Another awesome Microplane product. Thorough citrus zesting and turns parmesan into ‘snow’… it’s a beautiful thing.
Except the rod Microplanes have a rather narrow work space, and that big fat handle which I prefer not to have since it takes a fair amount of space in a knife roll.
original post: 07DEC08
A special order item I ordered through Japanese Knife Sharpening in a 6” rocket pocket size instead of the standard 12” rod versions. I’ve cut in four flats on the handle with two sides grooved to indicate the microgroove sides on the honing rod to make it easier to sight. I ‘plaster’ on some epoxy on the edge of the ferrule to act a bumper for the honing rod.
Original post: 07DEC08
My favourite non-powered method of juicing citrus fruits in SMALL quantities; simple, cheap and effective.
Works great… provided you do it over a sieve to keep out the pips
Original post: 07DEC08 Updated: 29APR09
I ♥ Microplanes.
So efficient, not that expensive if you know where to shop. Mine came with a plastic plate cover but I think I threw it out with the postal parcel by accident. It’s a great tool, except the gaps between the frame and the grater plate traps food and is only easy to clean with a brush. I wish Microplane made the wider plastic/pyrex? frame flat plate Microplanes with the slim Professional stainless steel handles because the buff plastic handles are not to my liking.
Original post: 06DEC08
Tomkin 25cm palette knife - - -
I’ve modified my more abused ones being the cranked handles, that have had too many trips through the dishwasher. Sealed the gaps between the handle and the blade with epoxy, reshape and sanded the handle and saturated it in mineral oil-beeswax to protect the wood. Another modification I have done is a lightly sharpened right edge of the blade that can be used for simple tasks like slicing baking paper or scraping up chocolate curls.
Original post 07JUL07, Updated: 29APR09
I can’t remember how much I paid for them except I know their super cheap. Pluses… double edge swivel peeler super for long vegetables like carrots, freaking cheap; minuses… plastic pivot point prone to failure.
I have to seek out all metal, double edge peeler that isn’t too expensive.
Original post: 06DEC08
Pradel Oyster knives one with and one without the hand guard. Dead cheap and good, nasty cheapo plastic handle but with the blade pattern of my choice.
And I mean cheap $3 a pop, you willn’t cry over snapping it.
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APR09- I’ve modified both oyster shuckers with convex edge for 2/3 of the blade to give the shucker better ease of wedge into the oysters.
Original post: 29JUN07, Updated: 29APR09
My fish bone tweezers, and Masamoto Sohonten square tweezers in the foreground and an Avanti generic. My first is the Avanti generic (below) which I modified by bending in the front two-fifths of the prongs and engraved a grippy ‘knurling’. Then I upgraded to a Masamoto which is a little pricy; but ‘spring tension?’ is lighter but rest of the tweezers are much stiffer than the Avanti, making it a very efficient and comfortable tool to use.
Original post: 06DEC08
Nicely built; mostly plastic and some metal but strong. Except mine refused to light after a year of use recently, but there is a five year warranty on them I have to act on.
The gas flow adjuster knob can be shifted out and tweaked well way or down to find a nice range you’d like it to perform. From a 5mm flame to mini flamethrower (but lacking the efficient butane-air mixture for a proper jet flame).
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29APR09- My MPL did have a hiccup in its life, inside the ‘noozle’ parts shifted around and the gas refused to ignite. With the help of a tweezer, I seemly bent the internal noozle into the right spot to catch the spark.
Original post: 06DEC08 Updated: 29APR09
Useful for peeling onions, opening boxes and hollowing choux puffs… Made a little saya out of card and tape so I can carry them around in my pockets if needed.
Original post: 06DEC08, updated: 29APR09
Wider blade than Victorinox Fibrox parer, might not work for some people but I’ve no problem with it. The steel is a surprisingly good especially for the price, takes a nicer edge than any of the cheap parers I’ve used; it comes with some kind of hard coating on the blade. Also comes a nice bigger handle than the Victorinox which is all good.
Original post:06DEC08
Nice larger handle than the Victorinox Fibrox bird’s beak but it’s costs double.
Original post: 06DEC08
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