A cutting board is an essential part of a home chefs arsenal. It acts as a chopping block, food prep area, and even serving board and more. Pros and amateurs alike regard wood as the ideal cutting board material. It has just enough give so it doesn’t dull knives like marble, glass and bamboo. Wood … Read more
I never thought about dinnerware being toxic until I became aware of the fact that lead was used in glazes on most dinnerware made before 1992, when the FDA instituted its current lead guidelines for food-safe ceramics. I freaked out because I was using pretty vintage Italian bowls, which at this point I don’t even want … Read more
The Zwilling Pro and Wusthof Classic are two incredible knives that will surely please any serious home chef. Their striking similarities despite being made by different manufacturers made it hard to pick my favorite. Ultimately, I favored the Zwilling Pro over the Wusthof Classic line because of the simplified maintenance due to the half bolster … Read more
How does the entry level and affordable but discontinued Wusthof Pro stack up against Wusthof’s flagship Classic family of knives? Does the Classic blow away the cheaper Pro or does the scrappy Pro hold its own against its much snobbier cousin? Quick Comparison Wusthof Pro vs Classic: The differences The Wusthof Classic was made for … Read more
The Wusthof Crafter made a big splash when it was first introduced in 2018. A knife just like the flagship Classic in design but with many of the common points of complaint addressed. The Crafter product family is ultra premium– almost double the price of the already high-end Wusthof Classic and comparable to the Wusthof … Read more
I switched to buying whole bean coffee to have more control over my brew and enjoy higher quality beans that aren’t stale from oxidation. But I was still using a low quality coffee grinder that might be leaching harmful plastic chemicals into my grind– defeating the purpose. What I wanted was a coffee grinder where … Read more
Love the AeroPress but worried about plastic exposure? You’re not being overly paranoid, there is ample evidence of plastic giving off harmful chemicals, particularly when heated. Unfortunately, the AeroPress is exclusively made from plastic. You cannot find a glass or stainless steel AeroPress, even from a knock-off brand. This is because the glass is too … Read more
An unfortunate kitchen mishap leaves your prized Corningware scratched or worse– we’ve all been there. But should you keep using it or is it time to toss? According to the official Corningware it depends on how severe the damage is, they write: “Do not use or repair any item that is chipped, cracked or severely … Read more
No, plastic cutting boards do not dull knives faster than other cutting boards. In fact, the type of plastic used, high-density polypropylene, has similar properties to soft wood, and it is gentle on your knives. Be sure to check the feel of the plastic, though. Very hard plastic can dull your knives. Sometimes plastic cutting … Read more
The short answer: no, you cannot be certain that vintage corelle is lead-free. It’s a little more complicated, though. Corelle is known to produce Vitrelle multilayer glass tableware that is currently lead-free. However, it was not certified lead free until 2005, and dishware produced before then may have very small amounts of lead present, particularly … Read more
