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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, »

The Tagine – thousands of years of culinary heritage

North African nomads known as the Berber have been using the Tagine for thousands of years. Meat and vegetables are cooked particularly gently in »

Cacao nibs – the healthy alternative to chocolate?

These pieces of raw cocoa bean may well be produced without sugar but they are not exactly low-calorie. There are about 600 kilocalories hiding in »

A step-by-step guide to the perfect risotto

Preparing the perfect risotto is a real art form. The rice mustn’t have too much bite, but it mustn’t be mushy, either. A few tips and a little »

Smoothie Bowl: the hip breakfast alternative

A cup of coffee and a bread roll with cheese, cold meats or jam - this is what breakfast looks like for most Germans. But there are other options for »

The cup that cheers from Sri Lanka: 150 years of Ceylon tea

Rolling hills, misty forests and countless tea gardens – these are the highlands of Sri Lanka where they’ve been growing top quality Ceylon tea »

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 »

Fresh herbs bring variety to the kitchen

Herbs put the finishing touches to meals. However, their aroma can only be fully appreciated if they are added at the right time. »

Banana bread – the perfect symbiosis of fruit and cake

When bananas have been left in the fruit bowl for a long time, the overripe, brown fruit can be made into a delicious speciality that originally came »

Scorzonera – “Winter Asparagus”

Scorzonera or black salsify is not a particularly good-looking vegetable with its dark, earthy skin. »

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 »

Kesseböhmer publishes the “A30 Trend Report 2017/18

Each year in September the focus is on kitchens – especially along the A30 in East Westphalia, Germany. The showrooms along this “Kitchen Mile” »

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.... »

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... »