The very first thing I did when moving into my 100-year-old house a decade ago was install a dishwasher; I couldn’t wait one minute to have a machine do all the dishwashing. But there are some things ...

In my house, it feels like the dirty dishes regenerate every time I empty the sink. Turn around to put away the cereal and -- POW! -- more dishes. Where do they come from? I didn't even know we still ...

When I started out as a pastry cook, my boss handed me a plastic Matfer bowl scraper. "The only tool you'll ever need," he said. It soon became an extension of my hand. It's flexible enough to get ...