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8 Essential Kitchen Gadgets

by Matthew Zuras on March 18, 2010 at 12:40 PM

Several of us Switched writers live in New York, where kitchen space is a precious resource. But despite the fact that we cook in spaces the size of coat closets, we like to prepare dishes that make our friends jealous and our significant others fearful of losing us. [Ed. note: Matt is speaking for himself. We rely on him to feed us. Seriously.] And, while no kitchen appliance will ever magically transform you from Sandra Lee to Escoffier, a little know-how and ingenuity with the aid of some essential gadgets can help bring your cooking to a sophisticated level some may call dinner-party-worthy.

Read on to learn how to make yogurt with a heating pad, and how to tell the difference between hard-crack and soft-ball sugar. Impress fellow geeks with your knowledge of dangerous food-borne pathogens, while serving up some bibimbap from your waffle iron. Wield coffee grinders and infrared thermometers like the great Alton Brown, and harness these basic gadgets' multiple functions for the ultimate amateur kitchen.

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