A Colander, Cake Stand, and My Grandfather's Iron Skillet: Today's Top Chefs on the Stories and Recipes...

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Erin Murray J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

A Colander, Cake Stand, and My Grandfather's Iron Skillet

Today's Top Chefs on the Stories and Recipes Behind Their Most Treasured Kitchen Tools

Erin Murray, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

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Spring House Press
01 September 2016

Cookery, food & drink; General cookery & recipes

In every cook's kitchen, there is a treasured tool: a workhorse utensil,

go-to gadget, or a family heirloom with its own background story and the lofty standing of being a cook's most-prized possession.

These beloved items say as much about the cook as their style of cooking. They tell stories about a cook's past and about the moments that led them to where they are today. For some, it might be a spoon inherited from a grandmother's silver set, which they use to taste every sauce. Or it could be a spaetzle maker picked up during a stage in Germany that's been used during every job since. Whether it's a colander, cake stand, or a grandfather's iron skillet, every chef has a piece in their arsenal that gives a glimpse into their cooking history, their philosophy, and their technique.

In the enlightening kitchen compilation A Colander, Cake Stand, and My Grandfather's Iron Skillet, author Erin Byers Murray collects stories from 37 top chefs about their favorite kitchen utensil. The stories, told in the chef's own words, include the tale of how they came to acquire it, the details that it so essential, and insight into why-and when-they rely on it. Along with each story, the chef provides a recipe utilizing the particular tool or something similar, so that home cooks can try their hand at a professional chef's approach.

Laid out with a minimalist's design and featuring fine-point illustrations of the tools as well as beautiful color photographs of each recipe, A Colander, Cake Stand, and My Grandfather's Iron Skillet reveals the personalities of some of America's best and hardest working chefs, while giving readers a keepsake of recipes to go along with an insider's guide to some of the most treasured

and essential -- kitchen tools in the country.

Featured in A Colander, Cake Stand, and My Grandfather's Iron Skillet are some of today's most respected chefs including, among others, Jody Adams, Chris Kimball, Anne Willan, Andrew Zimmern, Norman Van Aken, Linton Hopkins, Joanne Chang, Slade Rushing, Jeremy Sewall, Ken Oringer, Jonathan Benno, Rob Newton, Chris Shepherd, Steven Satterfield, Virginia Willis, Ford Fry, and Kevin Gillespie.

Preface by: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
Edited by: Erin Murray
Imprint: Spring House Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 203mm,
ISBN: 9781940611365
ISBN 10: 1940611369
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 01 September 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

8 Foreword by J. Kenji López-Alt 10 Introduction 14 Conical Steamer Andrew Zimmern 20 An Old Colander Jeremy Sewall 24 Knife Block Jonathan Benno 29 Switchblade & Pocketknife Jonathon Sawyer 34 Copper-Bottom Revere Ware Pots Sarah Schafer 38 Baker’s Spatula Kyle Mendenhall 42 Chasseur Sauté Pan Robert Wiedmaier 46 Cast Iron Pan and Silver Spoon Rob Newton 50 Biscuit Cutter Tandy Wilson 54 Copper Jam Pot Nicole Krasinski 58 Boning Knife Chris Shepherd 62 Antique Cleaver Steven Satterfield 67 Metal Skewer Stuart Brioza 72 Meme’s Cast Iron Skillet Virginia Willis 76 Universal Meat Grinder Norman Van Aken 80 Balloon Whisk Dale Levitski 84 Plating Spoon Zachary Espinosa 88 Oyster Knife Steve McHugh 92 Wood-Burning Indoor Grill Fry Ford 96 Wooden Spoon Kevin Gillespie 100 Rolling Pin Natalie Chanin 104 Sharkskin Wasabi Grater Ken Oringer 107 Grandfather’s Skillet Linton Hopkins 110 Mortar and Pestle Alon Shaya 114 Coconut Bench Scraper Bruce Sherman 118 Fluted Parisian Scoop Timothy Hollingsworth 122 Mini Meat Fork Slade Rushing 126 Hand-Crank Cheese Grater Michael Scelfo 131 Wooden Spoon David Guas 136 Microplane Sean Brasel 140 Copper Bowl Anne Willan 145 Cake Stand Rebekah Turshen 151 Double Boiler Chris Kimball 156 Tarte Tatin Pan Seth Raynor 162 Collection of Wooden Spoons Margot McCormack 166 Depression-Glass Juicer Jody Adams 171 KitchenAid Stand Mixer Joanne Chang 177 Index 179 Recipe Index 181 Contributors

A Nashville-based food writer, cookbook author, and magazine editor with a not-so-secret obsession with oysters, Erin Byers-Murray loves telling stories about farmers, cooks, kitchens, and local food communities. She is the author of Shucked: Life on a New England Oyster Farm (2011) and the co-author, along with award winning Boston chef Jeremy Sewall, of of The New England Kitchen: Fresh Takes on Seasonal Recipes (2014). Currently the co-editor of Nashville Lifestyles magazine, Byers-Murray was also one of the co-founders of Dirty Pages, a culinary storytelling project celebrating shared, passed-down food memories, launched in early 2015. Before moving to Nashville from Boston, she worked a writer and editor at Boston magazine and DailyCandy.com. In her spare time, she writes for various publications including Food & Wine, The Local Palate, Tasting Table, FoodNetwork.com, LuckyPeach.com, AOL Travel, and Wine & Spirits Magazine. She currently lives in Nashville with her husband and two children. J. Kenji López-Alt is the managing culinary director of SeriousEats.com, author of the James Beard Award-nominated column The Food Lab, and a columnist for Cooking Light. His work has appeared in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, Wired Magazine, and Men's Health. He lives in San Francisco with his wife Adriana and two dogs, Jamón and Shabu.