TIP OF THE DAY: How To Finish Soup In Blender

The correct technique for blending hot soup. Photo courtesy Cuisinart.   Yesterday we discussed how easy it is to blend soups and sauces with a hand-held immersion blender. Today, we share a tip for using a conventional upright blender. This tip should be part of every recipe that tells you to blend hot soup, but…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Immersion Blender Uses To Save Time & Effort

An immersion blender can take the place of a hand mixer, upright blender and food processor. Photo courtesy Waring.   We own a food processor, stand mixer, hand-held beater, upright blender and immersion blender. We gave away our mother’s 1970s-era hand-cranked egg beater* a month ago. We may have used it for scrambled eggs decades…
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PRODUCT: An Improvement To Household Cleaning Gloves

We do a lot of cleaning, but we don’t like many household gloves. They’re hot, uncomfortable, and leave a latex smell on your hands. Glove manufacturer Clean Ones researched consumer dissatisfaction and launched a new “premium” household glove, the Ultimate Latex Free Glove. It’s odor-free and allergen-free: no BPA , no phthalates and, of course,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The Different Types Of Paring Knives

Every cook needs a paring knife. With its short blade and sharp point, a paring knife affords angles and control that larger knives can’t provide. This all-purpose kitchen knife, similar in shape to a small chef’s knife, is most often used with fruits and vegetables. It can carve, chop, core, de-stem, peel and slice easily.…
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HALLOWEEN: Skull & Crossbones Tumbler

The “Crossbones” tumbler is fun on Halloween and the other 364 days of the year. Photo courtesy Copco.   Want to celebrate Halloween in a way that isn’t fattening? We’re partial to this “Crossbones” Sierra Cold Tumbler from Copco, featuring a subtle skull and crossbones motif on the plastic gripper (it’s hard to see in…
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