Archive for the ' Kitchen Essentials' Category

Kitchen Essentials - Microplane Grater/Zester

Wednesday, August 24th, 2005

Initially designed to be a woodworking tool, clever chefs began buying these thin rods with hundreds of tiny stainless steel razors and used them instead in the kitchen. Although a bit on the expensive side (the Original Microplane, which I own, costs $12.95), I use mine virtually on a daily basis.
It’s compact and light […]

Kitchen Essentials - Circulon Stir-Fry Pan

Tuesday, August 9th, 2005

Although I have a lot of kitchen gadgets now, it was not always this way. I used to have only two pieces of cookware, an 11-inch Circulon Stir-Fry Pan and a large pot. I basically made soups and boiled water in the large pot, and did everything else in the Circulon. This […]