Cook's illustrated kitchen hacks : how clever cooks get things done

Like a team of kitchen MacGyvers, the test cooks of Cook's Illustrated have hacked their way through the kitchen and beyond to find innovative solutions to everyday cooking challenges. A kitchen hack is an unusual, easier, and/or better way of performing a task that often saves money and time or improves the quality of the outcome.This new book features over 1,000 of our best test kitchen-approved tips and tricks to help you face down kitchen conundrums. Need extra counter space during holiday prep? Place a baking sheet on top of a pulled-out kitchen drawer and voila! No rolling pin to be found? Pull out a bottle of wine to flatten your pie dough. Can't get that sticky jar open? Fit a rubber band around the lid for a helpful grip. Throughout, you'll find fun and helpful illustrations that guide you every step of the way. Kitchen Hacks also features 22 "how did they do that?" recipes developed in the test kitchen, which we call recipe hacks. These include the keys to making perfect vanilla ice cream without a machine and a simple DIY recipe for eggless mayonnaise with a surprising secret ingredient. Become a more efficient and inventive cook and take your skills to the next level.** Innovative solutions to everyday cooking challenges—from maximizing minimal counter space to preparing delicious meals without special appliances—from the Cook’s Illustrated team of test kitchen MacGyvers The test cooks of Cook's Illustrated have hacked their way through the kitchen—and beyond—to find innovative solutions to everyday cooking challenges. A kitchen hack is an unusual, easier, and/or better way of performing a task that often saves money and time or improves the quality of the outcome. Kitchen Hacks features over 1,000 of Cook’s Illustrated ’s test kitchen-approved tips and tricks to help you face down kitchen conundrums, such as: • Need extra counter space? Place a baking sheet on top of a pulled-out kitchen drawer. • No rolling pin to be found? Pull out a bottle of wine to flatten your pie dough. • Can’t get that sticky jar open? Fit a rubber band around the lid for a helpful grip. Throughout, you'll find fun and helpful illustrations that guide you every step of the way. Additionally, you’ll find 22 “How Did They Do That?” recipes, which include hacks like how to make the perfect vanilla ice cream without a machine, how to whip up a DIY eggless mayonnaise in no time—and much more. Become a more efficient and inventive cook and take your skills to the next level with our kitchen hacks—and have fun while doing it. Offers illustrated tips for solving cooking and kitchen problems with clever shortcuts and improvised tools, including tricks for cleaning, organizing, preparing, cooking, storing, reheating, entertaining, transporting, and substituting ingredients.;Clean kitchen hacks- because no one likes to get sick (or dirty) -- Kitchen organization hacks- DIY without a trip to Ikea -- Food prep hacks- the straight dope on how-to from A to Z -- Hacking the basics- smarter skills for everyday kitchen tasks -- Hacks in and out of the kitchen- supervision may be required! -- Food storage hacks- how to keep food fresh and stop wasting money -- Reheating and reviving food hacks- aka culinary magic -- Company's coming hacks- clever ways to impress your friends -- 11th-hour hacks- you made a mistake, now let's fix it -- Food transport hacks- getting your dish from A to B, safely -- Kitchen hacks on the books- working off the page and on the screen -- Substitution hacks- you know better but you still do it, so do it right. Innovative solutions to everyday cooking challenges from our team of test kitchen MacGyvers?the test cooks at Cook's Illustrated magazine A kitchen hack is an unusual, easier, and/or better way of performing a task that often saves money and time or improves the quality of the outcome. In this wacky but eminently useful collection of kitchen hacks, you will learn how to outsmart tricky tasks and face down kitchen challenges (big and small) with innovative and clever ideas from Quick Tips, the most popular feature in Cook's Illustrated magazine (900,000 circulation). Kitchen Hacks is a beautifully designed guidebook to hacking your kitchen ... and beyond! From the Trade Paperback edition