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Kitchenhacker
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Kitchenhacker.net will serve both as an easily-navigable collection of hints and tips usable by the home cook as well as a venue for discussion of the DIY/hacker attitude's role in the kitchen.
- Added on: Feb 3rd, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Stuart
- Listed in: Home Cooking Food & Drink
- Tags: DIY cooking tips food hacks food science food philosophy kitchen hints
Recent Posts
East Coast Blizzard is Time to Cook a Standing Rib Roast
The grocery store was a madhouse as people shopped in advance of the snow. Thanks to the various micro-climates here it looks like I'll be spared the worst of it in my own little area, but it's hard to say, really. Regardless, they had a sale on stan...
Coming Up for Air
Well it's the end of finals week. I still have some grading to do but that's not too bad. (I'm an old hand and know better than to write assignments that are hard for me to grade. :P) I've also had a ton of deadlines, including an NSF grant that's te...
Kitchenhacker Cookbook of the Year: Ratio
This year we've seen a ton of great cookbooks come out. Many of them have been gorgeous. Several of them have been extremely useful. There is one cookbook that came out in 2009 that is notable despite the fact that it isn't gorgeous. It isn't a heft...
Name This Drink: Southern Comfort + Jarritos Tamarindo
Once upon a time, I had a bottle of Southern Comfort. I wasn't really a fan of SoCo. I don't know where I got the bottle. It was probably a gift... or left over from a party. It sat around. Every once in a great while, I'd drink a wee bit of it. Then...
Latke Battle: Russet Versus Yukon Gold
My brother came over for lunch today and brought by the makings of a wonderful latke feast. We didn't have latkes. By the time we got through with the rest of the food, we were far too full. He kindly left me with potatoes, oil, sour cream, applesau...
Five Problems With Sous Vide Cooking
While cooking sous vide can have some awesome effects, it is far from perfect. In my two weeks of experimentation, I found five big problems with the technique. Sous Vide Cooking Is Slow Some things cook reasonably quickly, but they are outnumbered ...
