The FOTILE Journal

Guides, Reviews &
Tips from Kitchen
Experts
Guides, Reviews &
Tips from Kitchen
Appliance Experts

Cooking techniques, product deep-dives, kitchen design ideas and health-conscious living — curated by the FOTILE team.

Kitchen Appliance Tips

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Kitchen Design

Compact Appliances For Small Kitchens & Tiny Homes

Having a tiny kitchen doesn’t necessarily portend a poor cooking experience. Compact built-in and countertop appliances save space and increase your cooking capacity and ability to prepare an array of dishes and cuisines. The key is to choose multifunction appliance models capable of vari...

Appliance Tips

What is a Combi-Steam Oven?

A combi-steam oven, also known as a steam-combi oven, is a multifunctional countertop oven that features a combination of cooking mechanisms such as steam, bake, dehydrate, and air fry. Designed to make cooking easier and faster, these multifunctional countertop ovens offer precise te...

Recipes & Cooking

Gas Stove BTU: How Many Should Your Range Have?

When choosing a gas stove or cooktop for your home, choosing one with the highest BTU capacity may be tempting. However, more isn’t always better, especially for the home cook. Higher BTU burners get hotter faster, which is suitable for cooking styles like frying and boiling but less ...

Appliance Tips

7 Benefits of Range Hoods

No one wants to cook in a hot, smoky kitchen. Not only is this unpleasant, but it can also harm your health. The best way to keep your kitchen cooler, cleaner, and smoke-free is to install a high-quality range hood over your cooktop. Modern range hoods come in a variety of shapes, siz...

Appliance Tips

Triple Ring Burner vs. Double Ring Burner

If you are planning to remodel your kitchen and have spent hours scouring the internet for tips, tricks, and advice, one thing will eventually become clear—it’s not only how nice your new kitchen looks (though this is important), but how functional the kitchen tech and appliances are. ...

Recipes & Cooking

How to Prevent Your Smoke Detector Going Off While Cooking

We’ve all been there—you are trying out a new recipe, and everything is going according to plan until something sets off your smoke detector even though nothing is burning. This annoying problem happens to all of us from time to time, but when it happens consistently and disrupts your eve...