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I'm just curious here. Back when I lived in Buffalo, NY i was able to buy a packet of spices that you dump into your mashed potatoes and they tasted pretty darn good. I can't find anything like that here in Colorado and have had to resort to fiddling with the spices of my own. The results...

I have a few questions here. 1st: is fresh ground salt (from crystals) the same improvement that you see when going from pre-ground pepper to fresh pepper? My wife and I LOVE fresh ground pepper and i thought it might be nice to have matching grinders as opposed to a grinder and a shaker...

Here's a pic of mine. LOVE it.

My wife and I simply LOVE chinese food. Mostly the spicy stuff like sezcuan (bad spelling) and hunan. We've tried making a few recipes at home but it always comes out very bland and flavorless compared to the restaurant fare that we're used to. Anyone have any tips on how to make real...

I would guess no, but it really depends on how much of a component the parmesean cheese is in a recipe. If its small enough you could even leave it out alltogether without noticing a huge flavor difference. BUT, parmesean cheese is very different from regular chedder cheese. It is much dryer...

My wife and I love BBQ'd chicken drumsticks but more often than not the tendons in the meat really detract from the eating experience. Is there a way to eliminate or reduce the toughness of these tendons so the eating experience will be more enjoyable for us? We *have* found that the tendon...

I think most of the suggestions for what to NOT put down the disposal are more to prevent potential clogs than to prevent damage to the disposal. Preventing clogs will really vary from home to home depending on the drain pipes there.

I'm told egg shells are also a no-no although I admit to putting them in there sometimes.

Anyone know of a wok that will work with a smooth (glass) cooktop. I saw a cast iron wok in a Williams Sonoma catalog and I hear that cast iron woks are the best kind. But really, any wok that will work it better than nothing.

anyone ever seen a little plastic tupper-ware type container for storing cool-aid packs? I'm really tired of having them just floating around in a drawer. Other ingenius methods of storing the packets is also welcome.

This recipes is called "Pork and pineapple soft tacos" published in a cookbook called Health Latin Cooking" by Steven Raichlen. 1 small ripe pineapple (I've used canned chunks) 1 pound lean pork loin, trimmed of all fat and cut into 1/2" cubes 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 teaspoons pure chili...

I had was craving tuna sandwiches yesterday. Prepared them how I always do but it made me want to drop a post here about what other people put in their tuna. Most of the ingredients are "to taste" and depend on how crunchy I want it to be. canned tuna fish (in water for me) diced yellow...

I'd have to look it up but I have a great recipe that I cook when tenderloin is on sale. Its grilled pork tacos. You do shishkabobs with the pork and pineapple pieces then serve them on a corn tortilla with some cabbage and salsa. THere are a bunch of spices in the pork marinade that I can...

Are these the purple, freeze dried potatoes made in the Andes mountains called Chuno? I hate chuno numerous times while in Bolivia but I certainly wouldn't say that they taste the same as regular potatoes (the ones I'm thinking of) Wouldn't mind finding some chuno as well as recipes to use...

First I heard that you shouldn't use non-stick spray on teflon or non-stick pans. Then I heard that you shouldn't use non-stick sprays on stainless steel pans. So, what is non-stick spray designed to be used on? The ones I buy are mainly just vegetable oil in a spray can anyways.

My 7th wedding anniversary is coming up but my wife is having trouble finding something copper to get for me. The all-clad 4 qt sauteuse with the copper core is on my list but its a bit out of our desired price range for gifts. Anyone have other ideas for kitchen related copper gifts?

Made just the onions the other day to have with bratts also cooked on the grill. It was great. VERY tasty. I cooked them on skewers to keep them together.

tried this recipe this weekend and both my wife and myself found it FAR too salty. gonna try again next time without salt or perhaps only a teaspoon.

another things to note is that Penzey's always includes a 1.5 ounce bottle of something free with every order (all of mine at least). Its always like Christmas to see what they threw in for me to try. Also, their catalog is very informative. I like reading the detailed information on pepper...

I get about 99% of my spices through Penzeys.com now. I was introduced to them by a fellow cooking/grilling friend. Everything tastes SO much fresher than grocery store spices.

anyone know good web sites selling a good selection of grilling products? Things like planks, wood chips, rubs, mops, spray bottles, etc. Always looking for new toys but not always sure where to find them.

I'm sure that over-heating pans is the cause of pans that are no longer flat on the bottom but what else can be done when you need high temps to sear your meats? Are high end pans immune to this kind of deformation? I'm considering the purchase of a stainless pan with a thick clad bottom in...

I posted earlier a bit about stainless cookware. I'm looking at upgrading but I need to make sure that its right for me. I thought that rather than listing every dish that I tend to prepare, I might ask what dishes or types of dishes are not good for stainless cookware. For example, I hear...

I can't speak for the Grand Prix but I can tell you that the Shun is VERY sharp and works very well. I'll tell you how I made my decision. I decided that since the Santoku is a japanese knife style that I wanted it to be made by a japanese knife maker and NOT by a european knife maker. Thus...

I bought an oven thermometer at Wal-Mart for $3. Determined that the temperature was off by about 40 degrees. The real revelation was that a repairman was not needed. The temperature knob on my oven is adjustable so that you can change what temperature the arrow points at. I was able to...