KitchenBoy » baking http://kitchenboy.net/blog Blogging good information on kitchen tools and gadgets! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:47:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Thoughts on Parchment http://kitchenboy.net/blog/thoughts-on-parchment/ http://kitchenboy.net/blog/thoughts-on-parchment/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 02:51:12 +0000 KitchenBoy http://kitchenboy.net/blog/thoughts-on-parchment/ Parchment paper. Also known as cooking parchment, baking parchment or kitchen parchment, is available in most supermarkets and culinary shops. People know generally what it is, but I am surprised how few of our customers know when to properly use it. First, a definition. Parchment paper is made by infusing paper with silicone, creating a [...]

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]]> http://kitchenboy.net/blog/brownies-on-the-edge/feed/ 5 Winter Sourdough Advice http://kitchenboy.net/blog/winter-sourdough-advice/ http://kitchenboy.net/blog/winter-sourdough-advice/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:39:58 +0000 KitchenBoy http://kitchenboy.net/blog/winter-sourdough-advice/ If you are an avid baker like me, you may have noticed that in the winter making proper sourdough or natural rise breads can be challenging. If you are just learning to bake, you may even have been so frustrated that you have given up baking. Please don’t. The issue is temperature. One of the [...]

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]]> http://kitchenboy.net/blog/winter-sourdough-advice/feed/ 1 Let’s Talk Heat Sources! – Come on Please! http://kitchenboy.net/blog/lets-talk-heat-sources-come-on-please/ http://kitchenboy.net/blog/lets-talk-heat-sources-come-on-please/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:02:14 +0000 KitchenBoy http://kitchenboy.net/blog/lets-talk-heat-sources-come-on-please/ In light of the cookware article I posted recently, some questions have come up regarding heat sources. Repeatedly, I referenced induction cooktops and many are unfamiliar with the system. Everyone understands the most basic heat source….FIRE!. Humans have been using it for thousands of years. And of course, the first methods were most likely roasting [...]

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