When I was a kid, we had a hodge-podge of skillets crammed into our lower kitchen cupboards and in the drawer beneath our gas range. They were used and abused and to this day, I remember the champs! We had two heavy-duty cast iron skillets. One was square with an additional handle, to help lift the thing, and the other round and black as could be, with a slender handle that seemed too small for its circumference. We seasoned them … Read More
Pan frying has taken a beating over the past several years. We’ve heard the warnings – Don’t fry, fry less or at least trade up to a more health conscious oil. However, it’s true that a succulent piece of fried chicken or cod, a helping of golden fries, hush puppies, green tomatoes, or onion rings sometimes hits the spot like nothing else. Frying is part of our history and culture. It’s a warm, comforting and simple pleasure. Grandma may still … Read More
Eggs are the inexpensive essential superfood for every diet; high in protein, vitamin-rich, and versatile to fit everyone’s taste buds, whether it’s breakfast, lunch and dinner. But because cooking eggs is a tedious task without the correct tool of choice, it also raises the question of how to fry the perfect egg. After reviewing a vast selection of utensils in search for perfection and here is the top three we discovered. T-fal A83100 One Egg WonderOnly 4.5 inches in diameter, … Read More
Most of us are interested in better health and finding smart and simple ways to achieve it. When it comes to the kitchen however, we can’t always do a complete makeover or enact drastic changes to the family’s diet. What we can do, is to phase out the old and integrate the new one item at a time. This may include a long look at our favorite non-stick fry pans. What gives them that smooth, slippery surface of which we … Read More