Box Grater or The Microplane? No images? Click here The Best Way to Grate Cheese for Pasta Need finely grated cheese for pasta? We look at how much using a Microplane or a box grater matters when it comes to mass, taste, aroma, and making a good sauce. Do your own testing! Oxo's box grater is a lot sharper than many of the box graters we've used before. Its fine teeth aren't quite as speedy as a Microplane, but they're not nearly as terrible as those dull, old punch-out rasps we've long ago given up on. In our test, the Microplane rained down fluffy tufts of finely shaven cheese, and it did it so effortlessly. Even better, half the cheese didn't remain glued to the grater, never to be recovered. More equipment reviews for easier home cooking |
Thursday, April 16, 2020
The best way to grate cheese for pasta
Simple recipes that use canned tomatoes
Canned tomatoes are your pantry hero. No images? Click here Simple Recipes That Put Canned Tomatoes to WorkCanned tomatoes are a workhorse pantry staple that are ripe with potential. One can plus a handful of other ingredients might be all that’s standing between you and a flavorful dinner. Though canned tomatoes aren’t a substitute for fresh, they’re a shortcut to tomato-based sauces and braises, curries and stews, and soups and salsas. Affordable and accessible, canned tomatoes add depth, sweetness, and a tinge of acidity to vegetables, eggs, beans, cheese, meat, chicken, fish, shellfish, and all kinds of starches. Read on for tips on buying canned tomatoes along with pantry-friendly recipes, from huevos rancheros to a 15-minute creamy tomato soup. |
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Why you need a bowl scraper
The $6 essential. No images? Click here Every Kitchen Should Have a Bowl Scraper Because of their flat, asymmetrical edge, bowl scrapers make quick work of cutting and dividing dough. We use them whenever we make gnocchi, cut logs for orecchiette, or have to divide small portions of dough. Since they're made of plastic, these scrapers won't ruin a nice wooden, granite, or marble table surface, either. Outside of dough work, bowl scrapers shine even brighter. Corralling cut ingredients from your cutting board is an essential kitchen skill, and using a fast, lightweight bowl scraper like this one makes the process almost second nature. Need to quickly clean up the mess of carrot peels on your station and that explosion of whole wheat flour on the counter? Bowl scraper’s got your back. Pushing purées of mashed potatoes through a fine-mesh tamis? Bowl scraper is the weapon of choice. Grab a set for yourself! At a staggering $6, this set might just be the cheapest (and most useful!) kitchen equipment you could own. Recipes for your bowl scraper |