Well there is my Moha mandoline. It is a simple little thing sort of like a Bernriner. It really gets a work out. The new flexible cookie scoop I got last month is really good for meatballs too. My silicone universal pot lids...

bowls silicone tipped spatulas set of wooden spoons several whisks, small medium large garlic press (OXO) non-digital meat thermometer measuring cups and spoons small and large strainers toaster non-electric can opener don’t be...

Hmmm...got a lot of food-related gifts this year. A new food processor! Cuisinart Prep 11 Plus A big basket of Italian imported cheeses, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, pannetone, chocolate, olives, coffee, etc. from Igourmet Silicon...

Silicone flexible cake pans! Perhaps I’m late to the game, but I find this bakeware a wonder. They make the baking process a very different tactile experience. And they’re so much easier to store in a tiny Manhattan...

So many recipes call for using plastic wrap as a temporary cover for bowls, and it’s often so unnecessary! Does this bother anyone else? Why specify covering with plastic wrap? Why not a pan lid, a casserole cover, a cookie...

or glass mixing bowls (Crate and Barrel has a nice set of glass ones for about $30) - if you do not have an outdoor grill, a grill pan (I like the Calphalon – NOT the nonstick b/c it is hard to clean) I guess a Foreman grill...

Afghan sounds like a fantastic idea. Thanks! It seems like we’re going to be spending a fair amount of money in the other places and going inexpesive here makes sense. Also we need to be flexible that time period. The...

into the pc but rather to place them in a bowl away from the water. I have a steamer basket with little legs that raise the basket surface about two inches away from the bottom surface of a pan. Would I, and should I, use such a...

Many people haven’t learned to use a food processor properly. It’s not so much a question of caution as of technique. You can’t just dump whole vegetables in the bowl, turn the machine on, and expect uniform...

and for the flexible nature of the recipes themselves. The sub-title is "inspired flexible meals for vegetarians, meat lovers and everyone in between). The premise is that you can please many members of your family without having...

, I left wondering how much of what I experienced at L20 was truly original and to the restaurant. But, “Lettuce” not forget who and what is behind this enterprise. L20 is Chicago’s kingpin restaurateur, Melman, flexing his...

Santa shopped at SurLaTable this year, so the goodies were great! A 3 1/2 qt. LeCreuset dutch oven, silicone bowls and a collapsable collander, and the 14-qt. Cuisinart food processor to replace the one borrowed (without my...

I was just going to post about the knives. I bought one for less than $10 during one of their sample sales in their offices and it really is a lousy fillet knife. Not nearly flexible enough to be very useful.

Good knives. I was helping a friend cook at his home and I got chopping duty. He told me to finely chop onions, celery, etc. Well, the knife that he gave me to use (his “best”) would flex when I used it. Now this...

I had a pair of silicone ice cube trays that made ice cubes in perfect squares. Very chic, very sexy ice cubes. And very difficult to get out of the trays. I think the flexibility of them made it hard for me to use, so they were...