Well, it’s all induction now (#1 bought last December, #2 last week. As reported earlier, these are commercial units by Breville/PolyScience, who call the unit “the Control Freak.” I thought about getting a 30-inch range insert for the kitchen but found only one range with ‘Control Freak’ features, and that is by Wolf for $8200! …
Go Induction?
Induction Burners An induction burner generates energy from an electromagnetic field below a glass cooktop surface to a pot or pan above it. It has one massive advantage for cooks of all ages; it’s safer since it creates heat within the pan itself—no pan, no heat, no burning yourself on the glass top, which during …
Try it Again for the First Time
Dig out your old best cookbook(s), go to the index and you will find, for sure, an entry for apricot-glazed pork, or ham or something. I haven’t done it in years. Thought of it though and so bought a jar of apricot jam to give it new try. I thawed out a vacuum-sealed piece of …
How to Defeat the Electric Stove Top’s Worst Fault
Turn the knob up or down on a gas burner and the flame and temperature changes immediately and you can continue controlled cooking on it. Not so on an electric burner where a knob change has no effect, as the burner stays too hot or cold for a minute or more. That’s why gas is …
Electric Cooktops Never Look Clean
Not much experience with glass cooktops other than to notice that they never look clean. This little bottle of cleaner was on the stove when I moved in, so I assumed it was part of the GE Profile stove package, since all the kitchen appliances were newly installed. This stuff really cleans when generously applied …
In Praise of the Wok (again)
The wok is a perfect cooking tool to combine heat and motion. 1.5 billion Chinese eat from it most every day. This a new wok. My old one from Hong Kong, where I purchased it for $13, was left for the new owners at the old house, as it had a proper round bottom designed …
I’m moving!
Haven’t and won’t post for awhile until I get settled into an independent living retirement community. It’s a large apartment in a retired military service affiliated non-profit facility located in Loudoun County, Virginia, about 25 minutes from my home of 38 years in Mclean. Not excited about the move but age is a reality, so …
This Thing Works
This is Theragun by Therabody.com. It is a percussion massage device that is very powerful yet quiet. Well designed and engineered, it reeks of quality. As a geezer, there are few body areas that don’t benefit from stimulation (OK, don’t go there). I use it mostly on a chronic lower back and an arthritic right …
Shrimp Scampi (revised)
Shrimp Scampi with Deli Sautéed SpinachMy shrimp scampi recipe was posted years ago. But I always thought something was a bit off about it. I finally figured out that it was the Worchester Sauce. Worchester Sauce and shrimp are not flavor pals, so I’ve taken it out.This recipe below is tried and true but I …
Overpriced, but there is not a better, more versatile or higher quality multi-cooker out there.
The Vermicular multi-cooker ($600) is comprised of two parts: The “musui” a cast iron pot with a machined tight-fitting cover and the “kamado” a cradle for the pot with interior induction heaters bottom and sides and an exterior control panel. Everyone is familiar with slow cookers and multi cookers and what they do, so I’ll …