Hot pans deserve a cool place to land, which is why a sturdy cooling rack should be an essential part of your kitchenware. Not only do the best cooling racks allow air to circulate on all sides of a pan or baked item, including the bottom, they also prevent foods from over-baking or accumulating condensation. …
Let’s get one thing straight: a less than stellar piece of bacon is still bacon. It’s the thing that greets us at a 24-hour diner when a late night turns into an early morning, the star of sandwiches, bean pots, and even some salads, and it can convey “I love you” next to a well-made …
Whether you’re pureeing fruit, whipping up a morning smoothie, or simply chopping ice for your signature mint julep recipe, chances are a personal blender can satisfy your particular needs. These compact contraptions are small enough to be stored out of sight but large enough to accommodate individual servings you can consume on the fly or …
It’s time to leave behind memories of being stuck at the kitchen sink with a a mountain-sized bag of potatoes and a cramping hand, the result of low-quality peelers that just don’t cut it. And while often considered a single-use tool, the best vegetable peelers will come in handy on more than one occasion—preparing a …
A sharp knife is a pleasure: feeling the weight of the blade sinking through tomato skin like butter, gliding through a piece of meat without resistance. It might also be the most important tool a cook can have, so much so that many chefs bring their own knife roll to work rather than rely on …
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The humble oat is an amazing grain of incredible utility in the kitchen, too often overlooked when more fashionable grains—hello, quinoa and millet— become the next big thing. But oats have special flexibility as the base for alternative milks. This is in part because of the generally neutral taste that oats impart, and the ability …
Aside from the week’s hottest gossip, nothing pairs better with a Sunday brunch full of pancakes, eggs, and pastries than the brine and spice of a bloody mary. The classic cocktail with a tomato juice and vodka base has seen quite a few iterations and ingredient additions since its conception in the early 1900s, but …
“A party without a cake is just a meeting,” Julia Child once famously claimed, and it’s true that cakes have been the deemed essential to celebrations since the Ancient Greeks, where candle-festooned cakes were said to mirror the glow of the moon and smoke from the candles transported wishes to the wish-granting gods. That’s a …
What’s the fastest way to a food lover’s heart? Is it through chocolate? Through cheese? If you said fondue pot, you’re covering all the bases. If you’re not sure how to shop for the best fondue pot, we’re here to solve all your hard-pressed questions. As experts like Alexandra Jones, a Philadelphia-based food writer and …
Perhaps your earliest birthday recollection conjures giant swoops of frosting on a homemade cake. Or maybe it was intricate buttercream roses peeking out from a cello-windowed bakery box. Either way, a beautifully decorated cake can be a whimsical way to show your love, which is why learning the basics of cake decorating is a skill …