Saturday, February 28th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Some years ago I catered a very special 60th wedding anniversary and needed to serve a smoked trout pate as a part of the menu. I went out and bought the trout and paid $5 a pound for the trout. I had previously checked and discovered that smoked trout was for sale at $16 a pound so I figured I would save some money and get it smoked at a… Continue reading
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
As I have eluded to in previous posts, keeping your knives sharp and well maintained is crucial. Today I want to explore the best ways to maintain your cutlery. For the person who cooks one time a day and uses a knife that often or less per week, the emphasis should be on proper storage. A good knife block or sleeve and cutting on a firm but soft
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
While I seem to be on the subject of kitchen gadgets recently it occured to me that there are a few tools that I use regularly that due to modern technology are vastly improved. The top of the list would have to be the new high temprature rubber spatula. This $5 common item is a tremendous improvement over the spatulas yesteryear. It was not that many years ago that in… Continue reading
Monday, February 16th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
This list of kitchen gadgets has all the things I would recommend for a well stocked kitchen. I learned the art of bread making from the Tasahara Bread Book, which is probably out of print by now so I have never gotten into making bread in a machine. Just stir up some flour, honey and yeast in a bowl and you are good to go.
On the other hand… Continue reading
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
In today’s busy world, it is often necessary for the once traditional stay-at-home mom to go out into the workforce just to make ends meet. That does not mean that the responsibilities of keeping a home have become obsolete; it means that mom’s day got a lot longer. In past decades, working a full time job, then coming home and doing the housework, and preparing dinner would leave mom totally… Continue reading
Sunday, February 8th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Today I want to look at another couple of odd kitchen gadgets that comprise part of the garnish set of a catering kitchen. When you need a frilly border for your platter or large tray, the spiral cutter is the way to go. Using this toy, you can easily crank out (pun intended) a lot of spiral-cut carrot, beets (both purple and yellow) or diakon. There are two… Continue reading
Monday, February 2nd, 2009 at 11:42 pm
The listings in this article are only a small sampling of the many thing to see at your local restaurant supply store. There are all kinds of cool kitchen gadgets available. The tomato shark mentioned below costs about $3 and is invaluable for topping tomatoes, or even scooping out a cherry tomato ready to stuff with your favorite crab filling. Similar to a melon
