Blade Food Processor http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:55:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 properly equip my home kitchen? http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/properly-equip-my-home-kitchen http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/properly-equip-my-home-kitchen#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:55:46 +0000 admin http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/properly-equip-my-home-kitchen i am going for a completely new home kitchen i have heard the term "poorly equipped kitchen" many times for some people’s kitchen, so would like to know what are the equipment an kitchen should ideally have? please keep in mind that i will be starting from scratch with ALL the equipment and i am a novice in kitchen and would love to host BBQ and Small parties now and then as i attempt to perfect my cooking. links and pictures along with their names would be really helpful.Will give 10 points for good answer.Thank you.

]]> http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/properly-equip-my-home-kitchen/feed 3 How do you cook purple sticky rice? http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/how-do-you-cook-purple-sticky-rice http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/how-do-you-cook-purple-sticky-rice#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:49:45 +0000 admin http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/how-do-you-cook-purple-sticky-rice I picked some up from a bulk foods bin at Whole Foods last night, so of course there are no instructions that come with it. I’ve done a little research online, and everything I find seems to indicate using a rice cooker (which I do not have) or a rice steamer (which I also do not have).
Can someone please suggest a way to cook my small quantity (probably less than a cup) of purple sticky rice that doesn’t involve going out to buy new kitchen equipment?

]]> http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/how-do-you-cook-purple-sticky-rice/feed 3 How can I make a latte at home without a machine? http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/how-can-i-make-a-latte-at-home-without-a-machine http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/how-can-i-make-a-latte-at-home-without-a-machine#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:48:16 +0000 admin http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/how-can-i-make-a-latte-at-home-without-a-machine I want to make a latte at home but I don’t have an espresso machine, a french press or a machine to froth the milk.

I also only have instant coffee (I’m a student, don’t judge :P ). I don’t care if the latte isn’t the fanciest thing, and I know it won’t be like anything from starbucks but I would like it to be pleasant and drinkable.

Does anyone know how I can make this latte with only basic kitchen equipment?

Thanks :)

]]> http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/how-can-i-make-a-latte-at-home-without-a-machine/feed 3 What is the spefic name of the piece of equipment used like a flat top, seen in hells kitchen, on app station? http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/what-is-the-spefic-name-of-the-piece-of-equipment-used-like-a-flat-top-seen-in-hells-kitchen-on-app-station http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/what-is-the-spefic-name-of-the-piece-of-equipment-used-like-a-flat-top-seen-in-hells-kitchen-on-app-station#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:56:37 +0000 admin http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/what-is-the-spefic-name-of-the-piece-of-equipment-used-like-a-flat-top-seen-in-hells-kitchen-on-app-station It seems to be cast iron and runs hot in center and cooler to edges, I know its a flat top, is there a specific name for it?

]]> http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/what-is-the-spefic-name-of-the-piece-of-equipment-used-like-a-flat-top-seen-in-hells-kitchen-on-app-station/feed 1 Please help: how to eat well while traveling constantly – with food allergies? http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/please-help-how-to-eat-well-while-traveling-constantly-with-food-allergies http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/please-help-how-to-eat-well-while-traveling-constantly-with-food-allergies#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:26:38 +0000 admin http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/please-help-how-to-eat-well-while-traveling-constantly-with-food-allergies I just got a job that requires constant travel. I’ll be staying in hotels for 3-4 days at a time. The company will cover all my food expenses, BUT…I’m highly allergic to all forms of soy, even soybean oil and soy lecithin. It makes eating in restaurants nerve-wracking and sometimes nearly impossible, because it’s an additive in almost everything and what most places use for cooking oil. It’s very easy for me to feed myself at home and to pick things out at the grocery store, but I hate eating in restaurants because I have to give so many special instructions, and oftentimes they mess up anyway. (Fast food is totally out of the question. There’s soy in pretty much all of it, and it’s bad for me anyway so that’s no great loss.)

So what can I eat, staying in hotels like that? Is it common for U.S. hotels to have a kitchen for guests to use? If not, this is going to be a real challenge, especially if I have no appliances or even refrigeration. So far my best ideas involve spending my food allowance at the grocery store and eating apples, dry cereal, crackers, roasted nuts, etc.

Help? I’d love ideas for no-cook, no-refrigerate, healthy meals that require minimal equipment to prepare. I can’t pack too much because I carry on my luggage, and I’m also a vegetarian.

Yes, this is a difficult question. I’m really struggling for ideas here though, and will welcome anything. I’ll pick a best answer. Thank you.
I can’t "go the packed lunch way" because again, I’ll be traveling and can’t carry food on the plane. I have to buy things at the grocery store. Believe me, I’d love nothing more to pack my meals but that isn’t an option.

]]> http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/please-help-how-to-eat-well-while-traveling-constantly-with-food-allergies/feed 4 I want to puree some fruit and veggies (for juices or to add to sauces, etc). What kitchen equipment is best? http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/i-want-to-puree-some-fruit-and-veggies-for-juices-or-to-add-to-sauces-etc-what-kitchen-equipment-is-best http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/i-want-to-puree-some-fruit-and-veggies-for-juices-or-to-add-to-sauces-etc-what-kitchen-equipment-is-best#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:18:13 +0000 admin http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/i-want-to-puree-some-fruit-and-veggies-for-juices-or-to-add-to-sauces-etc-what-kitchen-equipment-is-best I want to puree some fruit to make juice or popsicles for my toddler and I’d like to puree some cooked vegetables to mix into spaghetti sauce (either homemade or store bought) for both her and my husband. My husband won’t eat veggies and my 18 month old is a picky eater who is still getting used to solids but loves spaghetti.

What’s the best type of kitchen appliance to use for this? Food processor, blender or something else entirely? I’d like to find something fairly standard since I will have to buy this item and I don’t want to spend a fortune on anything.

Thanks!

]]> http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/i-want-to-puree-some-fruit-and-veggies-for-juices-or-to-add-to-sauces-etc-what-kitchen-equipment-is-best/feed 3 What 'equipment' do you need in your kitchen? http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/what-equipment-do-you-need-in-your-kitchen http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/what-equipment-do-you-need-in-your-kitchen#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 04:26:36 +0000 admin http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/what-equipment-do-you-need-in-your-kitchen I’m clueless on cooking but from reading recipes it seems so complicated that every dish seems to need it’s own set of machines :-s …. can much be made with just, a stove, an oven, and, hands?

what else do I need to begin? a mixing bowl, a tray for the oven, frying pans…. etc etc etc

]]> http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/what-equipment-do-you-need-in-your-kitchen/feed 4 Where to get food for my bar? http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/where-to-get-food-for-my-bar http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/where-to-get-food-for-my-bar#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:54:50 +0000 admin http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/where-to-get-food-for-my-bar I own a bar that currently does not sell food. I have no kitchen or cooking equipment, and there is no way for them to be installed. However, I do have food warmers and ways to keep the food warm. Does anyone know of a company (similar to a food distributor) that sells cooked food rather than just ingredients?

I was thinking I could have the cooked food delivered and just keep it warm in my warmers.

Thoughts?
It’s not a requirement that I serve food in my bar, but I’ve been thinking of doing it as a way to increase business.

]]> http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/where-to-get-food-for-my-bar/feed 4 QUESTION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE TO THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA? http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/question-for-people-who-have-gone-to-the-culinary-institute-of-america http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/question-for-people-who-have-gone-to-the-culinary-institute-of-america#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 10:29:05 +0000 admin http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/question-for-people-who-have-gone-to-the-culinary-institute-of-america I read on their website that you have to have at least 6 months of kitchen experience to get accepted. At my high school there is a program that shows how to use equipment in the kitchen and shows how to make some things and learn about foods. Could that be like 6 months of kitchen experience? Thanks in advance.

]]> http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/question-for-people-who-have-gone-to-the-culinary-institute-of-america/feed 1 who would assist me with safety questions.? http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/who-would-assist-me-with-safety-questions http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/who-would-assist-me-with-safety-questions#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:12:53 +0000 admin http://www.bladefoodprocessor.com/who-would-assist-me-with-safety-questions who would i contact concerning restaurant safety such as walkway distances in the kitchen or the hallways,equipments and such.Have an oven installed under a hood and I don’t know what the distance should be between the oven and the hallway wall that the oven sits at.where will i find the proper guidelines.

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