Culinary Thymes

What should every home cook know about knife skills? Kent Rathbun, chef/owner of award-winning Abacus (www.abacus-restaurant.com) in Dallas, responds: First, I recommend that every home cook obtain the following five basic pieces: 10″ chef’s knife 6″ flexible boning knife 8″ scalloped-edge knife paring knife sharpening […]

I was brining a chicken the other day and this tip just sort of happened. Often it is difficult to find a container large enough to hold whatever you are brining, especially if it is something really large like a turkey. Well, I upturned a […]