Have you ever been to a restaurant or in a plane and received either a warm or cold (depending on the season) cotton towel? In Japan they call them Oshibori (おしぼり).
Next to the wooden tooth pic (which seemingly got extinct in Germany - for whatever reason) they are among the best inventions to support the cultivated visitor to restaurants.
Whoever had the pleasure to receive one for the first time immediately wonders why they don't have them all around the planet. Luckily, one gets them in more and more restaurants in the western hemisphere, too.
Now, to keep them cold should be pretty easy. Everyone's got a fridge and therefore it's easy to keep them cool during the hot summer months (just make sure they don't stay there too long and pick up the smell of whatever leftovers you might have stored there :-).
...but warm? What do you do? Put them in the oven? Into a pan? Misuse the vegetable steamer, rice cooker or even toaster??
Well, if you are still looking for the ultimate kitchen gadget for the next birthday or Christmas present, you have arrived: The Oshibori Towel Warmer.
The challenge of course will be to find one in the western world should you live outside the truly international hot spots of London or New York - but in Zurich, for instance ;-))
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