Archive for the ‘Kitchen Tools’ Category

• Guest post by Evan Barbour

  Monday, August 30th, 2010

  This is a guest post by Evan Barbour

  It’s no secret that basing your diet around produce and whole foods is your best bet for better health. Working at Fine Cooking Magazine, I can confirm that people who work in food might be the most aware of this fact, despite the gourmet meals and treats we [...]

• A mandoline to make ratatouille: Guest post by Janel Ovrut

  Monday, August 16th, 2010

  This is a guest post by Janel Ovrut
  A Mandoline to make Ratatouille
  A few months ago I picked up a great gadget at our local Marshall’s discount store: a mandoline. I originally put one of these on our wedding registry, but couldn’t wait another year to receive it, and couldn’t pass by the [...]

• Summer grilled chicken salad with pecans and dried fruits: how to get a perfect portion size

  Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

  As a nutritionist, I dispense all kinds of words of wisdom. But one I belabor over and over again is the importance of portion control. If only we could eat small amount of food, we wouldn’t need to go into stringent dieting patterns that do much more harm than good. So why not let your [...]

• Apple crumb pie: How not to burn the crust edge!

  Monday, August 9th, 2010

  There are missile shields, patio shields, even panty shields. So why should the kitchen be without some sort of shield on something? Spending precious hours preparing pie crusts only to have the edges burn calls for some protection device indeed…I know, I’ve made enough pies in my day to know that golden brown does not [...]

• How to open a bottle of champagne without putting your eye out

  Friday, July 23rd, 2010

  While it may provide a lot of laughs in a roomful of party goers, an exploding bottle of champagne really isn’t a pretty sight. Perhaps though you are like me–perfectly adept at opening a bottle of the bubbly, but sometimes my hand is just not in condition to do so. After many years of my [...]

• Pot holders worth holding

  Friday, July 16th, 2010

  And you thought leather and suede were just for fancy jackets and shoes. Well, now courtesy of Cuvee Kitchen Apparel, apparently pot holders have gone chic! Leather has been used for centuries offering protection and maintaining flexibility with gripping power. So it makes perfect sense to craft a most needed kitchen item out of the [...]

• Poached eggs with leeks a la Florentine: poaching eggs in a pod!

  Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

  As diminutive as they are, we like pods. Podcasts are extremely popular. Who could pass up a delicious pea pod? And a pod of friends bring nice warm feelings. Pods hold everything together nicely, so as my search continued in Portland last week for some really neat kitchen stuff, the Poach Pod by Fusion Brands [...]

• Glamorous functionality: all you want in a rubber glove

  Friday, June 18th, 2010

  Many posts back, I highlighted a fun rubber glove product that would keep you looking fab while doing grunge work. Loved that product and still do, but I’ll be honest, I reviewed it more for its style than functionality. Hey, a girl has to look good doing her kitchen duty.
  So now for those who really [...]

• Jicama & chayote salad with roasted cumin pumpkin seeds ~ 3 kitchen jobs are all stacked up into one. Never lose your small equipment again

  Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

  Magnets. That ingenious invention that keeps everything organized. Take a look at your kitchen frig right now. I’ll bet there’s a cute magnet holding up everything from your next dentist appointment to the baby shower you must attend to every picture possible documenting your child’s growth.   [...]

• Roast chicken ~ Too hot to handle? Hold foods with your hands. Well…almost

  Monday, June 7th, 2010

  What’s the best cooking equipment? No it’s not tongs. Wrong if you said a fancy wire whisk. Nope, it’s not a spatula. It’s your own two hands. And wouldn’t it be great if someone invented a way for them to be impervious to heat?
  Wait…someone has! And his name is Steve Raichlen. Raichlen, one of America’s [...]