Eatdrink #44 November/December 2013

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“The knife is the most
used tool in a kitchen,” says
Burden. “Properly honed,
you might only have to bring it in
once a year for professional
sharpening.” Burden recommends
the Edgeware Oval
Ceramic Sharpening Rod
($21.95) for maintaining knives at home.
EDGEWARE OVAL CERAMIC
SHARPENING ROD ($21.95)
SWISS DIAMOND
NON-STICK
COOKWARE
(from $59.99)
[Swiss Diamond] do —
they just do non-stick and
they do it well,” says Carey.
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“Coffee is huge right now,”
says Burden. “These Le
Creuset cappuccino
and espresso cups and
saucers bring vibrant
colour and life to the
kitchen when you are
having your coffee at
the beginning or end of the day.”
RAVI WINE
VACUUM STOPPER
($5.95)
LE CREUSET CUPS
($40-50 a pair)
Burden also loves the Ravi
Wine Vacuum Stopper he
discovered at a recent gift
show. “Until now they’ve
always come in two pieces,”
says Burden. “With this one,
you just pump out the air
and leave it on the bottle. A
simple idea — all in one.” This
functional item comes in a
variety of colours and
also makes a wonderful
stocking stuffer.
For the Serious Culinary Artist
Epicurean creations require functional and
reliable cookware.
“Nonstick cookware has become so
evolving, from Teflon and the scares of
PFOAs [perfluorooctanoic acid],” says
Burden. Kiss the Cook equips its kitchen
with Le Creuset’s forged hard-anodized
pans. “Trust me, my chefs put them to
the test!” says Burden. This
product has
proven
LE CREUSET
itself
HARDso
well
ANODIZED FRY
that it now
PAN (from $99)
comes with a
lifetime warranty.
Heather Carey, manager at Jill’s Table
in London, agrees that non-stick is going
to have a big challenge. Jill’s Table has
recently re-introduced Swiss Diamond
Non-Stick Cookware. “This is all they
Carey also recommends
Emile Henry pizza stones as
an excellent gift. “They go
on the barbeque as well as
the oven,” says Carey. The
stones come in round and
rectangular shapes and sizes and can be
used with the specialty pizza flours and
sauces available at Jill’s Table.
EMILE HENRY PIZZA STONE
($49.99–$64.99)
Although expensive, ranging from $500 to
over $750, the Vitamix blender has become
a popular item. It is powerful enough to turn
cooked food into hot soup and frozen fruit
into ice cream in seconds. “Most blenders
are good for maybe 2 years — this comes
with a seven year warranty, almost unheard
of in electrical goods,”
says Burden. “It’s a
huge investment, but
more and more people,
concerned about what’s
going into their bodies,
are committed to that
fast, powerful machine in
their kitchen — and the
seven-year warranty
makes it easier.”
VITAMIX BLENDER
(from $500)