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I Scream, You Scream, We all….

KitchenBoy — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:59:13 +0000

Well, you know the rest. I just finished making some vanilla ice cream – actually it is churning away as I write – and I was thinking back to times in the store when I would be asked about ice cream. I was surprised to learn how few people knew what ice cream really is [...]

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Is Silicone Silly or Useful?

KitchenBoy — Mon, 04 May 2009 05:41:43 +0000

Silicone here, silicone there, silicone everywhere. One of the hottest trends in culinary circles is silicone. The question always seems to be, “Does it work?” Or sometimes we get, “How do you like this stuff?” I understand people’s skepticism. I am the type of person who is wary of new things and always takes a [...]

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Whither Scharffen Berger?

KitchenBoy — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:16:07 +0000

A couple of months ago, Hershey announced that it was closing down the Scharffen Berger processing plant in California. As you may know, Hershey purchased Scharffen Berger (S/B) a few years ago, but promised to keep it as a separate entity. The chocolate was to be processed, as it always had been, in Berkeley, California. [...]

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What’s the Deal with Cocoa Powder?

KitchenBoy — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:00:08 +0000

Lately, a number of people have been coming into the shop asking for very specific brand name cocoa powders for baking recipes. This is due mostly because XYZ Publication reprinted a recipe from great baker “so-and-so” whose decadent chocolate recipe said use Brand C cocoa powder. So in walk the well intended home bakers, quote [...]

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