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<ul>
<li><b>Durability</b>: Choose a material that will last, of finer grade, or that can be composted.</li>
<li><b>Simplicity</b>: Prioritize unibody tools, the fewer parts the better. Opting for non-electric is important for that same reason. Less prone to breakage.</li>
- <li><b>Multi-functional</b>: Having too many tools that have a single function adds clutter to our home.</li>
+ <li><b>Multi-functional</b>: Having too many tools that have a single function adds clutter.</li>
</ul>
<p>Note: If you look at the photo, you can see that my kitchenware doesn't have all the features listed above. That's because this list is an ideal, a study of what an optimal tool-set would be. It may not be realistic to you, and that's okay. In the end, you've got to work with what you have. The resulting food matters <b>more</b> than the <a id='tools'>tools</a> you use.</p>
<ul>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
<li><a href='#grinder'>Grain Grinder</a></li>
</ul>
<h3><a id='cutting-boards'>Cutting boards</a></h3>
-<p><b>Material</b>: Opt for a maple or bamboo hardwood cutting board. Avoid plastic. Contrary to popular belief, it is not more sanitary and can harbor a lot of bacteria. A knife-scarred plastic surface is difficult to disinfect, studies have shown that washing the board – whether by hand or with a dishwasher – was not enough to kill lingering bacteria.</p>
+<p><b>Material</b>: Opt for a maple or bamboo hardwood cutting board. Avoid plastic. Contrary to popular belief, it is not more sanitary and can harbor a lot of bacteria. A knife-scarred plastic surface is difficult to disinfect, studies have shown that washing the board, whether by hand or with a dishwasher, was not enough to kill lingering bacteria.</p>
<p>Wood doesn't scar as much, and is the preferred material. After cleaning, let it dry before storing it.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href='https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/GERMAN-STUDY-WOOD-vs-PLASTIC-CUTTING-BOARDS-STUDIES-Kleiner-Lampe/24585ce7610d5e3daf3b21e91989c0b634dafbcd' target='_blank'>Comparative studies on hygienic qualities of wood and plastic cutting boards in a laboratory</a> Dr. Ulrike Kleiner, the Laboratory of Hygiene Research at the Anhalt University in Bernburg, Germany</li>
@@ -41,14 +41,18 @@
<p>Jump back to <a href='#tools'>top</a></p>
<h3><a id='cleaver'>Cleaver</a></h3>
<p>The cleaver, or the Chinese chef's knife, is a less brutish version of the meat cleaver. This tool has a wide variety of uses, with it you can dice, slice and julienne vegetables. The flat of the blade is wide and ideal to scoop up chopped produce. It's useful to transfer items from a cutting board to a pan or pot. There is no real need for other knives in your arsenal.</p>
-<p><b>Material</b>: When selecting your cleaver, aim for a harder grade of steel – somewhere between 57-58 on the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_scale' class='external' target='_blank'>Rockwell Hardness Scale</a>. Good steel produces a finer edge, and holds its sharpness. The angle of the blade is also important. 22 degrees is most common and this too, ensures longer-lasting sharpness. Chinese cleavers are carbon steel, but because they rust stainless steel is better (a mixture of carbon and SS is also good).</p>
+<p><b>Material</b>: When selecting your cleaver, aim for a harder grade of steel, somewhere between 57-58 on the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_scale' class='external' target='_blank'>Rockwell Hardness Scale</a>. Good steel produces a finer edge, and holds its sharpness. The angle of the blade is also important. 22 degrees is most common and this too, ensures longer-lasting sharpness. Chinese cleavers are carbon steel, but because they rust stainless steel is better (a mixture of carbon and SS is also good).</p>
<p><b>Shape</b>: The handle of the cleaver should not be too thick or too small. The size has to allow the hand to wrap around it and has to come close to touching the other side of your thumb.</p>
+
<p>Jump back to <a href='#tools'>top</a></p>
+
<h3><a id='shears'>Shears</a></h3>
<p>Traditional Japanese shears, or Nigiri, can be used to cut some herbs from the garden to add to a meal, or cutting dried mushrooms or chilies into smaller bits, there are over 100 uses for it.</p>
<p><b>Material</b>: Most shears are carbon steel, stainless steel is again, preferable.</p>
<p><b>Shape</b>: Japanese metalworkers forge Nigiri using a single piece of metal. It's designed to spring back to the open position when released. While the design is simple and durable, it offers more precision than scissors. A pair with blades that make more than half of the length of the tool, will permit for a greater variety of uses. The shears rest inside your hand, between your index finger and thumb, giving greater control of the speed of the cut. This tool is also ideal for left-handed people, making cutting a pain-free experience.</p>
+
<p>Jump back to <a href='#tools'>top</a></p>
+
<h3><a id='rolling-pin'>Rolling pin</a></h3>
<p>A simple tool, essential for baking at home.</p>
<p><b>Material</b>: Choose a hardwood like maple, its strength and ease to clean makes it ideal.</p>
@@ -56,11 +60,13 @@
<ul>
<li><a href='https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-rolling-pin/' class='external' target='_blank'>The best rolling pin</a> Wirecutter, 2017</li>
</ul>
+
<p>Jump back to <a href='#tools'>top</a></p>
+
<h3><a id='pressure-cooker'>Pressure cooker</a></h3>
<p>A stove top pressure cooker helps save time and energy, while providing quick meals. This handy device produces complex simmered dishes under 60 minutes.</p>
<p><b>Material</b>: Aim for Stainless Steel.</p>
-<p><b>Shape</b>: Pick an 8-Quart model, with a spring-loaded valve and pressure indicator. If you chose well, this is a tool that you will follow you into old age. Models with bases of at least 7mm keep heat better, reach pressure faster and keep food from burning. Pick a cooker that offers a low pressure setting of 8-9 PSI per square inch and a high pressure setting of 15 PSI. Anything else is below standard, and will result in your food not cooking well. A pressure cooker can also serve as a regular large stock-pot without the lid.</p>
+<p><b>Shape</b>: Pick an 8-Quart model, with a spring-loaded valve and pressure indicator. If you chose well, this is a tool that you will follow you into old age. Models with bases of at least 7mm keep heat better, reach pressure faster and keep food from burning. Pick a cooker that offers a low pressure setting of 8-9 PSI per square inch and a high pressure setting of 15 PSI. Anything else is below standard, and will result in your food not cooking well. A pressure cooker can also serve as a regular large stock-pot without the lid.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href='https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-pressure-cooker/' class='external' target='_blank'>The best pressure cooker</a> Wirecutter, 2018</li>
<li><a href='http://www.cooksillustrated.com/equipment_reviews/1398-stovetop-pressure-cookers?ref=new_search_experience_1&incode=MCSCD00L0' class='external' target='_blank'>Stovetop pressure cooker</a> Cook’s Illustrated, 2013</li>
@@ -69,14 +75,14 @@
<p>Jump back to <a href='#tools'>top</a></p>
<h3><a id='skillet'>Skillet</a></h3>
<p>Skillets are used to stir-fry, bake, simmer and cook a grand variety of dishes.</p>
-<p><b>Material</b>: Cast-iron is the material of choice. It is durable, cheap, and offers more versatility than stainless steel skillets. It's used to cook in the oven, and is safe past 500 degrees. Cast-iron cookware gets better with time as it develops layers of seasoning. Buying a pre-seasoned skillet is best. Cooking in cast iron pans helps with your daily nutritional requirements of <a href='nutrition.html#iron'>iron</a>.</p>
+<p><b>Material</b>: Cast-iron is the material of choice. It is durable, cheap, and offers more versatility than stainless steel skillets. It's used to cook in the oven, and is safe past 500 degrees. Cast-iron cookware gets better with time as it develops layers of seasoning. Buying a pre-seasoned skillet is best. Cooking in cast iron pans helps with your daily nutritional requirements of <a href='nutrition.html#iron'>iron</a>.</p>
<p><b>Shape</b>: A large cooking area is ideal, with large spouts to pour out contents with ease. Skillet are heavy, choosing one with rounded-stick handles makes it easy and more comfortable to lift.</p>
<p>Jump back to <a href='#tools'>top</a></p>
<h3><a id='food-chopper'>Food Chopper</a></h3>
<img src='../media/pages/tools/foodprocessor.jpg' loading='lazy'>
-<p>Hand-operated food choppers — more commonly known as 'meat grinders' — are handy for grinding nuts, sprouts, dried foods, fresh fruits, vegetables, etc.</p>
+<p>Hand-operated food choppers, more commonly known as meat grinders,are handy for grinding nuts, sprouts, dried foods, fresh fruits, vegetables, etc.</p>
<p><b>Material</b>: Stainless steel is the material of choice, as it is durable and doesn't rust. Although older tin-coated cast-iron models are also fine, but it is important to dry, and oil the grinding plates after use.</p>
<p><b>Shape</b>: A robust clamp with rubber pads for easy attachment to any table or kitchen surface is important.</p>
diff --git a/src/inc/tools.htm b/src/inc/tools.htm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<ul>
<li><b>Durability</b>: Choose a material that will last, of finer grade, or that can be composted.</li>
<li><b>Simplicity</b>: Prioritize unibody tools, the fewer parts the better. Opting for non-electric is important for that same reason. Less prone to breakage.</li>
- <li><b>Multi-functional</b>: Having too many tools that have a single function adds clutter to our home.</li>
+ <li><b>Multi-functional</b>: Having too many tools that have a single function adds clutter.</li>
</ul>
<p>Note: If you look at the photo, you can see that my kitchenware doesn't have all the features listed above. That's because this list is an ideal, a study of what an optimal tool-set would be. It may not be realistic to you, and that's okay. In the end, you've got to work with what you have. The resulting food matters <b>more</b> than the <a id='tools'>tools</a> you use.</p>
<ul>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
<li><a href='#grinder'>Grain Grinder</a></li>
</ul>
<h3><a id='cutting-boards'>Cutting boards</a></h3>
-<p><b>Material</b>: Opt for a maple or bamboo hardwood cutting board. Avoid plastic. Contrary to popular belief, it is not more sanitary and can harbor a lot of bacteria. A knife-scarred plastic surface is difficult to disinfect, studies have shown that washing the board – whether by hand or with a dishwasher – was not enough to kill lingering bacteria.</p>
+<p><b>Material</b>: Opt for a maple or bamboo hardwood cutting board. Avoid plastic. Contrary to popular belief, it is not more sanitary and can harbor a lot of bacteria. A knife-scarred plastic surface is difficult to disinfect, studies have shown that washing the board, whether by hand or with a dishwasher, was not enough to kill lingering bacteria.</p>
<p>Wood doesn't scar as much, and is the preferred material. After cleaning, let it dry before storing it.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href='https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/GERMAN-STUDY-WOOD-vs-PLASTIC-CUTTING-BOARDS-STUDIES-Kleiner-Lampe/24585ce7610d5e3daf3b21e91989c0b634dafbcd' target='_blank'>Comparative studies on hygienic qualities of wood and plastic cutting boards in a laboratory</a> Dr. Ulrike Kleiner, the Laboratory of Hygiene Research at the Anhalt University in Bernburg, Germany</li>
@@ -41,14 +41,18 @@
<p>Jump back to <a href='#tools'>top</a></p>
<h3><a id='cleaver'>Cleaver</a></h3>
<p>The cleaver, or the Chinese chef's knife, is a less brutish version of the meat cleaver. This tool has a wide variety of uses, with it you can dice, slice and julienne vegetables. The flat of the blade is wide and ideal to scoop up chopped produce. It's useful to transfer items from a cutting board to a pan or pot. There is no real need for other knives in your arsenal.</p>
-<p><b>Material</b>: When selecting your cleaver, aim for a harder grade of steel – somewhere between 57-58 on the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_scale' class='external' target='_blank'>Rockwell Hardness Scale</a>. Good steel produces a finer edge, and holds its sharpness. The angle of the blade is also important. 22 degrees is most common and this too, ensures longer-lasting sharpness. Chinese cleavers are carbon steel, but because they rust stainless steel is better (a mixture of carbon and SS is also good).</p>
+<p><b>Material</b>: When selecting your cleaver, aim for a harder grade of steel, somewhere between 57-58 on the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_scale' class='external' target='_blank'>Rockwell Hardness Scale</a>. Good steel produces a finer edge, and holds its sharpness. The angle of the blade is also important. 22 degrees is most common and this too, ensures longer-lasting sharpness. Chinese cleavers are carbon steel, but because they rust stainless steel is better (a mixture of carbon and SS is also good).</p>
<p><b>Shape</b>: The handle of the cleaver should not be too thick or too small. The size has to allow the hand to wrap around it and has to come close to touching the other side of your thumb.</p>
+
<p>Jump back to <a href='#tools'>top</a></p>
+
<h3><a id='shears'>Shears</a></h3>
<p>Traditional Japanese shears, or Nigiri, can be used to cut some herbs from the garden to add to a meal, or cutting dried mushrooms or chilies into smaller bits, there are over 100 uses for it.</p>
<p><b>Material</b>: Most shears are carbon steel, stainless steel is again, preferable.</p>
<p><b>Shape</b>: Japanese metalworkers forge Nigiri using a single piece of metal. It's designed to spring back to the open position when released. While the design is simple and durable, it offers more precision than scissors. A pair with blades that make more than half of the length of the tool, will permit for a greater variety of uses. The shears rest inside your hand, between your index finger and thumb, giving greater control of the speed of the cut. This tool is also ideal for left-handed people, making cutting a pain-free experience.</p>
+
<p>Jump back to <a href='#tools'>top</a></p>
+
<h3><a id='rolling-pin'>Rolling pin</a></h3>
<p>A simple tool, essential for baking at home.</p>
<p><b>Material</b>: Choose a hardwood like maple, its strength and ease to clean makes it ideal.</p>
@@ -56,11 +60,13 @@
<ul>
<li><a href='https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-rolling-pin/' class='external' target='_blank'>The best rolling pin</a> Wirecutter, 2017</li>
</ul>
+
<p>Jump back to <a href='#tools'>top</a></p>
+
<h3><a id='pressure-cooker'>Pressure cooker</a></h3>
<p>A stove top pressure cooker helps save time and energy, while providing quick meals. This handy device produces complex simmered dishes under 60 minutes.</p>
<p><b>Material</b>: Aim for Stainless Steel.</p>
-<p><b>Shape</b>: Pick an 8-Quart model, with a spring-loaded valve and pressure indicator. If you chose well, this is a tool that you will follow you into old age. Models with bases of at least 7mm keep heat better, reach pressure faster and keep food from burning. Pick a cooker that offers a low pressure setting of 8-9 PSI per square inch and a high pressure setting of 15 PSI. Anything else is below standard, and will result in your food not cooking well. A pressure cooker can also serve as a regular large stock-pot without the lid.</p>
+<p><b>Shape</b>: Pick an 8-Quart model, with a spring-loaded valve and pressure indicator. If you chose well, this is a tool that you will follow you into old age. Models with bases of at least 7mm keep heat better, reach pressure faster and keep food from burning. Pick a cooker that offers a low pressure setting of 8-9 PSI per square inch and a high pressure setting of 15 PSI. Anything else is below standard, and will result in your food not cooking well. A pressure cooker can also serve as a regular large stock-pot without the lid.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href='https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-pressure-cooker/' class='external' target='_blank'>The best pressure cooker</a> Wirecutter, 2018</li>
<li><a href='http://www.cooksillustrated.com/equipment_reviews/1398-stovetop-pressure-cookers?ref=new_search_experience_1&incode=MCSCD00L0' class='external' target='_blank'>Stovetop pressure cooker</a> Cook’s Illustrated, 2013</li>
@@ -69,14 +75,14 @@
<p>Jump back to <a href='#tools'>top</a></p>
<h3><a id='skillet'>Skillet</a></h3>
<p>Skillets are used to stir-fry, bake, simmer and cook a grand variety of dishes.</p>
-<p><b>Material</b>: Cast-iron is the material of choice. It is durable, cheap, and offers more versatility than stainless steel skillets. It's used to cook in the oven, and is safe past 500 degrees. Cast-iron cookware gets better with time as it develops layers of seasoning. Buying a pre-seasoned skillet is best. Cooking in cast iron pans helps with your daily nutritional requirements of <a href='nutrition.html#iron'>iron</a>.</p>
+<p><b>Material</b>: Cast-iron is the material of choice. It is durable, cheap, and offers more versatility than stainless steel skillets. It's used to cook in the oven, and is safe past 500 degrees. Cast-iron cookware gets better with time as it develops layers of seasoning. Buying a pre-seasoned skillet is best. Cooking in cast iron pans helps with your daily nutritional requirements of <a href='nutrition.html#iron'>iron</a>.</p>
<p><b>Shape</b>: A large cooking area is ideal, with large spouts to pour out contents with ease. Skillet are heavy, choosing one with rounded-stick handles makes it easy and more comfortable to lift.</p>
<p>Jump back to <a href='#tools'>top</a></p>
<h3><a id='food-chopper'>Food Chopper</a></h3>
<img src='../media/pages/tools/foodprocessor.jpg' loading='lazy'>
-<p>Hand-operated food choppers — more commonly known as 'meat grinders' — are handy for grinding nuts, sprouts, dried foods, fresh fruits, vegetables, etc.</p>
+<p>Hand-operated food choppers, more commonly known as meat grinders,are handy for grinding nuts, sprouts, dried foods, fresh fruits, vegetables, etc.</p>
<p><b>Material</b>: Stainless steel is the material of choice, as it is durable and doesn't rust. Although older tin-coated cast-iron models are also fine, but it is important to dry, and oil the grinding plates after use.</p>
<p><b>Shape</b>: A robust clamp with rubber pads for easy attachment to any table or kitchen surface is important.</p>
