Making Do
In which we mark the return of Behind The Knife with a change in focus…
Several chefs dish on what they’d most like to see under their Christmas tree or menorah this holiday season.
International mortar and pestles 101.
More basics: this time, everything you need to know about knife sharpening.
A primer on the must-have knives for every chef’s arsenal, whether amateur or professional.
The esteemed Culinary Institute of America has plenty of free information on their website.
Readers give their tips and tales of woe when it comes to prepping garlic.
Our intrepid correspondent tries to make do without her beloved KitchenAid stand mixer for a few days.
Help us celebrate National Garlic Month in April by dishing about your favorite stories, advice, and disasters involving kitchen tools & prepping garlic.
You can’t live without garlic. Is a garlic press the best way to tame the stinking rose?
From fireworks, running over frying pans, and shrinkwrapping iPhones, here’s the best of BehindTheKnife.com from 2009.
The OpenSky Project is a way for shopkeepers to make product recommendations, and for customers to shop products selected by excerpts.
Get $25 off at our Open Sky store, where you can find tools put to the test and recommended right here on Behind The Knife.
BehindTheKnife.com winds down for Thanksgiving break…
Brooklyn food media producer and stylist Iri Greco notes that “Chefs have been using non-traditional implements for cooking and preparation since the dawn of time.”
An email from chef Daniel Maggipinto solidified the theory behind what I want to convey with BehindTheKnife.com.