As the number of gourmet home kitchens burgeons, so does the number of home cooks who want to become proficient users of the professional-caliber equipment they own. And of all kitchen skills, perhaps the most critical are those involving the proper use of knives. Norman Weinstein has been teaching his knife skills workshop at New York City's Institute of Culinary Education for more than a decadeand his classes always sell out. That's because Weinstein...

Drawing on their combined culinary wisdom, two professional equipment reviewers give candid, science-backed advice on such kitchen gear as Dutch ovens, air fryers, grills and more, along with more than 100 recipes that teach you what your gear is capable of.

"Whether you're an intermediate woodworker or a beginner, make a collection of 17 functional woodworking projects for the kitchen for food preparation, storage, serving, and more! Featuring step-by-step instructions, coordinating photography, drawings, and expert tips, make beautifully handmade cutting boards, a knife block, wine rack, lazy Susan, and other kitchen essentials that are perfect for using, gifting, or even selling!"--

"After more than 20 years of obsessive research and testing, America's Test Kitchen has literally written the book on how to master your kitchen. Logically organized and packed with step photography, this will be the ultimate one-stop resource for both shopping and cooking,"--Amazon.com. What grade of eggs should you choose? Is that pricey high-end mixer the one you should buy? How do you cook a prime rib to perfection? Whenever you have questions,...

Funky, Fabulous, and Fun to Find...
...is the perfect way to describe the quirky collectibles assembled in Collectibles for the Kitchen, Bath & Beyond+ a pictorial price guide to household accessories of years past.
Featuring more than a thousand color photographs, Collectibles for the Kitchen, Bath & Beyond takes you back to the days when bright ceramic stringholders kept the kitchen string untangled and fanciful...

"His mum is a spoon. His dad is a fork. And he's a bit of both. He's Spork! Spork sticks out in the regimented world of the cutlery drawer. The spoons think he's too pointy, while the forks find him too round. He never gets chosen to be at the table at mealtimes until one day a very messy ... thing arrives in the kitchen who has never heard of cutlery customs. Will Spork finally find his place at the table? This "multi-cutlery" tale is a humorous...

Make Your Own Kitchen Tools offers up a collection of projects that will give your kitchen a handmade feel while also being part of your daily prep and serving of the day's meals and snacks. The tools and techniques required, likewise, are simple and straight-forward.

Looks at some of the utensils used in the kitchen in pioneer days. Bobbie Kalman's acclaimed Historic Communities Series provides a close-up view of how people lived more than two hundred years ago. Colorful photos, many taken by Bobbie Kalman herself at restored historic villages across the country, help support the fascinating information. Children will have fun learning about: -- early homes and the settler community -- what people wore and the...