Kitchen Creativity – Kuhn Rikon Chef Kitchen Tools – Gneiss Spice
December 4, 2017 by Jenny
Kitchen Creativity: Unlocking
Culinary Genius-with Wisdom, Inspiration, and Ideas from the
World’s Most Creative Chefs by Karen Page is one of my top cookbooks of 2017. You may find that
inclusion a bit odd as this title contains no recipes, but what is
great about this title is that it guides cooks to more inventive
and intuitive approaches to cooking without recipes!
“How does one get to be a great cook?” People have often asked
me if I’ve gone to culinary school or how did I learn to cook so
well? I’ve always been a good cook, but I would say that I am now a
great cook because I’ve learned to cook with confidence. In Kitchen Creativity, the author reveals the
secrets and techniques that the best chefs use to create memorable,
delicious meals and those tips can help you build confidence as
well.
As Page shows, good cooking is not just the right recipe or
ingredients: it’s a mental approach we can all cultivate. Her two
decades of culinary experience coupled with more than a hundred
interviews with leading chefs from around the world make this book
a cook’s dream come true. All of the author’s books display a
profound intelligence and intuition about the world of food, chefs,
and cooking and they are supported by an extraordinary set of
personal and professional connections.
Page’s The Flavor Bible is another book that
every cook needs in their arsenal as it draws on dozens of leading
chefs’ combined experience in top restaurants across the country to
share their knowledge on seasoning ingredients to coax the
greatest possible flavor from them. Once a cook learns basic
techniques, the art of seasoning and flavor profiles – the rest is
gravy.
We are pleased to offer three copies of this fantastic book to our
members in the US as well as two special items that can spark
additional creativity for you – Gneiss spices and great kitchen
tools from Kuhn Rikon. Read about these items and then scroll down
to enter our contest.
Fresh spices make all the difference in cooking
and Gneiss Spice offers a modern, and
attractive, way to keep fresh spices close at hand.
All of Gneiss Spice spices are certified organic,
kosher and sustainably and ethically harvested, unless stated
otherwise. You can build your own spice kit from a collection of
over 200 seasonings! I love that the jars are about 1/4 cup size
which ensures that we use the freshest product
possible.
Do you remember growing up and mom’s rusty can of poultry
seasoning looking back at you every time you opened the spice
cabinet? I’m not even sure that spice can was ever opened – it
became a rancid relic. Rancid spices are not a concern with these
gorgeous little jars. Just imagine how gorgeous the display
above would look in your kitchen? That photo is the selection of
spices on the side of my refrigerator. I have the rustic wall plate but since we are moving I
didn’t want to install it in this house.
The attention to detail in this product is amazing. I love the metal lids punched with the spice names, the cute little bottles with GS embossed and the quality of the spices. Since I have put these spice jars on my fridge, I have used spices a great deal more than normally because I don’t have to spend valuable minutes searching through my spice racks on my pantry door. Yesterday, I used the all-purpose seasoning on a roast and it was the best all-purpose blend that I have ever used. Whether it be Gneiss’ blend or the freshness – it was stellar. Gneiss Spice is offering EYB members 10 percent off their products using the code EYB17!
Kuhn Rikon is a cookware production company operating in Rikon in Zurich for almost a century. Their cookware products are of the highest quality and their history of good works is legendary. When Switzerland took in 1,000 refugees from Tibet in 1964, the Kuhns provided jobs and company housing and in 1967 they founded the Tibet Institute Rikon. Even today, among the employees of Kuhn Rikon many workers are of Tibetan descent. I have several of Kuhn Rikon kitchen tools and I never hesitate when looking for a new item to purchase their brand because I know it will be the best.
Kuhn Rikon was kind enough to send me their Chef’s
Kitchen Tools Set which consists of the High Performance
Epicurean Ratchet Grinder, the Standing Stainless
Steel Strainer and the Stainless
Julienne Peeler. I already owned one of their grinders
and use it for black pepper. I love it, it works incredibly well
and looks great. I donated my other strainers and use the Kuhn
Rikon standing strainer all the time and it hangs from my pot rack
in the kitchen. The peeler is sharp and does an incredible job – no
more flimsy peelers for this girl.
Now for the giveaway!
Little, Brown is offering three copies of Kitchen
Creativity, Kuhn Rikon is offering three sets of the Chef’s
Kitchen Tools, and Gneiss Spice is offering three seven jar sets
of their spices (with your choice of spices) to our members in the
US. Three winners will win all three products! One
of the entry options is to answer the following question in the
comments section of this blog post.
What do you do when you need to spark creativity in the kitchen?
Please note that you must be logged into the Rafflecopter contest before posting or your entry won’t be counted. For more information on this process, please see our step-by-step help post. Be sure to check your spam filters to receive our email notifications. Prizes can take up to 6 weeks to arrive from the publishers. If you are not already a Member, you can join at no cost. The contest ends at midnight on January 13th, 2018.
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