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Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking

The Modernist Burger from Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking.
Click above to be taken to Serious Eats to see a full-size image detailing what went into making that burger–including sous vide lettuce.

“The most important book in the culinary arts since Escoffier.” –Tim Zagat

Still hot of the press, and already Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking is creating a stir. Eliciting comparisons to the Auguste Escoffier tome, Le Guide Culinaire is no small feat. (Ironically, that 100-year old text has an upcoming release date for a new revised English translation.) Consisting of six volumes and almost 2,500 pages, Modernist Cuisine by Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young and Maxime Bilet combines stunning photography with detailed explanations, giving the modern cook a true guide to the culinary arts.

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Google Knows What You Want To Eat

Google now has recipe search.

Kind of know what you want to eat, but aren’t sure? Google Recipe View can help. Now, search results include a recipe tab, complete with popular (and not-so-popular) ingredients. So if you are looking for a chicken soup recipe with turnips, but not parsnips, Google knows where to look, giving 784 recipes to choose from. Go ahead and try it now. Finding something to cook just got a whole new makeover.

eCoupled Creates Packaging That Cooks

eCoupled wireless technology as seen on a Campbell's soup can at CES 2011.
Credit: Gizmodo

A few years ago I witnessed an eCoupled presentation of wireless power. While the underlying tech is nothing new, the execution is probably miles away from what Nikola Tesla imagined. For example, news coming out of CES 2011 — food that cooks directly in the packaging — and no, not in a microwave.

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Kitchen Gear Made For Kids

Curious Chef 27-Piece Foundation Set

Kids aren’t particularly good chefs, but that’s not (entirely) their fault. Often, nobody has taught them what to do. If the very real concern of letting them use the grown-up tools is the issue, then perhaps setting them loose on their own kitchen gear is the way to go. The Curious Chef 27-Piece Foundation Set is a (knifeless) kid-friendly set of kitchen tools designed for small hands. While the good news is teaching kids in the kitchen will provide valuable life long skills, the better news is that with their own gear they will stop messing up the good stuff.

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Aha! So That’s Where To Set Down The Lid And Spoon

Combo Lid/Spoon Rest

Aha! You see spoon rests all the time, and you see lid-holding gadgets on occasion, so it’s about time somebody put the two together. Result: the Combo Lid/Spoon Rest. The well thought out kitchen accessory is actually a pretty good idea. It answers the eternal question of where to set down lids on crowded countertops—and even collects drips in the base of the stand. Finding a place to set down a spoon can be just as challenging—either dirty a plate, or dirty the countertop. Until they make a spoon rest built into a lid without that pesky handle getting in the way and knocking about, this will have to do.

Three times the timer

Maverick Professional Digital 3-Line Timer and Clock, TM-03

It’s winter, and winter spells delicious. The cold weather encourages us to stay inside to cook rather than hunt down food in the wilds of our shopping centers. Maybe that’s why holiday season comes at the end of the year. Either way, there’s going to be a whole lot of cookin’ going on.

Whether you’re cooking for friends, family or yourself, you are going to need keep an eye on what’s on the stove. Often, this means a kitchen timer. The Maverick Professional Digital 3-Line Timer and Clock keeps track of up to three events at once. Most stovetops have four burners, so if you’re cooking for a crowd, I guess someone will just have to stand guard on the fourth burner. That is, unless you can think of a way to avoid Aunt Sally’s Boiled Green Bean Surprise this year.