Test kitchen Insight
Olé, olé, olé olive oil #2
Here’s part two of our Tremendous Trivia mini-series on olive oil: The most common grades of olive oil as defined by the IOOC are: 1. Extra virgin Any olive oil with less than 1% acidity and produced by the first... Continue reading
Olé, olé, olé olive oil #1
These days, most people have cottoned on to the fact that olive oil is way better for us than normal oil. Sunflower oil is out. Here is the first half of a two part Tremendous Trivia dedicated to our liquid... Continue reading
Milk. It rocks.
There are some things life just wouldn’t be the same without. Milk is one such thing, and the topic of today’s Tremendous Trivia. Milk is the first thing you ever drink (unless there is a serious mix-up at the hospital).... Continue reading
An honest review of the Elevate range
At Yuppiechef, there are things we hold dear. And then there are things we hold very dear, like our reputation of offering only the best kitchen tools. Quality is a big thing. Obviously we believe our tools are great, but... Continue reading
The salt of the earth is actually salt.
Welcome to the next installment of Tremendous Trivia. Today, we look at good old NaCl (salt). It is widely believed that troops in the early Roman army in 500 BC were paid in salt. That isn’t true, so lots of... Continue reading
Buchu: it’s good for you.
Bu-what? Boegoe (said like a baboon grunt). Or Bucco, Bugu or Bookoo, depending on which of the many spellings for this small South African shrub takes your fancy. The proper plant name is Agathosma betulina, but that’s kind of hectic,... Continue reading
