Submitted by: Michael Kiely (1269)

This is the weirdest kitchen gadget I've see in awhile. The Al Dente Singing Pasta Timer ($30) is a little red plastic man in a suit that you drop into your pot while boiling your pasta. After a certain number of minutes passes he will sing songs. For example, after 7 minutes it's "The Triumphal March" from Aida, after 9 minutes it's "The Chorus of Hebrew Slaves" from Nabucco and after 11 minutes it's "La Donna e Movile" from Rigoletto. So depending on how long you want your pasta cooked, let Al Dente be your personal underwater singing assistant. I wonder what he sounds like underwater though? Weird.

• Al Dente Pasta Timer
• Red plastic resin PC food-proofed
• Shaped like a man in a suit with tie and hat
• Integrated temperature sensor
• Timer and opera melody generates once dropped into boiling water
• After 7 minutes: "The Triumphal March" from Aida
• After 9 minutes: "The Chorus of Hebrew Slaves" from Nabucco
• After 11 minutes: "La Donna e Movile" from Rigoletto
• Instructions included

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