Choosing the best set of knives for your kitchen can be a tricky problem. You can save time and money by simply purchasing a premade knife set. The potential downside to this is that you can end up with a cheap collection of knives that serve better as a decoration than for cutting. Your knives are the backbone of your kitchen, and they deserve careful consideration, … [Read more...]
Best Ceramic Knives
Most technologies start out getting pooh-poohed by people in the field. There’s usually a good reason — they don’t match up to the established tech. Sometimes the new technology works its way past the hurdles and finds a niche; other times it never turns the corner and just fades away. For years, I’ve seen cookbooks and shows dismiss ceramic knives with a quick paragraph, but … [Read more...]
Our Favorite Ways to Make Tea
You might think that brewing tea is as simple as dropping a tea bag into a cup of hot water, but there are more than a few ways to brew tea properly. Just like brewing coffee, the ancient art of brewing tea is often more involved than you've been led to believe. How Brewing Tea Was Discovered These days, we are so used to going to the store and buying premade tea bags … [Read more...]
Freeze Dried Snacks Your Kids Will Love
Freeze dryers are more affordable today than ever before. They make it possible for us to preserve fruits with all the flavor you'd expect from fruit. Kids love eating snacks and it's pretty obvious that we're being overwhelmed with snacks that come from the store which are fattening and filled with preservatives. Yet there's still hope since we've found some alternatives to … [Read more...]
What To Do With Fruit & Veggie Trimmings
Peeling fruits and vegetables can be a simple process using traditional paring knives or a peeler, but what can you really do with all of those trimmings? We've got some practical methods that aren't just for composting and might just make you rethink what trimmings are really perfect for! Trimmings for More than Compost You've been told by numerous websites that you can … [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...]
Recycling Food & Organic Kitchen Waste
If you guessed that composting is the best solution to making good use of kitchen waste, you would be wrong. A lot of kitchen waste isn't always meant for the garbage and will be perfect to recycle in a totally different way. The Usual Suspects Preparing food in your kitchen is one aspect of daily life that we all have had experiences with, yet the most annoying part 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...]