Archive for the ‘Hardware’ Category

Fry Cook 101

While frying food seems simple there’s more to it than hot oil, batter and breading. A dutch oven and a candy thermometer will put you on the road to success.

Dynamic Duo

After cooking dinner and desserts for a few months, I came to recognize a oft-used hardware duo: the jelly roll pan/cooling rack combo. An elongated cooling rack inserted into a jelly roll pan allows this this multi-tasker to serve as a:

suspended baking contraption for oven headed foods like onion rings, fish sticks, etc. Basically it [...]

Measuring Devices

I don’t like to spend a lot of cash (if I can avoid it) for my home cooking needs. However, after buying a few styles of measuring spoons, cups, etc, I have the following observations:

Repeated washing will remove/fade the numbers and letters on a measuring device.  Embossed/engraved/stamped quantity sizes last longer than inked ones.
Get extra [...]