bakechef
Executive Chef
My kitchenaid mixer. Yeah I can make most things with a hand mixer, but this makes everything so easy.
Where did you get him from and do they have any left?What has changed my life in the kitchen is my SousChef.
Since I was lucky enough to marry him seven years ago, he does everything in the kitchen I don't like to do, and never complains about any of it. If I want to be left alone, he does that too. It makes cooking a joy instead of a chore. Doesn't get better than that.
Where did you get him from and do they have any left?
I'd have to say that getting my first microwave made the biggest change in how I cook. I know I wasted a lot of food by trying to reheat something using the stove. I burned a lot of leftovers!
The most recent change is a mandolin. I bought a slicer a few years ago, but kept forgetting to use it. More recently someone who was moving gave me one that has adjustable widths which uses a small sliding button. I finally started using it more and more. I especially like making extra thin onion slices that cook quickly plus getting nice even slices of carrots and summer squash.
Electricity and running water...
A good chopping knife, recipes tried along the way that have enabled improvement and a skewer! When Delia Smith mentioned how valuable a skewer is I was cynical, but it is! I use it to test if veg are cooked, to poke into a chicken thigh and press (to see if juices run clear), and - of course - to test centre of cake to see if it is cooked through.
I have what is called a Granny Fork. It has three very sharp longer than usual tines with points that can pierce the most tough of foods. I use it for everything. I have two of them and have given them for gifts. My kids have fought over who gets mine when I die. So each year I send one to the next kid. Just one more to go.
I have one of those that I got from my grandma...love it.I love this fork and the Vermont Country Store. They also have the paring knife to go with the fork. Well, it is time for me to get back to their catalog.
3 Tine Kitchen Fork for Cooking | Stainless Steel
I love this fork and the Vermont Country Store. They also have the paring knife to go with the fork. Well, it is time for me to get back to their catalog.
3 Tine Kitchen Fork for Cooking | Stainless Steel
Bet I can tune my guitar with that.