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Restart the grill with a hairdryer. Use chopsticks to dry wine glasses spot-free. Peel a kiwi with a spoon. Skewer cheese using pretzel sticks. Leak-proof a cone with mini-marshmallows. Slice strawberries with an egg slicer. Protect a cake during transport with toothpicks with mini-marshmallows. Soften butter with a rolling pin. Prevent a scorched saucepan with marbles. Clean a garlic press with a toothbrush. Melt chocolate with a coffee maker. Pit cherries with a paperclip. Drain lobster with a pair of scissors. What?s the best way to preserve leftover herbs, peel eggs in record time, or chop chocolate with ease? Ever wondered if it?s possible to soundproof your coffee grinder or tame the heat of fresh chiles? Find the answers to these questions and more in this indispensable A?Z handbook. Even the most experienced cook will find that these tips?the most highly-rated feature of Cook?s Illustrated magazine?-deliver unique and clever solutions to common kitchen problems.
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834 Kitchen Quick Tips: Techniques And Shortcuts for the Curious Cook
- Paperback: 585 pages
- Publisher: America's Test Kitchen; 2006-09-30
- Label: America's Test Kitchen
- Studio: America's Test Kitchen
- ISBN: 1933615109
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 17 reviews
- Sales Rank in Books: #66506
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Summary: Great reference book to keep on your cookbook shelf! 2009-01-01
Comment: This was a gift from my mother, and it's been very handy for little-known tips in the kitchen. I do agree with one reviewer who said it'd be "handier" if spiral-bound, since it is a bit bulky, but it's not like a recipe book where you have to leave it open wide while doing other things. It has an easy to use index. For instance, today I looked up avocados and found the best way to peel and cut them and how to tell if they're ripe. Also, how to degrease pepperoni, keep hotpeppers from burning hands when slicing, and how to keep the remote control clean while cooking. Some of these are no-brainers, but you'll find yourself saying, "oh yeah!" when you read them since they never occurred to you before. I recommend this to all who love to cook and find new methods and shortcuts in the kitchen.
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Summary: Worth 5 stars, however... 2008-05-27
Comment: First let me state that this book is definitely worth 5 stars, but I'm only give it 4 because it should be spiral bound. I don't say that lightly. This book is quite thick, and mine now has a broken binding -- and it's not all that old, and I am very careful with my books.
This is an A - Z handbook to let you in on those kitchen secrets you probably think everybody else somehow knows but you!
Get better information on how to fillet fish, dispense dishwashing liquid, transport frozen food, slice a pie -- it's all here plus much more. If you've ever wondered about it, it's probably in here.
I truly wish it was spiral bound. I guess I'll just have to go out and buy another copy for myself.
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Summary: Something for every cook 2008-04-24
Comment: Cook's Illustrated painstakingly researches the best ways to do everything related to cooking, so they are the perfect people to put out a list of kitchen tips. Every cook can learn something new from this book, and I think it makes a great gift, especially for new cooks, grown kids who are on their own for the first time, and who might actually try Tip #322, using your washing machine for an ice bucket. This book would make a great partner to 50 Ways to Leave Your Mother, a humorous advice book for kids starting out on their own. Together they would be a great housewarming or graduation gift for friends and family just starting out on their own.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Lots of great tips 2008-01-08
Comment: You may not use all of them, but you can surely find at least a couple dozen of the 834 tips to make your life a little easier.
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Summary: 834 Kitchen Quick Tips: Techniques and Shortcuts for the Curious Cook 2007-12-26
Comment: 834 Quick Tips is an easy read, packed with information. Its format makes it easy to look up certain techniques. The book was so helpful that I have given several copies as gifts.
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834 Kitchen Quick Tips: Techniques And Shortcuts for the Curious Cook
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