Kitchen

Pressure Cookers

Those of us of a certain age remember those old fashioned pressure cookers that belched steam, rattled and sputtered, and were truly frightening when pressure overload propelled the pot's contents onto the kitchen ceiling. Today's generation of cookers have built-in...

Wood-Burning Pizza Ovens for Home Kitchens

Deborah Krasner suggests the following information sources and suppliers for wood-burning pizza and bread ovens for home kitchens: The Bread Builders: Hearth Loaves and Masonry Ovens, by Daniel Wing and Alan Scott (Chelsea Green Publishers, 1999). Alan Scott Ovencrafters 5600...

Holiday Music to Entertain By

It happens every year. There comes a time during the holidays when one more fa-la-la-la-la will send you screaming from the room. The antidote lies in these holiday music picks from World Music master Bob Duskis: Artist: Mahalia Jackson Track:...

Kitchen Gadget Stocking Stuffers

When it comes to stocking stuffers for cooks, Dorie Greenspan says, "think kitchen gadgets." Her favorites include a Microplane zester, kitchen timer, Silpat baking mat, and an insulated French press travel mug....

Dorie Greenspan's Tips for Buying a Kitchen Scale

Dorie Greenspan, who writes the monthly "Tools of the Trade" column for Bon Appétit magazine, says the home cook has three options when it comes to kitchen scales balance, spring, and electronic and each does the job differently. Here's the...

Mark Bittman's Minimalist Thanksgiving

The author of How to Cook Everything streamlines the holiday feast. Last Thanksgiving, I vowed to minimize everything: time, number of ingredients and, most of all, work. Heretical as it may seem, I thought it might be fun for the...

Brine Time Guide

Lynne Brine Time Guide © 2005 Lynne Rossetto Kasper. All rights reserved. Brining is a dynamite way to plump up lean or tough meats and poultry. It makes fish juicier. You cover the food with salted (and flavored, if you'd...

Tofurky Vegetarian Roast

Turtle Island Foods, Inc. is the creator of the popular Tofurky Vegetarian Roast, commonly sold at natural foods stores during the Thanksgiving and Christmas season. Also included in the company's product line is the soy-based, 100% vegan Tofurky Vegetarian Feast....

Roasting Pans

Dorie Greenspan, who writes Bon Appétit magazine's "Tools of the Trade" column, says when it comes to roasting pans four characteristics define quality: the pan's weight, its size, the good grip of its handles, and the metal it's made of....

Lynne's Turkey Tips

USDA Turkey Hot Line: 800-535-4555 Use hormone and antibiotic-free, free-range turkey if at all possible. For safety, defrost frozen birds in the refrigerator (never at room temperature), figuring 2 to 3 days. If speed is of the essence, defrost...

Thanksgiving Cooking Chat (circa 1998)

Host: Lynne Rossetto Kasper Hey, everyone, it's Lynne Rossetto Kasper and we're on the countdown for show time. Dorie -- are you there and how in heaven's name are you?! Dorie Greenspan I'm here and glad to be here. Rumor...

Commercial-Style Ranges for the Home Cook

Deborah Krasner, author of Kitchens for Cooks, offers the following basic points to consider when selecting a commercial-style range for home use: A major difference in commercial-style ranges is BTU's. The commercial-style range will be 2 to 3 times more...

Are Our Kitchens Making Us Fat?

Check the online archives of The Washington Post for Jeff Turrentine's article, "Are Our Kitchens Making Us Fat?" which appeared in the April 6, 2006 edition of the newspaper. www.washingtonpost.com...

Great Music to Cook By

Induction Cooktop

For information on induction cooktops check the article in the February 2006 issue of Gourmet magazine....

Transforming Meal Preparation into Quality Time

Lynn Fredericks offers tips for families from her book Cooking Time is Family Time: Cooking Together, Eating Together, and Spending Time Together. Don't make time pressure an issue and sabotage the family part of the cooking experience by cutting children...

Quick Fixes for Kitchen Lighting

Deborah says most kitchen lighting consists of one fluorescent fixture in the middle of the room and no task lighting at all. Here are some of her quick-fix tips: 1. Replace the fluorescent bulb with a full-spectrum bulb and put...

A Great Cheese Grater

Dorie Greenspan writes the monthly "Tools of the Trade" column for Bon Appétit magazine and loves gadgets. But unlike most of us when it comes to cheese graters, Dorie's gadget drawer isn't littered with multiple varieties. She's a one-grater woman...

Getting to Know Your Freezer

Your freezer can be much more than a repository crammed full of the odds and ends and leftovers from your kitchen. Knowing what to freeze and how to freeze it will save you time and money. Chris Kimball of Cook's...

Juicers

Equipment expert Dorie Greenspan had an epiphany of sorts when she started checking out juicers. We now picture her happily juicing just about anything. When shopping for an electric juicer, there are two styles to check out: centrifugal and masticating....

Menu Plan for An Italian Buffet by Abigail Kirsch

From Invitation to Dinner: Elegant Entertaining and Delicious Dinners at Home, by Abigail Kirsch with David Nussbaum. The Main Events: Veal Scallops with the Bite of Lemon Rock Cornish Hens, Pancetta, and Mushrooms On the Side: Pasta Caprese Stewed Green...

Single-Flower Honeys

Listen to this feature (RealAudio 3.0; how to listen) John Willoughby is one of those food writers that you really want to read. He delves deep into a subject and has the rare ability to take readers along with him....

Dorie Greenspan's Skillet Picks

When it comes to quality skillets, Bon Appétit magazine's "Tools of the Trade" columnist Dorie Greenspan recommends either All-Clad or Sitram from France. And keep in mind six things when shopping for a good skillet: shape, size, metal, finish, handles,...

Charcoal

Naked Whiz, founded by Doug Hanthorn, is a web site that has done for charcoal what Consumer Reports does for cars. He tests and rates brands and so do his site visitors. Here are a few of his top picks:...

Ice Cream Makers

Christopher Kimball, founder and editor of Cook's Illustrated magazine, loves to make and eat homemade ice cream. Here is his evaluation of ice cream makers they tested at Cook's. Lussino Ice Cream Machine: Very deluxe (it has its own air...

Cook's Illustrated Favorite Kitchen Gadgets

Cook's Illustrated Favorite Kitchen GadgetsDecember 18, 2004 Listen to this feature (How to listen) One of the things Cook's Illustrated magazine is known for is the merciless testing they do with everything from recipes and ingredients to appliances and...

Wake n' Bacon Alarm Clock

Believing that no one likes to be jolted awake every morning by the shrill blast of an alarm clock, NYU graduate student Matty Sallin has collaborated on the design of a kinder, gentler clock: one that wakes you to the...

Rolling Pins

Dorie Greenspan, author of Bon Appétit magazine's "Tools of the Trade" column, says the right rolling pin will give you a leg up when it comes to working with pastry dough. For her, that means a simple wooden French-style rolling...

Kitchen Equipment on the Web

Deborah opened her online address book and shared some of her favorite sites for equipping a kitchen: restaurant-supply.com www.amer-rest-equip.com www.rmgstone.com/soapstone/ www.galleriacollection.com (copper sinks) www.tienda.com for tiles and food products from Spain and Dutch Delft. www.stoneagepltd.com for marble, granite and sandstone...

Silicone Kitchen Gear

Equipment-obsessed Dorie Greenspan confesses to a love of silicone ... in the kitchen. It seems a silicone version of everything from muffin pans to rolling pins is available now. We asked Dorie to name some of her favorites: Spatulas in...