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Ravioli in great shape!

Filled pasta – ravioli in Italy, Maultaschen in Germany – can contain all sorts of delicious fillings, from delicate to hearty. And with these »

More power for pureeing

Kenwood is launching two new designer hand blenders as part of its Triblade System Pro range. These are powerful and reliable kitchen tools capable »

kCook: utter convenience for everyday cooking

Career, family, household – homemakers need to make best use of every minute. If your aim is to cook healthy and tasty meals in the minimum time, »

Okra – one of Africa's oldest foods

Do you eat okra, or as it’s sometimes called "lady’s fingers”? The young green seed pods of the okra plant are among the oldest vegetables in »

Fenugreek – a classic spice in Asian cuisine

Fenugreek is an important spice in Asian and especially Indian cuisine. The small seeds are included in many spice mixes and often in the curry »

Artichokes – a decorative vegetable with a distinctive taste

Maybe you’re one of those people who love the look of artichokes, but don’t trust yourself to get the cooking right. But it’s really not »

Cooking fish: sardines and anchovies

Fresh sardines and anchovies look very similar with their silvery skin and the slim shape. In fact, both fishes belong to the herring species and are »

Study: Softdrinks usually cheaper than water

Many people drink heavily sugary sodas without being aware of negative health effects such as overweight and diabetes. »

Ketchup meets science

How do you get the right amount of ketchup to flow out of a glass bottle – without blobbing! Scientists from the University of Melbourne have »

Blueberries – wild or cultivated they’re delicious

Everyone loves the blueberry season. Delicious eaten raw by the handful, they’re also a summer treat in yoghurts and sorbets, muffins and crêpes. »

Beer radishes: traditional food for Bavarian beer gardens

In Bavaria in a summer beer garden, the "Radi" is traditionally served up alongside a tall glass of cool beer. A Radi is a long white radish with a »

Taste the freshness of seasonal salads

For many people, salads, especially those with lettuce as the main ingredient, are the essence of healthy eating. »

Versatile organizer system for contemporary kitchens!

Wood must be the world's oldest renewable raw material. It's also always been a source of energy and warmth. This energy can be felt, seen and smelt »

For a kitchen that's a pleasure to use

What kitchen owner, regardless of age or lifestyle, is going to say, "I don't need a more user-friendly kitchen"?. But what makes a kitchen »

Kitchens are the mirror of progress

The history of cooking parallels the development of the human race. Our ancestors soon found out that cooking food in some way made it easier to »

Eurocucina 2016

Italy has always been a centre of modern design and especially of furniture design and kitchen culture. This year's Milan EuroCucina, the kitchen »

The Michel Bras mandoline from kai

What a winner looks like – The Red Dot Award for product design has been awarded to the Michel Bras mandoline from kai.... »

Lava grey calls the tune

A glance at the world of fashion proves that grey is one of the colours that is currently calling the tune... »

Tropical fruit – full of vitamins, but handle with care

On grey winter days when everyone around you seems to be coughing and sneezing, the sunshine colours and healthy vitamin content of fruit like »

Kesseböhmer meets fashion

Fashion! Nothing renews itself so constantly as fashion. It's part of our lives – a statement, a visual declaration. Clothes make the man (or the »

Food shopping at the click of a mouse

Shopping for food online saves a lot of time and you don't have to lug bags of shopping and crates of bottles. Above all, working people living in »

Trend Report 2014/2015

Nowhere in the world do kitchen design and furniture design meet in such a concentrated, but simultaneously varied... »

Great success for Green Village

When the GREEN VILLAGE closed its doors on Sunday, April 13, it had been visited by close to forty thousand people. The Green Village concept... »

Trend Report 2013

For everyone who wants to keep abreast of the latest design trends and kitchen innovations for 2013/2014... »

Whole nuts keep longer

Scientific research demonstrates again and again: nuts, eaten in moderation, are good for your heart and circulatory system and especially for »

Preserving – a success story

The discovery of how to preserve fresh food to make it last longer has probably saved lives and made us independent of the seasons in many ways. »

Summer brunch ideas to tackle the food waste problem

Summer brunch ingredients often land up in the bin. And not only due to high summer temperatures. »

From the Stone Age to the Romans

Stock-keeping in ancient times. The tradition of stock-keeping and preserving food in private homes can be traced back to the Romans. »

From Middle Ages to modern era

From salt tonatural ice and beyond to tins. Meat was pickled in oil or covered with tallow or another type of fat. »

History: Ice and preserving jars

At the beginning of the 19th century public cold stores were set up at the instigation of the American Frederic Tudor. »

A mass of vivid pink petals: the Judas tree

In April, the Judas tree is a cloud of pink blossom. You can't help noticing it, because the branches of the small tree spread widely and the pink »

Pulmonaria changes colour

Young pulmonaria flowers are bright pink. After a few days they turn violet and then vivid blue. Children especially find this transformation »

The hazel catkins are out again

Hazel catkins are worth close inspection, although, if you suffer from pollen allergies, you might not be so enthusiastic. If allergies aren't a »

New A30 Trend Report on the clever-storage website

What's trending in kitchen design this year? Which are the latest colours and materials? What innovations should we be looking out for behind the »

ergoAGENT sets the kitchen moving

For many years, doctors and occupational health experts have been advocating having worksurfaces... »

Show house “modum 8:10”

The new “modum” line of prefabricated houses combines design-oriented living with extremely... »