Month: March 2018

Alice Waters and the Metal Egg Spoon

alice waters egg spoonChef Alice Waters of Berkeley, Calif. really enjoys cooking a egg over a fire in a hand-forged iron egg spoon. This is a rather specific piece of cutlery that requires on open fire. Perhaps a pizza oven would do but it’s made for the fire. She has had a blacksmith make these spoons available for sale at $250 each.

And it seems a lot of people have a lot to say about all of this. Not sure why it’s such a big deal but it has caused a bit of a kerfuffle. I think the concept is great and I’m sure it makes a great fire cooked egg. And I’d like to try it, but I’m not sure why all the fuss.

Check out the article at the NY Times and decide for yourself.

 

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Messermeister Avanta Steak Knife Set

Messermeister Avanta 4-Piece Fine Edge Steak Knife SetBBQ season is upon us. It is time for steak! And with that requires a decent set of steak knives (funny video link).

These fine cutting cutlery from Messermeister Avanta are made from X50CrMoV15 German high carbon stainless steel and pakkawood handles. These are tough slicing and carving knives with a 5″ fine edge and an upswept boning tip. The fully exposed tang proves that it’s a single piece of steel. And no, I wouldn’t put these in the dishwasher, show them some love please.

They come with  a “The Knife for Life” guarantee that provides a lifetime warranty against material and manufacturing defects.

Messermeister Avanta 4-Piece Fine Edge Steak Knife Set From Amazon

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Serrated Warming Butter Knife and Spreader from That! Inventions

THAT Inventions Spread That Serrated Warming Butter Knife and SpreaderWe are looking at butter knives lately and this one is pretty interesting. At first it looked like it was an electrically warmed piece of cutlery but this knife has a different low tech trick.

The Serrated Warming Butter Knife and Spreader from That! Inventions uses the heat of your hand to heat itself up. Made of dishwasher safe super-efficient copper heat-transfer core and a titanium shell heat conducting technology that utilizes your body heat to carve and spread cold butter. There is also a flat and a serrated side of the spreader.

Oh yeah, and it works well for butter, peanut butter, chocolate spread, cream cheese, and Nutella!

THAT Inventions Spread That Serrated Warming Butter Knife and Spreader from Amazon

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