What do you buy the home cook who has everything? – Holiday Gift Buying Guide
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The holiday season is fast approaching, and many of us have avid home cooks on our gift-giving lists! The problem with avid home cooks is that it seems like they have everything! But have no worry, we are here to suggest several unique items that a discerning home cook will truly appreciate! All these items are used in Sizzle and Sear’s test kitchen.
Stocking Stuffers - Small Kitchen Gifts for the Chef who has Everything!
Small price tags but these tools will be greatly appreciated by an avid home cook.
Why do we recommend the Mini OXO Good Grips Angled Measuring Cups?
Each measuring cup has a 4 tablespoon (1/4 cup) capacity, making it perfect for small quantity ingredients like spices, sugar, oils, and more
Perfect for Mise en Place cooking; a technique where you prepare and measure all your ingredients prior to cooking so that they are at hand for quick use
Why do we recommend the Anchor Hocking Glass Prep and Mixing Bowls?
Nesting for easy storage
Smaller prep bowls for mise en place cooking; a technique where you prepare and measure all your ingredients prior to cooking so that they are at hand for quick use
See through glass mixing bowls, so you can see how well you've mixed your ingredients
Why do we recommend the Zojirushi Induction Rice Cooker?
Induction technology results in accurate, precise, and fast temperature control!
Holds rice at a stable temperature for hours on end
Focus on the main dish while still achieving perfect rice
Explore Sous Vide - Christmas Gift Suggestions
Sous vide is French for “under vacuum”. It is a method of cooking that involves sealing food in a plastic bag and submerging the sealed food in a temperature controlled water bath. This method allows food to be evenly cooked to precise temperature targets.
In order to get started, you will need an immersion circulator that will both heat the water and circulate it, ensuring even temperature distribution.
To effectively sous vide, as much air as possible needs to be removed from the plastic bag. You can accomplish this with a vacuum sealer, or you can upgrade to a vacuum chamber.
Going Beyond Sous Vide - Christmas Gift Suggestions
Go one step beyond sous vide with a precision cooktop or combi oven! These are expensive tools but they are well worth it if you want to achieve precise results over and over again.
Why do we recommend the Breville Polyscience Control Freak as the best induction burner?
Incredible temperature control! Whether you use a probe to control the temperature of the contents of your food or the pan sensor to control the temperature of the pan
Programmable temperatures; don't need to remember a large list of temperatures
It will revolutionize the way you cook; we use it everyday
Check out these alternative espresso cleaning tablets for Breville machines.These tablets are much cheaper than the ones provided directly from Breville, and they contain sodium percarbonate, just like the Breville branded tablets. They are safe to use on your espresso machine.
The Everdure 4K by Heston Blumenthal is a beautiful thing to look at! And it operates like any standard kamado grill; however, at twice the price it promises some additional features. But what happens when these bonus features malfunction? Can you count on Everdure’s warranty service?
Tri-ply, 5-ply, and even 7-ply cookware has been around for a long time now, and the benefits of this type of cookware is well known. There’s no reason why this technology can’t be transferred to bakeware, and 360 Cookware has done exactly that with their line of bakeware.
Traditional Neapolitan pizza requires a wood-fired brick oven that reaches temperatures of 800-900°F. This is well beyond the capabilities of a home oven. But with this simple hack, you can mimic the conditions of a wood-fired brick oven in your own home!
No oven? No problem. This easy delicious chicken dish from the Southern United States is cooked entirely on the stove top. Inspired by Craig Claiborne’s Smothered Chicken recipe.
This is a quick and easy broccoli side dish that you can use to accompany a main dish. All-in-all, this dish will take less than 15 minutes to get to the table. You can adjust the heat by varying the amount of red pepper flakes, and you can add more garlic if you like it garlicy. The combination of frying and steaming results in enhanced flavour and texture.
No oven? No problem. This easy delicious chicken dish from the Southern United States is cooked entirely on the stove top. Inspired by Craig Claiborne’s Smothered Chicken recipe.
It’s a thermometer. But it’s not any ordinary thermometer. The Combustion Inc. thermometer is wireless, contains eight temperature sensors, and claims to be able to “predict the future!”
