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’re thinking about buying a pod coffee maker for yourself or as a gift for someone, please read this first. There are better ways to go–no matter what your priorities are! Coffee pods have taken over the market. According to this article, coffee pods accounted for 35% of coffee sales in 2017. This translates to
Baking can be tricky. When you’re solely reliant on visual cues, it’s easy to get it wrong, especially if you only bake occasionally (holiday cookies! birthday cake!). And with a low of 150F/66C (cheesecake) to a high of 210F/99C (some breads and cakes), the range of doneness may be bigger than you thought. You probably have
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
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