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.”
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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.”
Mysteries | November 4, 2022
The mystery of the dog-bone handlesWhere did these distinctive handles come from?
Mysteries | July 4, 2022
Alex’s J de R stockpotReaders, I’d love your help to consider this mystery piece.
History | December 10, 2021
Guest post: English pot-bellied saucepans“This was real kitchen bling!”
Identification | August 6, 2021
Guest project: Gebrüder Schwabenland“The person passes, the thing remains.”
Mysteries | July 5, 2021
Jacquotot, Gaillard, and déjà vuThere’s something curious going on with Jacquotot’s 1925 product catalog.
Identification | April 16, 2021
Spanish copper and sidewall seamsReader Javier O. introduces us to the Spanish coppersmith José Preckler and Sons.
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.
Mysteries | January 7, 2021
Who made this distinctive pan?Reader Roger B. has a pan with an unusual iron handle.
Identification | December 15, 2020
Cockerel reduxMea culpa. My cockamamie idea is mostly (but not quite utterly) wrong.