Tag: SWITCHEDCOOKS

Last week we introduced you to Chefs Dave Arnold and Nils Norén, the superhero duo of high-tech culinary artistry that coauthor the brilliant Cooking Issues blog. But that was only a taste, so to speak, of the epic (and, at times, dangerous) demo that the chefs gave us at the French Culinary Institute a few weeks back. In the video after the break, watch through until the end, when ...

Cooking is its own special kind of alchemy, and chefs Nils Norén and Dave Arnold -- who write the brilliant Cooking Issues blog -- make an art of blending technology and science with delectable comestibles. How about some habanero-flavored vodka, or ice cream that you can fry? Hell to the yes. We had a chance to sit down with Dave and Nils at the acclaimed French Culinary Institute ...

Barbecue connoisseurs will attest that, despite the seemingly exorbitant prices, fancy smokers present the most tantalizing and mouth-watering option for slow-cooking meat. The devices also inevitably prompt lame BBQ attendees to offer a played-out, sigh-inducing, "With that price, does it cook the meat for you and tell you when it's ready?" Well, Peter Rauch has created a DIY smoker that ...

Who, besides vegans and the lactose intolerant, doesn't love ice cream? Nobody. (Even the dairy-averse have found alternatives for this universally adored frozen treat.) Although precursors to what we know as ice cream have existed for ages, Harold McGee -- food science master and author of the must-have 'On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen' -- notes in his book that "the ...

We're not all about cell phones and iPads here at Switched; we generally enjoy any technology that makes your lives easier, better, smarter and more interesting. We decided to put together a dinner party with some of our editorial team to determine the best electronics for your kitchen. Can technology make food better? Can a pricey gadget transform you from a mediocre microwaver into a ...

Move over, Paula Deen; the iPad is coming to the kitchen. According to The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW), reader Alan Daly recently installed an iPad in the door of his kitchen cabinet. In case something went wrong, Daly bought a spare door for this experiment. He used a jigsaw to cut out a square hole, smoothed the edges with a Dremel and cut two pieces of wood to secure the iPad in place. ...

Share Microwaves! According to statistics, almost all of us has one. In fact, Americans used their microwaves to cook 47 billion meals last year, which is roughly 1.1 meals-per-household every day. Next to televisions, computers and cell phones, microwave ovens may be one of the most often-used devices in the country -- and they don't even connect to Twitter (although this one has YouTube). ...

Readers, we have a confession to make. This past weekend, we went out, like the giant nerds that we are, and got ourselves an iPad. And, after spending some time with it, we had a chance to write down both our good words and gripes with the device. But we're starting to rethink the way we ought to critique this "magical and revolutionary" product. Yes, we've had netbooks and tablet PCs and ...