Kitchen Tools – Home-Ec101

What Is a Good Alternative for Cheesecloth?

December 16, 2013 by Heather Solos

Dear Home Ec 101, I need a good alternative for cheese cloth. I’ve been making a lot of juice lately and I want to strain out the seeds and pulp, but cheese cloth gets expensive quickly. Do you have any suggestions? Signed, Strained in Strasbourg Heather says: Cheese cloth certainly has its uses and it … Read more

Cutting Board Basics

July 13, 2011 by Heather Solos

Dear Home-Ec 101, This past weekend I attempted to fix a wood (plank, not end-grain) cutting board with some pretty deep cuts in it, and wound up totally botching the project. Do you have any tips or tricks for cutting board maintenance? Any recommendations for a new cutting board, since I ruined the old one? … Read more