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Why is it that I consider three of the "The Six Kitchen Essential Tools" to be superfluous?

I keep regretting the loss of my waffle iron in my recent move.

I second the "chest freezer organizers" comment. I've used plastic bins in mine. It works well.

A super-inexpensive method that I've used in the past is to pick up some large (12 to 16 inch square) tiles. They generally ...

Look at this as an opportunity to expand the ingredients that you usually use. Consider 'sweet' spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, etc), but don't limit their uses to sweet dishes. Think about fru...

As noted elsewhere , it isn't clear where all of StillTasty's information comes from and the site is definitely overcautious in some areas.

Synchronicity strikes. I'm in the middle of discussing

If you're worried about burning the garlic (and/or want to turn the heat up a bit for whatever reason), you can also build a little stand for it out of aluminum foil... or rest it on a collapsible ...

That is awesome.

I'm a big fan of Mark Bittman's guide to making creamy vegetable soup .

I've had decent luck with a vegetable peeler, actually. I cut off either end then quarter it lengthwise and peel the four pieces.

I'd love to learn more about how to properly compose sushi.