Posts tagged: equipment

Disposable Chopsticks Destroy Valuable Old-Growth Forests Around the World – BYOC Instead: Bring Your Own Chopsticks

Something as benign as a pair of disposable chopsticks is actually the tip of a largely-unknown iceberg of destruction that few people give much thought about. The simple decision that each of us makes to use or not to use a pair of disposable chopsticks also carries with it far more weight than most of [...]

Saturday December 25th, 2010 in , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

How Handmade Japanese Knives Are Made

To a kitchen knife aficionado, japanese knives are some of the most insanely well-made cutting machines one can use.  To a collector of high-quality goods, items made by the hands of skilled artisans and masters are particularly delightful. For all the wonders of automated manufacturing, the results that come from the skilled hands of a [...]

Friday February 19th, 2010 in , , , | Comments Off

Gyuto Sizes: Gotta Have ‘Em All!

Some things don’t change much with age. I remember once when I was a child, and my parents had just bought me a new Transformer, there was a brochure that showed all the other models that then existed in the world of Transformers.  It was a pretty paltry list.  There were maybe a dozen different [...]

Saturday February 13th, 2010 in , , , | Comments Off

It’s True: Japanese Cooking Knives will Spoil You

I finally realized yesterday that I have been permanently spoiled by my Japanese cooking knives.  I can’t look at a German knife quite the same way ever again.  Not that it’s about the look, it’s about the feel. For now, I’m going to limit myself to the chef’s knife.  This knife is the core of [...]

Saturday January 16th, 2010 in , , , , | Comments Off