Santoku

Santoku

For chopping, dicing, and mincing vegetables I prefer the shape and balance of the Santoku over a chef’s knife. It also works very well for slicing meat. The fluted blade allows the knife to slide through wet material without sticking.My particular knife was made by 

Microplane

Microplane

This is a handy tool for getting a very fine grate on hard cheeses, garlic, citrus rinds, ginger, nuts, hard chocolate, or even butter. This is the original brand, but there are several brands available. Be careful using this, it will also easily grate finger 

Meat Chopper

Meat Chopper

A practical tool with a practical name. When you’re browning ground beef or sausage, this is a great way to break it up into small pieces. Sue got this one from Pampered Chef, but they are also available from several manufacturers on Amazon – here’s 

Grill Basket

Grill Basket

Whether we’re at home with the back yard fire pit, or camping, this is a piece of gear that I use often. It works great for hots dogs and brats, but also for hamburgers, chops, steaks, chicken breasts or thighs, fish, or for roasting veggies. 

Norpro Sauce Maker

Norpro Sauce Maker

We bought this tool several years ago to speed up the processing of tomatoes. Instead of boiling, peeling, seeding and then mashing we could do it all in one step. We have also used this to make apple sauce, and additional screens are available to 

Farberware Open Hearth Grill

Farberware Open Hearth Grill

We received this as a wedding gift, and have used it regularly for 30 years now. When it’s not nice enough outside to grill, it’s very nice having this option. The electric heating unit vaporize the dripping so there is very little smoke. You get 

Cuisinart MultiClad 12 Piece Cookware Set

Cuisinart MultiClad 12 Piece Cookware Set

This is a very good set of stainless steel cookware, which I choose to purchase with a gift certificate. I have found this set to have excellent heat transfer, they are easy to clean and maintain, and they posses excellent fit and finish. You can 

TC Teardrop

TC Teardrop

Why is a camper listed as gear on a cooking website? Because I think one of the main reasons to go camping is to cook outdoors!We were a tent camping family for years, but with the boys all gone and our bones getting older we 

AeroGarden

AeroGarden

The AeroGarden is one of those things I probably would not have bought on my own, but my kids got it for my Christmas gift one year and now I see how useful it is. We can now have fresh herbs for cooking or garnish 

Pilot Rock Fire Ring

Pilot Rock Fire Ring

When we put a fire ring into our backyard I looked at many options from many stores, some cheap and some expensive. Then I found Pilot Rock Equipment which specializes in park and campground equipment. This is a heavy duty fire ring which has a