Kitchen Tips and Gadgets : 37 Articles

It seems that everywhere you look, there's a new kitchen gadget advertised to save you time in the kitchen. Check out this section to find gadgets, kitchen tips and cooking techniques to help make healthy eating fun, tasty and easy.

A cook's guide to cast iron cookware

Cast iron is a popular cookware because it is non-toxic, retains and distributes heat very well, can go directly from the stovetop to the oven and is an excellent tool for low fat cooking!…

Recipe modifications with nutrition in mind

Looking for ways to cut the fat in your favourite recipe? Or perhaps you're short an ingredient? The following ingredient substitutions will help you boost fibre, cut sugar or lower the…

Making the most of leftovers

Ever wonder what you should do with that little bit of extra coffee left in the pot or the leftover rice from dinner?  Read on to learn about some of our favourite tips for dealing with…

Add flavour without fat to meals

If your New Year's resolution includes eating healthier food and dining in instead of out, we have just the thing for you!  We have compiled some of our favourite kitchen tips to add…

Turkey food safety tips

It's turkey time!  The approaching holidays are a time to share meals and favourite foods with family and friends and for many people that means turkey.  To ensure the turkey you…

Turkey math 101

Planning on having a turkey for your holiday meal? Wondering how big of a bird you should buy, or how long it should cook? Read on for a primer on turkey math 101... Use the following…

Baking with Splenda

Splenda brand sweetener has introduced a Brown Sugar Blend: a combination of sucralose and brown sugar that offers half the sugar and calories. By substituting 1/2 cup Splenda Brown Sugar…

Barbecue picks from the experts

The August 2006 issue of Cooking Light asked the experts about their favourite barbecue tips and accessories. Steven Raichlen, author of The Barbecue Bible and Raichlen on Ribs, Ribs,…

Composting 101

Egg shells? Chicken bones? Tissue paper? Are you confused about composting? Home composting is a great way to redirect food waste from landfills and grown a greener garden. But what can you…

When cooks become scientists

Visit www.exploratorium.edu and you'll stumble upon the Accidental Scientist. Cooking and baking are one part science, one part art and one part passion. This website contains all these…

Planet-friendly picnics and barbeques

Do you savour your meals in the Great Outdoors, but hate the waste? July/August�s Vegetarian Times magazine sought out veg-friendly, planet-conscious supplies that you and the…

Kabobs that avoid the straight and narrow

If you�re foregoing the traditional barbecue for a more planet-friendly one, you�re likely tossing some veggies and veggie nuggets on the grill. Already skipping the…

Cool kitchen gadgets

Cuisipro has some inspired items for those who like a well-stocked kitchen, ready to prepare a souffle, sorbet or sautee at a moment's notice. Think all whisks are the same? Think again:…

Ready-to-use herbs

If you have trouble keeping fresh herbs in the house, yet frown on dried varieties, there is an alternative: frozen! Toppits makes pre-portioned and frozen crushed garlic and ginger, and…

DietDeck makes healthy eating easy

Healthy food choices can be in the cards, it seems. DietDeck, a nutrition and weight loss tool, is composed of a deck of cards designed to help you make healthy eating choices. Developed by…

You are what you eat

If you're looking for a new foodie magazine to add to your collection, you are what you eat may be of interest. This new magazine, from the UK, is bright, full of recipes and cooking tips,…

A tip for brewing coffee

The National Coffee Association says that using cold water to extract the flavour from coffee beans creates a brew with two-thirds the acid and a fraction of the caffeine of hot-brewed coffee.…

Count your calories online

Looking for a way to track your caloric burn from the comfort of your desktop? Wondering how many calories, fat grams, or milligrams of sodium are in that lunch you're having? Try…

Cooking with the Mayo Clinic

The world-renowned Mayo clinic has recently ventured into online nutrition advice and recipes. The Healthy Recipes Center of their website, www.mayoclinic.com features advice and hundreds of…

Induction cooking

If you're in the market for a new stove top, you may want to investigate one that cooks via induction. Induction cooking is often referred to as "cold heat" since the stovetop…