Category: The Grown-up Kitchen

It’s possible to cook without fat, but it’s not fun. Fat not only adds flavor, but also helps brown, helps seasonings stick, and prevents food […]

Hello and welcome to Adult Kitchen. While Ellie and I usually focus on helping people cook better, smarter, and faster through tips, tricks, and (of […]

People love to be surprised by cast iron skillets. Some are afraid of them, others fetishize them, but everyone has their own opinion about them. […]

Stainless steel cookware is a real helper in the kitchen. It does its job quietly and competently, without the need for fiddling (like cast iron) […]

Nonstick cookware makes cooking easier, but doesn’t necessarily make cooking better . It doesn’t light as well as cast iron or stainless steel , its […]

If you’re not interested in baking or can’t wait to get your oven mitts dirty, you’ll need a durable baking tool. There is a huge […]

Knife blocks seem like a great idea at first glance. You assume there are a variety of useful knives out there and you get a […]

You’ve finally purchased some high quality knives . You won’t regret it. Not only will a good knife make cutting easier, but the materials used […]

Building a formal grown-up kitchen requires choosing big-ticket items—cast iron skillets, stainless steel skillets, and a set of knives you treat like family—but don’t forget […]

Having a quality knife you can rely on is only half the cutting process. Knives need to be cared for, honed and sharpened, but knife […]

Believe it or not, adding a pinch of this, a handful of that, and a little of the “good stuff” all count as “measuring” your […]

In all the years I’ve been writing about “food hacks,” there’s one that I’d like to completely eradicate from the internet. It’s the old “test […]

I’m not exaggerating when I say that salt is the most important seasoning of all time. Sure, it makes things taste salty, but it also […]

Salt and (good) pepper can take you a long way in your cooking, but real adult chefs use an arsenal of herbs and spices to […]

Spicy food is an adventure of a lifetime. Even for cautious, sensitive, and decidedly non-picky people, there usually comes a time when unexpected spice appears […]