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
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
At last–our long-anticipated 2021 holiday shopping guide! This year, our list is full of all-new items. We include everything from stocking stuffers to over-the-top luxury items. Our main goal this year, as always, is to help you find unique, special, beautiful gifts that your loved ones probably wouldn’t find on their own–and if they did,
In less than 5 years, sous vide cooking has moved from the food geekery fringes into the mainstream spotlight. Immersion circulators have become a popular gift item for cooks and food lovers. Food blogs–and not just “modernist” ones–have exploded with sous vide recipes and techniques. It’s a craze that’s taken the culinary world by storm.But
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
Here, we’ve put together a Splurge/Save list of kitchen tools, along with reasons and recommendations. Expensive tools aren’t always necessary in the kitchen. You can do just fine with slightly-less-than-the-best, or even bargain-priced products.On the other hand, there are items that you DO need to throw down the big bucks for. Some kitchen tools take a