Le Creuset Waiter’s Friend Wine Opener
Le Creuset Waiter’s Friend Wine Opener
Compact enough for a server to store easily in a pocket for opening diners’ wine bottles, this classic foldout corkscrew from Le Creuset is a universal favorite among servers, wine experts and bartenders. Made from sleek stainless steel and wood, the Waiter’s Friend combines a grooved corkscrew, which glides smoothly through cork, with a patented lever that reaches two positions for maximum leverage. Together, the pair makes removing a cork significantly easier, with minimal cork breakage. And although the wine opener is finished with a sharp, built-in foil cutter, every piece folds down compactly for safe, easy storage.
Escali 136DK Alimento Scale
Escali 136DK Alimento Scale
Better baking begins with weighing, not measuring, ingredients, and the Escali 136DK Alimento Scale is the best we’ve found for the task. Many kitchen scales are cheaply made, so their weight sensors are unreliable, but Escali's scale gives consistent, accurate readings. Lightweight yet sturdy, it's designed with an easy to clean, removable stainless steel platform so you can read the weight without a bowl blocking it. A sealed control panel prevents food from getting inside during inevitable spills, and a straightforward tare function allows you measure multiple items quickly. Combined with an easy to read, backlit display, these features make the Escali the best in class. While most scales only handle up to 11 pounds, Escali's manages up to 13 pounds for larger baking projects and detects even the slightest weight change, down to 0.1 ounces or 1 gram. Plus, it automatically shuts off after 10 minutes to preserve battery life.
Vermicular 10.2 inch Oven Safe Skillet with Lid
Vermicular 10.2 inch Oven Safe Skillet with Lid
Our kitchen team was, quite frankly, stunned by the Vermicular 10-inch skillet. Weighing in at 2.4 pounds, it is at least 50% thinner than other cast-iron skillets, making it the lightest skillet we’ve tried. Durably designed and nonreactive, it features a heat-resistant enameled surface and an oven-safe aluminum handle. The pan cooks more like stainless steel than cast iron thanks to its thinness, which makes it heat more quickly, but it offers the nonstick and cleaning advantages of enameled cast iron. And it still retains heat well and evenly like cast iron. It’s the perfect skillet for searing or stir-frying. The skillet also comes with a stainless steel lid with an attached cast-iron handle that’s designed to be stood upright to avoid touching a dirty counter. Use to sauté veggies, fry an egg, sear a steak or make the perfect crispy grilled cheese.
Grand Noodle Five Colored Noodles
Grand Noodle Five Colored Noodles
Handcrafted by a master noodle maker, these multicolored guksu, or Korean noodles, are infused with clean vegetable flavor. Guksu Master Kim Hyun Kyu started his noodle operation in 1987, wanting to add flavor to basic, bland wheat noodles that only supplemented other recipe components. After years of experimenting with ratios, recipes and aging, Kyu developed vibrant, vegetable-forward twists on the classic noodle. These guksu get their distinctive color-true hues and flavor from garlic chives, sweet pumpkin, beets, and white and black rice. And the ingredients are more than natural food coloring; when cooked, the aromatic noodles impart a subtle but noticeable flavor to dishes and retain a pleasant chew. Try them in pasta dishes, Korean preparations—like bibim-guksu, a spicy noodle stir-fry, or kong-guksu, a cold soy milk soup—or boiled and tossed with oil and sea salt.
Tojiro Paulownia Wood Large Cutting Board
Tojiro Paulownia Wood Large Cutting Board
Hard materials are hard on knives, but this featherlight Japanese cutting board will protect your blades—and will practically heal itself. This 21-inch board is just under 2 pounds and is made from the quick-growing paulownia tree, a soft wood that dries fast and has antibacterial properties. Unlike typical wooden cutting boards—which can be cumbersome and hard on knives—paulownia’s special properties cushion your blades (but won’t bend) to preserve the edge, unlike hard cutting surfaces like fabricated bamboo or hardwoods that have almost no give, eventually dulling knives. The wood naturally contains sesamin and paulonin, two anti-bacterial properties that help prevent germs from breeding. Even better, if you give your paulownia board a good scrub and wipe it mostly dry with a cloth, the grain of the wood will absorb moisture, minimizing the appearance of scratches, cracks and cut marks to ensure longevity.
Serrv Sari Wine Bags - Set of 3
Serrv Sari Wine Bags - Set of 3
Made from upcycled cotton sari fabric, these reusable patterned wine bags are perfect for sustainable gift-giving. Each bag features a drawstring to cinch around the neck of a standard-sized bottle of wine. These colorful, one-of-a-kind pieces come directly from artisans in India who curate and produce them in small batches. Sold as a set of three wine bags; due to the unique nature of Serrv’s handicrafts, colors and patterns may vary from what is pictured.
La Cerise sur le Gateau Tea Towels - Marine Life
La Cerise sur le Gateau Tea Towels - Marine Life
We found these charming tea towels in Paris. Made of 100 percent cotton in Portugal by family-owned workshops, they’re extra absorbent. Each towel comes with a little hook for easy hanging and a playful, durable silk-screen print. Sold individually in two different designs. Maquereau Bright Blue: Printed with a handsome navy blue sketch of a mackerel. Homard Bleu Mecano: Printed with an electric blue lobster between two classic dark stripes.
Escali DH1 Thermometer
