Recent content by CluelessDad

Hmmm... 3 meal choices... Breakfast: Pancakes Bacon Sausage Lunch: Mac N Cheese (I've followed the directions on the box and my kids still tell me mom's tastes better - no idea what I'm doing wrong here) Any kind of soup - Ok, probably not something with a lot of veggies or my kids will...

Well if that wasn't a timely find, I don't know what is. I'm surprised by the technique shown for using a kitchen knife. It's pretty much the way I've taught people NOT to use a hammer.

I am overwhelmed by the help you guys have offered here. I'm generally cynical so I don't mind the snarky comments. Oldvine, I knew butter came as a solid in a tub but not that it came as a stick. I had never given thought to how it might be measured but inches didn't seem right - I am that...

All right, So I returned to some of my earlier searches before finding this site and I can now begin to sift through some of the reading. Google images and a couple of the reference links given here are going a long way to helping me interpret things. I appreciate the eggs suggestion as...

Andy M., That's a fantastically helpful site too. I looked at their tools page and without being terribly thorough, it looks like my kitchen has pretty much everything marked "Starter Kitchen", most things marked "Standard Kitchen", and a at least a few things marked "Well Stocked Kitchen."...

CrazyCatLady, Thanks for the help. I added the line about not telling me I'm a lost cause in part because I've learned that asking my wife about things in the kitchen is quick way for us to engage in conflict. If I want a happy marriage, I don't ask my wife to teach me things, that's an...

medtran49, 1st, let me say I now feel rather foolish for not using Google images. After first looking up many images of the band, I noticed you added the word "kitchen" and what do you know? I have three of those things. (Next step: figure out WHY I have three...) The kitchen knives site...

Jennyema, I've looked at the preview of "How to Cook Everything." It starts with a list of tools, tells me what things to look for in those tools but still doesn't tell me what they are - and yes "skillet" is on the list. medtran49, I'm not offended but, yes I truly am serious about my lack...

Background: I'm facing the possibility of being Mr. Mom (five children) and that means cooking - formerly my wife's responsibility. That means there are things in my kitchen to cook with but I don't know what they are. Request: Where do I begin? I know what a knife is but I have no idea what a...