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Jamie Oliver Pizza Slicer

Why The Mezzaluna Is Best For Slicing Pizza

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Seriously, a mezzaluna is the only utensil you’ll ever need to cut perfect pizza slices every time.
TopChips Cooked

Make Fat-Free Pototo Chips In 3 Minutes

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Potato chip lovers rejoice—TopChips makes fresh, yummy, fatfree crisps at home.
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How To Paint Cookies Without A Pastry Bag

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For decorating cookies, there is an alternative to both tricky pastry bags and pricey tubes of store-bought frosting.
My Pizza by Jim Lahey

You Need A Pizza Stone

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The secret to cooking perfect pizza really is a pizza stone. Here’s how to use one the way pizza guru Jim Lahey does.

3 Little Gifts Guaranteed To Please Any Cook

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Three little Christmas gifts for the people in your life who can’t stay away from the kitchen: the perfect grater, peeler and towel.
Cheesecakes in Jars - My Baking Addiction

Awesome Ways To Put Weck Jars To Work

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You needn’t be an ace with a canner to find awesome ways to put gorgeous Weck jars to work.

The Best Little Cooking Videos On The Internet

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New York Times columnist Mark Bittman has made dozens of the best little cooking videos on the Internet—and they’re free for the watching.
Williams-Sonoma Citrus Reamer

2 Gizmos Good Cooks Could Use Right Now

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The right tools make kitchen tasks easier. Here are two must-have gizmos—the citrus reamer and the strawberry huller—that infinitely out perform their insignificant price.
Feeding Baby - iStock

Look What’s Number One With A Baby Bullet

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If this product doesn’t persuade mothers to make their own baby food, nothing will.
Flour Sack Towel on Amazon.com

Serious Cooks Prefer Flour Sack Towels

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Serious cooks say there is no better vehicle for hand drying dishes or mopping up spills than the humble flour sack towel.
Weber Kettle

Get Your Grill On: Win A Weber Cookbook

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This searing romance began a few summers ago after the unexpected breakdown of a gas-fired barbecue unit and the subsequent purchase of a Weber charcoal kettle grill.
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Perfect Prime Rib: The Easiest Way To Cook It

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How to cook a standing rib roast to perfection without a meat thermometer or having to think about it even once.