Michi
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This Chef'n citrus press has really grown on me. Works extremely well and makes juicing quick and effortless.
Stock photo but I used the 3x6.Is that a Lamson 3 x 6?
Link?Like Michi, I would rate my cutting board scraper close to the top (I know it's supposed to be a bread dough divider, but I refuse to be bound by convention). I only use it occasionally for scooping food, because I'm mostly using Chinese cleavers, which do that just fine. But I don't know how anyone scrapes the crap off of a wooden cutting board without one.
One of my most essential pieces of kitchen gear is this humble piece of extremely low-quality metal:
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It's for peeling shrimp. Pre-peeled shrimp are not worth eating. Those shrimp with cuts already made down the back are OK, but not the real deal. What you want for the full flavor is shrimp in shell, and this ugly little thing will do the job efficiently, splitting the shell and, most times, getting that faeces-packed intestine out of there, or at least to where it's easy to remove. I've tried the plastic ones, and they don't work for me. This does. Ever try to peel 100 shrimps with curving scissors? Or a knife? If you have, you might appreciate this bit of metal as much as I do.
I bought one decades ago, and decided I wanted a backup, because it was so essential to my food happiness. I could not find one anywhere. Finally an Amazon search yielded something, super cheap, something like 2 for 5 dollars. They were shiny, which seemed wrong, but the shape seemed right, so I ordered them. I was relieved when the chrome coating came off the first time I ran them through the dishwasher, to reveal exactly the crappy little tool I use. Happiness.
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24”X36”X2” end grain black walnut cutting board (with feet) from BoardSmith. 10 or 11 years ago I had David Smith (BoardSmith) make this board for me. Best investment I’ve made. Right after I got the board I saturated it with food grade mineral oil, took about a week, then finished with several coats of his Board Butter (mineral oil and beeswax). What a beautiful and functional work of art! I use it every day. One thing strikes me as unusual is that the board is “self healing”. I can chop or cut anything and immediately after I’m done I can see the knife cut marks but a day later I can’t see the marks. Anybody know what’s going on here?
that’s a big one! I have a 16x22x2.5” maple (Carolina slab… I think that’s the name he used for that size?) I got shortly after Dave handed things off to John.
I’ve heard a lot of the self healing thing with end grain boards; intuitively it makes sense, but I don’t really understand the details of it.
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