History | June 16, 2023
Guest post: Matt’s Danish saucepan“It is the first I purchased, and the oldest.”
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History of coppermakers and coppercrafting
History | June 16, 2023
Guest post: Matt’s Danish saucepan“It is the first I purchased, and the oldest.”
History | April 28, 2023
Get to know: The écumoireFor quite some time I thought this was a prehistoric spatula.
History | April 14, 2023
Guest post: Three pans from three German houses“So after a while of hesitation, I bought the two pans. Now you know what my good intentions are worth.”
History | February 10, 2023
Get to know: The Pommes Anna pan“Never underestimate the metamorphoses that the culinary arts can cause the taste of the potato to undergo.”
History | December 10, 2021
Guest post: English pot-bellied saucepans“This was real kitchen bling!”
History | March 19, 2021
How it was made: High-top daubièreAs John Fuller Sr. says, “The cover is a difficult piece of work.”
History | January 28, 2021
How it was made: English stockpotLet’s look at how a 19th century stockpot was assembled by hand.
History | December 11, 2020
Guest post: The wee WindsorThe title might ruffle a few noble feathers, but I’m an American, it’s what we did.
History | March 3, 2020
Cookware advice from 19th century EnglandUntil you have spent some time online reading antique English cookbooks, my friend, you have not lived.
History | September 22, 2019
Nickel, the “perfect metal”There was a time in France when nickel was touted as the ideal replacement for copper.
History | July 5, 2019
Antique vs. vintage vs. modernA reader asked me a great question: what do I mean by “antique” and “vintage”?
History | May 26, 2019
Copper by hand: Historical poêlerie in VilledieuBefore the industrial revolution, poêliers in Villedieu forged and shaped copper pots completely by hand.