Your knife is your most important tool in the kitchen. You’ve chosen it carefully, investing in the highest quality blade you can afford to get the best, safest and most consistent results.
But over time, with the many tasks a chef’s knife is called on to perform and no matter how well you …
Earthenware is a remarkable meeting between old and new. It is the most ancient form of cookware, used to prepare dishes around the world for as long as mankind has been capable of controlling fire. And yet, it is also perfect for our modern lifestyles; versatile, simple to use and as beautiful to serve in as …
What are the advantages of copper cookware and why do many chefs prefer it?
Primarily, copper is an excellent conductor of heat. It responds very quickly to changes in temperature, giving cooks and chefs far greater control over the contents of the pan or pot. Unlike stainless steel, heat is very quickly transferred around copper.
A good knife is a true investment, and the chef’s most important tool in the kitchen. Your quality knife, or set of knives, can serve you well for many years, providing you take the right steps to care for it.
The materials used to make your knife can affect the care it needs (read our guides on what knives are …
It would be difficult to think of a more iconic piece of kitchen equipment than the KitchenAid mixer.
As technology has developed, other vital pieces of culinary gear have morphed and evolved, their appearances changing with them. Your stove, fridge, food processor and blender most likely look quite different to those you had 30 years ago.
That the KitchenAid retains not only …
It seems simple enough: you need a pan big enough to fit your leg of lamb or whole turkey. But choosing the right roasting pan for your next Sunday roast can prove slightly more complicated than just finding one with adequate dimensions.
To begin with, there’s the material from which it’s made. Non-stick roasting trays are increasingly popular for …
Anyone with even limited experience in the kitchen knows that it can be a dangerous place. A lapse in concentration or sudden rush to manage fifteen tasks at once can easily result in a burn, cut or worse.
Safety should never be out of your mind when in the kitchen, a fact that the makers of Junior Masterchef are …
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