Which of these is, in your opinion, the best tool for mashing potatoes:

A masher
A potato ricer
A food mill

Or maybe something else? And why do you prefer it?

I want to start making mashed potatoes, so I'd like to hear some thoughts and opinions on preferred methods.

is there a specialized tool for mincing/pressing ginger ( Read more... )

Hi! I'm in the market for a food processor and I was wondering if people had any reccomendations?

Thanks!

I have to share with you one of my favourite kitchen utensils. It's not just any vegetable peeler.


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Someone at work yesterday was talking about cleaning out her garage and throwing stuff out, and mentioned a "rusty old cast iron skillet" she'd inherited from her mother ( Read more... )

The other day at the local Pic-N-Save/Big Lots, I found a pretty good deal - a three-pack of silicone bakeware (muffin pan, cake pan, loaf pan) for a measly ten bucks. I was on the verge of buying it when my friend wondered aloud if silicone bakeware would leak chemicals into my foodstuffs, especially this cheap no-brand stuff. Is this paranoid, or ( Read more... )

I've been watching tv cooks good and bad use these knives for awhile now.

Are they any significant improvement over the standard chef's knife?

Also, my own chef knives (Wulstof-Trident, restaurant quality) are sadly in need of a sharpening. I hesitate to do it myself or take it to a knife grinder. Any ideas?