I'll admit it, this isn't exactly a gadget, but recipes call for Dutch Ovens all the time, and frankly I have to think about what the means. While this Wikipedia article explains what a Dutch Oven is in the historical context, it doesn't really help all that much when you're looking at your pots and trying to figure out which one is the Dutch Oven. Let me put your mind at … [Read more...]
Kitchen Gadgets – Sunbeam Heritage Hand Mixer
I used to be a firm believer that anything that couldn't be mixed by hand wasn't worth mixing. I figured you could use a fork or maybe a spoon to mix up the stiffest cookie dough. A fork or whisk could handle the eggs that needed to be beaten. And if worst came to worst, you could mix the really tough stuff (like meatloaf) with your hands. But I've finally come around and … [Read more...]
Kitchen Gadgets – Progressive Fruit & Vegetable Chopper
I finally got around to making the Turkey Carcass Soup that I've been meaning to make since Black Friday. It's really not that hard to make, but I'm not a huge fan of dealing with the turkey carcass, and by the time I get around to making the soup I'm usually sick of turkey. Oddly, that hadn't happened this year. Despite the fact that we had a 24 pound bird, and only nine … [Read more...]