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Kitchen trucs MIA
the gorgeous and expensive steak he was grilling). Earlier this year I saw Christopher Kimball of CI speak here; he said the biggest mistake most cooks make is not using enough salt. I don’t know if anyone in any restaurant...
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white chocolate wedding cake
, not ambitious chef/caterers stuff. Christopher Kimball and The Cook’s Magazine people have been big into working on recipes for classic cakes – in addition to putting out a couple of cookbooks, they have in print...
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Favorite Food or Cooking Magazines
the articles/recipes. Not to mention that words can barely describe the degree to which I loathe Christopher Kimball's editorials....
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ISO recipe for shortbread cookies
Actually the article is by Christopher Kimball in The Dessert Bible. If you do a Google book search for it, you can see the sample pages that discuss his methodology and provide you with the recipe. I tried it and it worked quite...
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Viking range -- worth the $$$$$ ?
Heard an interesting interview with Christopher Kimball (of Cooks Illustrated) on Minnesota Public Radio. He was asked about stoves and ovens at home. His comment on stoves was that BTUs are what matters, beyond that, brand...
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Mixed fruit clafoutis report
Did a little googling and found this linked article from Christopher Kimball (Cook’s Illustrated’s bow tie man) in NY Daily News. It offers helpful info, and his description of “rubbery” texture matches...
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Seasoning Cast Iron Skillet without an oven?
In The Yellow Farmhouse Cookbook by Christopher Kimball (of Cooks Illustrated fame), there are instructions on how to season a cast iron skillet on the stove. As I’m at the office right now I don’t have my copy handy,...
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Celeb Chefs: Who is the Best/Worst? Hounds Sound Off!
and the Galloping Gourmet. Enough already; BAM! You’re history...and take Todd English with you too!!! Cool enough: Maria Bitale Non-celeb: Christopher Kimball from Cooks Magazine. He da man!!!!
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Time to find a new go to cookbook. Looking for suggestions.
For simple, straight-forward, not-too-hard cooking, I love Cooks' Illustrated/Christopher Kimball's (although I am not certain that he is listed as the author—this is more a staff compendium cookbook) “The New Best...
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Cookbooks you can't live without??
, Huang Su-Huei Chinese Cooking, Huang Su-Huei The Yellow Farmhouse Cookbook, Chirstopher Kimball The Cook’s Bible, Christopher Kimball
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Peach pie, take 4, finally nailed it - recipe
I made my fourth peach pie yesterday, and am proud to say that I finally nailed it. The recipe is below. I am not claiming it is definitive or the best ever or anything (am neither Christopher Kimball nor Rose Levy Beranbaum),...
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Cook's Country magazine
From my understanding, this magazine is meant to appeal directly to the “Taste of Home” audience. I went to a presentation by Christopher Kimball once and he mentioned that Taste of Home has the largest and most...
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Supermarket brand turkey
(Ocean Spray Cranberry Jelly with whole Cranberries was the winner). I got this from Christopher Kimball's column in today’s Brookline Tab.
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What does a well-seasoned cast iron pan look like?
. It only takes a tiny bit of fat, and the Lodge people suggest having the pan upside down in an oven or grill while it is seasoning, with a tray to catch drips. That virtually guarantees the film will not be too thick. Christopher...
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Best and Worst Cooking Shows
very interesting anymore other than Alton Brown. I’ll watch the Christopher Kimball every so often, but he is so insulting and thinks he’s much more humorous than he actually is. When I run across “Yan Can...
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