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The Indian Slow cooker: Cooking Dals in a crockpot/slow cooker/schongarer – a revelation

12. November 2014 by andrewmagerman

I’ve long been a fan of crockpots/slow cookers, especially for those dishes such as soups and stews which come out wonderfully. They are very common in the USA and in the UK, considerably less so in Germany and Switzerland. They are perfectly safe to leave unattended, since they never attain boiling temperatures. There’s been another […]

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Essential kit: a good cook’s knife

16. April 2014 by andrewmagerman

Whenever I visit friend’s kitchens, I am often shocked at the bad knives I find there. The rest of the kitchen can be high-tech, but the knives are woefully inadequate. Your primary tool is a cook’s knife. It should be very sharp. A good cook’s knife is expensive, around 100€ and you’re starting to have […]