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Notes, techniques and kitchen answers from Bento Deluxe.

From the kitchen

Notes from our kitchen in La Canyada. Techniques we teach in class, answers to the questions we get asked most often, and whatever we happen to be cooking that week.

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Latest posts

A carbon steel wok, chopping board and jar of utensils on the counter
The kit in May's kitchen
Every Thursday box comes out of an ordinary home kitchen. Here is the short list of things that actually earn their place on the counter.
Clip top jars of kimchi at different stages of ferment
Keeping your kimchi alive at home
The most common question after a kimchi class is what to do once you get the jar home. Here is how we look after ours.
A lacquered bento box packed with rice, glazed protein and vegetables
Building a better bento box
A bento is a packing problem before it is a cooking problem. A few rules separate a box that travels well from one that arrives as a single sad pile.
Got a question about something we cooked?