When you're waiting for a pan to finish washing so you can make dinner, the dry cycle on your dishwasher can seem like it lasts an eternity. The smart man move is to just crack open the door and grab your pan and just manually dry it off with a towel, but CNET notes this week that opening your dishwasher door can actually dry your dishes faster than that whole dry cycle and save you some time and some electricity.
For over 16 years America's Test Kitchen has approached cooking through a methodic, scientific lens, explaining how to execute a recipe to perfection. In a crowded landscape of culinary television, they stand out for their rigorous testing and accessible recipes.
A saucier is hardly essential equipment for your kitchen, but if you make a lot of sauces, gravy, reductions or just like to cook creamy dishes like risotto, you could learn a thing or two from how they're designed. America's Test Kitchen put these pans to the test, and looked at what makes a good one worth your money.
Mincing garlic isn't difficult, but if all you have is a knife, this method from Cook's Illustrated is easy and produces a fine, smooth paste with no overwhelming chunks of garlic in the mix.
