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Boiling Water 101
Equipment - Ingredients - Techniques - Miscellaneous
Lynne Rossetto Kasper answers culinary questions on everything from how to brine a turkey to recommendations on storing fresh herbs.
| • | Cast Iron Pans: Are they all the same? How do you "season" them? |
| • | Copper Bowl: What should I use one for? |
| • | Copper Pots and Pans: What should I be aware of? |
| • | Offset Spatula: What do I use for spreading crepe batter? |
| • | Stove Burners: Does the BTU number really matter? |
| • | Anchovies: What can you tell me about these tiny fish? |
| • | Anise/Fennel: What's the difference between the two? |
| • | Artichokes (fresh): How do I cook them? |
| • | Artichokes (Italian "baby"): What can you tell me? |
| • | Balsamic Vinegar: What brands do you recommend? |
| • | Bean Paste: What is it? |
| • | Beans (canned): A recipe calls for dry beans - can I use canned? |
| • | Beans (dry): How do I cook them? |
| • | Cassia Buds: Where can I buy them? |
| • | Cavolo Nero: What can you tell me? |
| • | Champagne Cheesecake: How can I make it? |
| • | Chocolate Beet Cake Frosting: Any recipes? |
| • | Cranberry Beans: Where do I buy them? |
| • | Dressing: Can you find the right ingredients for a salad dressing I've had? |
| • | Farro: What is it? Where can I buy it? |
| • | Fruit Pastes: What can I do with them? |
| • | Grape Leaves: What can I do with them? |
| • | Guava Paste: How long does it keep? How can I use it? |
| • | Morels: Any suggestions for cooking them besides deep frying? |
| • | Oil: Do you recommend nonstick spray-on oil? |
| • | Olive Oil: Why do you recommend extra-virgin olive oil? |
| • | Olive Oil: How do I know I'm getting the real thing? |
| • | Olive Oil: How do I get my money's worth? |
| • | Onions: How big is large? |
| • | Pasta: Can you recommend some quality packaged pasta? |
| • | Pesto (red): Do you know of a recipe? |
| • | Pope Ladies: Do you know anything about them? |
| • | Pumpkin Seed Oil: What can I do with a bottle? |
| • | Sage: How about a recipe? |
| • | Sake: What can I do with a bottle? |
| • | Salt: What are the differences between various types of salt? |
| • | Sarde: Where can I find those delicious large sardines called "sarde" in Sicily? |
| • | Tomatoes (Roma): Why do you not recommend using them? |
| • | Alfredo Sauce: Why is my Alfredo sauce clumpy? |
| • | Baking Bread: What to do? |
| • | Boiling Eggs: How do I do it without cracking them? |
| • | Brown Sugar: How can I salvage it once it turned to stone? |
| • | Coffee Beans: How would I go about roasting my own? |
| • | Cooked Chicken: Why does my cooked chicken get tough? |
| • | Defrosting: What is the safest way to defrost frozen meat? |
| • | Dicing/Slicing: What do you recommend to reduce the work? |
| • | Dried Beans: How do I cook them? |
| • | Espresso: How do you recognize high-quality espresso? |
| • | Freezing Herbs: How do you freeze fresh herbs? |
| • | Garlic and Onions: How do I store them? |
| • | Grape Juice: How do I pasteurize grape juice at home? |
| • | Hamburgers: How do we get the patties to stay together to grill them? |
| • | Hazelnut Skin: How do you remove them? |
| • | Measuring: Why shouldn't I measure dry ingredients in a glass container? |
| • | Onions: What can I do to make store-bought red onions sweeter? |
| • | Packaged Greens: Is there a way to make them taste fresher? |
| • | Preparing the Night Before: Do you have some suggestions? |
| • | Puff Pastry: How do you make it? |
| • | Roasting a Chicken: What's the best way? |
| • | Thanksgiving Cooking Tips: Lynne's wisdom from equipment to pies. |
| • | Turkey Brining: From Cooks Illustrated, it's a technique that produced a well-seasoned and moist bird. |
| • | Sourdough Bread: How can I control the taste and rising times? |
| • | Woks: How do I use one? |
| • | A Hungry Traveler's Guide to the Open Road: Tips from Lynne Rossetto Kasper to make eating on a road trip a true culinary experience. |
| • | Agriculture: How can I find out about community supported agriculture? |
| • | Canned Food: How long are they good for? |
| • | Children's Books: Can you recommend exciting, educational cookbooks? |
| • | Children's Books: Are there any to help develop an interest in cooking? |
| • | College of the Atlantic: Do you know of any that offer decent food on campus instead of the usual dreary and unhealthy fare? |
| • | Cooking for One: What books are out there? |
| • | Cooking Theory: Is there something I can read? |
| • | Food Events: How can I find out about events across the country? |
| • | Herb Gardens: How should I go about starting an herb garden? |
| • | Mascarpone: How do you make mascarpone cheese? |
| • | Vanilla Beans: What are some mail-order sources? |
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