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The Complete Cook's Country TV Show Cookbook Cook's Country isn't just a magazine full of recipes, although you certainly will get plenty of those. The staff explains techniques – and the reasoning behind them – to make you a more skilled and confident cook. You'll also learn some history about a wide variety of dishes and ingredients. The recipes are for foods that … [Read more...] about The Complete Cook’s Country TV Show Cookbook

Handcrafted Wooden Wok Spatula Set I find myself using these with my cast iron pans in the kitchen as much as I do with my outdoor propane-fired wok, which I reviewed in detail here. Wooden spoons are fine for many foods, but a nice wide spatula like these ones are superior for stir frying. The idea is to chase the food around a screaming hot pan. You need surface area – … [Read more...] about Handcrafted Wooden Wok Spatula Set

Eastman Outdoors 22" Carbon Steel Propane Wok A screaming-hot wok is the only way to get what's called "wok hay" – a Cantonese expression that is loosely translated as the "breath of the wok" – that refers to the particular essence or aroma that is created in a dish when you stir-fry it authentically. This is the "restaurant" taste that your dish has when the guy at the … [Read more...] about Eastman Outdoors 22″ Carbon Steel Propane Wok

7-Quart Lodge Logic Cast Iron Dutch Oven I think of my cast iron cooking in two different eras: before dutch oven (BD) and after dutch (AD) oven. Well, not really, but I can't overstate how much versatility this single piece of cookware added to my kitchen. This dutch oven is available in three different sizes. The 7-quart option is best for the majority of cooks … [Read more...] about 7-Quart Lodge Logic Cast Iron Dutch Oven