Ahh, Bacon Salt.  When I mentioned this product previously, my post was inundated with comments about how Bacon Salt was the greatest thing since well, real bacon.  Obviously, something was up, so I put up another post smearing the good name of Bacon Salt.  It wasn’t long before one of the owners of the company [...]

Being a man I know how hard it can be to shop for gifts during the Christmas season. Without an Amazon.com wishlist it can be hard to figure out what to get for that special person in your life. What is really difficult is to buy for someone who has interest in an area with [...]

A number of years ago I visited a small brewery in Cave Creek, Arizona, named appropriately, the Cave Creek Brewery. While they offered a number of different types of beer one really stuck out. It was called Chili Beer . I hadn't thought about it for a long time until I came across it again [...]

Silpat Nonstick Silicone Baking Mat I received a Silpat Nonstick Silicone Baking mat for Christmas this year and I must say that it has quickly become one of the most used items in my kitchen. The general idea of these silicone baking mats is that you don?t need to use foil or grease your pans [...]

Pyrex Digital Probe Thermometer and Timer Review It wasn’t so long ago that I refused to use a thermometer, thinking it was merely for sissies that didn’t know how to cook. Well, I use one almost every time I cook now and my food tastes much better because of it. There is no need to [...]

I had seen these interesting looking Silicone oven mitts on television and in the kitchen stores, but I had never actually picked one up. Well I ended up getting one of the IsI Orka oven mitts for Christmas, so I was able to give it a thorough testing. First off, the oven mitt just looks [...]