Having the Right Equipment Makes a Difference Saucier A saucepan whose sides curve up gently from the bottom as opposed to having a completely flat bottom and straight sides. This makes it much easier to cover the entire bottom of the pan when stirring a sauce with a wooden spoon or a whisk. And the […]
The Difference Between a Dutch Oven & a Camp Dutch Oven A couple of weekends ago, we were in central Pennsylvania for the annual Apple Butter day at our friend, LaRue’s home. We stand around all day stirring a giant copper pot filled with fresh apple cider and bushels and bushels of peeled, cored […]
What Type Of Cooking Pan For Veal Marsala? This is my third post describing how to make the very best veal Marsala at home using my friend Chef Ricco’s recipe. You can find the the actual Veal Marsala recipe here and my post describing the various ingredients used in this dish called Veal Marsala Ingredients. […]
All About Double Boilers A double boiler as produced and marketed by the cookware industry is a very specialized piece of cooking equipment. A commercially produced double boiler consists of a basic two-or three quart straight-sided sauce pan and another insert pan that has a slightly rounded bottom and fits snugly into the top of […]
The Four Most Important Features When Buying Cookware I don’t know about you, but there are so many different kinds of pots and pans out there that my wife and I tend to get a bit confused when shopping for new ones. I have some old hard-anodized Calphalon and some newer stainless steel AllClad pans […]
5 Reasons to Own a Pressure Cooker If you have heard about pressure cookers but never used one yourself, you are definitely missing out on a valuable cooking experience. Pressure cooking is a safe and healthy way to prepare a wide variety of foods, from canned fruit to frittatas to delicious baked beans, and they […]
Should you purchase a whole set of pans or buy them one at at a time? A great question and one that really depends on several things including your cooking needs, level of cooking, and how much you want to spend. Over the years I purchased a few pots and pans made by Calphalon, still […]
How to Choose the Right Stock Pot For Your Kitchen Buying a good stock pot, also called a stock or cooks pot, is important to every home cook because of its versatility. Not only will you use it for making stocks and stock reductions, it will come in handy when you cook pasta, make soups, […]
Dutch Ovens – How to Choose One That’s Right For You The origin of the term “Dutch Oven” is in question. Some say that the name comes from pots that the Dutch who settled in Pennsylvania used. Others think that the term comes from the Dutch process of casting iron pots in sand molds. Regardless […]
How to Pick a Great Soup Pot Buying a good soup pot, also called a stock or cooks pot, is important to every home cook because of its versatility. Not only will you use it for making delicious homemade soups, it will come in handy when you cook pasta, make stocks, braise meats, make your […]
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How to Make the Best Beef Wellington This Beef Wellington recipe has become a tradition in our house. We prepare it every couple of years for Christmas and made it again this year. If I’m lucky, we will have it next year and the year after that. My wife originally found a recipe in Fine […]
Christmas Standing Rib Roast Thanksgiving is a holiday in which turkey really shines. Many of you would rather not deal with another turkey just four weeks after Thanksgiving. Some of you might still have some frozen leftovers. The Christmas meal is a celebratory meal, and as such, celebration food is a natural at the Christmas […]
How to Bake A Ham For Christmas
Baked Christmas Ham Recipe Would you like to serve a wonderfully flavorful and juicy ham for the holidays? Here’s a can’t-go-wrong recipe that will have your guests asking for seconds, and for a plate of leftovers, as well. Be sure to read about the history of serving ham on Christmas and the various types of […]
