Flavored coffee is usually made in capsules or coffee powdered form, for example, instant coffee is often prepared by either spray drying or freeze drying method after which it is flavored with popular options such as vanilla, nutmeg, chocolate and cinnamon. Some coffee manufacturers produce flavored coffee in liquid forms, such coffee is considered to be the most flavored and concentrated thus it will be bestdrunk with frothed milk or cream. Moreover, flavored coffee often has a much longer … [Read more...] about The 10 Best Flavored Coffee to Energize you and Keep You Alert

Grinding is a crucial part of life. And I’m not only talking about working hard at your dreams to achieve some sort of extreme success— I’m saying using the best mortar and pestle for your cooking and, crucially, choosing the mortar and pestle best material is essential to eating good food. What’s the big deal with using this set of tools? Why do you need to use a mortar and pestle when you could stick to alternatives (like a processor or just your kitchen knife)? Easy: there is no actual … [Read more...] about The Best Mortars and Pestles for All Your Cooking Needs

There is a struggle we all share but rarely talk about. It pervades every day of our lives, and can get quite annoying if no solution is reached: the quest for the perfect hand soap. Sometimes the soap you use to wash your hands is too scented, sometimes it is not foamy enough. Sometimes it does not get the dirt off from a day of gardening and you worry what else it might be leaving on your skin. Maybe your soap is incredibly drying and leaves your hands feeling like rough sandpaper. Or, … [Read more...] about The Best Hand Soaps for Cleanliness, Softness, and Care

You are looking through the frosted oven windowpane at your meal getting cooked. You see it looks golden but you wonder if it is cooking at the right temperature. Why is it taking so long? If you simply assume it is okay, you might end up with food poisoning or with a completely burnt husk of a meal. What to do? Lots of ingredients need to be cooked to specific temperatures, and this will often be clearly indicated in the recipe you are following. This is due to various reasons: the … [Read more...] about The Best Oven Thermometer in 2019: accuracy, quality, and control

It sounds like a vaguely philosophical question, but— really— how much juice is in one lemon? Lots of recipes call for the aid of this tart, sweet fruit, and they all give different measures and measuring references. What is one lone cook to do? Come to Cooky Aunty, of course! In my many years of kitchen experience (both as a hobbyist cook and in a professional setting), I have perfected the art of intuitively measuring the amount of lemon juice I need. But it took me quite a while to get … [Read more...] about How Much Juice in One Lemon? Now, That is The Question : CookyAunty