Category Kitchen Tools

Tips for Cooking with a Dutch Oven

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Choosing the right pots and pans is an essential step in outfitting your kitchen. Whether you’re a novice cook or a chef, you should only buy utensils you’ll use, and it’s important to consider how frequently you cook and what…

Baking Recipes Using Nespresso Pods

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In America, the standard term coffee cake refers to a food that curiously has no actual coffee inside: no coffee powder, no espresso, no coffee-flavored elixir, not even a small splash of liquid from your morning coffee brew. It’s instead…

How to Easily Peel a Kiwi Using a Spoon

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If your knife skills are subpar when it comes to neatly removing the furry skin off a kiwi, we’ve got an awesome tip; use a spoon instead of a knife to flawlessly peel your next one by gliding it under…

Common Mistake: How to Properly Wash Your Oven Mitts

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Most committed home cooks have certain procedures to keep their kitchen in tip-top shape, like not putting their best knives in the dishwasher, cleaning the knobs with the rest of the oven, and always making sure the oven remains spotless.…

Rolling Pin Tips for Perfect Puff Pastry

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In baking, you not only have to find the right ingredients for your chosen recipe, but you also have to find the right rolling pin for your chosen dough. Although they may seem like a one-size-fits-all tool, they actually come…

Nespresso Frother: The Ultimate Hot and Cold Foam Maker

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Making hot and cold foam to pour on your favorite coffee is an absolute cinch with a Nespresso frother. All you need to do is quick-press or long-press the button for two seconds on the front of the canister to…

The Significance of a Quality Coffee Grinder

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Those who brew their own morning cup of joe on a daily basis know that possessing a quality coffee grinder is crucial. In fact, choosing the right grinder for your coffee beans is one of our 26 coffee hacks you need…

How to Render Chicken Fat in the Microwave

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There isn’t much that a microwave can’t do. While the appliance is often reserved for warming leftovers and defrosting meats, it can also pull off some pretty impressive culinary feats like rendering chicken fat. Despite being an unconventional way of…

Duff Goldman’s Perfectly Even Layer Cake

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Achieving perfectly even layers can make or break a cake. From preventing it from toppling over to ensuring every bite has the perfect ratio of cake to filling, there are plenty of reasons to take care in cutting cake layers.…