The popularity of natural materials in cookware is timeless. While we continue to explore steels, plastics and other innovations, there is a connection between the food we eat and the earth we walk on that cannot be broken.
Consider, for example, the timeless appeal of the tagine or clay pot.
The rapidly increasing popularity of Himalayan salt bricks embraces this connection to the earth. …
A cast iron casserole pot or frying pan can be among the most regularly used and dearly loved of cookware, but without proper preparation and care, you may cause irreparable damage to your multi-purpose pot or pan.
Cast iron, whether enamelled or not, is perfect for slow-cooking in the oven, since heat is distributed evenly around the …
A cataplana, like a tagine, refers to both a piece of cookware and the dish that it produces.
Used ostensibly in Portuguese cuisine and ideal for enhancing the flavours of seafood, the cataplana consists of two metal clam-shells that clamp together creating a tight seal. This creates a cooking environment in which ingredients combine and cook without losing the natural liquids through evaporation.
Copper cookware is both beautiful to look at and versatile to cook with. It is admired by professional chefs and home cooks alike for its workability as well as its aesthetic qualities.
It features the most effective heat conductivity of any cookware material, heating and cooling quickly for full control.
So how do you care for your copper saucepans and copper …
Food connects us to the planet we live on, and while innovations in technology help stretch the idea of what’s possible in the kitchen, it’s also vital that we not lose sight of that connection to the Earth.
Graupera, producers of traditional ceramic cookware in Spain for over 60 years, understands this connection. Graupera products are created using the …
Possibly the most popular of all cookware, stainless steel is a hard and durable metal made from chromium and nickel. It is safe to use on electric, gas and induction cooktops and, depending on the construction of the handle, can also be used in the oven.
To improve heat conductivity, the best stainless steel pans and pots are made with copper …
Earthenware is a remarkable meeting between old and new. It is the most ancient form of cookware, used to prepare dishes around the world for as long as mankind has been capable of controlling fire. And yet, it is also perfect for our modern lifestyles; versatile, simple to use and as beautiful to serve in as …
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