30-04-2025
- General
- Wall Street Journal
The Best $17 I've Ever Spent on Cookware
You would think, as a cookbook co-author, I'd cook more. Nearly every book I've worked on includes a list of 'essential' kitchen gear. My kitchen shelves groan and drawers bulge with these items; I imagine them glaring at me in silent opprobrium. Because the thing is, they are rarely essential. Once I'm done testing the recipes for a project, I return to ordering takeout.
At least I used to. Then, last year, while working on a book called 'Dad, What's For Dinner' with San Francisco chef David Nayfeld, I found a piece of kitchen equipment that has actually changed the way I cook. Which is to say: Now I cook, and not just for work. It's a rimmed quarter sheet pan with a wire rack, and it sells for $17.
