Skip to main content
Search type Search syntax
Tags [tag]
Exact "words here"
Author user:1234
user:me (yours)
Score score:3 (3+)
score:0 (none)
Answers answers:3 (3+)
answers:0 (none)
isaccepted:yes
hasaccepted:no
inquestion:1234
Views views:250
Code code:"if (foo != bar)"
Sections title:apples
body:"apples oranges"
URL url:"*.example.com"
Saves in:saves
Status closed:yes
duplicate:no
migrated:no
wiki:no
Types is:question
is:answer
Exclude -[tag]
-apples
For more details on advanced search visit our help page
Results tagged with
Search options not deleted user 4489

Questions on selecting, maintaining, and using cooking tools and equipment.

1 vote

What to look for in a mandoline?

I would look for durability. I've personally gone through several mandolines that worked beautifully at first, but quickly and tragically dulled to the point of unusability. Like you mentioned, the fo …
Ray's user avatar
  • 6,172
1 vote

Does garbage disposal horse power matter that much?

My impression is that horsepower is really only going to matter when you've got something stuck in the teeth. Once or twice I've had this happen, where something has gotten stuck in there (say, a piec …
Ray's user avatar
  • 6,172
11 votes
Accepted

Cleaning brown/gray spots on overheated stainless steel stock pot

Barkeepers Friend is a product that works wonders on steel and aluminum cookware. With a little elbow grease, this stuff removes discoloration very well. If you can't find BKF, Zud is another product …
Ray's user avatar
  • 6,172
2 votes

Can you put egg shells down the garbage disposal unit?

I was always taught the egg shells were good for the pipes, but when our drain clogged, the trap was filled with coffee grounds and egg shells. Perhaps the egg shells would normally be fine, and they …
Ray's user avatar
  • 6,172
1 vote

Why is a tablespoon defined as 20mL in Australia?

A 15mL tablespoon is three 5mL teaspoons. The Australian tablespoon would just be four instead of three. Equivalently, that would be one 15mL tablespoon plus one 5mL teaspoon.
Ray's user avatar
  • 6,172
6 votes
4 answers
11k views

What's the best option for water for tea in the office?

When making tea at home, I have all the equipment I need to make a fine cup of tea. In the office, however, my options are more limited. … looks a bit like the commercial milk dispensers you sometimes find in cafeterias) My criteria for evaluating these sources would be: Purity Temperature Dissolved Oxygen Oh, and one of the pieces of equipment
Ray's user avatar
  • 6,172
2 votes

Sous vide without plastic bags?

As the public has been increasingly conscious of BPA and its alleged effects, I've seen more and more BPA-free plastic products hit the market. FoodSaver now produces BPA-free bags, presumably to addr …
Ray's user avatar
  • 6,172