Wusthof, Wusthof, Wusthof!! I’ve got Wusthof knives on the brain. . .mainly because I’ve been working on a definitive article to add to the KitchenKnifeGuru website that should cover everything Wusthofian. Weeeell, let’s not get carried away, but at least it should offer shoppers some serious guidance to help them wade through the merchandise. Working title: Wusthof
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I’m a huge fan of shallots and I’m also a huge fan of cooking simple but tasty. And I’m learning one of the secrets of cooking simple-but-tasty is having a battery of condiments or garnishes or whatever-you-want-to-call in your pantry to flavor-up simple dishes. So when I got a post from Tasting Table about shallot confit that
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It’s that time of year again—post holidays—when everywhere you look prices on everything are getting slashed. Kitchen knives are no exception! Here are just a few (and some of the best) deals out there in kitchen-knife land. These are all high-quality kitchen knives—many of them on my recommended Best Chef Knives list, and if not on the
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Honeycrisp apples — sweet as honey, but crisp as an October morning. If there ever was a fruit more aptly named, you’d be hard put to find it. I live in apple country just an hour north of New York City where, believe it or not, there are numerous farms within ten minutes of my front door.
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I realize breaded chicken cutlets are terribly passe, but doggone it, they are scrumptious-deli-o-cious and conceptually simple. And if you have a picky eater in your family—such as mine who may well the pickiest in the Western hemisphere—breaded chicken cutlets are going to solve your problem. The kid will chow. That said, chicken cutlets are kind of
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I had to laugh the other day while reading a blog by a guy who, on a quest for what might be the best chef knife, meticulously tested the sharpitude of a bunch of brand-name knives right out of the box. He took nine blades through their paces—slicing up a carrot, potato, tomato, etc.—notated their performance and
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I’m making myself a soft boiled egg this morning, something that seems to belong to days gone by and which always reminds me of my grandfather. (I’m going to give some background color, but if you only have time for the tip, please feel free to scroll down to the end of the article.) Grandpa Charlie was
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Here’s a short list of gift ideas any gourmet chef would be thrilled to add to their kitchen. There’s one for every budget—from $25 to $130—and many are at bargain prices: 1) Lavatools Javelin Digital Instant Read Thermometer, $25 @ Amazon: Every serious cook has moments when they could use an instant-read thermometer. From grilling steaks
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Knowing how to chop an onion quickly is one of the most useful kitchen knife skills you’ll ever have the pleasure to know. Onions are the bedrock of so much cooking—from soups, to tomato sauces, to classic turkey stuffing, and the list goes on. So, if you like to cook, please do yourself a favor and be
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Weeeeell, it’s carving season again—you know that time of year when turkey and roast fowl and roast anything are being thought about and planned for and the typical cutlery questions are all coming out of the woodwork: What knife am I going to carve the bird with? Is my carving knife sharp enough? Should I buy a
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