REVIEW – Like most young couples, my wife and I started our marriage with a cheap set of pots and pans. They got the job done, but they didn’t last forever. As we began to look for better quality cookware, and we eventually discovered cast iron. Over the years we’ve purchased a handful of cast […]
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REVIEW – Cooking with steam is a very old method. It’s probably not the first, but I’m sure it was soon after we learned that tossing stuff over an open fire made things tastier. Our current technology has brought this ancient method into the modern kitchen in forms old and new: steamer baskets for your
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REVIEW – I grew up with a gas range and have installed them in almost every house I’ve lived in. It was a selling point in our current house. It’s familiar and easy, and I like cooking with gas. The heat is steady, instant-on and instant-off, and you can see what’s happening just by peeping
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REVIEW – I love dried fruits and nuts. When the Paris-Rhône PE-FD001 Food Dehydrator came up for review, I thought it might be a chance to see if homemade really is better. I’ve been testing with various food items and am now ready to report my findings. What is it? The Paris-Rhône PE-FD001 Food Dehydrator
Paris-Rhône PE-FD001 Food Dehydrator review – Make your own GORP and fruit roll-ups! Read More
REVIEW – The most important knife in any kitchen is the chef’s knife (aka the cook’s knife). Described as “the workhorse of the kitchen,” it’s a versatile utility knife used for cutting and chopping, slicing and dicing, everything from vegetables to fruit to meat. If you find yourself spending a lot of time doing prep
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REVIEW – It seems like it has been a long winter indoors or maybe just a long 2 years indoors. Covid put a halt to many of my outdoor activities, but now that things are getting a bit better, it is time to get outdoors and enjoy barbequing in my backyard again. I am ready
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NEWS – Just when you thought you understood the world of multi-tools, you find out that you have a lot more to learn. Multi-tools aren’t just for opening boxes and tightening loose screws. There are multi-tools that can help you make your next batch of guacamole too! The Chef’n Avoquado 4-In-1 Tool is designed to
Here’s a multi-tool for avocados! Wait, what? Read More
NEWS – I like to cook, so I’m always looking for unique and helpful kitchen gadgets. The Pan Buddy is one of those items I stumbled upon recently. This handy attachment slides over the handle of just about any type of pan. The design consists of an adjustable vertical handle and wrist support. The handle
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REVIEW – Even though it is February, we are already starting to get warmer days here in south Texas. Just this next week, we have a couple of days predicted to be in the lower 80s! That has the grilling and smoking bug in me starting up full force. I have a Traeger BBQ smoker
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REVIEW – Y’all know I love to cook, but I’ve never owned an air fryer. Weird, right? Over the past month, I’ve been putting the Okaysou Dance 430 4 Quart Air Fryer through its paces to see what I’ve been missing. Let’s cook some stuff. To the review! What is it? The Okaysou Dance 430
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REVIEW – In our kitchen, we have a limited amount of counter and cabinet space, so there’s only room for so many appliances. When new appliances come along, some find a place in our kitchen, but some do not. Two of the appliances that we use regularly are an air fryer from Cosori and a
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REVIEW – A multicooker is an appliance that has many of the cooking capabilities of other appliances, which means it can perform a variety of functions, like boiling, frying, stewing, baking, and steaming. This should allow someone with limited kitchen space to replace several single-function appliances, like a slow cooker, a steamer, an air fryer,
ChefWave Chefe review – a multicooker that uses steam Read More
REVIEW – I know air fryers are all the rage right now, and although I never really thought I needed one, when one appeared on my doorstep I decided to give it a try. If you cook lots of frozen foods or reheat fried foods, I can definitely see the appeal! The Ultenic K10 5.3QT
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REVIEW – Cooking healthy food can be a challenge when life is busy and your cooking skill level isn’t on par with Gordon Ramsay. What if there was a smart countertop cooking device that could lead you step by step in the cooking process to cook your food to perfection? There is and it’s called the
REVIEW – If you’ve ever eaten at a high-end steakhouse, one of the things they regularly tout is dry-aged beef. Dry-aging is a process to improve the quality of beef. It takes a long time and a serious space commitment in a refrigerator, and therefore, costs more. That’s why you typically only see it at
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REVIEW – If you’ve never used an immersion blender, you don’t know what you’re missing. Being able to blend up a smoothie in the glass, or pulverize potatoes right in the pot without dirtying up another bowl can be a time-saver. But, immersion blenders are kind of a one-trick pony. ChefWave thinks they should be
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NEWS– Multi-tools aren’t just for EDC enthusiasts anymore. Now they are for cooks too! Check out the Gentlemen’s Hardware 12-in-1 Detachable Kitchen Stainless Steel Multi-Tool. This tool features a Swiss Army style fold-out tool arrangement with Acacia wood handles. The stainless steel tools include a cheese grater, zester, garlic crusher, channel knife, small paring knife,
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REVIEW – When it comes to my kitchen countertops. I like them to be clutter-free. That includes appliances and their cords. I keep the toaster in the cabinet along with other appliances like the Cuisinart GR-5B Series Griddler FIVE tabletop grill and panini press that I reviewed. I do have the Chefwave Milkmade non-dairy milk
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NEWS – I enjoy making my own bread so I know what ingredients are in it. But one thing I don’t like is having a bunch of half empty bags of flour, sugar, etc shoved willy nilly in the top shelf of my cabinet. First world problem? You betcha. Is there a better way? That’s
PantryChic stores your dry goods and perfectly measures them when it’s time to bake Read More
REVIEW – What’s the worst part of baking messy things? The cleanup, of course. Silicone baking sheets can minimize the mess, but since they’re flat, the goo can still leak and bake onto your pan. Grand Fusion Housewares, a maker of all kinds of home goods, introduced a twist on the silicone baking sheet. Let’s
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