In the kitchen01
Which dual brewer makes a carafe over ice?
Bea wanted an iced carafe beside the sketchbooks. On two dual brewers, the carafe and iced settings worked differently.
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In the kitchen
Dinner plans meet shared counters, different appetites, and the washing up.
In the kitchen02
Can the Cuisinart Smart Stick blend soup in the saucepan?
June wants to blend cooked soup in Mara’s saucepan. The shaft can do that when the pan and batch leave room at both ends.
In the kitchen03
Keep the moka pot. Check the base.
A magnet is only half the check. Sana’s small aluminum moka pot needs a plate that clears the cooktop’s minimum diameter.
In the kitchen04
Encore or Encore ESP when breakfast needs two kinds of coffee?
Amal wanted weekend espresso. His father wanted the familiar brewer to stay. Forty settings left something to explain.
In the kitchen05
OXO food mill: straining out tomato skins and seeds
Silas wanted the tomato skins and seeds strained out of his soup. A hand-cranked mill gave him a reason to consider another kitchen tool.
In the kitchen06
When your mixing bowl hides the scale display
Felix wanted to keep his wide mixing bowl. A display that pulls forward gave him a reason to consider replacing the scale beneath it.
In the kitchen07
Yumbox Tapas seals each compartment for thick dip
Leo likes the dip separate from the rest of lunch. The Tapas lid seals between compartments, with a firm limit on which foods belong inside.
In the kitchen08
Half a rice cup in the Zojirushi NS-LGC05
Olive was considering her first rice cooker. The smallest batch mattered more to her than the largest.
Useful details once it’s home.
Ninja DZ201 Smart Finish: two baskets, one dinner time
Set each basket for its own food, then use Smart Finish to coordinate the end of the timers. Use the DZ201 guide’s dual-zone cooking guidance when both baskets operate. A familiar single-basket time can be the wrong starting point. Check actual doneness before serving.
- Assign one food and the appropriate guide setting to each zone.
- Choose Smart Finish for different settings with a shared finish, or Match Cook when both zones need matching settings.
- Use the dual-zone guidance for a two-zone load and check food before serving.