[Sca-cooks] Queston on Basic utensils

[johnna holloway]

Home cookery or quantity feast cookery?
Are you thinking maybe someday I will do a
feast and will need some decent equipment?

I think really good thermometers are essential...
get one for meat, one for the oven if you suspect
the oven is off, one for candy if you are going to
do sugarworks, etc.
Buy good knives and learn to sharpen them correctly.
And get a decent sized heavy quality stockpot for pasta,
soups, etc...there are always potlucks that you will
need to bring a dish along to... Never get caught up
in the myth that you need to buy full sets of kitchenware...
Buy what you need, not what the clerk thinks you need.
Shop sales and acquire over time.

Johnna Holloway

bill mayfield wrote:
>
>      Greetings all
>
>          May I ask suggestons for basic kitchen utensils
>    that wil be of the most use for a beggining medieval cook?
>     I do have mortar and pestles,a decent set of strainers,
>    measuring spoons(also apothacary scales if need be)and
>    a small but comfortable set of knives.
>
>     Also I have been experimenting with a few of the spice
>    mixs found in the books I do have,nothing fancy,just open
>    grill cooking and light to medium dusting of the various
>   mixs.........very different but very yummy as well.working
>   with beef and chicken only so far.
>
>    Aethelwulf
>
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