Hot Kitchen Utensils & Equipment How-Tos
How To: Master cool hibachi cooking tricks
If you think that all the videos out there on how to cook on a hibachi are way too fast, then this is the video to watch. This how to video is for beginners. It is a simple video with a few hibachi cooking tricks for any novice to start learning and add their owns.
How To: Eat with chopsticks correctly
Learn how to use chopsticks properly! Impress all you friends the next time you go to an Asian restaurant. The simplest trick to using chopsticks like a pro is to not have your chopstick ends crossing.
How To: Use a sharpening steel to sharpen a knife
Are your knives starting to look a little dull? This how to video demonstrates the proper way to use a sharpening steel to sharpen all your knives. If 15 or 20 passes over the steel doesn't work, it means you need to get your knife ground. Steels don't wear out! Unless perhaps you work in a commercial kitchen.
How To: Use cherry and olive pitters
People always want to know the difference between cherry pitters and olive pitters. This how to video should help a bit. Yes, a cherry pitter will pit olives--if you're careful. But if you want to do a bunch of olives fast, the olive pitter is much easier to use. An olive pitter will not, however, pit cherries--they usually smoosh them.
How To: Use a Japanese mandoline to julienne vegetables
Also known as the Benriner, we introduce the Japanese mandoline. The Benriner does not have all the functionality of more expensive mandolines (no french fry blade, no waffle cuts) and the finger guard is worthless, but if what you need is veryfine ("superfine") to medium slices and/or fine juliennes, this is equipment for you.
How To: Use a Braun hand blender to make a fruit smoothie
The Braun immersion blender is cheap yet powerful. It is strong enough to crush ice, frozen fruit, nuts, vegetables, etc. and is typically used to make smoothies. Watch this how to video to learn how to make an ice cream and banana smoothie with a hand held blender.
How To: Close chip bags without a chip clip
Learn the savvy trick in this how-to video for closing chip bags. It's as simple as it sounds and will save you from wasting money on those chip clips that get lost anyway. Even better, your chips will stay fresh. Check out this quick instructional video and learn how to properly seal a bag of chips.
How To: Stabilize a slippery cutting board
Slippery surface plus knife equals danger. No lost digits: It’s one of the cardinal rules of kitchen safety. So keep your cutting board stable. Stabilize a slippery cutting board.
How To: Use a Julienne Peeler to Julienne Vegetables
There are a few julienne peelers on the market, but how do they work. Watch this how to video for a quick demonstration on the proper or way to utilize a julienne peeler.
How To: Use a steam wok properly
Learn how to use your steam wok to prepare great meals with steam! Use a steam wok properly.
How To: Season cast iron cookware
Cast iron cookware is a must-have in any kitchen. But before you start cooking, learn how to properly season those pots and pans.
How To: Clean, sanitize and seal a butcher block
Are you a foodie? Then chances are that you wear out butcher boards faster than Paris Hilton goes through men. Perfecting your cooking skills is a great thing, but you can definitely preserve your butcher block for longer than you think. Take a look at this video to learn how to clean, sanitize, and seal your butcher block so it lasts for many years.
How To: Use a mandoline
Ming Tsai, host of the public television series Simply Ming gives tips on using a mandoline.
How To: Flip food in a pan with Chef Ming Tsai
This instructional how-to video is hosted by Simply Ming’s chef Ming Tsai. Watch this cooking lesson as Ming shows you how to flip food in a pan. Tossing food in a pan is a simple technique that any anyone can learn to do. Once you've mastered the art of flipping food you can impress all your friends at your next dinner party.
How To: Properly use a kitchen knife
Learn how to use your kitchen cutting utensils properly and safely when preparing food.
How To: Smoke on a Barbecook Smoker
You can smoke all kind of food. Here you have a demonstration of smoking meat in a Barbecook Smoker.
How To: Use the grate chef steaming grill brush
Watch the video to learn how to use the grate chef steaming grill brush. What a great way to clean the grill!
How To: Make wax paper icing cones
Doing some cake decorating? See how you can make your own frosting cones with simple wax paper. Who needs those fancy expensive professional ones. Make wax paper icing cones.
How To: Make a gas grill smoke box
Watch this video to learn how to make an easy gas grill smoke box to give your food an open flame taste.
How To: Clean your gas grill
Watch this video to learn how to clean a gas grill.
How To: Use the smoker box on a Lynx grill
Learn how to use the smoker box feature on your Lynx Grill. The Lynx grill has many innovative features and understanding how to use each grill feature can make you more proficient user of the grill.
How To: Clean a Lynx grill
Learn the recommended cleaning techniques for your Lynx Grill. The Lynx grill has many innovative features and understanding how to use each grill feature can make you more proficient user of the grill.
How To: Using the ProSear burner on a Lynx grill
Learn how to use the ProSear Burner on your Lynx Grill. The Lynx grill has many innovative features and understanding how to use each grill feature can make you more proficient user of the grill.
How To: Use the main grill burners on a Lynx grill
Learn how to use the main grill burners on your Lynx Grill. The Lynx grill has many innovative features and understanding how to use each grill feature can make you more proficient user of the grill.
How To: Use the rotisserie on a Lynx grill
Learn how to use the rotisserie feature on your Lynx Grill. The Lynx grill has many innovative features and understanding how to use each grill feature can make you more proficient user of the grill.
How To: Light a Lynx grill
Learn how to light a Lynx grill. The Lynx grill has many innovative features and understanding how to use each grill feature can make you more proficient user of the grill.
How To: Meat Hook or Food Flipper Demonstration
Learn how a meat hook is used when grilling foods by watching this video.
How To: Light a charcoal chimney
This video shows you how to light your charcoal using a a charcoal chimney.
How To: Grill with indirect heat for a gas grill
Grilling something on your gas grill that requires more than 20 minutes of grilling time? You'll need to set up your grill for indirect heat so the meat won't burn before it's done.
How To: Grill with indirect heat on a charcoal grill
Grilling something on your charcoal grill that requires more than 20 minutes of grilling time? You'll need to set up your grill for indirect heat so the meat won't burn before it's done.
How To: Smoke on a gas grill
Smoking is a really tasty way to prepare food. This video will show you how easy it is to smoke on a gas grill.
How To: Smoke on a charcoal grill
Love smoked meats and vegetables? Just watch this video to see how easy it is to smoke on a charcoal grill.
How To: Set up a charcoal grill for direct heat
Elizabeth Karmel, author of Taming the Flame, demonstrates how to set up a charcoal grill for cooking over direct heat.
How To: Light a charcoal grill properly
Elizabeth Karmel, author of Taming the Flame, demonstrates how to light a charcoal grill.
How To: Set up a smoker box on a gas grill
This video shows you how to properly set up and use a wood chip smoking box on a gas grill.
How To: Barbecue using direct and indirect heat
This how-to video shows you how to barbecue using direct and indirect heat. Knowing the difference between the two, and knowing which method to use, will prove crucial in the quest for brilliant barbecue results.
How To: Make life in the kitchen easy with Alton Brown
Watch this video to learn how to make yogurt, smoked fish, pepper more efficiently, frost a cake quickly, and a cheese cutter. Alton Brown shows how to do all these things on the David Letterman show.
How To: Use chopsticks the proper way
Impress your friends by using chopsticks the next time you go eat sushi. Watch this how to video it will teach the basics of using chopsticks.
How To: Sharpen a knife with a stone
Sharp knives can cut your prep time in half, and, believe it or not, they're actually safer than dull knives—they're less likely to slip. This video shows you how to use a stone do sharpen your knives.
How To: Hone a knife properly
How to hone a knife properly is demonstrated in this video.