Let kitchen tools do the heavy lifting

Some cooking tools can do the heavy lifting in the kitchen, if you don’t bury them in a cabinet. I always try to remember, like a gym membership that you’ve already paid for, if you’re not going to use it, pass it on to someone who will appreciate and benefit. So it goes for the […]

Grate stuff

Essential kitchen gadgets get the job done while others take up precious space. Graters come in all sizes, and some demand a good amount of storage, but anyone can make room for a miniature grater. I’ve used this three-inch grater for five or six years, and though it’s showing some age, it still handles the small grating […]

Kitchen kit – Jane’s top six kitchen essentials

If you were cast on a desert island, what six pieces of music would you choose, and which book, beside the Bible and Shakespeare? This question has been posed weekly on a BBC radio program since 1942.  Well-known personalities come up with assorted answers like Beethoven and the Beatles, George Strait and Georges Bizet, Louis […]

Whisk Time

Michael Graves whisk . . . meet Michael Graves timer. Though one was designed for Target and one for Alessi, there’s no denying a connection between these two cousins. New meets almost-vintage in these utility essentials.