Kitchen Tricks

Steam ovens aren’t exactly new—commercial kitchens have relied on them for decades, maybe longer, I’m not entirely sure of the exact timeline—but

I used to think the third rack in dishwashers was one of those gimmicky features companies invented to justify price hikes. Turns out—and I’

The first fiddleheads I ever picked were an accident—I thought they were some kind of prehistoric slug. That was in northern Maine, April 2019, and I was

I used to think kitchen design was just about picking nice cabinets and calling it a day. Turns out, the contemporary kitchen has become something of a

The cable situation in my kitchen got so bad last year that I once accidentally unplugged my phone to charge my daughter’s tablet, only to realize—wait

I used to think pot filler faucets were just another kitchen gadget for people with too much money and not enough counter space to worry about.

I’ve spent more time than I’d like to admit standing in front of my kitchen counter, staring at a Belgian endive like it personally wronged me.

The cast-iron pot isn’t decorative. I’ve watched gogos—grandmothers—in rural Masvingo Province stir maize meal into boiling water with wooden

I used to think grinding spices was one of those things you either obsessed over or ignored completely. Turns out, the divide between electric and manual

I used to think Austrian kitchens were just about cleanliness and those impossibly organized spice racks. Turns out, there’s this whole other dimension—something