Get Tips From World’s Master Chefs On Internet

Wed., Jan. 7, 1998

Michael Stroh Sacramento Bee

Did the holidays leave you wishing your culinary skills were more cutting edge?

The Internet is home to a vast repository of cooking knowledge, offering succulent world recipes, multimedia cooking classes and even the chance for novice and pro to talk turkey with some of the world’s master chefs. Here’s where to start:

The Ladies’ Home Journal Kitchen at LHJ Online (www.lhj.com) provides nuts-and-bolts explanations of standard culinary techniques with both color photos and streaming videos of professional cooks. Here you can learn things like proper kneading and carving techniques, how to make meringue and caramelize sugar, etc.

If you want to ask an expert, hit The Digital Chef (www.digitalchef.com). Its draw is its message boards and real-time chat rooms where chefs discuss topics ranging from Mexican cooking to gourmet meals on the go. Check the site for schedules.

Finally, the people who bring you Gourmet and Bon Appetit magazines have put together one of the most elegant Internet food sites at Epicurious (food.epicurious.com). The Web site is more approachable than the magazines, holding the hands of novice cooks and guiding them through the cooking instructions.

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