The Cook's Marketplace

Picked by
Jacob Dean

The GrowlerWerks uKeg is such a beautiful device that a bartender at a brewery once called it “the Belle of the ball,” and let me skip the line in order to get it filled. Using a system which pressurizes the interior of the growler using food-grade CO2 cartridges, the uKeg keeps beer fresh for weeks. This is […]

Fly or otherwise travel with up to twelve 750 ml safely-protected bottles of wine in Vin Garde’s hard-sided polycarbonate-shell travel suitcase with four spinner wheels and retractable handle. If you travel with fewer than 12 bottles you can use the freed space for clothing or other items. Weighs under 50 pounds fully loaded with wine. […]

Sous vide, a cooking method which involves gently poaching vacuum sealed meats and vegetables in a temperature controlled water bath, used to belong exclusively in the realm of high end kitchens due to both exorbitant costs and bulky equipment. Thanks to miniaturization and improvements in technology, it’s now easy to sous vide food at home, […]

If I had to pick one source of information that has informed my cooking beyond all others, it would be Kenji Lopez-Alt of the website Serious Eats. Kenji’s blog-within-a-website, The Food Lab, combines technique, food science, and basic cooking know-how in a way which is simultaneously masterful and home-cook friendly. While Serious Eats is studded […]

Misen (named for the French cooking expression “mise en place” which refers to prepping ingredients for service) has done something wholly remarkable by creating well-made, chef-quality knives for a fraction of the typical cost. Just $165 will get you their full set, a chef’s knife, bread knife, and paring knife, and boy oh boy are […]

These roomy grill baskets make it possible, even easy, to grill a mess of vegetables or several ears of corn alongside some ribs or chicken for a patio party. Cut or sliced to suit, vegetable pieces can cook and char a bit, dripping off extra juices. There’s no worry that they’ll fall into the fire. […]

Picked by
Jean Kerr

This delicate cutlery pendent, (available in 14 carat gold or sterling silver) was custom designed by noted Maine coast jewelry maker David Virtue, for the Cook’s Cook Contributing Editor Jean Kerr. Although it’s not a large piece it makes a bold statement. It has started more than one fascinating culinary conversation! To order visit davidvirtue.com and look for item […]

Forrest Pritchard is a seventh generation farmer and author. In his book, Gaining Ground, Pritchard talks about the journey he took to bring his family farm to the successful place it is today. When asked why some farmers surge forward while others give up, Pritchard explained, in a Modern Farmer interview, he was one of those […]

The Cook’s Cook offered the Lazy Spoon as an Editors’ Pick two years back. It was a great product and something I certainly thought would be a good gift for any – or all – of the cooks on my gift list. So I visited their website to see what other products they offered and fell in […]

Let’s be succinct: you need this in your kitchen. Increasingly recipes call for not simply a cup of this and a tablespoon of that, but set, measured amounts. This is particularly true of baking recipes, where measuring ingredients by weight can ensure your food turns out the way you intended. This scale, made by OXO, […]

Rice cookers are a must-own appliance for countless families across the world and Zojirushi makes some of the best. “Fuzzy logic” processing helps the cooker adjust to temperature fluctuations, ensuring rice comes out perfectly every single time, and the amount of effort required is virtually nonexistent. Simply measure your rice, fill the internal metal bowl […]

Picked by
Jacob Dean

Chef Annie Mahle is the co-captain and culinary tour de force behind the J&E Riggin, a historic schooner running off the coast of Maine. The Riggin offers a variety of multi-day cruises which we highly recommend, and this is in large part due to Chef Annie’s inventive and deeply satisfying cooking, which she makes below […]