Specialty Equipment Recipes
Specialty equipment can provide a different way to control heat, texture, or preparation. Air fryers, pressure cookers, sous vide setups, blenders, whippers, and other tools provide the browsing paths in this collection. Begin with the equipment you have or want to understand, then read the recipe’s specific settings and requirements before preparing the dish.
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Air Fryer
Loaded potato skins and chicken skewers offer different air fryer applications in this collection. Browse the recipes for their portion sizes, cooking settings, and guidance on the finished texture.
Chamber Vacuum Sealer
A chamber vacuum sealer appears in pickle and other preparations within this collection. These recipes show particular uses of the equipment, with the method explaining its role in each dish.
Control °Freak
Farmer’s cheese, omelettes, and potato preparations offer different applications for the Control Freak. Browse recipes that use controlled heat settings, following the specific temperature and method for the dish.
Ham Press
Chicken and barbecue loaf preparations give this ham press collection its focus. The recipes explain how the equipment shapes a mixture and supports the particular cooking process used.
Instant Pot
Chicken and rice, hard-boiled eggs, and ricotta offer different Instant Pot applications. These recipes use specific programs and timings, with the individual method guiding preparation and release steps.
iSi Whipper
Foams and drink preparations offer different uses for an iSi whipper in this collection. Browse each recipe for its ingredients, equipment requirements, and the method that creates the intended texture.
Slow Cooker
Tortellini soup, hot fudge cake, and creamy cabbage show the slow cooker’s range across savory and sweet dishes. These recipes set out their own timing and preparation for the finished serving.
Smoking Gun
Smoked balsamic vinegar and a wood chip pairing guide introduce applications for a smoking gun. This small collection connects the choice of smoke with the preparation described in each entry.
Sous Vide
Turkey roulade, salmon mi-cuit, and shrimp cocktail offer different sous vide preparations. Browse recipes that use controlled water-bath cooking, following their specific temperature, timing, finishing, and handling directions.
Vitamix
Sauces, drinks, and other preparations show different Vitamix applications in this collection. Browse each recipe for the blending method and the texture it aims to produce in the finished dish.
In this collection

Shakshuka With Feta
Shakshuka may be at the apex of eggs-for-dinner recipes, though in Israel it is breakfast food, a bright, spicy start to the day with a pile of pita…

Sous Vide Pears and Nutella Pastries
Puff pastries topped with pears cooked sous vide in vanilla, Amaretto and lemon zest syrup, then stuffed with Nutella and baked to golden perfection. As fancy as this…
Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Soup
This slow cooker chicken enchilada soup recipe only takes about 10 minutes of prep time, and it is oh-so-delicious and comforting. Ingredients 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about…

Sous Vide Buttered Corn on the Cob
Equipment Sous vide water bath setup (I used a SousVide Supreme Demi) Vacuum sealer and gallon vacuum bags Ingredients Corn on the cob 1 tablespoon of butter for…

How to Make a Gooey Apple Pie
All fruits and vegetables, apples are held together by pectin, a carbohydrate glue that acts as the mortar between cells. Break down this pectin by heating it to…
Cream Cheese Espuma
Ingredients 160 g Cream cheese, full fat 340 ml heavy cream 1 g Salt 1 g Pepper Preparation Mix all the ingredients. Pass through the iSi funnel &…
Sous Vide Cook – Chill – Freeze – Reheat
One advantage of sous vide cooking is that you can have the food pre-cooked and frozen in sealed pouches in the freezer, ready to be reheated and served…

Croissant Turkey Giblet Gravy
Old wisdom says “Waste not, want not.” Using giblets in the gravy prevents waste and adds flavor. Ingredients 4 cups day-old croissants, cubed 1 teaspoon canola oil 1/2…

Croissant Turkey Gravy
One of my favorite parts of Thanksgiving dinner is the gravy and it’s one of the hardest parts to master. Adding croissants is a trick to get rich…

Beef Pozole in the Slow Cooker
Ingredients 1 medium sweet onion, diced 1 1/4 pounds to 1 1/2 pounds of beef back ribs or short ribs (if the ribs are whole, I cut them…
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