Perfect Corn-on-the-cob every time - use a pressure cooker.  Just add one cup of water and criss-cross your corn inside.  Cover and once at pressure cook for 3 minutes.  Place the pressure cooker in the sink and run cool water over it until you hear the pressure release.  PEFECT CORN EVERYTIME!

Seen here using BridgeKitchenware.com 's Sitram Pressure Cooker http://www.bridgekitchenware.com/browse.cfm/sitram-pressure-cooker-8.5qt-with-timer/4,6221.html

Pate en Croute Molds

Pate en Croute Molds

Sturdy and ornate, this eye-shaped tinned steel mold bakes and releases a meat, poultry game or fish pie. Its decorative sides and bands also create a rough surface to discourage the pastry from sticking. The tinned steel, which both reflects and transmits heat, won't over-brown the crust before the filling is done and the three part construction (2 separate sides and base) promise an easy release.

Rectangular pate en croute molds are also available with removable bases and pin set, scalloped (Herringbone patterned) removable sides.The small tight shape allows for the neatest, most compact slices possible. The rectangular forms range in length from 8 - 20 inches and have capacities ranging from 1-3 quarts. The Oval Pate molds measure from 5-1/2 to 12-1/2 inches in length and have capacities of 16 ounces to 4-1/2 quarts.

Oval Pate en Croute Mold

Rectangular Scalloped Pate en Croute Mold

Cute Catering Ideas!

We love to entertain!  Check out these cute, super EASY ideas!

Place a dressing of your choice (this is Ranch) in a small cup and add raw veggies:

 Make a sandwich on a bamboo skewer--bread on the bottom, meats, cheese and a tomato for color.  Place in a basket for a beautiful presentation!

 Place cocktail sauce on the bottom of a cup and add a shrimp!

Summertime Harvest - Berry Strainers

Summer is here and the berries are in bloom here in the Northeast and we are picking strawberries, raspberries, blueberries from our garden almost on a daily basis. My father in-law is from Maine where he was responsible for the gardening of the vegetables and fruits for his family. Now here at home we have 22 raised garden beds with Leeks, Potatoes, Horseradish, F1 Large Shallots from Ireland, Rhubarb, 5 different varieties of Tomatoes, Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Garlic, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Peas, Cumbers. Zucchini, 4 varieties of Lettuce, Beets, Radishes, and Carrots.

Even though we do not use any pesticides in our home garden, everything must be washed and strained in a colander before enjoying them.

A colander with its large, perforated, footed stainless steel hemisphere quickly strains liquids from foods. The large diameter that is generally twice the size of its depth, creates easy pouring access and modest food spread, the bowls large perforations rapidly drain water from pastas, grains, fruits and vegetables.

Today, colanders are made from a variety of materials including, Copper, Plastic, Stainless Steel, Nylon, Enamel on Steel and Aluminum. Below are two that can be found on our website. We use the stainless steel one here at home. Buy the largest colander you feel you will ever use, you can always put less in it.

 

Stainless Steel 9-1/2 inch diameter, 4-3/4 inch depth. 3-5/8 quart

Nylon-Fiberglass Composite Colander 12-1/2 inch, 8.25 quarts

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Strawberry Huller

A wide, blunt-tipped, tweezerlike device to properly pluck the cottony core from a ripe strawberry.   Its 2-1/4 inch length allows close, accurate leaf grips and pith pulls, its nearly 1 inch wide textured arms provide comfortable, slip free surfaces while rounded tips won't pierce of juice the fragile flesh.

The Strawberry Huller can be found HERE

Stove Top Espresso Makers

We love our Bialetti Stove Top Espresso Maker!  Twice a week we make a batch and put it on ice so we enjoy our iced lattes every morning.

When this hourglass-shaped apparatus is fully assembled--its base filled with water, insert basket packed with finely ground coffee, and the upper receptacle tightly screwed on--then set to boil, the steam is forcibly funneled up through a central vent and across the grounds to condense as coffee in the top of the pot.  Its hefty broad base and top ensure stability and initially increase the water's exposure to heat for rapid boiling, as the constricted waist guarantees the right amount of steam-to-coffee contract.

A limited number of stainless-steel stovetop espresso makers are manufactured, but by and large, you'll find only the traditional cast-aluminum "moka" model.  While dependable and efficient, the pot must be removed from the heat once the steam begins to rise to thwart buckling, and the metal discolors through use.  Replacement gaskets are inexpensive.

http://www.bridgekitchenware.com/browse.cfm/coffee-tea-equipment/2,235.html

Cake Batter Capacity

I was going through old paper files and found some great information everyone should know - Cake Batter Capacity!  Here's a link to our Fat Daddio's cake pans: http://www.bridgekitchenware.com/browse.cfm/cake-pans/2,38.html






3x2 round=1/2 cup
4x2 round=3/4 cup
5x2 round=1-1/4 cup
6x2 round=2 cups
7x2 round=2-2/3 cups
8x2 round=3-1/2 cups
9x2 round=5-1/3 cups
10x2 round =6 cups
11x2 round=7 cups
12x2 round=8 cups
13x2 round=10 cups
14x2 round=11-1/4 cups
15x2 round=13-1/2 cups
16x2 round=15 cups
18x2 round=18 cups

3x3 round=3/4 cups
4x3 round= 1-1/4 cups
5x3 round= 2 cups
6x3 round= 3 cups
7x3 round= 4 cups
8x3 round= 5 cups
9x3 round= 6-3/4 cups
10x3 round= 8 cups
11x3 round= 9-1/2 cups
12x3 round= 11 cups
13x3 round= 13-1/3 cups
14x3 round= 15 cups
15x3 round= 18 cups
16x3 round= 20 cups
18x3 round= 24 cups

4x4x2 square= 1-1/4 cups
5x5x2 square= 1-1/2 cups
6x6x2 square= 2 cups
7x7x2 square= 3 cups
8x8x2 square= 4 cups
9x9x2 square= 5 cups
10x10x2 square=6 cups
11x11x2 square=8-3/4 cups
12x12x2 square=10 cups
13x13x2 square=12-3/4 cups
14x14x2 square= 14 cups
15x15x2 square= 15 cups
16x16x2 square= 16 cups
18x18x2 square=20 cups
20x20x2 square=29 cups

Bridge Kitchenware - An NY Magazine's Critics' Pick

Whether you're steeped in the world of culinary culture or an ardent hobbyist, +Bridge Kitchenware is worth a trip for the best of the best in high-end pots, pans, and cutlery. Cluttered and comfortably jumbled, arranged more like a hardware store than a housewares boutique, Bridge moved up from the gritty Bowery decades ago, but never caved into the prettified, sterile retail mentality. Need a two-foot wide stew pot for family affairs? Bridge has it. How about a four-inch version, fit for one? It’s here, too. Mauviel quick-heating copper-bottom pots from France are a particular specialty, along with Parader cookware from Italy and German Wusthof knives. Since chefs tend to be touchy-feely folks, Bridge leaves everything out on display for them to peruse and palpate. — Susan Avery

http://nymag.com/listings/stores/bridge_kitchenware/