THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
Books Pie Pans Rolling Pin Pastry Cloth Scraper, Graters, Pitters, & Zesters
Drip Pan, Oven Gloves, & Cooling Racks Knives Laser Thermometer
Pie Server Pie Decorating Other Fun Stuff
BOOKS
Home Cooking by Kate McDermott
Order from my local Indie bookstore, Port Book & News, and I’ll sign it, too. They ship anywhere in the U.S.
Art of the Pie: A Practical Guide To Crusts, Fillings, and Life
Order from my local Indie bookstore, Port Book & News, and I’ll sign it, too. They ship anywhere in the U.S.
Humble Pie
A wonderful collection of essays on pie.
Pie: A Global History
Janet Clarkson has written an history of pie in the English speaking world. It’s a fascinating and full of well researched information.
Pie Every Day
Another lovely book of essays and recipes.
PIE PANS
Staub
I love the handles on this pan.
Emile Henry
A classic.
Le Creuset
Mini 5″ pans.
Pyrex
9″ deep dish
9″ shallow
Pi Plate
Pie-fect for Pi Day (3.14)
ROLLING PIN
Fletchers’ Mill
This is my favorite rolling pin and the one that I use at workshops and camps.
PASTRY CLOTH
I find rolling with a pastry cloth a breeze. This one also comes with a rolling pin sock.
SCRAPER, GRATERS, PITTERS, & ZESTERS
OXO
Great cleaning off counters and cutting through dough.
Microplane
I use both of these for grating nutmeg.
Cherry Pitters
An important piece of equipment when pitting cherries, although a paper clip or an eraser work well, too.
DRIP PAN & THINGS TO USE FOR COOLING RACKS
This makes clean up really easy.
Canning Rack
Perfect for cooling pies and the handles make it easy to move them around.
Oven Gloves
My fingers don’t burn and I get a lot of dexterity with these gloves.
Cooling Rack
A classic cooling rack.
KNIVES
J.A. Henckels
A favorite can do just about everything knife.
Amco
A mezzaluna is fast becoming my favorite way to cut fats into the dough.
LASER THERMOMETER
A nifty way to check the temperature of oven, butter, lard, fridge, freezer, and even your hands.
PIE SERVER
OXO
Serrated on both sides for lefties and righties.
PIE DECORATING STUFF
Decorating Stand
A decorating stand makes finishing edges with flutes and scallops so easy.
Edible Food Gels
Really fun to “paint” on cutouts.
Cookie Cutters
Leafs
Hearts
Holiday
Flowers
Dough Presses
OTHER FUN STUFF
Bumper Sticker
Show your pie pride!