Tag Archives: kitchen gadgets
Audrey Luk
In a jetlagged stupor, I determined to make a Bangkok-street-food inspired squid dish with spicy sambal. Did I know how to use my new pan? Not really. Was I working from a recipe? No. Had I tried the wine? Not until we sat down to dinner. But I figured that spicy Southeast Asian fare paired with a dry Riesling is likely the next obvious pairing after Napa Cab and steak, so it would probably work. [Read more...]
Katy Andersen
Do you really need that commercial butter slicer? How about the pizelle machine? Or the jalapeño pepper corer? My personal Achilles’ heel is cheese graters, of which I now have eight. Oops. But there’s one specialized kitchen item that really is worth the real estate in a crowded drawer: an oyster knife. [Read more...]