? The Christmas music is starting to play. It’s only a matter of time before the snow is flying, the cookies and cocoa are being passed around the hearth, and the streets are twinkling with lights. Whether you’re feeling like a bit of a Scrooge this year or if you’re ready to don your gay apparel and sing like Buddy the Elf, decorating your home for the holidays is one of the most effective ways to get into the spirit of the season.

The Lights

Longwood Gardens

Many of us have memories (both real-life and supplied by campy holiday comedies) of the family patriarch standing on a snowy roof, stapling his glove between the string of lights and the shingles. If anyone you know is still using a staple gun, it’s time to inform him there’s a better alternative. In fact, with adhesive light clips, the only hardware you’ll need to hang your lights is a ladder. Whether you plan to hang LED or incandescent, icicle style or great big bulbs, Christmas Lights Etc. has compiled a convenient chart of what clips work best with what lights in which location on your home.

The Tree

Some people love the natural scent of pine that fills their home with the arrival of a live or freshly cut tree. Other people prefer the convenience and cleanliness of a pre-lighted plastic tree. Since most artificial trees come with everything you need to know on the packaging, we got some tips from About.com on which cut trees work best for decorating and how to make sure your tree fits in the space you have designated for it.

Ornaments

Godfather Style

When it comes to ornaments, people have a variety of different ideas of what configuration looks best. Some families opt for a hodgepodge of handmade ornaments bursting with sentimentality. Others stick to a strict theme of beauty and elegance year after year. No matter what type of ornaments you have, you’ll need to keep them safe before and after their brief stint among the boughs. Our Snapware ornament keepers are the perfect solution. Capable of holding 27-48 ornaments, our 3-tiered keeper is a fantastic choice for safely stowing all your valuable glass.

If you aren’t settled on what kind of ornaments you’ll hang this year, check out this list compiled by BuzzFeed. It contains 39 different ways to decorate bare glass ornament bulbs. Consider laying down masking paper before you get started for easy clean-up, then let your imagination run wild with festive creativity!

Stockings

Design Mom

While these sweets-filled Santa socks have traditionally been hung by the chimney (with care), many homes no longer contain fireplaces nor mantles. Babble offers a list of 10 Festive Ways to Hang Christmas Stockings on their blog. Take a peek at what alternatives they suggest instead of using wall-damaging nails or the sometimes-unreliable weighted stocking hangers we see this time of year.

Holiday Deals from HeltonTool

Whatever style you choose to decorate your home for the holidays, we hope you are able to do it safely and affordably. The new Holiday Deals section on our website offers more tools and housewares that will make your holiday prep a little easier, so you can sit back and delight in the twinkling lights, the scent of frosted pine, and the assurance that Santa will be here soon.

What Not to Give Holiday Gift Guide

Getting the right gift for the various members of your family during the Holiday season can be tough. Everyone has specific likes and needs, and unfortunately, they’re not always immediate to the gift giver. This year, if you don’t know what to get for your loved ones, don’t just guess! Sometimes, getting a gift that the recipient doesn’t want or need is worse.

We at HeltonTool want to help, which is why we’ve compiled this handy guide to give you an idea of what types of gifts should be avoided for the four main people in most people’s lives: dad, mom, son, and daughter! Once this is all over, you’ll not only be an expert at what types of gifts you should avoid, you’ll have ideas for several gifts that should be given.

Top 5 Gift Ideas For Mom

Next up on our Holiday gift giving guide series, it’s mom! It doesn’t matter if you’re shopping for your mother, wife, grandmother, or step mom, HeltonTool has a lot of great gift ideas to make the Holidays fantastic for that special woman in your life.

How to Choose the Right Generator

Generators serve as excellent backup sources of power in your home in case an emergency like a hurricane, tornado or earthquake knocks out your power for days or even weeks. A generator also provides portable power that can be brought along to places with no ready supply of electricity, such as camp grounds or job sites. They help make it easier to enjoy all the comforts of home, like using power tools, when you’re away.

Like many other products, generator technology has taken huge strides in recent years. Manufacturers are packing more power into smaller and lighter packages. This means cheaper, quieter units that produce much less pollution than their predecessors.

Consequently, as generator technology has gotten better, a wider variety of units has become available. As such, choosing the right unit for your needs can be a bit intimidating. There are a lot of different generators on the market and it’s not always clear which one is best.

There are a few key factors you should always keep in mind when shopping for a new generator. Here are some tips to help you choose the right one.

Scale Blaster Now Available at Helton Tool

Helton Tool is honored to be an authorized distributor for Scale Blaster! Check out HeltonTool.com for our newest products.

Scale Blaster’s revolutionary alternative to your typical water softener is a must see. No salt or heavy chemicals needed. With this eco-friendly alternative, you cannot go wrong.

ScaleBlaster is a compact, state-of-the art, computerized system that is installed on the incoming waterline of the house or building.

This innovative product produces an oscillating electronic field using a unique and complex modulating frequency wave form that changes the physical shape, size and charge of the calcium molecules and causes them to lose their adhesive properties. Continue reading…
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The Naked Bee all natural lotions available in Orange Blossom Honey or Pomegranate & Honey

The Naked Bee Pomegranate & Honey or Orange Blossom Honey scents are sublime!

The Naked Bee products are made from all natural, skin-healing ingredients with moisturizers like honey to soften, heal and promote healthier skin. All of The Naked Bee personal care products are designed with healthy living in mind. HeltonTool is proud to be a distributor for The Naked Bee products – available now at HeltonTool.com

A comparison of some of the best woodworking tools on the market

HeltonTool is a distributor for Jet and Powermatic Tools…I found this article by Michael Springer comparing the different woodworking tools he saw at the International Woodworking Fair. If you are a craftsman and you like to work with wood, then this is the article for you.  click here