TEST KITCHEN - Over 100 Cups and Spoons Tested - Here's the Results. Setting out to find the best measuring spoons and measuring cups wasn't an easy task. It was the battle of measuring small differences. This article covers our testing methods and provides detailed results for each of the measuring tools we examined. Every recipe starts off the same way: a list of … [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 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...]
Freeze Drying Fruits
It used to be that dehydrating fruits were all the rage in American homes more than a decade ago. Today, freeze drying fruits is possible for in-home use thanks to the affordability of freeze dryers. Additionally, food dehydrators are now more affordable than ever before; learn how you can preserve fruits that a dehydrator often failed to live up to. A Short History Of … [Read more...]
Renewing Old And Limp Veggies
Imagine the horror of going into your fridge and reaching for your favorite crunchy veggie snacks and it turns out they've become bendy and limp? It seems that no matter when you bought your fresh vegetables from the grocery store or farmer's market, your fridge crisper won't be able to keep them crisp and fresh at all! Here is a sure-fire method that will restore and refresh … [Read more...]
Cooking Ingredient Substitutions – Conversions, Charts, & More
Knowing Your Ingredients In the way back machine, it seems like there were two kinds of households in America. Those who used Betty Crocker cookbooks in their iconic red check binder, and those who used The Joy of Cooking in the blue cover with stripes. Both had certain strengths, but Joy in particular offered a ‘Know Your Ingredients' section. See some of our favorite … [Read more...]
Best Way To Remove Veggie & Fruit Skins
Preparing food in the kitchen often requires removing the skin from fruit and vegetables that you make for your kids and your family. Here are some simple tips that are for removing skins much faster than the methods you already know about. Fruit Skins While most adults will love biting into a nice juicy apple or peach, most kids will turn their noses up at eating these … [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...]