January
24
2012
Over the weekend, Harry nabbed this dope vintage Vitantonio cavatelli maker at an estate sale. Mike Kale, one of our newest employees who also writes about cooking over at Hey Try This, was all over it. He took that pasta crank back to his crib and made big heaping portions of little seashell shaped pasta … Read more
January
4
2012
Some Words
I just picked up a copy of “The Original Boston Cooking-School Cook Book” by Fannie Merritt Farmer, 1896. The preface is as follows: “Cookery means the knowledge of Medea and of Circe and of Helen and of the Queen of Sheba. It means the knowledge of all herbs and fruits and balms and spices, and … Read more
October
12
2009
Crush 'em if you got 'em
Picked up this nice old Grape Crusher over the weekend. Made by the Savoy Press co. of Philadelphia, PA. I figure it’s 1920′s or so. nice wood and cast iron, (rollers are aluminum) construction. let’s get crushing! Tweet
September
9
2009
Cherry pitting followup
I recently acquired this super neat little cherry pitter. No maker’s marking, cast aluminum with a red plastic base. probably 1950′s. Tweet
July
13
2009
Rotor Salad Spinner/Dryer
I got this neat old contraption from one of our best Vintage suppliers. He found it at a flea market in Connecticut. It says “Rotor” on the outside pressed into the galvenized steel. The interior basket is tinned wire. The coolest part is the drive mechanism which works by way of a ribbon wrapped around … Read more
June
6
2009
Deep Fry Thermometer
This nice old Deep Fry Thermometer was made by the REIDER co. It says N.Y.C. on it and “made in U.S.A.” It’s aluminum with etched markings. and a nice wood handle. Wouldn’t be very good for candy or sugar though, as cleaning the bottom would be a real pain. It took some scrubbing to clean … Read more
May
31
2009
Conservation isn't new, we just forgot.
I recently picked up a few of these 1940′s government pamphlets about the fishing industry while searching for vintage goods. This one has the more interesting cover, the other three (for other geographic areas of the US, were blue cover with white writing) They’re basically an informative pamphlet, in true exhaustive government fashion, about the … Read more
May
24
2009
Meat Tenderizing Hatchet
This is an old (1940′s or 1950′s) Meat Tenderizer. Probably came in a set of the ubiquitous “Ecko” or “L&H” tool sets. We’ll have to give it a try against a heavier one sometime for pounding out pork or beef. It’s hard to see in the picture but it has two blades. Hard to know … Read more
May
4
2009
Corer 2!
This another more mechanical Corer. Patented in 1927. Tweet
April
28
2009
Corer
This could be as much as 120 years old. It’s a tinware corer. simple and effective. thin steel, coated with tin to keep it from rusting. there is no maker’s name/mark most likely made in the USA. Tweet
