A Classic Ice Cream Scoop with Modern Features
Product reviewed: Urban Trend Fruzen™ Ice Cream Scoop
2 min read
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Kitchen
Tools and tricks that make healthy cooking easier.
A Small-Scale Juicer That’s Big on Quiet
Product reviewed: Omega CNC80S Compact Nutrition System
3 min read
Healthy Kitchen Hacks for the Holidays
Save squash seeds . Butternut, acorn and other winter squash seeds are tasty when toasted. Eat them on their own or served atop roasted or steamed vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower. Roasted butternut squash…
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A Tool that Makes Mincing Fresh Herbs Easy
Product reviewed: Urban Trend Orbit Herb Chopper
2 min read
Power Up Your Cooking Game with this Sous Vide Tool
Product reviewed: ChefSteps Joule sous vide tool
2 min read
Kitchen Thermometers: Essential for Safe, Moist, Delicious Food
A kitchen thermometer is vital for ensuring food is not only safe to eat, but also cooked to the optimal temperature for the best quality: keeping meats, casseroles and other foods moist and delicious.
2 min read
Healthy Kitchen Hacks: Garlicky Goodness
Mince ahead. If you often cook with garlic, peel the cloves from one bulb and process all of them in a mini food chopper or processor. Remember that approximately one teaspoon of minced garlic equals one clove. Store…
2 min read
Peeling and Dealing with Fresh Garlic
Garlic is a pantry staple, for reasons beyond scaring away vampires. These aromatic bulbs offer nutrients and sulfur-containing compounds that turn into allicin when the garlic is crushed, chopped or chewed. Allicin…
2 min read
Healthy Kitchen Hacks: DIY Tofu Press
An affordable and versatile source of protein, tofu can be prepared in many ways for different dishes. From stir-fries to silken pies, the possibilities are endless for turning this bean curd into a flavorful…
3 min read
Woks: A Top Tool for Creating Fast, Flavorful Meals
For cooking quick and easy meals that are as healthful as they are delicious, put a wok at the top of your kitchen essentials list.
2 min read
A Stove-to-Serve French Soup Pot
Product reviewed: Emile Henry Flame® Soup Pot in Burgundy
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Big Data Benefits: Why This Tool Could Be a Game-Changer
If nutrition is a vehicle to good health, dietitians are in the driver’s seat, poised to lead consumers toward self-awareness and positive behavior change. But what road do you take? Which roads have been traveled?…
4 min read
Kitchen Kersplat: Tips to Reduce the Splatter
One-dish meals are lovely: Throw everything in a pan, cook it and dinner is done. Just one pan to clean, then sit back and relax for the rest of the night. Or perhaps not.
3 min read
Tips and Tricks for Choosing and Using an Indoor Grill Pan
Although grill pans are sometimes referred to as griddles, the difference is visible: A griddle has a flat surface, while a grill pan is covered with ridges. These ridges are raised about half a centimeter, which…
2 min read
A Whisk for Nearly Every Kitchen Occasion
Products reviewed: Rösle Kitchen Balloon Whisk , Flat Whisk , Spiral Whisk and Twirl Whisk
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Mallets and Pounders: Valuable Kitchen Tools for Meat, Poultry and More
Meat mallets and pounders not only can tenderize healthier, less fatty yet tougher cuts of meat, but also are a great stress reliever. What’s more therapeutic after a long, busy day than pouring a glass of wine and…
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Grinders: Kitchen Essentials for Fresh, Flavorful Grains, Spices and Coffee
Varieties of grinders have been in use for thousands of years, including the first mortar and pestle for grinding coffee beans in Ethiopia; gorgeous, intricately designed spice grinders originating from Turkey or…
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A Bright, Better-flowing Water Bottle
Product Reviewed: 50 Strong’s Simply Better Gym Bottle
1 min read
Innovative, Ergonomic Measuring Cups
Product Reviewed: Urban Trend’s Reverso Plus measuring cups
1 min read
