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Entries Tagged as 'Gifts for cooks'

Gifts for Foodies on Your List – Always Welcome

December 19th, 2011 · No Comments

There are a group of perennial gifts that work for all food lovers/cooks. Here’s my list of those that you can pick up fast almost anywhere, but I’ll throw up links to their counterparts on Amazon so you can see what I’m talking about and get other ideas as you browse. (Full disclosure – if [...]

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Tags: Gifts for cooks · Holiday cooking

Don’t Be a Turkey – Use A Meat Thermometer for the Bird

November 21st, 2011 · No Comments

A reader and friend, Laurie Steele, just called to tell me she’s brining the turkey for Thanksgiving this year. Her questions about how to tell if it’s done led me to recommend using a meat thermometer for the best results. What kind of thermometer works best? I’ve got all these styles listed below, and of [...]

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Tags: Cooking tools and gadgets · Gifts for cooks · Thanksgiving recipes

Gifts for the Cook: Kindle Fire or a Nook eBook Good for Cookbook Lovers in a Kitchen

November 21st, 2011 · No Comments

Got cookbooks? If you’re a long-time cook like me who reads cookbooks like others read novels or travel guides, you’ve got shelves of cookbooks in your house – under the bed, in the kitchen, the bathroom, the office, filling up an unused cat bed, and stacked in closets. You get rid of some now and [...]

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Tags: Cookbooks new and old · Gifts for cooks