The A-List :: Kitchen Tools

This month's issue of 425 Magazine features an A-List that's near and dear to my heart; kitchen tools.  Because it's something I'm so passionate about, we spent a lot of time making sure our recommendations were tools we would use in our own kitchens.

The tools that made the list this month are ::

:: Staub Pots ::
I rely on these pots for everything from making jam to searing meat.  They distribute the heat really nicely and last for ever.  Literally, they will last for your lifetime at the very least - and my mother-in-law is using one that was her mother-in-law's.  I recommend the La Coquette in a 3 quart to get started.
Find them at Sur la Table, Mrs. Cooks, or Metropolitan Market


:: King's Road Redux Plates ::
Oh Rosanna - another winner.  My maiden name means 'crown' so more crowns are always welcome around our house - well really my mom's house but whatever.  The fact that they are a perfect fall gold only helps this season.
Find them around town, but also at Rosanna's website.


:: Mesh Scoop Colander ::
These came in the mail and I thought "meh."  Turns out I use them more than I would have ever guessed.  Especially helpful with canning peaches as they made plopping them in the hot syrup a snap.  I've also used them for noodles and making soup.  It's become as indispensable as the spider they are created in the image of.
Find them online here - and for $8 you can easily get a few and hand them out.


:: Flexible Mixing Bowls :: 
My sister saw these and thought they looked annoying.  I have found them super useful.  Ways they are useful ::
1. Pouring ice cream base into the ice cream maker
2. Pouring dry ingredients into the mixer
3. Pouring sugar into bubbling berries for making jam
Get your own on amazon.com


The cookbooks were chosen because they are a mix of stunning photography and great recipes/ideas.  More on those coming in the next few weeks.




photo by Jeff Hobson