Kitchen Tools

Anyone who’s been burned by the let-down of opening up a tuber-filled Tupperware to find nothing but gummy cold potato paste knows the problem isn’t … Read more

Okay, so you’ve been there: Friday night, it’s time to put something on the table (and do it now; your brain turned off for the … Read more

The freezer drawer has its own set of cooking hurdles, though it’s still very much associated with fast dinners. “I reach into the freezer drawer … Read more

There’s nothing more productive then starting the week with an egg boil on Sunday morning. Dump a dozen eggs into pan of simmering water, set … Read more

Because shrimp cooks fast, it’s a different animal from steak: You cannot use beef marinade rules and expect it to work on seafood. Flank steak … Read more

Salmon is forgiving in many ways, but it’s unforgiving when it comes to acid. While you can cover up damage of an overcooked piece of … Read more

Leftover pizza is rarely about hunger; it’s more about texture. Yesterdays good slice has now became a rubbery crust and congealed cheese in fridge. How … Read more

When you reheat leftover lasagna, you have a familiar dilemma. You need to heat the lasagna through so sauce is hot and cheese melts. You … Read more

Unlike other flavors that float across top of tofu, it absorbs them like a sponge. So how does he get the flavor into the curd? … Read more