Present food beautifully:Wedgwood’s new oven-to-tableware, now in patterns previously available in bone chinaonly. ’’ Wild Strawberry’’casserole, $45; roasting pan,$40; souffle dish, $26;ramekins, 4 for $22. At TheIvy House in Old Town Village or Neiman-Marcus.
Steam vegetables, cook and drain spaghetti, make stock – all with one pot. Made of aluminum. $19.75 at The Panhandlers, 5946 Royal Lane.
Pine board pre-measured for pastry cutting and pie shells, $13. Acrylic board (it won’t stain, chip, show knife marks or retain food odors), $12.98. Both at The Butler’s Pantry, The Quadrangle.
Metric measuring devices for recipes using the European system. A smoked acrylic liquid measure with handy pouring spout, $2.79. “The Weight Ladle’’ for dry measure, $8.95. Can be attached to the wall for easy use. At The Butler’s Pantry.
Sabatier knives: well-made, well-priced. In many sizes for many uses, beginning at $4. At Green Gables in Preston Center, The Panhandlers and Pottery Plus. At right, “The Blade” by Heritage. So well-designed it’s on display at the Museum of Modern Art. $18 at The Butler’s Pantry.
Baker’s black steel cookware distributes heat evenly for mistake-proof baking. No baker should be without it. Cake pan, $6.49; French bread pan, $15.99; 10-inch loaf pan. $6.49. By Stone Hearth. At The Panhandlers or Pottery Plus, 13235 Montfort.
Left: Electric flour sifter, made in Germany, allows you to keep one hand free for mixing. $11.50, including battery, at The Panhandlers and The Butler’s Pantry. Right: Sturdy, all-purpose kitchen scissors by Tullen will cut poultry bones, paper and wire. $14 at The Panhandlers.
Battery-operated ’ mini-mixer’ ’ for small mixing chores. By Kenwood. $9 at The Panhandlers.
The Eva parsley grinder dices parsley in half the time it takes to chop it with a knife. $15 at The Panhandlers.
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