Save Your Dollars

For many kitchen items, cheaper is better.

Down-Home Prosciutto

The country ham is our native prosciutto or serrano, though most Southerners wouldn’t dream of throwing an uncooked leg on a deli slicer and shaving some to go with the asparagus. Most Northerners, meanwhile, have never heard of...

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Fungus Amongus

Coming soon: American-grown truffles.

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Food looks just as good in ink.

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Winter 2008 Gift Guide

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Modern Florence

Beyond David and the duomo.

I need a new decent cheese slicer- can anyone recommend a good one? I need one to cut through cheese like Jarlsberg. thanks

I have a Krups electric food slicer for about 27 years now. I’ve had the blade professionally sharpened three times. I like the compact, no slide base. If I am making platters, large sub sandwiches, especially for a large...

Does anyone have any information or experience regarding the Waring Pro “Professional Quality” Food Slicer? It appears sturdy and well made with no plastic parts. Any advice? Thanks.

Glorified egg slicer? http://www.surlatable.com/product/kitchen+%26+bar+tools/specialty+tools/cheese+%26+butter+%26+eggs/mario+batali+mozzarella+cheese+slicer.do and will one or two of the cutting wires break — as usual...

I have this ham loaf from the deli section and need to thinly slices for sandwiches. I don’t have a deli slicer and don’t know if i should invest in one (so bulky). Would a mandolin work? Using a knife just...

I am looking for a high quality slicer in the 9 inch or thereabouts size with a granton edge. I have been ogling the Shuns, and have never owned one before. Most of my knives are Henkels Twin Star and Wusthoff. Is the Damascus...

Does anyone have any recommendations for an electric slicer for prosciutto or speck? I want to be sure to find a machine that can handle very firm meats but I don’t want to spend a whole bunch of money. Under 300 would be...