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Best recent purchase?
The Garlic Express garlic roaster. Countertop electric garlic roaster in the shape of a garlic! Place up to three whole heads of garlic in it, press the button, and presto! 30 minutes later you have beautifully roasted garlic...
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Popping your own popcorn
occasionally and turn off when popping slows down.Wait... until all the popping stops and slather with melted butter and a shake of salt. Sometimes I add a few pinches of sugar to make kettle corn. After buttering, we sometimes...
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momofuku ando, inventor of instant noodles 1910-2007
It’s basically a budget variant of a cold sesame noodle recipe; you combine the non-noodle ingredients in a little saucepan on a fifth burner, then stir them into noodles you’ve cooked in an electric kettle. Actual...
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Moving overseas - help me learn how to make these things from scratch
to clarify the oven situation. And, I second the recommendation of an OLD edition of The Joy of Cooking, like 1954—-check alibris.com. And, can you take some equipment? Like a small hand-turned pasta machine? If your...
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One more tea rant.
An electric kettle? Every home in Britain has one....
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The US and the UK: Divided by a Common (Culinary) Language
a few more things I thought of – Britain has a fantastic selection of creams, double, single, whipping and of course clotted. I also have yet to understand why the electric kettle has never taken off in the US. I did manage...
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"English" Food [Split from U.K. thread]
Disagree. I’ve an electric kettle in my office and Fortnum tea, but it just doesn’t taste like tea does in English, or in Ireland.
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First time making pulled pork. [Moved from Midwest]
to an internal temp of 165 I double wrap it in foil and fini in the oven set at 250 until it hits an internal temp of 205 to 210. You don’t need to have it in your smoker past 165 as it won’t enhance the flavor any...
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ok, how do i get a charcoal grill really hot?
proof. If there’s an electrical outlet near your grill you can use a blowdryer like a bellows to heat the charcoal, but it shouldn’t be necessary. With the chimney starter, the charcoal should come out blazing hot.
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Tiny Kitchen Disasters that are totally annoying!!
That’s a new idea, mordacity... if it doesn’t stop the fire alarm for going off when a real fire hits. I had a house burn down years ago (I wasn’t there... electrical fire) so I’m a bit shy to disable the...
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Ideas for a cooking demonstration for kids?
Pancakes would be fun if you have an electric griddle or pan to take. Make icing and decorate pre-made muffins. Make a fruit salad. S’mores. Make pita pockets.
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What are the College apartment cookware needs?
. Or maybe a separate [super cheap] nonstick pan if you really like eggs. A bigger dutch oven if you plan on doing stews. A bread knife if you’re eating lots of bread. A good peeler if you’re planning on doing lots of...
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The Big Green Egg
I was considering buying one awhile back, but didn’t want the hassle of having to tend it. I went with a Cookshack electric smoker instead (www.cookshack.com ) and couldn’t be happier. You just put in a small amount of...
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Oops, won't do that again
times to learn because one was savory and one was sweet, and one has the house phone and one was a cell. Note- the cordless phone and the lasagna survived, the pie mostly did, but a cell phone will not survive falling onto a pie...
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Smoking Pork Butt BBQ and Time Management
We are hosting a BBQ/Cookout this weekend, and I intend to smoke a pork shoulder, NC-style, on my Weber kettle. I have used it to smoke before, so I’m OK with general technique, but my concern is time management. Rather...
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