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On my last post about knives I gave you a good foundation of knowledge and got you started, but now it’s time to dive deep. There are two main categories for cooking knives. Western-style or Japanese style knives. Western-style knives have that typically rounded belly shape that you are used to seeing on your chef’sContinue reading “Diving Deep into Knives”

Sourdough can seem like a long, super-intensive process but it can be simplified and made easy. The first step in your sourdough adventure is creating a starter. I was intimidated by creating a starter before I learned just how easy it is. Creating a starter is simply mixing equal parts of water and flour. WhenContinue reading “Demystifying Sourdough”

My introduction to South Korean culture was what I feel is a very common method and that is K-pop. K-pop is the genre of pop music that comes out of South Korea. This music in combination with seeing an episode of the late Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown about Korea had piqued my interest in theirContinue reading “An Exploration of Korean Cuisine”

So, with being quarantined comes a lot of free time to watch some great cooking shows and reminisce of the days where you could go out to eat. Here are some of my favorite cooking shows that are totally binge-worthy. The Chef Show This show started with Chef Roy Choi training Jon Favreau for theContinue reading “Cooking Shows to Binge while Quarantined”

So, you have gone to Costco and stocked up on the essentials; toilet paper, ramen noodles, bread, meat, and milk. What are you going to do now? Was your plan to lock everything down and eat like a college freshman living in a dorm where the only tools to their disposal is a mini fridgeContinue reading “Surviving the Quarantine without Sacrifice”

The idea of meal prepping is as simple as the name implies. It includes cooking enough food to be packaged and refrigerated/frozen in order to be eaten throughout the week or month. The most common form of meal prep is making dinner and/or lunches for the work week. The benefits of this include; saving timeContinue reading “Meal Prepping 101”

Guacamole is the perfect snack. It’s healthy, filling, and it’s insanely flavorful if made right. As an added bonus your friends will be impressed by a nice homemade guac even though its dead simple to make, but they don’t have to know that. The perfect guacamole in my eyes is one that is chunky withContinue reading “Time to Guac and Roll”

All too often I see friends and family cutting with the smallest dullest knife they can find. Because a small knife is easier to control, and a dull knife means it is harder to cut yourself, right? Wrong! Don’t worry I once thought this too and I learned quickly after trying to cut sweet potatoesContinue reading “Hone Your Skills and Blade”

What’s the Deal with Cast Iron? Besides clay cookware, cast iron is one of the oldest cooking vessels in human history. The cast iron cookware dates back to nearly 200 A.D. where it was used as pots in China (Samantha Johnson). It must attest to the attributes of cast iron cookware that it is stillContinue reading “Cast Iron Conundrum”

So, let’s start from the beginning. What is A Home Cook’s Tour? This blog is my attempt at sharing everything food-related through my eyes, the eyes of a home cook. This will include cooking, recipes, kitchen tool and gadget reviews, local restaurant reviews, and more. Why the name? This name may sound a little familiarContinue reading “Before the Tour Begins”