I have owned a primary blue Chantal Classic Tea Kettle for years. The melodious whistle made by Horner Harmonica has always signaled a warm cup of tea in our house. The new stainless steel has the same great shape and features and also looks professional. The handle stays cool through the heating process. The kettle pours very easy – no drips.

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A few months ago I decided to try my hand a baking a loaf of bread…hmm…not bad.  Then I tried to go back to store bought bread…Bleah!   Next, I bought The Bread Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum.  A couple of recipes didn’t work so I Googled for an errata sheet and found her blog http://www.realbakingwithrose.com (how cool!).

One of the tools that Ms. Beranbaum recommended for baking was a good instant read thermometer–a Thermapen.  It’s $85! That’s a lot of bread.  Luckily on her blog I discovered she had found a thermometer for under $20 that worked almost as well–CDN Pro Accurate„ Quick Tip„ Digital Cooking Thermometer on a Rope Model Q2-450.  Perfect.

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