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 […]
What is So Great About Cooking In a Clay Pot? I haven’t had much experience cooking in clay pots but since working with Bill Marback of Romertopf Clay Bakers, I plan to do a lot more. Here is a cooking style that allows for cooking just about anything you like slowly and gently while retaining […]
Why You Want Cast Iron Cookware There are several benefits of cooking with cast iron. One is that it lasts forever! Cast iron pots and pans have been known to pass down through several generations without ever deteriorating or losing their ability to turn out delicious food. When seasoned correctly, this cookware provides a great […]
The Most Important Pan In Your Kitchen A good sauté pan must be one of your most important pieces of cookware. If you are looking to purchase one really decent pan to cook with at home, make it a saute pan! What is a sauté pan? The pan to the right is a sauté pan. […]
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What is Demi Glace? I am a huge fan of demi-glace for preparing classic sauces like mushroom or peppercorn sauce but I have to warn you, it is a huge process to make classic demi glace at home. It is not for the faint of heart but well worth the effort – at least once. […]
Penne Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes and Fresh Mozzarella
How to Make a Delicious Pasta Meal with Roasted Tomatoes & Fresh Mozzarella In our house we typically have a weekly “What’s On Hand” meal where my wife and I find ingredients in the refrigerator and pantry that need to be used sooner than later and prepare a pasta dish, stir-fry or Mexican fajita. This […]
Pan Roasting—the Chef’s Secret Cooking Technique One of my favorite cooking techniques not talked about in most cookbooks If I could teach you just one chef’s technique that will help you save time in the kitchen and deliver a thick cut of meat to the table with a perfect sear and juicy medium-rare throughout, it […]
