JESSICA HARLAN is the Cooking Equipment expert for About.com. She has served as associate editor of Fancy Food magazine, a trade magazine serving the gourmet food industry, as well as an editor at HFN, a trade magazine for the housewares and home furnishings industry. Jessica's work has appeared in Village Voice, Women's Wear Daily, Time Out Eating & Drinking, New York Family, as well as others. She is the author of six cookbooks, including Ramen to the RescueThe Simple Art of Salt Block Cooking.