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RIPE!
Fancy
Food
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PINEAPPLES
G o o n –
s q u e e z e i t. “ I t
s h o u l d b e f i r m ,
b u t n o t h a r d ,”
s ay s D r M i c h a e l
Fenster, author
of Eating Well,
Living Better.
Another tip:
“ P l u c k a l e a f
towards the
ce n t r e – i f i t
comes out
easily, then
the fruit’s
r e a d y t o e a t .”TOMATOES
“ T h ey m ay b e
plump and
bright red, but
if they lack
that garden-
fresh scent,
t h ey m ay h ave
been gassed
with ethylene
ox i d e a n d
they’ll be
bland inside,”
says Fenster.
“ T h e b o t t o m
should smell
tomato-y.”SPUDS
Whether red
o r ye l l ow,
“When
potatoes are
ex p o s e d t o
l i g h t , t h ey
develop a
light green
discolouration- a s i g n o f
compounds
that can
m a ke yo u
s i c k t o yo u r
stomach,”
says Fenster.
GIVE YOUR BLOKE
WATERMELON ON V DAY.
IT’S HIGH IN AN AMINO
ACID THAT IMPROVES
BLOOD FLOW TO HIS
PACKAGE, SAY ITALIAN
SCIENTISTS. LIKE
NATURE’S VIAGRA.WORDS: TARA ALI. PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES; TED CAVANAUGHWhat can these do that your
all-purpose ones can’t? Our
eds snippy-snipped to find out1 Sagaform
Pizza Scissors
($44.62, fishpond.com.au)
The attached spatula
is designed to help you
serve slices with ease.“They worked well on
a thick, topping-heavy
crust – not always true
with a pizza roller – and
the nylon didn’t scratch
my cookware.”“If you cut a piece wider
than the spatula, the pizza
tends to flop off the edge.
Plus, the awkward shape
means they’d take up a lot
of drawer space.”3 Jenaluca Herb
Scissors
($27.65, ebay.com.au)
With five blades on each
side, one cut equals 10!“They make quick work of
chopping coriander and
snipping through chives
and spring onions."“After you slice you can't
pick up all the individual
pieces to cut them again,
so chopping finely, like
you do with a knife, is out."2 Chef’N FreshForce
Poultry Shears
(US$19.99, amazon.com)
A notch in the blade holds
bones steady for easy cuts.“They were easy to grip,
and the slightly serrated
blades cut through most
spots pretty tidily.”“Thicker areas required
me to put more weight
into it. A hardcore home
cook might want a more
heavy-duty pair.”SNIPPITY TOOLS THE GOOD THE BADdiscuss
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We may have evolved from
apes, but they do have an edge
on us. A study in the journal
Scientific Reports found that
monkeys are experts at sniffing
out optimally ripe fruit. Use
your primal senses to hunt
down the freshest crops.