As meat prices continue to rise, it is valuable to know how to use what in the past were called utility cuts. Which is a nice way to say if you don’t handle them properly you will be chewing them for a couple days. But when you do use the right process they will give you some of the best tasting meat you can cook up for friends and family. For that reason some utility cuts from … [Read more...]
Making Omelettes: American, French & Japanese
The name omelet hit the west somewhere around 500 years ago in France. The dish however has likely been around as long as humans have been scavenging eggs, and had a round shaped area to heat and cook them in. That being said, the French did formalize the omelet in the west. Many Asian cultures have been making them as well, possibly the most well-known being the tamagoyaki … [Read more...]
Cooking Temperatures for Meat, Seafood, Candy & Baking
In this guide we will breakdown everything you need to know about basic heat reactions and cooking doneness temperatures for meat, seafood, baked goods and candy. Distilled down to the essence, cooking is applying heat to organic material to alter it in a positive way. Hopefully positive, although we know that too much heat can lead to disaster. How and why heat affects … [Read more...]
Whistling Tea Kettles [Complete Testing]
A nice cup of tea is very fine thing. The process is part of the experience, too. It’s a chance to slow down and let the small movements of tea-making take over your brain. All the pieces matter, too. Do you like bag tea? Whole-leaf tea in an infuser? Loose? Make a whole pot and enjoy the change as it steeps? One cup and go? There’s something meditative about a good cup of tea, … [Read more...]
Pizza Cutters [Tested & Ranked]
Too many cookware reviews take the tone that you absolutely have to have the item in question (pizza cutters) or else your kitchen is deficient and you’re missing out on something amazing. This is not one of those reviews. You can absolutely cut pizza with an ordinary chef’s knife and have a grand pizza-eating time, and I would never suggest otherwise. I’d argue, though, … [Read more...]
Meat Tenderizers [Test Kitchen] Review & Ratings
Confession time: I didn’t own a meat tenderizer before this test kitchen. Whenever I wanted to make something that needed cutlets pounded out, I’d use the bottom of my eight inch nonstick skillet. Every time, I said I should maybe get a real meat pounder, but then I’d be done with it and forget. Not to spoil the review, but pretty much all of these products are better than a … [Read more...]
Best Measuring Cups & Spoons: 100 Measuring Tools Tested
TEST KITCHEN - Over 100 Cups and Spoons Tested - Here's the Results. Every recipe starts off the same way: a list of ingredients and measurements. Since the publication of Fannie Farmer’s seminal The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book in 1896, recipe writers have called for standardized measurements, and the world of cooking is better for it. Imagine how difficult baking … [Read more...]
Vegetable Peeler – Guide & Reviews
For all your cooking needs, you may definitely need a vegetable peeler. Whether you are skinning potatoes or carrots, you need one almost every single day. These are not just important, but also affordable. If you are looking for a brand new peeler in the market, you are at the right place. Here, we will look at the best vegetable peelers in the market and help you make … [Read more...]