Category: Kitchenware-Tabletop

PRODUCT: Softsoap Scentsations For Holiday Handwashing

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Deck the sinks with holiday-scented hand soap.   With everything getting the holiday treatment, why not your hand soap? Softsoap Scentsations Limited Edition Holiday Liquid Hand Soaps offers three holiday scents: Enchanting Sugar Plum, Spiced Berry Bliss and Wintermint Wonderland. We installed bottles at the kitchen and bathroom sinks. Enchanting Sugar Plum reminds us of…
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GIFT: Tortilla Warmer For The Microwave

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Looking for an inexpensive but useful gift for a fan of Mexican food? We’ve gotten a lot of use out of our microwavable tortilla warmer. It’s just $9.78 on Amazon.com. The tortilla warmer—an insulated pouch—holds up to 12 tortillas, and keeps them warm and moist for up to one hour. Simply place the tortillas in…
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COOKING VIDEO: How To Use A Knife Sharpener

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  Now that we’ve discussed why it’s so important to keep your knives sharp, here’s a video that shows how easy it is to do so at home. Chef and cookbook author Clifford A. Wright demonstrates how to use a manual knife sharpener and a honing (sharpening) steel. He makes it look like fun! Consider…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Sharpen Your Knives & Free Sharpening From Sur La Table

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A sharp knife slices easily and cleanly; a dull knife requires more pressure and can slip and cut you. Photo of Shun chef’s knife (the brand we use at THE NIBBLE) courtesy Sur La Table.   You can’t be a good cook—or a safe cook—without sharp knives. You should sharpen your knives at least twice…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Use A Food Mill

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Some 40 years ago, the first electric food processors—Robot Coupe (pronounced robo coop) and Cuisinart—became available to American consumers. Designed in Europe for professional kitchens, these handy helpers made food preparation faster and more pleasant for home cooks, spawning an era of more adventurous cooking. Before the food processor, people used electric blenders, hand-cranked grinders…
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