Annie Watson

Annie brings decades of experience to the Kitchen Ask. She is a noted chef and avid gardener. Her new book 'Healthy Eating Through the Garden' will be released shortly. When not writing or speaking about food and gardens Annie can be found puttering around farmer's markets and greenhouses looking for the next great idea.

How can I speed up slow cooked beef?

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Smaller Cuts: You can cut your meat and your vegetables that you are adding to your recipe into smaller pieces. The smaller the cuts, especially of vegetables like potato etc, the faster they cook.

Where do I find Last Chance Kitchen?

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How To Watch Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen? Last Chance Kitchen Season 11 can be watched on Bravotv.com, On Demand or wherever you stream Bravo’s Top Chef at the conclusion of each week’s episode.

Can you mix concrete with a drill?

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A standard drill can certainly be adequate for mixing small volumes of low viscosity liquid materials at a low rpm, for example mixing paint needs little effort compared to mixing concrete and you would do fine buying mixer attachments for a standard drill. Concrete is another matter.

What type of cutting board is best for Japanese knives?

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End-grain cutting boards are great for Japanese cutting knives because they’re soft enough that they won’t damage the blade and hard enough to stand up to regular use. The only downside is that an end grain board tends to be more expensive than an edge grain or a bamboo wooden board for example.

How do you mirror UV in blender?

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So, what you need to do is mark seam where the cut is supposed to happen, then unwrap the whole mesh with U > Unwrap, then in the UV/Image Editor, mirror the half with a S X -1 , then move it, rotate it so that it overalys its mirrored version.

What brand of knives did Julia Child use?

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But she advised cooks to start with three: a chef’s knife, a paring knife and a bread knife. She also wielded a cleaver and a butcher’s saw for meatier tasks. We don’t know what brand of knife Child preferred but in our tests of knives, sets from Zwilling J.A. Henckels, Wusthof and Kershaw made the cut.

Are all sink strainers the same size?

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Kitchen sink basket strainers are the same size. The basket assembly can fit the sink drain opening every time. You don’t have to measure it, you don’t have to measure the size of your sink drain hole, this is the standard in the industry.