Tag: kitchen kit
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Microwave Ovens With Inverter Technology
Love or loath them, you will find a microwave oven in almost every kitchen. I remember getting our first one when I was a kid over 30 years ago. It still works to this day! Microwave ovens work by ‘jiggling’ molecules in the food thereby generating thermal energy aka heat. They have a large internal…
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Kitchen Shears
If you have a couple of good kitchen knives you don’t really need a set of kitchen shears/scissors. However for convenience sake I recommend you buy them. I use them to cut lobster tails, chicken frames, vegetables and so much more. Just remember to keep them clean going from raw food to cooked food. Related…
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16cm Victorinox Swibo Curved Flexible Blade Boning Knife: PK Reviews
I have to say that as a home cook that buys meat in bulk, I love this knife. As soon as you hold the handle you can tell it is specialised for its intended task. The grip, the flexible curved blade and sharp point is designed for following the lines of bones and seams. I…
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What Is A Chantry Knife Sharpener?
I treated myself to this chantry knife sharpener after seeing it in one of Scott Rea’s videos titled ‘tools of a master butcher’. If it is good enough for the Scott Rea Project then it is is good enough for yours truly. 🙂 Remember that we are not putting an edge on the knife here,…
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Equipment: Slow Cooker
A slow cooker is an essential piece of kitchen kit. It allows you to very slowly simmer the cuts of meat that do the most work in an animal, turning the meat tender and breaking down the connective tissue. An example is lamb shanks, one of my favourite meals (see my take on River Cottage’s…
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Slow Cookers
A slow cooker is an essential piece of kitchen kit. It allows you to very slowly simmer the cuts of meat that do the most work in an animal, turning the meat tender and breaking down the connective tissue. An example is lamb shanks, one of my favourite meals (see my take on River Cottage’s…
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5L Demijohn
A demijohn is a large glass flagon that is stoppered with a rubber or plastic bung and an airlock. They are used in the alcoholic fermentation of fruit and the like. They are also called carboys and come in a range of sizes. My one has an old school s-type air bubble lock that after…
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25cm Victorinox Swibo Rigid Butchers Knife: PK Reviews
I have to say that as a home cook, that buys meat in bulk including whole primals, I love this knife. As soon as you hold the handle you can tell it is not a general purpose kitchen knife. The grip is suited for slicing thick pieces of meat or through joints and not for…
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Mortar And Pestle
The mortar (the bowl) and the pestle (the rounded club shaped part that you hold) have been used for ever and a day to crush and grind cooking ingredients. It can be used to grind dry ingredients to a fine powder or equally to give them a coarser texture. I use it for wet ingredients…
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Cast Iron Skillet
Please consider subscribing to get a weekly email summary of our posts. [mc4wp_form id=”15771″] This is my first ever cast iron skillet and I am immediately a fan. I won’t lie to you, it was purchased without approval on a solo trip to Kitchen Warehouse and I am still begging for forgiveness :). Before I used…
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