Kenwood toaster - Virtu multifunction toaster with adjustable slots

The Virtu multifunction toaster is innovative and sleek Kenwood toaster, featuring adjustable width slots which can expand up to 6 cm wide, allowing you to make bagels, baguettes, ciabatta, croissants, muffins, waffles and toasts from all kinds of bread. Moreover, this Kenwood toaster allows you to heat open sandwiches and hamburgers. With its brushed aluminium finish and clean lines, Virtu adds a nice decorative touch to your countertop as well. Key features include one-sided toasting function, 10-setting variable browning control, 2 temperature settings, removable crumb tray, hi-rise bread lift, long slots, reheat, cancel button and defrost buttons. Kenwood also equips Virtu with Peek and View carriage level for lifting toast in any stage without interrupting toasting process. Bottom safety cord storage, double sandwich cage to capture melted cheese and plastic tongs. Price is £45.

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The Best Hamburger Recipes

I suppose it's about time to let the family secret out of the bag so others may enjoy the juiciest, most delicious hamburgers ever created by humankind. Come on in and taste pure hamburger heaven.

Are you ready to build the most scrumptious, delicious hamburgers you've ever had before in your life? Are you just looking for a new way to make a burger? Something a little more creative? Well, you're in luck because I'm about to show you how to design your own burger that suits your own specific taste. Follow along, it's real easy to do.

NOTE: This recipe IS meant to be tinkered with!

Basic Ingredients: Any amount of Ground beef (I prefer 80/20) Breadcrumbs 1 egg Then gather whatever else you want to put in it. I want this particular batch to be spicy and sweet so I will also be adding: Worcestershire Sauce Tabasco Sauce Crushed Red Pepper You can put almost anything into a burger, from peanut butter to fresh salsa to cheese. Experiment! What do you usually add TO your burger? Throw in some diced onions, peppers, even ketchup!

STEP 1 - Wash your hands and your countertop and plop a brick of your favorite thawed ground meat down on it. (Ground beef is being used above)

STEP 2 - Flatten and spread the ground hamburger meat so there is more surface area exposed.

STEP 3 - Add the egg along with whatever other ingredients you will be using. In the above picture I have added the egg, Tabasco sauce, worcestershire sauce, and a generous amount of crushed red pepper. No bread crumbs yet.

STEP 4 - Begin mixing all of the ingredients into the meat by folding the hamburger meat over itself and working it together with your hands. Fold and press.

STEP 5 - Continue kneading the hamburger meat mixture until you are satisfied that the ingredients are evenly distributed.

STEP 6 - Flatten the hamburger meat mixture against the counter once again.

STEP 7 - Lightly cover the top of the hamburger meat mixture with breadcrumbs and then mix it into the meat in the same way that you just did the other ingredients. The amount of breadcrumbs will vary from batch to batch depending on the amount of liquid ingredients you add. The idea here is to get the meat to a consistency where it holds together really well but is not overly wet or dry. When you can work a piece into a tight ball and plop it down on the counter without it deforming too much or breaking then you've got the right mix.

STEP 8 - Work the hamburger meat mixture into a symmetrical 'ball'.

STEP 9 - Split the ball up into equal sized portions. These will be your patties so decide how big you want your burgers to be. You can do this by hand or with a large knife. I find the knife is easier to get a good separation with.

STEP 10 - Take each hamburger meat portion and work it into a tight ball. Cup the meat between your hands and squeeze it as hard as you can to pack it together tightly.

STEP 11 - Once you have a tight ball of meat in your hand, slowly work it between your palms into a flat, patty shape. If the edges start to split, use the crease in the center of the palm of your hand to 'pinch' and work them back together. I always make more than I am planning on immediately cooking, so the extra hamburgers can fit between sheets of wax paper and then into a freezer bag to be frozen for later.

STEP 12 - Cook up some of these burgers using your favorite method, and serve on a toasted bun with the condiments of your choice. Mmmmmmm. I generally either use my trusty George Foreman or the outside BBQ.

Wow, was that some easy stuff, huh? Go ahead an experiment! Questions? Comments? Have a killer hamburger recipe you want me to add to the site? I can be reached at the following address:

Kangaroo Recipes

Combine: Slice kangaroo stake into strips Roughly chop onion, banana peppers, cherry tomato, red chili and coriander Stir in a splash of balsamic vinegar, soy sauce and olive oil Place all ingredients in baking dish Cook in preheated oven for 15- 20 minutes (200')

Fish Recipes

Everyone knows that fish is a very healthy food. It’s low in saturated fat and is a fantastic source of Omega-3 fatty acids, which have been shown to lower the risk of heart disease by lowering cholesterol and decreasing the stickiness of blood platelets. Therefore a diet rich in fish is highly recommended.

Fish is not only healthy but also tasty. There are so many different types of fish you can choose from. Besides of that, you have so many cooking possibilities – you can bake, fry, grill, steam, poach. And it also cooks quickly. But fish can also be eaten uncooked, such as when prepared as sushi and sashimi.

You should however be careful when buying and storing fish – especially if fresh - because fish is a highly perishable food. For additional information take a look on Seafood Buying Tips, and Handling and Storing Tips.

So, enrich you diet with fish. Just choose one of the fish recipes from our list and improve your health:

Black Sugar Magic

Okinawa black sugar is sweet and strong, adding intensity to desserts and a subtle kick to barbecue sauce.

Written by Regina Schrambling • Styled by Roscoe Betsill • Photographed by Jim Franco • Produced By Susan Tyree Victoria

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Sugar is becoming the new salt—no trend-respecting cook can settle for just one kind. The latest addition to the great American pantry is Okinawa black sugar. Its flavor is so deep and dark it’s almost like granulated molasses. Pastry chefs around the country have been the earliest adopters, using it to heighten the caramel taste in desserts, such as in a blacksugar tart (following page) modeled on a classic southern chess pie. But it works just as well on the savory side of the menu, especially in barbecue sauce for arctic char (or ribs).

Made from cane juice, Okinawa black sugar comes in a hard brick (you can order it on Amazon.com), and it needs to be grated or chopped before measuring. The easiest way to enjoy it, though, is just to melt it with heavy cream to make a sauce to pour over ice cream or cake. It’s like instant dulce de leche.

A Treat from the Kitchen

A beautiful Bed and Breakfast Inn is not complete without the tastes and smells of homemade cooking. The Bed & Breakfast Inns of Indiana have opened up their secret recipe books and would like to share the meals and deserts that you enjoyed when you were their guest. These recipes represent some of the personal favorites of the innkeepers, and we are proud to bring them to you.