Kitchenware: Ten Kitchenware Gift Ideas For Foodie Friends

Give the gift of great mealswith these kitchen must-haves, essential kitchenware that every aspiring chef needs: Cast Iron Casserole Dish These heavy-duty cast iron pots are fantastic. From baking to slow cooking you will be using this little beauty for everything! The cast iron casserole dish is an extremely versatile piece of kitchenware that is both practical and attractive enough to go straight from oven to table. Professional Knife Set A professional knife set is the ultimate addition to any kitchen. If the cook in your life...

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New ProCook Damascus Knives and Knife Sets Range!

Get Samurai strength and precision in the kitchen this season! Introducing ProCook’s stunning range of Damascus X100 knives, made from Japanese steel acknowledged for being the best in the world. Beautifully crafted using the same great artisan skills traditionally used in making samurai swords, the Damascus X100 range of knifes offer impressive hardness and impact toughness. Crafted from Japanese Damascus steel with an official Rockwell hardness rating of 60+2 with 1% carbon for surgical sharpness. Each knife bladeboasts 66 layers of...

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Healthy Cookware: Your 2015 guide to healthier cooking

With the start of a new year comes the aspiration to lead a healthier lifestyle. More exercise and a cleaner diet are always great resolutions to make. But when it comes to improving your diet, where do you start? Along with choosing the right ingredients it is important to have the right cookware for making sure you get the maximum health benefits from your meals. Here is a list of our favourite healthy cookware to get you started! 1.     Reversible Griddle Griddles are great for preparing lighter healthier meals...

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7 uses for your stockpots

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Pan Sets: Pan Set Buying Guide: What To Look For

Are you about to buy a new pan set but not sure where to begin? Are there a hundred different dishes you would like to try, but you’re not quite sure which pan to do it in? Here is a comprehensive list of pans every kitchen needs, and what they’re used for: 1.     Saucepan Considered a staple in any pan set, saucepans are deep cooking pans, often accompanied by lids and used to cook foods with a high liquid content.  Saucepans come in a variety of sizes and materials, including stainless steel and aluminium,...

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How To Look After Your Cooks Knives

There is nothing quite as annoying as starting to chop your vegetables and finding that your knife is blunt. No matter how expensive the knife, if it has been neglected and treated badly it will be useless. Here are a few pointers on how to maintain your cook’s knife and guarantee an enjoyable prepping experience every time! 1.     Clean your cooks knives properly Make sure to follow the cleaning instructions that come with your knife on purchase. You will typically be advised to wash your cook’s knife by handinstead...

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Urban Rural: The Latest Kitchenware Trend

Home cooking has long been associated with traditional rural life and for a long time, kitchenware designs have strongly reflected these rural beginnings. Old-fashioned copper or cast iron pans, wooden spoons, timers and placemats have been a common sight, even in brand-new kitchenware for many years, with items being made to look like they had been handed down for generations.  Today, with the urban lifestyle becoming much more prominent, cookware has been revived to suit the modern home. New kitchenware designs reflect more modern tastes;...

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Going Gourmet At Home With Cookware Sets

If you have ever whipped up a meal that left you underwhelmed or, worse, calling for a pizza, you may have been left wondering what went wrong, especially if you were following a recipe. They say bad workmen blame their tools but, with good gourmet cooking, if you don’t have the right equipment then you will struggle to produce the impressive meals that you see on TV.  You may have been put off by the sheer variety in cookware sets; questioning why you need so many pots and pans, but there is a reason so many different pieces exist. They...

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The Origins of The Oven Casserole

As you might expect, the traditional casserole dish has a long and rich history. Since the Stone Age it has been known that slowly cooking food brings out extra flavor and earthenware pots count among some of the earliest cooking implements to have been used by humans. But what about the specific notion of an oven casserole? Here's a brief history of the popular dish, along with a recipe that will help you make use of any leftovers. The first modern cooking ranges began to appear in England the late 1700s. These were essentially a case of mortar...

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Hold Your Knife Like A Chef

You may have just bought yourself a set of shiny, professional chef’s knives, but what good is such a knife if you do not know how to use it properly? The chefs you see on TV or at your favourite restaurant can cut at a rapid pace and you will, no doubt, have dreams of being that quick with your chopping.  With practice, you can definitely match the experts at quick, even cutting, but every skill starts with the basics; in this case, holding the knife properly. You may think there is nothing to it - just hold the handle and cut with the...

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