A good stand mixer can make a huge difference in your baking experience. You want one that is powerful, dependable and well made. Size does matter, so you want a good sized motor and a good sized mixing bowl. Attachments are important, you need the tools to help you create the recipe that you are […]
It’s hard not to get excited when you hear the name Cuisinart. It has become one of the most respected names in kitchen appliances, and it proves its value with this excellent 13 cup food processor (model FP-13DGM). Cuisinart has a wide range of food processors, but this unit, priced at less than $200, is […]
While many cooks overlook the toaster oven, those who use them are thrilled with how convenient they are. They don’t take up much room, they are inexpensive and they work well at baking and roasting foods. Surprisingly, toaster ovens don’t toast foods very well although the broiler feature can do a good job of browning […]
Every cook knows that small kitchen appliances are very essential. After all, nobody has time to be chopping, mixing blending or toasting by hand. Needing to toast bread over an open fire would certainly not be extremely practical! Small appliances are really essential in our houses, but which ones are the most important? Out of […]
Don’t confuse a food processor with a blender. While both appliances can chop and mix, they are quite different in many ways. A good way to tell the difference is to think of a food processor as a blender on steroids. It will do what a blender does, only more so. When it comes to […]
The Ninja Professional countertop blender is a beast of an appliance. It’s a blender with a ton of options and the power to blend and mix anything. While many blenders can do a few things well, some are under-powered while others have small mixing jars. That’s not a problem with this outstanding kitchen tool. It’s […]
Keurig coffemaker have become the gold standard for k-cup coffee brewing. Suddenly it was convenient to brew just one cup of coffee! Cleanup was a breeze and you didn’t need to grind and measure coffee. Who knew making a good cup of coffee or espresso could be so easy? The newest wave of small appliances […]
Is it possible to get a stand mixer for less than $50? Some stand mixers can cost as much as $700, too much for many bakers. If you plan on baking infrequently, spending a lot of money on a stand mixer might not be the best use of your budget. Yes, a good stand mixer […]
Are you intimidated by the idea of cooking? Don’t be, it is a basic function that every human being has been exposed to since the beginning of time. Cooking is basically a function of mixing, blending and heating food and working at very high temperatures. It includes breaking down the proteins, starches, sugars and oils […]
Sometimes you want a blender that isn’t quite so large. If you use your blender mostly for smoothies and juice, this compact blender might be perfect. Small blenders can get bad reviews, some deserved, for being under powered and awkward to use. That’s not the case with this handy, small kitchen countertop blender from HomGeek. […]
Blenders can run from the inexpensive to the very costly, but all of them should be able to blend and crush ice easily and all the time. It’s amazing that there are so many blenders available that are under powered and can’t do a task that you expect your blender to do well, crush ice. […]
Home baking took a giant leap forward with the introduction of the stand mixer for home kitchens. These compact small appliances are now common in kitchens everywhere and are taken for granted. However, before electric mixers of any kind, hand or stand, became available, cooks and bakers had to use old fashioned arm power to […]