My wife thought I was insane when she discovered what I spent on my first Le [...]]]> http://www.chadwrites.com/gifts-for-cooks-part-deux/feed/ 3 http://www.chadwrites.com/tis-the-season-gifts-for-the-cook/ http://www.chadwrites.com/tis-the-season-gifts-for-the-cook/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:46:42 +0000 Chad http://www.chadwrites.com/?p=137 Stuck for the perfect gift for the cook in your life? Here are a few suggestions.

You don’t have to break the bank to provide your favorite cook with some serious hardware. While Wusthof, Henckels and Shun get all the shelf space down at the Towels-’n'-Such, there are are better bargains [...]]]> http://www.chadwrites.com/tis-the-season-gifts-for-the-cook/feed/ 9 http://www.chadwrites.com/faster-than-a-speeding-chefs-knife/ http://www.chadwrites.com/faster-than-a-speeding-chefs-knife/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:17:53 +0000 Chad http://www.chadwrites.com/?p=132 Coleslaw for a crowd and gratin by the cubic yard are not a problem if you have a mandoline in your arsenal.

Top to bottom: the mighty Shun mandoline, a Borner V-slicer, a Kyocera paddle slicer and my battered Matfer mandoline

What you need to know

1) You don’t need one (but they’re damn [...]]]> http://www.chadwrites.com/faster-than-a-speeding-chefs-knife/feed/ 3 http://www.chadwrites.com/ruhlmans-kitchen-gear/ http://www.chadwrites.com/ruhlmans-kitchen-gear/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:52:23 +0000 Chad http://www.chadwrites.com/?p=26 Michael Ruhlman, author of The Elements of Cooking, has a short bit on his favorite kitchen gear. I like the way he thinks. We all have too much crap in our kitchens. I do agree with many of the comments, though. I would have a hard time getting along without my tongs.