Home cooks understand the ease and efficiency of applying the “Clean as you go” method while working in the kitchen. It ensures the maintenance of sanitary conditions, which are essential to food safety, and it also keeps post-cooking cleanup from…
Have some food stuck to your wok? You might be tempted to scrub it down with dish soap, but doing so is a dire mistake. To understand why you shouldn’t soap down a wok to clean it, you first need…
Keeping your Nespresso machine clean is an important task to ensure the best-tasting coffee from your machine, and also to extend its life. One of the most important cleaning steps is removing minerals, also known as “scale” or lime from…
Vinegar is a powerhouse when it comes to keeping your home pristine. This humble kitchen staple, which can be abrasive and tough on grease without the use of harsh chemicals, offers a plethora of benefits as a cleaning agent. This…
Gleaming stainless steel appliances are the end goal for anyone who has these babies in their home kitchen. However, even when you have a smudge-proof treated appliance, little and big hands can make this goal an unachievable dream. This is…
Gone are the days of picking wild berries and popping them straight in your mouth for the freshest taste ever. We know too much now about potential contaminants, whether naturally occurring or via commercial production practices. This forces us to…
The urge to put the lid down on a dirty grill to hide the greasy grates after a barbecue is real. Who wants to clean the barbie while everyone else is enjoying their succulent grilled chicken and juicy ribeye? While…
Silicone cookware can be a godsend in the kitchen. Nonstick silicone baking mats make it easy to clean up even the stickiest caramel messes; silicone ice cube trays give amateur cocktails a professional touch. But the innovative material has downsides:…
The Dutch oven may be one of, if not, the most significant pots to cook in. Make your spicy buttermilk fried chicken or simple roasted pork loin in one of these enameled pots, and rest assured you are going to…
When you buy a bunch of asparagus at the grocery store, it tends to look bright and vibrant. While it usually doesn’t appear to be covered with dirt, that doesn’t mean you should forego cleaning the spears — or any…