Kitchen Tools

Fermenting some of your dough in advance during the first step (called preferment) affects both feel and taste of pizza. That initial process strengthen the … Read more

Home-made limoncello sounds easy enough: just steep some lemon peels in strong booze, then sweeten it with syrup, and voila! Except that the combination of … Read more

Making the ideal hard-boiled egg isn’t about blind luck; it is about knowing how to do it. Timing varies based off egg size, how many … Read more

Unless you’re going to use one of the fancy meatloaves featured on my site (which I’ll get to later), meatloaf looks like a no-brainer…until you … Read more

Whether your meat is juicy or dry depend largely on carryover cooking. When you take a steak or roast off the heat it may seem … Read more

The first thing to know about making biltong at home: How spicy should you make it? How much spice actualy belongs on the meat? The … Read more

Biltong is something that can be made at home and turns plain ingredients into something different; something better then what you get in stores. It’s … Read more

The trick to getting your timing correct isn’t necessarily adhering to one rule but knowing which variable actualy affects cooking time. For example, a two-pound … Read more

Instead of guessing how to time an egg based off whether you want it for toast or ramen, managing variables and getting the seconds right … Read more