Posts by DaveB

Setting up a mis en place would work well for organised cooking activities like you describe (prepqaring a meal for guests). However, my refrigerator also contains lots of stuff thet never gets anywhere near a stove. Digging around in an...

Although not a professional, I have worked on occasion in commercial kitchens. The big difference between a restaurant reach-in and a home refrigerator is that the restaurant unit is typically set up prior to service and contains ONLY...

Actually, the concept of "correct" spelling is a rather recent idea in English, dating back only to the late 17th century. Before that most non-professional writers used phonetic spelling and reflected regional...

In my experience, bread in a broiler or salamander has two states: raw and charred. It goes from the first to the second the instant your attention wanders.:mad:

Some days I can't see my nose...that's exactly the film I meant. :confused:

How about "Someone Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe", a delightful tongue-in-cheek murder mystery in which the chef's are murdered in a manner related to their specialty (the rotissier gassed in his own oven, etc.)?

Some helpful friend saw it on TV and thought I'd like it... The thing is basically a handle containing an electric motor that spins a toothed cylinder. There's a plastic shield over the cutter to protect your fingers and to direct the...

Electric carving knives are also great for trimming foam rubber padding into odd shapes. I last used mine to cut new bunk cusions for my boat.:rolleyes:

I went through the inaccessible kitchen cabinet (over the fridge) last night and found: 1 salad shooter 1 Ginsu knife 4 plastic things for microwaving Vidalia onions 1 electic breadmaker (lost the little mixer blade & couldn't...

I've been wishing for months for a week or so in Paris, where I can gorge myself on great art and great food... Guess what? It's going to happen!!!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: