Baking bread at home is one of the most rewarding trends that became a healthier alternative to buying bread at the store. One of the oldest methods that you never hear about is using a Dutch oven, making all of those breads you can imagine baking. Can You Bake Bread In A Cast-Iron Dutch Oven? You can bake bread inside a Dutch oven but are limited to the amount of space … [Read more...]
Patty Pan – What is it?
If you've never heard of Patty pan before, you're not alone. This nifty little summer squash is a variant of the Cucurbita pepo, otherwise known as white squash. Yet, oddly enough this squash isn't limited to just white variants as there are also yellow, orange, and green variants floating around the globe. This guide will tell you what this squash is and how it might change … [Read more...]
Freeze Drying – What is it and Should You Buy a Freeze Dryer?
Many homes are getting more accustomed to using food dehydrators and vacuum sealing their food so it lasts longer, but recent developments have given everyday folks more reason to invest in a freeze dryer to make their food last considerably longer. What is freeze-drying? The word itself sometimes sounds tricky and totally different from what we're used to buying at the … [Read more...]
Slicing Cheese 101
You've heard there's more than one way to skin a cat, but how many people really know these types of skills anymore? Slicing cheese may sound like a task that is going to be harder than it happens to be, but we've got great tips and tricks for you. Who Cut The Cheese? Laugh all you want, but when it comes down to preparing sliced cheese that comes in a block is a matter of … [Read more...]
Dalstrong Knives – Should You Buy & What to Know
Dalstrong is a knife brand that is pretty unique to the sheer variety they sell and has a lot of press because they're offering quality knives at lower prices. Their affordable price-point is much of the reason why we ranked these knives so well in our knife testing. They also have some hidden faults that most home chefs don't know about that will help you to determine if … [Read more...]
5 Baking Bread Secrets
Breaking bad habits is part of baking bread, and too often, some cooking tips should never go unnoticed. If you're not too familiar with baking bread, these aren't just bread hacks, since they'll save you a loaf in return... The basic building block of life is bread As our old friend Alan Rickman once mentioned in the movie "Rasputin": A morsel of bread is more precious … [Read more...]
Types of Fellow Tea Kettles
We've been following Fellow tea kettles and feel that you should know about the different models that they offer. While they've become known for their precision gooseneck design, their effectiveness in boiling water for your favorite tea or pour over coffee seems to be unmatched. With a relatively short time to have hit the kettle scene, Fellow has continuously been … [Read more...]
Fellow Kettles [Who Are They] Should You Buy One?
Who Is Fellow? Tea kettles are pretty hot on the market these days with a younger face added to this growing trend to home brewing with coffee and tea. This article will introduce you to how you can make tea with the newest kid of the block- Fellow Tea Kettles. For those of you who don't know, Fellow was founded by Jake Miller as a result of a Kickstarter campaign in … [Read more...]