Real Food, From Scratch
Outfit your kitchen like a professional chef with tips and tricks on what kitchen essentials you should have on hand, and basic skills every home cook should know.
Learn about the different types of kitchen knives, what they are used for, and which professional knives I recommend for your kitchen.
Having a properly stocked pantry with various oils, dry goods, and essential spices, is the key to cooking healthy, delicious foods from scratch, day after day. With these on hand, you can create a multitude of flavors, spice mixes, (such as this Cajun spice mix), and keep your meals interesting […]
Knife skills are an important part of becoming a good cook. Knowing how to use a knife properly allows for a safer work environment, (either at home or in the industry), more efficient(faster) cooking and prettier looking recipes. If you are able to quickly and uniformly cut vegetables and other […]
This post contains affiliate links for which Earth, Food and Fire may be compensated. This allows us to keep providing you with new recipes and other culinary knowledge. For more information please read my affiliate disclosure. Learning how to sharpen kitchen knives is an absolute must in a professional or home […]
My first shot at a tutorial video! Knowing how to debone a whole chicken will give you the benefit of paying less for your chicken as it hasn’t been processed at the store, and being able to do more with the end products. You can make chicken stock with the […]
In my last Kitchen Tools post I talked about the bare bone essentials required for cooking. A good sharp knife, a cooking vessel and a heat source. Since we covered the basic styles of knives used in most common cooking techniques last time, I’ll move on to other tools that […]
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