TIP OF THE DAY: Calibrate Your Kitchen Thermometer

CDM meat & poultry thermometer available at Amazon.com. Many kitchen thermometers will be used on Thanksgiving to test the temperature of the turkey. Undercooked turkey means the possibility of salmonella; overcooked turkey most certainly means dry meat. Given that 10 degrees can make the difference between good and dry, how accurate is your kitchen thermometer?…
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THANKSGIVING: Pumpkin Cheesecake

We don’t know what condition we’ll be in at the end of the main course on Thanksgiving. But if there’s no room for our pumpkin cheesecake, we’ll happily eat it over the weekend. (Sorry, NIBBLE colleagues, there won’t be any left to bring in on Monday.) We’re trying a new recipe this year, but here…
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PRODUCT: Jet Bag Wine Carrier/Protecter

The best way to pack wine in luggage. Photo courtesy JetBag.com. Are you leaving on a jet plane to celebrate Thanksgiving or Christmas? Post-9/11 security regulations prohibiting liquids have certainly plagued wine lovers. But some people care about bringing (or taking home) a special bottle of wine so much, they’ll actually check it in luggage.…
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