Milk Street Garlic Pro
Garlic Pros are estimated to ship in Fall 2024
There are few foods more annoying to prepare than garlic. It’s a pain to peel, tricky to slice and grating can be as risky to your fingers as the garlic clove. And garlic presses are an utter nuisance to clean, much less extract all the flavor that give garlic its reputation as an aromatic powerhouse. Introducing the Milk Street Garlic Pro, a one-stop solution for easy garlic prep. The intuitive design functions like a mini mandoline but is much safer, thanks to the hopper that keeps your fingers safe and sound. Simply choose the cutting attachment for sliced, pressed or grated garlic; load the garlic cloves into the large, grippy hopper then press down and slide back and forth to effortlessly process the garlic. The odor-proof polycarbonate base holds over a whole head of prepared garlic, which can be transferred to the mixing bowl or skillet without ever having to touch it. The sturdy steel, silicone and polycarbonate construction is precisely built for long-term durability. The three snap-in blade attachments lock securely into the bottom of the lid, so you’ll never lose them in the bottom of your utility drawer.
Like Family California Meyer Lemon Oil
Most citrus-infused olive oils taste fake, because they are—manufacturers pack olive oil with aromatic chemicals and call it a day. Not so with Like Family’s California Meyer Lemon Olive Oil. The family-owned company starts with young, fruit-forward arbequina olives harvested in California and presses them with whole Meyer lemons from their own orchard. This “co-milling” creates a beautifully lemony finish: The bright, sweet notes of Meyer lemon, so much more floral than the standard lemon, play perfectly off of earthy, fruity arbequina olives. And the finished product has the telltale velvety mouthful of a great Californian extra virgin olive oil.
Our current stock is from the limited December 2023 harvest. We drizzle this on roasted veggies and grilled fish, as well as Parmesan-rich or seafood-based pastas. Emulsify it into vinaigrettes, add to hummus or marinades for feta and other cheeses, finish salads or even add it to your baking.
Genicook Measuring Cups
Lightweight and incredibly durable, Genicook’s Measuring Cup Set is our key to accurately portioning out both dry goods and liquids. Made from borosilicate glass, the same material as science beakers, these high temperature-resistant cups are less likely to crack, chip or scratch. And they’re naturally odor– and stain–resistant. Tall and equipped with sturdy handles, each cup stores away easily (unlike some wide-mouthed options on the market), while high walls keep ingredients contained—even when whisking or stirring. The V-shaped spouts on all three sides make for smoother, more comfortable pouring without any splatter, and the featherlight weight makes for easy pouring without any hand fatigue from heft. Use these cups for anything that needs to be measured—it works for dry goods and liquids! Unlike other liquid measuring cups that fan out, yielding inaccurate dry good measurements, we tested these cups with multiple flours and grains to verify that they produce the exact same results as a measuring cup made for dry goods. The set features 1-cup, 2-cup and 4-cup capacities or get the 4-cup (Large) by itself.
Aux Co. Ltd. Otona No Teppan Iron Plate with Lid and Trivet—Large
Translating loosely to “grilling on an iron plate,” teppanyaki is a beloved Japanese style of cuisine that is hard to replicate at home. Relying on simple, fresh ingredients—like vegetables, meat, seafood and noodles—with minimal seasonings, cooking is dependent on a large, flat grill that heats to high temperatures. Thankfully, the expert artisans from Japan’s Tsubame-Sanjo, an area renowned for its superior metal craftsmanship, created an extra-thick iron pan to recreate teppanyaki cooking in your own kitchen. Naturally nonstick and able to heat up to very high temperatures, this beautiful plate with easy-to-grip handles comes equipped with a matching lid and a natural wooden trivet. For the most traditional cooking, begin your food on the stove before covering it and transferring the plate to the wooden serving trivet to finish cooking. Metal insets keep the wood from scorching, so you can bring food from the stove to the table with complete ease. The large model is big enough to serve three to four people and comes with two handles for easy carrying. The smaller model will serve one to two people and comes with a single handle.
Aux Co. Ltd. Otona No Teppan Iron Plate with Lid and Trivet—Small
Translating loosely to “grilling on an iron plate,” teppanyaki is a beloved Japanese style of cuisine that is hard to replicate at home. Relying on simple, fresh ingredients—like vegetables, meat, seafood and noodles—with minimal seasonings, cooking is dependent on a large, flat grill that heats to high temperatures. Thankfully, the expert artisans from Japan’s Tsubame-Sanjo, an area renowned for its superior metal craftsmanship, created an extra-thick iron pan to recreate teppanyaki cooking in your own kitchen. Naturally nonstick and able to heat up to very high temperatures, this beautiful plate with easy-to-grip handles comes equipped with a matching lid and a natural wooden trivet. For the most traditional cooking, begin your food on the stove before covering it and transferring the plate to the wooden serving trivet to finish cooking. Metal insets keep the wood from scorching, so you can bring food from the stove to the table with complete ease. The large model is big enough to serve three to four people and comes with two handles for easy carrying. The smaller model will serve one to two people and comes with a single handle.
Milk Street Everything Pan 11-inch Glass Lid
See what your food is doing with our brand-new, tempered glass lid made just for the Everything Pan. Speed up boiling time, make a mini-smoker for meat or vegetables or braise without losing too much liquid while you’re at it. Steaming, poaching, braising, smoking, boiling and more has become that much easier.
Dave's Cold Brewed Coffee Syrup
Dave’s Coffee Syrup is for so much more than coffee milk, Rhode Island’s sweet, creamy official state beverage. Dave’s syrup starts with Brazilian coffee beans—roasted specifically for use in the syrup—before the nutty, smoky ground beans are cold-brewed for 18 hours. This coffee is boiled with pure cane sugar and agave nectar for a complex, dimensional sweetness, until coffee syrup is born. Our testers noticed that this syrup tastes the way coffee smells—sweet and toasty—with none of the bitter or tannic notes of a brewed cup. While coffee milk is a classic and refreshing way to enjoy the taste of this syrup, we also love it in cocktails, batters, as a binder for granola, as a glaze for meat or roasted vegetables, brushed on to pastries and dessert and so much more. The full-bodied, chocolatey notes of coffee shine through in every application.
Like Family California Lime Oil
Most citrus-infused olive oils taste fake, because they are—manufacturers pack olive oil with aromatic chemicals and call it a day. Not so with Like Family’s California Lime Olive Oil. The family-owned company starts with young, fruit-forward arbequina olives harvested in California and presses them with whole limes, a rare and powerful combination. This “co-milling” creates a beautiful finish: The zesty, tart notes of California lime are even more concentrated and complex against the backdrop of earthy, fruity arbequina olives. And the finished product has the telltale velvety mouthful of a great Californian extra virgin olive oil.
Our current stock is from the limited December 2023 harvest. We drizzle this zippy, electric green oil into herb sauces, on soup, grilled fish and crudo, salads, grains, roasted veggies, avocado toast, corn on the cob, shrimp, Thai curry and more.
Milk Street 365 Cookbook
Cook with confidence every day! Dig into 365 essential recipes and tons of foundational resources—from the James Beard Award winning team at Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street.This is Milk Street’s new and comprehensive guide to today’s recipe repertoire, full of fresh flavors and simple yet game-changing techniques. This is everyday cooking you actually want to cook every day.
Milk Street 365 is both inspiration and reference for the contemporary kitchen, with recipes that will change the way you cook at home from soups, stews and salads to flatbreads, pizzas and noodles. Dishes include:
- Velvety Turkish Scrambled Eggs with Yogurt
- Vietnamese Pork and Scallion Omelette
- Butter Beans in Tomato Sauce with Dill and Feta
- Thai Green Curry Chicken and Vegetables
- Taiwanese Five-Spice Pork with Rice
- Garlic-Rosemary Burgers with Taleggio Sauce
- Cheese-Crisped Pinto Bean Quesadillas
Plus deep dives into ingredients, pantry basics, and foundational techniques that every cook should master.
You’ll learn better ways to roast chicken (hint: flat birds crisp better, and seasonings stay in place when slid under the skin) and discover bold finishes for chops and steaks (think a slather of cilantro-lime sauce or a smear of miso butter).
Here, fundamental recipes and their nearly endless variations are paired with lessons on the art and science of good cooking. Sidebars and charts deliver valuable guidance about the tools, ingredients and techniques that comprise the modern kitchen.
It’s a 360-degree approach for all 365 days of the year.
Page Count: 640 pages
Proud Grill UltraVersatile Grill Basket
Our trick to seamless grilling? Grill baskets. Perfect for grilling delicate foods without damage from sticking or falling through the grate, we put ten grill baskets to the test to find the cream of the crop. Proud Grill’s UltraVersatile Grill Basket beat out the competition thanks to higher perforated walls and dividers, plus a removable, stay-cool handle. The durable yet lightweight stainless steel heats up quickly, and thanks to a large fire-facing surface area, food can spread out and grill instead of steam, which is the case with some other grill baskets. Plus, higher sides keep food in the basket when flipping—no fallen ingredients in sight.
Unlike most grill baskets, the Proud Grill has a detachable handle that remains cool throughout use, offering excellent maneuverability while remaining safe. And it can be attached to all four sides of the basket. Removable dividers are also an added bonus feature, allowing you to divide the basket into up to five sections to grill more than one item at once. Compatible when placed both vertically or horizontally on most grills, even smokers, use it for vegetables, fish, shrimp, wings or any other ingredient that might fall through the grates on a standard grill.
Proud Grill Magnetic Two-Piece BBQ Tool Set
Replace your bulky collection of grill tools with Proud Grill’s Magnetic Two-Piece BBQ Tool Set. This multi-use tool serves as extra-long grill tongs when connected, but apart, one piece serves as a spatula while the other serves as a grill fork. The unique design works thanks to an easy-to-operate magnet: It keeps the tools connected as tongs—perfect for serving and rotating—or disconnects easily to separate the long, flat spatula for flipping burgers and the sturdy grill fork for picking up grilled chicken. And because the set is magnetic, you can take them apart and configure them however you like, then attach them to your grill when you’re done for safekeeping. Dishwasher-safe, this set can handle anything from chicken and steak to cauliflower with ease, without all the clutter of typical grill tools.
Fundodai Liquid Miso Dashi
Restaurant-quality miso soup at home just got easier—no need to spend days making your own dashi or using an instant version with little flavor. Enter Fundodai’s Liquid Miso Dashi, made from a duo of powerhouse Japanese ingredients. It’s crafted in Japan from a miso made of rice and barley paste, incorporated with a rich dashi containing bonito, scallops, sardines and kombu. The dashi’s unique blend of seafood gives it far more flavor and complexity than a typical dashi, while the combination of rice and barley makes for an equally flavorful miso. With a well-balanced salt level, the toasty, nutty miso pairs well with the umami notes from the dashi, dissolving easily into broths, sauces, marinades and more. Use it to add slow-cooked depth to soups and stews in minutes, as a marinade on its own, mixed into sauces, tossed into noodles, as the base for a stir-fry and so much more.
The Ridley’s Harris Tweed Hip Flask
Drink your liquor in style with the Ridley’s Harris Tweed Hip Flask—a stainless steel vessel outfitted with beautiful Scottish wool. Made on the Isle of Harris, where sheep outnumber humans, the sleeve boasts a MacLeod tartan design for a classic Scottish look. Equipped with an easy-to-use screw-cap and sturdy design, it’s the kind of flask we think will make a great gift for just about anyone.
Kuze Fuku & Sons Garlic Miso
Combining the umami depth of miso and the sweet bite of garlic, Kuze Fuku & Sons’ Garlic Miso Topping has become a staple ingredient in the Milk Street fridge. A coarse yet spreadable paste, it begins with garlic-forward, savory flavor, followed by sweet and subtly funky notes of miso. Perfectly balanced for more than just Japanese dishes, a first intense hit of flavor mellows out and leaves you craving another bite. Add it to noodles, pizza, pasta dishes, dressings, dips, sandwiches, broths and sauces. Use it as a marinade for meats, fish and vegetables, or mix into butter for an elevated compound butter. Or just slather it on bread. It’s that good.
Natsukashiya Japanese Gummies — Set of 3
Since 1901, Natsukashiya has been producing handcrafted confections in Japan with the same traditional preserving techniques. On a recent trip to Japan, our Milk Street team discovered the unassuming confectionery and some of their naturally sweet bites. Made with real fruit juice from produce grown all over Japan, each of Natsykashiya’s bite-sized jellies are tender and chewy with a crystalline crunch from the fine sugar coating. This set of three is complete with yuzu, white peach and grape flavors that are sweet—but not cloying, so the full brightness of the fresh fruit shines through. Unlike other gummies that are artificial, overly sweet and stick to your teeth, even those who don’t crave candy will reach for a second or third helping of this special treat.
Fundodai "Clear" Soy Sauce
Salty, rich soy flavor that’s completely clear in color? From the masters at Fundodai, this clear shoyu made in Japan was inspired by clear colas and non-alcoholic beers, quickly gaining international attention for its unique attributes. Just as full of complex flavor as a typical dark soy sauce, this shoyu is ideal for incorporating into dishes without altering the color like traditional soy would. Transparent or “invisible,” the clear salinity is matched with sweet boozy notes, a bit of tang and tons of umami. Use it anywhere you would soy sauce, especially in dishes in which you’d prefer to avoid a color change. We especially like it to season a lightly colored soup, raw or cooked fish or a fresh pot of rice.
Belazu Sour Cherry Molasses
Mouthwateringly tart, balanced by sweet, silky wine-like notes, Belazu’s Sour Cherry Molasses is not to be conflated with pomegranate molasses. Made with a blend of dark red Kutahya and Katirli sour cherries sourced from Türkiye, this complex and rich rendition tastes distinctly like cherries. Winner of a Great Taste Award in 2023, it’s full of body—thick and deep red with a pourable viscosity thicker than your average balsamic. While we love it drizzled over sweet applications like cheesecake, pudding and ice cream, it also is a dynamic addition to pork, duck, vegetables like eggplant, yogurt, oatmeal, cocktails, marinades and so much more.
Shupatto Foldable Tote Large
Our favorite tote now in a larger size. Cleverly designed in Japan, meet the Shupatto: the “one-pull” foldable bag. A perfect replacement for single-plastic bags, the slim-profiled Shupatto folds down neatly, so it’s easy to take on the go to carry groceries, shopping and baked goods. To open, the folded accordion pleats expand into a roomy bag; to quickly close, pull both ends of the bag until taut pleats form again, then roll back into a coil for storage. The Shupatto is made from lightweight (just 69 grams) durable material, too; when tested by the makers, the pleats still folded perfectly after 100 cycles in a washing machine. And the quick-drying material can handle wet or messy items, too. The Ougi print features a traditional Japanese folding hand fan. The Sakura print features a classic cherry blossom motif.