Kitchen Equipment

Santa Was Here! Come see the kitchen goodies he left…

December 29, 2009 |

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Top 19 Bestselling Cookbooks + 11 Bestselling Kitchen Items = 30 More Great Gift Ideas

December 15, 2009 |

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We are now less than two weeks away from Christmas (how did that happen??), and many of you may still be looking for gift ideas. I, for one, still have a lot of shopping left to get done. Eek! In this third installment of gift-related ideas (remember, there were the homemade gift ideas and the [...]

10 Gift Ideas for the Foodies in Your Life

December 7, 2009 |

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Last week I talked about how you could use your kitchen prowess for gift giving and provided some homemade food gift ideas. This week I want to chat about gifts that foodies would love. Maybe your sister, your best friend, or your aunt love to spend time in the kitchen and you’re looking for a [...]

How to Afford Le Creuset Cookware on a Budget: Bargain Shopping at its Finest

November 3, 2009 |

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There seems to be a never-ending debate raging over whether Le Creuset cookware is worth its hefty price tag. In most food circles you will find that the answer is an unequivocal “Yes!” but given the current economic state, the high price certainly can’t be ignored when you are talking about hundreds of dollars for [...]

How to Build a Baking Pantry, Part IV: Equipment (Advanced)

September 4, 2009 |

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[This is Part Four in a four-part series on stocking a baking pantry. You can catch up on ingredients by checking out How to Build a Baking Pantry, Part I: Ingredients (Beginner) and How to Build a Baking Pantry, Part II: Ingredients (Advanced). Check out basic equipment in the previous post - How to Build [...]

How to Build a Baking Pantry, Part III: Equipment (Basic)

September 3, 2009 |

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[This is Part Three in a four-part series on stocking a baking pantry. You can catch up on ingredients by checking out How to Build a Baking Pantry, Part I: Ingredients (Beginner) and How to Build a Baking Pantry, Part II: Ingredients (Advanced).] I hope you all found the first two installments of How to [...]

Volume vs. Weight in Baking: Why you should weigh your ingredients

July 16, 2009 |

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I grew up learning how to measure dry ingredients the way I’m sure just about everyone else did – scoop and level. Scoop the measuring cup into the flour, then take the straight edge of a butter knife and level off the top. Seems easy enough, right? Well, it might be easy but it is [...]