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Larry, Mandolines will not handle cold cuts, they will tear the meat instead of cutting it. I guess this is due to the meat characteristics (harness, etc.) as compared to vegetables, you will need a cutter with more linear velocity than a mandoline to thinly slice meat. That's when a meat...

Olen3105, Try "Happy in the Kitchen" by Michell Richard. This volume plus Jacques Pepin's (for the techniques) should be a great reference. By the way, I've tried Garlic Ice cream (ref. your onions and ice cream comment) once in Canada and it wasn't bad at all.

This type of kettle is used in South America to heat up water for Mate, a local infusion equivalent to coffee or black tea. They are very popular and much more efficient than heating up on the stove. I've seen them all over Europe too...

Ikea has the same type of pans, enameled black on the interior and Made in France for a fraction of the cost. I have no issue with the seasoning and cleaning -I don't use my dishwasher-, they work quite well. However, the dark inside doesn't help much when you want to check for food readiness...

ella/TO, I live in Michigan, and worked for quite a while in Oakville. I know the brands, I was just joking

jani, The safest way to polish your cooper is to use a mix table salt and lemon juice or table salt and vinegar and rub it on the cooper surface. The salt acts as an abrasive rubbing the acid and cleaning very fast. A quick wash and drying and you are done. If have hammered cooper and want a...

MostlyWater, I purchased an Emeril machine long time ago in clearance at BB and Beyond for $20. It has removable sandwich inserts and also waffle and pizzelles inserts. It is OK, my kids use it at least once a week.

Stellasquash, Jacques Deseyne is a well known Belgian chef. Here is a webpage with his recipes for waffles: BABEL Note: There is no "Belgian waffle" per se, as Belgians prepare them according to the region where they live. The Brussels Waffle is probable the most popular in USA, but I...

jani, I have some Baumalu pans I purchased in France way back in 2002 I think. Never had an issue and they are great... except that are really heavy. Baumalu produces several lines (different wall thickness), if you purchased the stuff that is 2.2 or 2.5 mm thick you have a pan that will last...

mj1, From the pictures you posted, looks like a regular cast iron pan. Enameled pans have a different finish inside when compared to the outside (shimmier, smoother). In some cases, the enamel is clear (like LeCreusets), but also could be dark (IKEA) As some others recommended, I'd take it...

mj1, Is this a cast iron enameled pan? Regular black cast iron? Seems like your pan has some porosity holes as results of the manufacturing process. If you were able to see them bubbling, it means there are probably some additional voids inside the pan. After you heat up the air inside them...

LavenderLily, If you were able to inject the water into the siphon thru the outlet, injecting the water before the siphon is completely empty, then you should not need to refill with the CO2 charger, unless the CO2 is at a very low pressure.

Jeekinz, Ironchef stole my thunder. "Happy in the kitchen" by Michel Richard is a great book, highly recommendable.

I own and use a Zyliss almost every day. It works great, even when you don't peel the garlic completely.

Amen to Leolady's comment. I don't have a non-stick pan and don't need one. Lodge (cast iron) makes the best ones and if you know how to heat up your oil in a SS pan, food won't stick to it either.

Saphellae, Please book me a week during the Canadian Grand Prix LOL. On a more serious note, France or Italy are my choices, the countries are gorgeous and their cuisines are great. Belgium and Spain are also close seconds.

Making your own pasta is probably one of the most rewarding activities. It is not only extremely inexpensive, but also the best way to enjoy sauces because the fresh past will absorb juices as opposed of dry pasta purchased at the store. Refrigerated pasta purchased at the store is OK, but still...

I use to have a SS Cuisinart double boiler insert. It was very nice but, like my ex-wife; it needed a lot of attention (sorry, bad joke) Same as suziquzie, I found a Pyrex bowl that fits perfectly on a pasta pot I have. This works great because the glass not only let's you see if the water is...

I had to cook dinner for 10 people: Beef Stroganoff, noodles, caramelized pears salad and Tiramisu, etc. etc. Things were getting late and I had to hurry up since I cooked everything at home and the dinner was on the other side of town. As soon as I finished, I put everything on the car and...

foodguy, I hear you, was born there and love all of that plus dulce de leche, sandwiches de miga, facturas con mate, parrillada and locro. France and Belgium (any part) are also great for the variety and great hability of locals to turn simple ingredients into glorius dishes.

cookingcountess, welcome to DC Looks like your pot is made out of Aluminum. However, there are a couple of things that look out of place. The red rust that Michael mentioned (upper rim) and the fact that is probably a 2 Qt (max) sauce pan. French cooks and home cooks know very well that Al is...

Maverick2272, Relative to cleaning cooper, I use a mix of lemon juice or vinegar and table salt. If you are worried about scratches on the cooper surface, use baking soda instead of salt but this will require more scrubbing and you will end up with a shinnier pan. Barkeepers is also very...