Online - January 14, 2005

Sheets and Giggles

FlavorMagic Gourmet Spice Sheets

Certain cooking shows should have a “Don’t try this at home” disclaimer.

Like the ones in which the chef whips up a pitch-perfect marinade from pre-measured ingredients in ten seconds flat. You never seem to be able to duplicate that genius on your own (and who has time to follow a complicated recipe just to zip up a boneless-skinless?).

FlavorMagic Gourmet Spice Sheets are doing for seasoning what the slicer did for the bread loaf. Spice blends, devised by It chef David Burke (of New York’s beloved David Burke & Donatella), are applied to a no-mess sheet, which you simply wrap around your chicken breast or tuna steak. Thirty minutes later you have a deliciously seasoned entree. Varieties include Asian Citrus-Ginger (exotic!), Lemon Peppercorn (great on fish!), and Memphis BBQ (spiceeeey!), and each includes the same flavors and proportions that Burke uses in his own kitchen. What those are exactly, you’ll never know.

Now, thankfully, you don’t have to.

Available online at realchef.com.