I’ve never had good luck with salad spinners—the ones I’ve tried over the years don’t really do a very good job. But, I haven’t bought a new one in over 5 years and am wondering if they’re are...

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Was at my friend’s house and we got into an argument over her salad spinner. She yelled at me as I hand washed the greens in her spinner basket. "The purpose of a salad spinner," she said, "is to wash the greens. So why on...

good call on the aluminum 16, i have one too, and it’s plenty big enough for boiling shellfish and making stock. you might have to get a little creative storying it, I ended up putting my salad spinner inside it and maybe a...

I don’t have many ‘good’ lunch options around my office, so the prospect of a ‘recommended’ spot near-by is intriguing. A group of us went for Thai at 2150 Steele Ave. W at a place that has changed...

OK wrestling food fans. Who wins in the face off between Midtown Steel Food Carts? Daisy May’s BBQ’s (48th and Park) Bowl O' Red Chili vs. Hallo Berlin’s (54th and Fifth) Two Wurst Combo-Bauernwurst/Bratwurst...

Go north to Centre street and then a bit east to Centre Street Deli, for some good deli. Good bagels at Kiva’s just east of Dufferin on Steeles (in between Dufferin and Bathurst). You used to be able to get a decent (and...

I"ve read that self-cleaning ovens are good for cast iron cookware deep cleaning. Has anyone tried this with carbon steel pans? Thanks.

I have been back once more and feel the same. We had an absent minded waitress this last time but I had the chicken salad wrap and it was great. I like the chips better than their fries and really liked the onion rings.

Simmer them in water or broth until tender, and use them as a substitute for bulgur or barley in side dises or salads. If you are making the thin, crispy style of oatmeal cookie, you can use just steel-cut oats, or a combination...

Just starting a new course every Wed evening for 13 weeks at the Warden & Steeles intersection in Markham. I will be having an early dinner around 4:30 – 5pm. Asian restaurants are all around. Which one are great. Anything...

We finally made the trip to the steel pig and came away at least as happy as we were when we went in (not true of all chow adventures). The staff is polite, prompt, and orderly, if not engaging. The location is a surprise, and the...

There have been so many Korean resturants popping between Steeles and Hwy 7 on Yonge St the last couple of years. Can anyone recommend who’s good and who’s not?