There is no smell in the world quite like roast lamb. It has all the meaty richness of beef but with an added hit of something undefinable and intoxicating. It has a spicy, heady primalness to it that I think evokes a wilder way of eating than what we in America tend to cling to….
If you’re a brewer or a home cheesemaker, chances are you don’t come to ThermoWorks just for our best-in-class thermometers. You probably also love our great selection of pH meters! pH meters are essential tools for many tasks, and they make a world of difference when used properly. However, pH meters are far more finicky…
Have you ever been to a Brazilian churrasco restaurant? It’s basically a meat eater’s dream. You sit down and servers come to your table with sizzling hot cuts of grilled meats, each impaled on sword-like skewers and carved fresh at your table. And they bring you as much as you want. Never in my life…
If you’re looking for luxurious eating, there is nothing much better than a porterhouse steak. And if you’re after the true height of luxury, it doesn’t get much better than a prime porterhouse steak from the Chicago Steak Company. Our friends at the Chicago Steak Company sent us a box of 20 oz. prime-grade, wet-aged,…
Authenticity is not actually the greatest good in cooking. In fact, it is inauthenticity that breeds innovation and variation in the culinary landscape, and it has done great things. For instance: almost none of the “Chinese” food that what we eat in America is authentically Chinese. The chimichanga is not authentically Mexican, nor is the…
As we approach St. Patrick’s Day, the minds of Americans turn to three foods: corned beef, cabbage, and soda bread. But unlike corned beef, the Irish in Ireland actually eat soda bread! Known by various names according to its flour content and shape, soda bread is eaten all over the Emerald isle. And while the…