For a long time now I’ve wanted to do my own bread baking, but, after buying a couple of books (The Bread Baker’s Apprentice among them) and even a used Zojirushi bread machine, I still haven’t plunged into the...

(Bourdain), and Paula Dean’s bio. I think I will order Nasty Bits, and perhaps another Bourdain book for my chef nephew. I bought myself a Zojirushi neuro fuzzy rice cooker & a rice cooker cook book. Quite an extravagance.

than I’m willing to spend, but are really cool – the Zojirushi water boiler is a good example of this.

Yeah, they’re great. I always use my Zojirushi electric hot pot for coffee.

I use a Bialetti 3-cup Moka Express to make a cappuccino every morning. If I need more than that, I usually use a Bodum french press. For company, I use a Zojirushi drip coffee maker.

cooker/holder from Zojirushi. the rest is academic. The importance of flavor in Thai cooking deends on the following.. Fish Sauce Lime Juice.......must be fresh Palm Sugar Coconut milk.....canned acceptable Cilantro .............must be...

I’m heading towards the obscure here, but my ultimate recent purchase was an “Okama,” an old style, cast iron, Japanese rice cooker that is beautiful in addition to making superb rice. Rice cooks faster than in...

of a focus on fish – especially shell fish. My mother in law uses at least three fish/shell fish dishes per dinner. Someone mentioned congee (rice porridge). Great stuff. Taipei has whole restaurants devoted to it. We...

are your thing, go for a Zojirushi. As for pots and pans, you can actually use fewer than you might think; if you get every size variation, you’ll find you simply waste them. Bigger (but not giant – fit them to a stove...

I love steel cut Irish oats cooked overnight in my neuro fuzzy Zojirushi rice cooker. I add milk and dried cherries. A decadent addition is a square of dark chocolate with almonds - melts as you stir it in....Mmmmmm

Professional stand mixer in copper Zojirushi Bread machine (used at least once a week—Mostly for dough mixing and rising: pizza, hamburger buns, brioche, pain de campagne, etc.) Cuisinart miniprep Aerogarden (currently growing...

of the machine’s cycle, so you’re saving only one step. Bread machine recommendations: 1. Get a Zojirushi BBX20, which has a longish (ca. 8 1/2 inches) pan. Try and buy from a local dealer. I’ve had bad luck with...

'll stick to my zojirushi with the fuzzy logic and non-stick inside pan. Maybe I could program it to make okoge... Actually, I have my mochi maker and just broiling some omochi up so the outside is toasted nice and crisp gives me...

You do not need a membership to shop at WHF, but you do need one if you want to get in on some of their sales and specials. For example, last year we bought a fancy Zojirushi hot water dispenser at the MP location — we saved...

Seriously, invest in a rice cooker – a good one, fuzzy logic a must (adjusts for the water content of the rice and avoids the need for precise measurements). I bought my Zojirushi ZAC-10 3 years ago and “Zozo”...