It may take a few weeks until it really feels like it, and it might not even technically arrive until the equinox, but it’s time to get excited about spring.
Although enthusiastic chefs and cooks are always excited by the produce of any season, embracing the freshest local ingredients, spring tends to hold a special place in the hearts …
At The Essential Ingredient, we’re keen to help you celebrate Bastille Day in the most enjoyable and fitting way: with food.
Whether you’re looking for tins of snails ready to be baked in rich garlic butter, lobes of foie gras, the finest black and white truffles or imported French duck fat perfect for use in a tender confit, The Essential …
Food connects us to the planet we live on, and while innovations in technology help stretch the idea of what’s possible in the kitchen, it’s also vital that we not lose sight of that connection to the Earth.
Graupera, producers of traditional ceramic cookware in Spain for over 60 years, understands this connection. Graupera products are created using the …
At The Essential Ingredient, we believe winter is the target of far too much negativity. Sure, it’s colder, darker and often much harder to get out of bed, but winter is also a wonderful opportunity to embrace some warming, comforting seasonal cooking.
Winter is the perfect time for hearty soups, steaming bowls of risotto, rich pasta sauces and all manner of slow-cooked masterpieces, and with the high-quality seasonal ingredients available in …
Roast pork is an Australian favourite, particularly when served with all the customary trimmings; roast vegetables, apple sauce, gravy and, of course, crackling. To most of us, a traditional Australian pork roast isn’t complete without perfectly formed, golden crackling, but getting a consistent result can often be a challenge.
Adrian Richardson, chef at La Luna and author of the book ‘Meat’, shows how to get perfect crackling results every time. This …
“Life is a combination of magic and pasta.”
-Federico Fellini
Pasta is the ultimate symbol of versatility. It makes a quick, affordable, simple and thoroughly satisfying meal for one, for two or for the whole family, but it can just as easily be elevated to the finest levels of dining.
Whether you’re serving a giant pot of bolognaise or a single, intricately crafted …
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.
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