Change Your Kitchen Routine, Change Your Life: Practice Mise En Place.

  Mise en place, a French term meaning “put into place,” or “everything in its place,” is the first rule for running a professional kitchen. The simple description of mise en place is making sure all of the ingredients and tools needed for cooking are prepared and ready to use before you heat the cooktop….read more

Why the Kitchen is Still the Soul of the Home.

In every culture throughout time, the kitchen has had a powerful influence in our homes and in our lives. Cooking is a way to express yourself. The simple ritual of sitting down together at the kitchen table gives us the chance to connect and communicate. Even toddlers love being in the kitchen, playing with pots…read more

Gas or Induction Cooktop: the Winner is…

  Nothing transforms a kitchen like a new glass-ceramic cooktop. The question is, which cooking method do you prefer? Gas or induction? To help you decide which type of glass-ceramic cooktop is right for your kitchen, we put together this quick review of gas-on-glass-ceramic cooktops and glass-ceramic induction cooktops. Regardless of the cooking method, today’s…read more

How to Clean a Cooktop – Expert Tips

Nothing looks or cooks better than a glass-ceramic cooktop, but what about cleaning? How to clean a glass cooktop is a question asked by cooktop shoppers and new cooktop owners, as well as experienced cooktop users. How do you remove burned-on cooktop spills? Get rid of water spots? Does anything work for stubborn stains? Here…read more