Selecting An Elkay Kitchen Sink Is Easier With These Top Tips

By Sonia Kekkonen

Do you want to find a kitchen sink that is as beautiful as it is practical? Do you want an artistic looking sink that is well made and will last a long time? Selecting an Elkay Kitchen Sink should be something that you will consider. These tips may help to make your selection process a bit easier.

When you first visit the product website, you will want to take a look at the sink families pages. These pages are really helpful because they give you photos of the styles available. Each family is organized by artistic design qualities, not by price. You can check out the prices for the sinks, too, but that may or may not be your primary concern at first.

You can find sink families ranging from very utilitarian to even exotic in shape and material. Choices range from stainless steel in different configurations to granite or even copper. Visiting the sink families on the Internet will give you an idea of what you might like to have. The stainless steel sinks have a very modern look and bold metal color, while the copper sinks tend to look warm and inviting. The granites come in different colors, so that you can coordinate them with your overall kitchen design plan.

Some of the sink choices include historic designs. They are based on regional American designs. So, if you would like to have a large and deep old-fashioned farm sink, you can have one. They are made of stone, and will give your kitchen a very traditional American style with a look that is welcoming and friendly. These sinks are an excellent choice for a traditional home.

The company offers gourmet sinks that include professional design components. You can choose from plain or hammered copper, but you can also have stainless steel or granite if you prefer. The sinks are made with single or multiple bowls in a wide variety of dimensions and depths. And interesting option is that you can choose special accessories to match the sink, such as special strainers, rinsing baskets, or cutting boards in different sizes.

There are also designer sinks available. These designs are created by top American designers with many years of experience in residential and commercial design. You will find these sinks in the Design Inspirations category. If you want to find something truly unique, featuring distinctive designer styling, then these sinks are for you.

Elkay Kitchen Sinks have many, many styles to choose. They offer multiple dimensions, materials and accessories in every sink family, so give yourself extra time the first time you visit the company website. You will get plenty of great ideas from just looking at first. Then, you will have more questions than you planned, and can find the answers to them right on the web pages. The prices are clearly posted, so you can shop for a sink that looks custom made, but making your choices as easily as if the sinks were standard brands. What is great to know, is that these sinks are well made, and designed to last for many, many years. So, plan to look the site over carefully, and choose just the right sink for your special kitchen. - 30289

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Hiring Little Rock Catering for Christmas Party

By Barry Taylor

What a fabulous time of year it is, in Little Rock and all around the country! It's time for singing songs, and eating good food. It's Christmas! and if you're having a party, it can be quite stressful too.

No matter where you live, Christmas couldn't be a better time to hire a catering company to take care of your guests and give you a break from the monumental task of preparing food for a throng of guests. Let's face it, with decorating, shopping, wrapping, traffic, and God knows what else, you deserve to take some of the stress away.

The best caterer to use during the holidays, would be one with some experience making holiday themed foods. If you're not planning a big dinner you can always request a dessert party with festive drinks and holiday goodies.

If it's a casual or formal setting you're desiring, a great caterer will come up with a variety of great holiday themed options for any sized event you desire. If the menu doesn't have the one entree you've served every year to your guests, you can make a recommendation to your caterer, and as long as the item is not too complicated, you should have no problem getting them to include it.

So give yourself a big break, hiring a catering company will be an amazing stress reliever and provide your guests more time to enjoy your presence and you can escape some of the holiday craziness.

You must admit, very one loves a great party around the holidays! Certainly if there is good food, good folks, and plenty whiskey eggnog to go around the room more than twice!

We've finally reached the holidays here in Little Rock, catering your Christmas party will give you a much needed break so you can truly enjoy it! - 30289

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Let Personal Chef Atlanta Do The Cooking

By Mike Balkovic

If you love to cook you might be interested in personal chef Atlanta. If you love to cook but you do not want to work at a restaurant or a hotel you might be interested in this opportunity. As you can imagine even in tough economic times people need to eat.

People who do not like to cook or know how to cook go to the restaurant or they live off frozen dinners. Eating out gets expensive real quick and frozen food gets old really fast.

But there is another option and that is to have their meals prepared for them by a personal chef service. There are companies that have meals delivered to people who for a variety of reasons need their meals prepared for them and they do not want to go to a restaurant every day and they do not want to resort to processed frozen meals. Some senior citizens might not want to go to the grocery store or they do not want to cook for themselves.

These are seniors you have enough money in their retirement accounts; own their homes outright. They just would rather not cook for themselves. There are also those who have to follow a strict diet because of doctor's orders. Some might need special meal preparation because of a malady like diabetes. There are also families where both parents work and are too busy to cook everyday for their spouse and children.

A personal chef company can provide meals to these groups of people. These companies need people to prepare their meals. You can contact these companies and inquire as to the requirements of becoming of their chefs. As long as you have basic cooking skills there is a good chance you can work for them. You can work from home, cooking in your own kitchen and on your own terms.

You can work stress free whereas when you work in a restaurant or hotel you will be under a lot of deadlines and otherwise a lot of stress. As a personal chef cook you will take on as much work as you want which is easy for you to handle. Also, you can find a personal chef company that offers courses on food preparation. These are not cooking classes but a means to advancing your skills.

These courses are only to get you to a cooking level that the company needs to provide quality service to their clientele. Perhaps you have a specialty meal or type of food you want to regularly prepare. You can be the Italian style chef for your area. You can prepare lasagna everyday if you like. Or you can experiment with a different meal everyday.

If you are not looking to hire on as a chef but you do need someone to cook for you on a regular basis or perhaps only on specific days of the week you can contact a personal chef company and arrange for your meals to be prepared and delivered to your home. The prices are reasonable and you will see how much sense it makes compared to going out and spending a lot of money at the restaurant or trying to live off frozen meals. - 30289

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Commercial Ovens Explained By Style

By Riley Powers

Every restaurant in existence uses an oven, and all but the smallest ones need an effective commercial oven in their kitchens. New restaurant owners may be overwhelmed with the wide variety of potential choices, and I'd like to help inform you of a few potential possibilities.

Choosing the right type of oven doesn't exactly depend on just one factor. Certain determinations should be made as a means of arriving at that decision. For example, how many meals do you need to prepare per day, and how diverse is the menu at your restaurant?

Amongst the most popular breeds of this oven style is the convection oven. The best quality of this kind of cooking appliance is the fact that a fan within the oven blows the hot air around the inside of the oven, letting the heat be distributed evenly to the rest of the food.

This is particularly useful for foods that may have been cold or even frozen before being heated. As you may well know, frozen preparations are often spotty once they've been done with heating.

Yet another very popular oven style is the conveyor oven. Who will typically use ovens like these? They're very popular in high volume restaurants that need to prepare many meals at once. In heating food in this manner, you won't need to constantly open and close your oven as you need to serve each meal.

Of course, another type of extremely common commercial oven used in restaurants is a pizza oven, which has the capacity to heat foods really quickly at extremely high temperatures. As a result, you'll see other foods being heated with this oven from time to time.

There are so many different styles of oven you can go with, and there are even more that I haven't mentioned here. At the end of the day, you'll want something that heats your food quickly and reliably, and a high quality unit of any sort should do that. Simply ask yourself which style works best for your needs.

At this point, you should have a basic understanding as to the different oven styles. It's your job to find the best deal, and you can do that by rummaging through online searches, classified ads, and local stores. - 30289

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Cooking A Stress Free Meal

By Michael Young

It can be exhausting to produce a meal, that pleases everyone, at the exact time that it's needed. Then there's the cleaning up afterwards! Dinner can be a disorderly, tedious affair.... but it doesn't have to be. Like with other things, planning and preparation are the keys to success.

These simple, yet effective suggestions, will help you better organize yourself. You'll likely be surprised at just how effortlessly a meal can be had and cleaned away. You'll additionally find that you're better able to maintain a clean and organized kitchen.

1. Plan ahead. The more you do so the easier it'll be when the times comes to perform.

2. Organize your kitchen. Always having kept certain items in certain places doesn't mean that you should continue to do so. Box up or give to others utensils or appliances you no longer use, and better organize the things you do. For example, if the items that most often are put into the dishwasher aren't in the cabinets closest to it - move things around.

3. Keep a plastic bag on the work surface where you cook. All the garbage will end up in there without a second thought. Then make one trip to the garbage can when you're done.

4. Place ingredients away after you use them. Use some time to clean up whilst cooking and you will be amazed at how much more manageable the state of your cooking area is when you come back to it after eating.

5. Buy in bulk. Keep dry goods in stock that you know you will use frequently in order to avoid last minute trips to the grocery store.

6. Wash a dish or two early. Sure there will be dishes to clean after the meal is done, but if you can clean at least of few of the dishes used in the preparation while you're simmering or in between stirs, there will be less.

7. Set the table as early as possible. If this task is out of the way an hour or so earlier it won't compete for your attention at mealtime.

8. Delegate. Make sure your members of your family know prior to eating what is expected of them i.e. clearing the plates, doing the dishes etc. - 30289

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How Much To Spend On Kitchen Knives

By Jeremy Pabloccis

For anyone who has ever had difficulty in trimming a piece of meat or finding matching steak knives for dinner guests, they will all say the same thing: you need good kitchen knives - plain and simple. However, the people who complain the loudest are usually the ones who do the least about solving the problem. Why? Most people have no idea where to start when it comes to selecting decent kitchen knives.

When Martha Stewart decided to redo her Connecticut home, one of the most important design changes in her new kitchen was the addition of custom made drawers where she could keep her uber-expensive cutlery. Not content with just throwing them in a drawer, she had drawers designed that were padded, temperature controlled, and large enough so that each knife (and she has lots!) had room to lie flat without touching another one.

Of course, for those of us who just don't seem to have the necessary 1,000 sf of space needed to treat our knives like crown jewels, there are options.

Martha probably spent on her knives what we spend on new living room furniture. And of course her knives will outlast our living room furniture. In an event, we don't really need that kind of quality; we just need something to get the job done, and done well. We just need to figure out what the "job" is before heading to the store and buying something only because it's on sale this week.

A decent set of knives can be found for around $100. A superb set of knives is going to set you back a few thousand dollars. If you tend to cook fairly simple meals, or maybe you are a vegetarian, you will need to decide how you plan on using the knives before selecting which ones to buy.

You certainly don't want to be spending money for knives that will just collect dust. If your hobby is baking, find a set that can help you slice almonds, dice ginger and quarter apricots. If cook old fashioned home cooking is your preference, get a set that handle meats, vegetables and fish.

Keep in mind: price does not equal quality. To check for quality, make certain you can see what they call the "tang". This is the piece of metal that should run through the entire knife in one piece, starting at the tip of the blade. The blade is part of the tang, and it should continue into the handle. One piece of metal (forged is best) ensures added stability.

If you can't see the tang, chances are you are buying knives in two or more pieces. The last thing you want is to have the blade break away from the handle when you are chopping onions or cutting stew beef! - 30289

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Tips for Remodeling and Modernizing Your Kitchen

By Sue Tandor

If you have an older kitchen and are thinking of remodeling, you need to figure out where best to spend your money. In extreme cases, people have even been known to knock down a wall or two in order to expand the kitchen and make it more modern. In most cases though, you only need to change a few things to give your kitchen the update it needs. Here are some ideas:

1) Granite counter tops are the hot new feature for kitchens, and these days it's hard to find a new home built without granite. There are lots of reasons for granite's popularity, the most obvious being that it is available in a wide range of colors and always looks terrific. Another benefit of granite is that its surface is especially easy to keep clean. Granite is a stone that can be made shiny smooth, which means there won't be any grooves for germs to gather as they tend to do in other materials used for counter tops.

2) There are some stunning kitchen sinks in the market today. Keep in mind that the kitchen sink is the most heavily used in a home, so you need to choose one that is both beautiful and durable. One of the tried and true varieties is stainless steel, and it is a current choice as many new homes boast stainless steel sinks. In a nutshell, no matter the kind you choose, be sure it fits with the rest of your kitchen's look.

3) Islands are one of the more common installations during an upgrade. If you are lucky enough to have a kitchen large enough for an island, be sure to consider a variety of designs so that you choose an island that suits your style and function. Some homeowners prefer to install the sink or range in the island itself. Of course, you have the option to install a plain island to provide extra counter space. The most important thing to consider before getting an island is whether your kitchen is large enough to house it.

4) The cost of flat screen televisions has reduced dramatically, making it a popular option for upgrades and remodels. There are even TVs on the market that are manufactured specifically for use in the kitchen, or you could just purchase a regular model. Generally, TVs meant for kitchens are small sets that are often made to install under your kitchen cabinetry. Kitchen televisions often fold up and down to hide and protect it when you are not watching TV. If you opt to purchase a regular model, a great way to install it is simply mount it on the wall. - 30289

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