If you have ever eaten in a restaurant and wondered how they got their sauces and purées so silky smooth, the answer is simple: a mesh strainer. The best mesh strainers create a lovely, perfect ...

Whether you're a beginner home cook or a veteran chef, you probably already know that a great fine mesh strainer can make your life easier in the kitchen. The best fine mesh strainers are made from ...

Lyonnais-Style Salad With Smoked Salmon. (Matthew Mead/The Associated Press) Several years ago, Lyonnais salads were quite the rage in New York's French bistros. Then the fad faded and I forgot all ...

When what you're cooking calls for a silky smooth texture (think soups, custards, broths, and jams) using a chinois strainer is a convenient and efficient way to separate lumps and solid pieces out ...

Making poached eggs isn't difficult, but often the egg comes out less than perfect, without that desired, tight eggy shape. J. Kenji Lopez-Alt offers this foolproof method, which he says works 100% of ...