| | |  | Magazines | Home » » 834 Kitchen Quick Tips: Techniques And Shortcuts for the Curious Cook | | | | | | | Description: | | Restart the grill with a hairdryer. Use chopsticks to dry wine glasses spot-free. Peel a kiwi with a spoon. Skewer cheese using pretzel sticks. Leak-proof a cone with mini-marshmallows. Slice strawberries with an egg slicer. Protect a cake during transport with toothpicks with mini-marshmallows. Soften butter with a rolling pin. Prevent a scorched saucepan with marbles. Clean a garlic press with a toothbrush. Melt chocolate with a coffee maker. Pit cherries with a paperclip. Drain lobster with a pair of scissors. What’s the best way to preserve leftover herbs, peel eggs in record time, or chop chocolate with ease? Ever wondered if it’s possible to soundproof your coffee grinder or tame the heat of fresh chiles? Find the answers to these questions and more in this indispensable A–Z handbook. Even the most experienced cook will find that these tips—the most highly-rated feature of Cook’s Illustrated magazine—-deliver unique and clever solutions to common kitchen problems. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Cook's Illustrated Magazine | | Paperback:
| 585 pages | | Publisher:
| America's Test Kitchen | | Publication Date:
| September 30, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1933615109 | | Package Length:
| 6.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.85 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 20 reviews |
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Great and usefulFeb 11, 2010
Love this book and I am a career chef. Fun to pass around to guests. Friends have loved it as a gift.
this has already saved me moneyJan 04, 2010
Some of the ideas i have used before. Some are new and give you ways to preserve things that go bad easily. Freezing fresh herbs is explained in detail. Good use of money if you like to cook.
 Lots of great infoAug 16, 2009
You will find a lot of info in this book. I felt it was definitely worth the price.
Cool book!Jan 15, 2009
This is a cool book with tons of tips I would have never thought of before. I haven't gone through it all yet but everytime I do I learn more and more cool tips. Great as a gift!
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Great reference book to keep on your cookbook shelf!Jan 01, 2009
This was a gift from my mother, and it's been very handy for little-known tips in the kitchen. I do agree with one reviewer who said it'd be "handier" if spiral-bound, since it is a bit bulky, but it's not like a recipe book where you have to leave it open wide while doing other things. It has an easy to use index. For instance, today I looked up avocados and found the best way to peel and cut them and how to tell if they're ripe. Also, how to degrease pepperoni, keep hotpeppers from burning hands when slicing, and how to keep the remote control clean while cooking. Some of these are no-brainers, but you'll find yourself saying, "oh yeah!" when you read them since they never occurred to you before. I recommend this to all who love to cook and find new methods and shortcuts in the kitchen.
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