8 Ways to Make Your Kitchen Knives Last Forever, According to an Expert

David Olkovetsky, founder of knifemaking outfit Artisan Revere, on rubber cutting boards, mineral oil, and the evils of dishwashing your knife.

Source: 8 Ways to Make Your Kitchen Knives Last Forever, According to an Expert

Our Very Best Tips for Taking Care of Your Dutch Oven

Dutch Ovens can be expensive. Here are some tips for taking care of them.

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REVIEW: Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid

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The Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid is a 2022 Target Exclusive product. With an attached lid that can both pressure cook and air fry, this one-of-a-kind Instant Pot has a lot to offer. Read our full review to find out if it’s right for your kitchen!

Source: REVIEW: Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid

Dizzy Fest is Back

Dizzy Fest
October 9, 2021
10AM to 4PM (ish)
Dizzy Pig BBQ Supply Store
11301 Braden Dr
Manassas, VA 20109

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2020 passed without one of Virginia’s premiere BBQ events. Back this year and better than ever, tickets (Dizzy Pig calls them memberships) are going fast.  Memberships are $60 each and get you access to sample multiple courses of hot-off-the-grill food creations from over 20 cook teams. The food is prepared on Big Green Eggs and is amazing.

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The teams set up early and are cranking out breakfast items by 10am. Here are some examples of the imaginative dishes you can sample.

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Smoked Deviled Eggs

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Pastrami Breakfast Sandwich

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You will learn some great ways to use an array of Dizzy Pig’s world famous seasonings. Dizzy Fest usually sells out so don’t wait, get your membership now.

KitchenAid Cordless 5-Cup Chopper On Sale

Amazon has the black, red, and blue velvet models of this great prep tool on sale for $69.99, 30% off the regular price. The cordless feature is awesome.

How to Really Use an Instant Pot and Other Multi-Cookers

Person selecting rice function on Instant Pot multi-cooker

An excellent article about Instant Pots from Serious Eats.

Source: How to Really Use an Instant Pot and Other Multi-Cookers | Serious Eats

Instant Pot Settings & Buttons Explained (Not Just For Beginners!)

If you’re new to the Instant Pot pressure cooker and find yourself confused by all the buttons on the front control panel, this article is for you. It’s also for more experienced Instant Pot cooks who perhaps never use the smart programs because they don’t know how or why.

Source: Instant Pot Settings & Buttons Explained (Not Just For Beginners!)

Recipes from the Visiting Chef Program

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I am excited to announce the launch of our Kickstarter campaign to fund publishing Servings: for Wounded Warriors from the Visiting Chef Program. This is an awesome collection of recipes of the very dishes Chefs have made for Wounded Warriors and their families at the Warrior Retreat at Bull Run. This 200 plus page hardbound full color cookbook will make a nice addition to your collection or gift for someone you know who loves to cook.

I created the Visiting Chef Program as a way for chefs to give back and to make the stay special for these deserving families. We have 87 volunteer military, catering, and restaurant chefs from the Washington, DC area who have agreed to participate in the program by coming to the retreat and preparing an exceptional meal for the family on Sunday night in the main house. On Saturday evening military chefs from Presidential Food Service at the White House prepare a meal in the PenFed House. You can see the retreat and meals created by our Visiting Chefs on our Flickr page.

Our volunteer chefs bring a culinary experience to the family they almost always describe as the best meal they have had. The families learn valuable cooking tips from the Chefs, and everyone has a wonderful time. The benefits to the Warrior and their family are tremendous. We realize all our combat wounded Warrior guests suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress and their spouses report it has often been years since they have been out to a restaurant. We bring that 5-star culinary experience to them to enjoy in the relaxed comfort of the retreat.

When you purchase this book through Kickstarter you are helping us raise the money needed to publish the book and fund the Visiting Chef Program for years to come.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lwz/servings-for-wounded-warriors

Instant Pot Duo Crisp Pressure Cooker On Sale

If you are looking for the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker and Air Fryer Combo Amazon has it as a Black Friday special at their lowest price yet of $129.99. I have had one for about 6 months now and love it. This model is the larger 8qt unit that normally sells for $179.99. It can also be a slow cooker, dehydrator, and broiler.