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Look! Sexy Rice Cooker Design

We frankly never thought we'd be calling a rice cooker sexy. But this design concept from Sang Jang Lee really deserves the description. In fact, it was designed to be sculptural and decorative as wel...

Good Question: Help Me Replace My Espresso Machine!

Here's a question from Melodie, and we need your help on this one. I’m hoping the AT crowd can give me some recommendations for a home espresso machine. For years we’ve been using these two lit...

Gallery: 6 Fondue Pots under $100

So, you've read our Cheesemonger's guide to making fondue, and now you're craving a pot of melted cheese, wine, and spices, served with big hunks of bread. Yep, same here. Now all you need is the prop...

Good Product: George Foreman Grill

Do you use a George Foreman Grill? As we cooked up a few chicken breasts for dinner the other night, we realized just how dependent we’ve become on our Grillin’ Machine over the years…...

Kitchen Cleanup: Mini Robo Vacuum

Now for something completely different. We saw this Mini Robo Vacuum at Fred Flare and couldn't resist. This little droid is a mini-vacuum for your tabletop and kitchen counters, zooming around to pic...

Kitchen Equipment: Choosing a Pasta Maker

If you're starting to make pasta at home and don't already have a pasta maker, you're going to start pining for one soon, we guarantee! With price tags often over the $100 mark, basic pasta makers can...

Try This: Winter Grilling in the Fireplace

Grilling in the winter? In the fireplace?! Sure! Why not! After all, it wasn't really too long ago that home cooks did almost all their cooking in the fireplace. And it sure beats huddling around the ...

Kitchen Tech Survey: Do You Own an Electric Kettle?

We are on the record as loving our electric kettle. It boils water in a fraction of the time needed to heat water on the stove or in the microwave, and it's earned precious countertop space because we...

Show and Tell with Video: Cooking with the Mibook

Have you ever wondered how to follow a particular instruction in a recipe? Have you ever wondered what exactly the recipe wants your mince or dice to look like, or what size it should be? Enter the mi...

Turkey in Two Hours: What's the Deal With the NuWave?

We have an odd fascination with as-seen-on-TV gadgets, and this time of year the NuWave and its promises of fast turkey roasting are everywhere. What's the NuWave oven, and can it really cook a turkey...

Wanting: Peugeot Nutmeg Mill

Nutmeg is much in demand this time of year, and we're cooking with it a lot. Emma is going to tell you all about this spice tomorrow morning, including its origins and some of the dishes it's commonly...

Good Question: What Size Food Processor Should I Buy?

Reader sweetheart has a good question about buying a new food processor. She writes: I am geared up to buy my first food processor and I have a few questions. I hope to get into baking more and am n...

Hot or Not? Fingertongs

Wow - look at these! Silicone tongs that you wear. What do you think?...

'Tis the Season for a Food Processor

For a long time, we didn't have a food processor. Certainly, it isn't a necessity in a kitchen (as we've said many times, we believe just a chef's knife and a solid pan can take you far). But our food...

Survey: Do You Cook With Induction?

Yesterday I attended The Greener Home, a showcase of "sustainable products" for the home hosted by the International Housewares Association. As you can probably guess, there was a lot of bamboo (both...

Good Question: Best Hot Plate for Tiny Kitchen?

Here's great challenge question from reader Jen. She writes: I recently moved to San Francisco, where I am renting a painfully cheap apartment. (I won't discuss exactly how much it is, but let's jus...

How To Prepare and Serve Raclette

Raclette is a firm, pungent cheese from Switzerland that is the center of a popular winter social event in the Alpine parts of Europe. The cheese is made of cow's milk and is salty, and can come in v...

Thursday Giveaway: 7-Quart Slow Cooker from Calphalon

Giveaway: 7-Quart Calphalon Slow Cooker Find it: Buy at Amazon, $149.99 Those of you who read The Kitchn with any regularity know that we are big, big fans of the slow cooker. The slow cooker is the ...

The Virtues of Kitchen Scales

Before I attended culinary school, I thought kitchen scales were just for calorie-counters. But on Day One of my course, that myth was debunked by the giant, old-school but highly accurate scale plun...

Product Review: Adagio Teas' TriniTEA Tea Maker

You may remember that we reviewed Adagio Teas' UtiliTEA electric kettle (we love it) and that we're big fans of Adagio's products. So we couldn't help but come to this next review with a slight bias; ...

Simple Invention: Reusable Mesh Coffee Filter

For years, all we knew were the paper coffee filters that our parents used and tossed every morning. When we bought a new coffee maker for our own home recently, we got one of these, which we think ar...

Questions for David Lebovitz: Best Ice Cream Maker?

When we toured David Lebovitz's Paris kitchen earlier this year, we didn't get a chance to see his ice cream maker, since he stashes it under his bed. (We have a similar storage method for our bulky i...

Reader Survey: Do You Use a Kitchen Timer?

For us, a timer is as indispensable to cooking as knives and measuring spoons. We use ours for everything from timing hard boiled eggs to the final rise of our bread dough. Are you the same way, or d...

How To: Make Risotto in a Rice Cooker

Not since a roommate in college had a rice maker have I played around with one. If I remember correctly, that one singed the bottom layer of rice and then broke before Thanksgiving break. Not much o...

Deal Alert: AeroGrow AeroGarden Half Off at Amazon

We just got this deal alert from Amazon and thought it was worth passing on. The AeroGarden is half off today - down from a list price of $199 to a sale price of $99. More about this clever indoor gar...

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