Jill Prescott
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John Boos Butcher Blocks Effingham, Illinois
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The best. The price is right and the quality is excellent. They provided us with a workspace that 'saved us' as we desperately needed additional space for students to work during our taping of our second season of PBS shows. There are many styles and options available. We suggest ordering directly from the company.
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John Boos butcher block oil is the best on the market.
All Clad Metalcrafters Canonsburg, PA
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All Clad cookware is by far the best line of cookware manufacturered anywhere. We have used their Master Chef line for over 20 years. Most of the models consist of a thick layer of aluminum which is needed to quickly and evenly conduct heat and an interior layer of non reactive stainless which prevents the food from tasting like metal. Their baking sheets and bread pans are also exceptional. Many companies have tried to copy this company but All Clad cannot be beat .
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Although the company does not suggest putting this cookware in the dishwasher we have for 20+ years. It will look dull and darken but the performance is not affected at all.
Mauviel Cookware France
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This is the cookware we used in every professional kitchen and school I attended in France. Mauviel is a 200+ year old French company that produces the finest copper cookware in the world. Cooks do not need all copper but every well equipped kitchen needs at least one saucepan, a saute and a fry pan. The thick copper produces extraordinary results when browning or for fast reductions. I have consulted with Mauviel on several occasions and am pleased they now offer their cookware with stay cool stainless handles. We have a collection of their professional style with the cast iron handles but for home use the new line is good. Be sure to buy the stainless lined not the tin. In France there are stores that do retinning but here there is one and the cost of retinning is the same as purchasing a new pot. Mauviel's specialty pans all come tinned, but this is not a problem as pans such as a tarte tatin or au gratin are not used daily.
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We use the larger pieces of Mauviel as accent pieces when not cooking in them, the stock pots, braising pans, and confiture pans.