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Category: Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets — page 3
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Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets
Infrared vs Probe Thermometer: Surface Heat or Doneness?
Infrared vs probe thermometer: surface vs internal readings, safe temperatures, comals, frying oil and shiny pans compared, with one pick for each.
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Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets
Pan, Pin or Blades? The Best Meat Mallet Alternative
The meat mallet alternative that fits the job: a heavy pan or rolling pin for cutlets, a blade tenderizer for tough steak, and baking soda for…
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Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets
No Hand Mixer? The Best Hand Mixer Alternative for Each Job
The best hand mixer alternative for each job: whisk, immersion blender, cream whipper, dough whisk or stand mixer, and what each can't do.
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Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets
No Scale? The Best Kitchen Scale Alternative and How to Measure
The kitchen scale alternative that works: cups, spoons and adjustable cups, King Arthur's grams-to-cups chart, and where accuracy drops without a scale.
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Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets
Towels, Bags or Keepers? The Best Salad Spinner Alternative
The salad spinner alternative that works: cotton towels, lettuce drying towels, a colander, a cotton salad bag and a produce keeper, and their limits.
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Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets
Electric vs Manual Can Opener: Which Is Easier to Live With?
Electric vs manual can opener: effort, speed, lid edges, arthritis, space and cleaning compared, which can opener to buy, and two picks for each side.
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Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets
No Machine? The Ice Cream Maker Alternative That Works
The best ice cream maker alternative is no-churn made with a hand mixer and loaf pan. How the bag method and blender compare, their limits and…
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Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets
Grater, Knife or Mortar? The Garlic Press Alternative for You
The garlic press alternative for each cook: a garlic grater, chef's knife, rasp, rolling chopper, twister and stone mortar, and how close each gets.
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Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets
Knife, Processor or Peeler? The Mandoline Alternative for You
The mandoline alternative for each job: a sharp nakiri, a food processor, an electric slicer, julienne tools and a Y peeler, with how close each gets.
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Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets
Blender, Chopper or Grater? The Food Processor Alternative to Buy
The food processor alternative for each job: hand blender, mini chopper, blender, mandoline, box grater and dicer, with what each does well and its limits.
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Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets
Instant Read vs Probe Thermometer: Which One Do You Need?
Instant read vs probe thermometer: how spot-check and leave-in models differ on speed, cuts, depth and alarms, which to buy first, and two picks per side.
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Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets
No Spiralizer? The Spiralizer Alternative Tools That Work
The best spiralizer alternative is a julienne peeler. What a mandoline, julienne slicer and box grater cut, their limits, and when to buy a spiralizer.