Want to Cook at Your Airbnb? Here's Our Packing List

Get Vacation-Ready No Images? Click here   What to Pack for Your Vacation-Rental Kitchen​ Vacation-rental kitchens are rarely equipped with the tools and ingredients you need to make a good meal. Here's what we pack—from equipment to pantry essentials—to make it feel like we're cooking at home when we’re away from home. Get the whole story here. A Chef's Knife It may be impractical to bring an entire knife set on vacation, but we absolutely recommend packing a cheap but good chef's knife for chopping vegetables, slicing meat, and other basic tasks.   A Cutting Board A sturdy plastic cutting board doesn't take up much space, and it'll ensure you won't get stuck trimming your fruit on a porcelain plate. A Corkscrew Don't get caught up in the mountains without the ability to open a bottle of wine or beer. An affordable, compact corkscrew is truly an essential.   Deli Containers Bring a few cheap plastic deli containers and plastic zip-top bags to pack up leftovers after you cook. Olive Oil A good olive oil is a must for vinaigrettes, sauces, sautés, marinades, and more.   Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt It's not that your rental's kitchen won't have salt—but it might not be the salt you were hoping for. Bring a little container of our favorite kosher salt. You won't regret it. Need more equipment recs? We can help! The Travel Knife: Don't Cleave Home Without It Essential Kitchen Tools for $10 or Less Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

What to Pack for Your Vacation-Rental Kitchen

What's new on Serious Eats No Images? Click here FEATURES What to Pack for Your Vacation-Rental Kitchen Vacation-rental kitchens are rarely equipped with the tools and ingredients you need to make a tasty meal away from home. Here's what to pack for an Airbnb or other rental, so you're not stuck chopping with a dull steak knife. Read Now TECHNIQUES ​ Fire Up the Grill for a Backyard Paella Party One of Spain's most iconic dishes, a large paella for a crowd can be difficult to make at home. The solution is to cook it on the grill instead. Here's how to do it right. Read Now TECHNIQUES Meet the Towering, Insanely Creamy New York–Style Cheesecake of Your Dreams This ultra tall cheesecake tastes great no matter how you bake it, but is most impressive when made in an eight- by four-inch deep pan. Read Now Email Continues After Ad Below THE KITCHEN ESSENTIAL BraveTart's Custom 8x4 Cheesecake Pan To get the towering effect of Stella's cheesecake, you're going to need this custom loose-bottomed pan she had made specifically to suit this recipe. A pretty baller move, if you ask us. Shop Now FEATURES Where to Eat and Drink in Queens: A Local's Guide When in Queens, eat as the locals eat. Read Now TECHNIQUES Grilled Lamb Arrosticini: A Study in Grilled Skewer Simplicity If you love grilled lamb, do as the Abruzzesi do, and cut out all other flavor distractions with these arrosticini skewers. Read Now   Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe

How to Make Homemade Pickles

The answer is acid No Images? Click here   Pickle Science: How to Master the Preserving Power of Acids Place a finger anywhere on the globe, and we guarantee you that the local cuisine features some kind of pickled something. We will also guarantee you that the pickle you eat in Nairobi will taste similar to the pickle in Berlin, which is also akin to the pickle in Hokkaido. Here, we'll walk you through the science and the vocabulary necessary to understand the wide world of pickles, and provide you with some techniques to make your own. Using these methods and recipes one could literally pickle shoes. As with any chemistry project, keep your ratios exact and your equipment clean, and you will have Batman-approved perfect pickles. Let's get pickling → Two recipes to get you started Lacto-Fermented Dill Pickles These classic dill pickles get their characteristic tangy flavor through good old-fashioned lacto-fermentation.  Milwaukee Dill Refrigerator Pickles Refrigerator pickles made with a vinegar brine flavored with dill, garlic, and onion are a Midwestern classic. Your essential equipment 1-Quart Glass Canning Jars Cheesecloth   Serious Eats 88 35th St Ste 602 Brooklyn, NY 11232 Click Preferences to control which emails you receive from Serious Eats. Clicking Unsubscribe will remove you from all Serious Eats emails…which would be sad. Preferences  |  Unsubscribe