Rösle Spiral Whisk — Faith’s Daily Find 12.15.14

Rösle Spiral Whisk

• $26

• Sur La Table

I’m a big fan of this style of whisk, and I’m even more so now that I received a long and scientific explanation of its merits from a Sur La Table employee last week (short version: it’s all physics). I have a cheap version from IKEA that works well, but I couldn’t help but admire this much sturdier and even better engineered example from Rösle.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Deep-Fry Outside — Tips from The Kitchn

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Let’s face it — deep-frying, or even shallow-frying, food is a pain, even if the results are delicious. Oil splatters everywhere, your kitchen gets hot, and sometimes that greasy oil smell can linger in your kitchen and house for days and days. Who wants to smell like fried fish or latkes? Nobody.

An easy solution? Take the frying outside. Here are five reasons why you should take frying to the great outdoors.

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Making Soup in My Mother’s Kitchen — Weekend Meditation

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I’m paying an unexpected visit to my ancestral home in Wisconsin this week to take care of my mother who is recovering from surgery. It’s been an interesting few days so far, what with various medical administrations, a big winter storm (snow plus lightning!) that prompted a power outage, loss of heat, followed by sub-zero temperatures. Not to mention a new not-quite-housebroken puppy. Oh, and frozen drain pipes.

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