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tools
Tools
The Mortar and Pestle That Earns Its Shelf Space
Rosa Whittaker resisted buying one for eight years. Then she did, and she uses it five nights a week.
Tools
The Half-Sheet Pan, Tested Over Twelve Years
Adrian Coate has roasted on the same Vollrath half-sheet since 2013. The corners are still square. He explains why this matters.
Drinks
The Kettle That Worked: Eight Years with a Cheap Electric
Rosa Whittaker has been writing about kitchen tools for twenty years. The kettle in her own apartment is a $32 electric she bought at a Canadian Tire in 2018, and she has no intention of replacing it.
Tools
The Wooden Spoon as the Truest Cooking Tool
Lou Bertillon's beech spoon was bought in a Vermont hardware store for two dollars in 1999. It has stirred more food than any other tool in her kitchen.