In this section we talk about miscellaneous small kitchen tools. Some are lifesavers in the kitchen, others just captured our interest. It's also a bit of a catch-all for kitchen and cooking-related topics that aren't reviews and aren't how-tos.
Small Kitchen Tools
If you google for “knife safety,” “knife basics,” or “knife skills,” you’ll find a ton of articles on the Internet. The only thing new about this article is that we pull it all together into one piece: here, you’ll find basic knife safety, basic knife care, and basic knife skills all in one spot. Table
The following sous vide time and temperature tables are adapted from the Modernist Cuisine Kitchen Manual. Here are a few general tips on cooking proteins sous vide:Add seasonings as desired and small amount of fat (butter, olive oil) to bags before cooking.Use small amounts of salt (if any) for long cooks (more than 12 hrs).Bolded times
There are some tools not designed for the kitchen that are quite useful in the kitchen. Or, there may be a kitchen version, but it will cost more than the version you’ll find in a hardware store or on Amazon. Here are five of our favorite non-kitchen tools that can do wonders in the kitchen. Table of
Kitchen items don’t always make the greatest gifts. They can be seen as too practical and unromantic to be gift material. So before you buy a loved one a kitchen-themed gift, make sure it will be appreciated. Having said that, there are a ton of really wonderful kitchen items that can make fabulous gifts. If you’re going
How many ounces in a liter? How many oz in a quart of water? How many ounces in a cup? How many grams in an ounce? And what’s the difference between an ounce and a fluid ounce, if any? We’ll look at these and other common kitchen conversions seen in Google searches. Kitchen measurement conversions can be