Joe Ray
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ARCHIVE OF THE YEAR 2015
WIRED - Gadget Lab - Sunday, December 13, 2015
8 Food-Prep Apps That’ll Make You a Ninja in the Kitchen
From recipe help and sustainable seafood to the perfect pour and eggs just the way you like ‘em, these eight apps give you stellar advice at home, and help you make tastier choices when you’re out shopping.
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WIRED - Gadget Lab - Saturday, November 14, 2015
Review: Drop Kitchen Scale—Connected Kitchen Scale Shows Cooks The Weigh Ahead
One of the best restaurant tools has been slow to catch on in home kitchens: the humble scale. Americans’ reluctance to use weight to measure ingredients has a lot to do with our recipes being written in a volume-centric style. …
WIRED - Gadget Lab - Saturday, November 12, 2015
The 5 Pizza-Making Tools You Need to Create a Perfect Pie
Making pizza at home should be an event. From a hot steel for your oven to a sharp wheel to cut that pie, these tools make it happen.
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WIRED - Gadget Lab - Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Review: Sansaire Searing Kit—Cooking With Fire
Cook one of the best hunks of meat of your life and moments before it goes out to the table, it will almost certainly look like a great, gray blob. Get a nice sear on it, though, and suddenly you’re …
Seattle Weekly - Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The Rise of the Blue-Footed Chicken, the Best Damn Bird You’ll Ever Eat
Sex! Lies! Blue-footed Chickens and the most fun I’ve had reporting a story in a long time. Ruffle feathers and uncover the amazing Poulet Bleu in this week’s Seattle Weekly cover story.
WIRED - Gadget Lab - Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Review: Codlo Sous-Vide, A Chilly Reception
The Codlo allows you to convert your old rice cooker or slow cooker into a sous vide water bath. Should you?
WIRED - Gadget Lab - Thursday, March 26, 2015
Review: Oliso Smart Hub & Top Sous Vide System - A Lukewarm Experience
The Oliso Smart Hub & Top gives you an induction burner and a sous-vide water bath. Are two appliances better than one?