Invest In Real French Cookware - Give Your Cooking A Boost
There is much more to French cookware than gratin dishes and ramekins and copper pots. Good quality French cookware not only boosts your cooking skills it is also an wonderful joy to use. What makes French cookware so irresistible is that it is made to last. It is not about disposable products. It is about purchasing items you can use for a lifetime and then pass on to your children who can then pass it on to their children. Chuck Williams, founder of Williams-Sonoma loves French cookware.
The best place to buy french cookware is in France. However, if you can not travel to France, do not fret, you can start your French cookware collection by surfing ebay for le-creuset pots both old and new. Do not be put off by buying a second hand le creuset pot, because they last and last.
Better still when you search on ebay watch for items listed incorrectly spelt “le crueset”. Lots of people spell it incorrectly and you can grab yourself some incredible bargains. Because le creuset pots are unbelievably heavy it is a good idea to consider where the item being sold is located as postage and shipping can add up. Copper pots also last and are worth looking for on ebay as well.
If you are lucky enough to make it to Paris, the top restaurant supply store is the most famous cookware store Dehillerin pronounced “Day-le-ran” which is the best restaurant supply store for all Parisian chefs. It is located in the area called Les Halles. Its proper address is 18-20 Rue Coquilliere, First Arrondissement, Paris 75001.
When you holiday in France next, pack lightly and with an additional suitcase inside your main one. Allow yourself a few hours to stop off at Dehillerin in Paris and buy some fabulous French cookware that you will be able to enjoy and that your children and grandchildren will get to enjoy when you are long gone.
Visiting the store is a truly memorable experience. It is poorly lit, cramped, typically quintessentially Paris, [and wonderful. All the help in the world is there if you are willing to speak a little French, or your best Franglais. People that are aware think no trip to Paris is complete without a visit to Dehillerin. You will find kitchen utensils items you see in cook books and that you have only dreamed about.
American visitors often comment that you can get better kitchen utensils than you can get at Sur La Table or Williams Sonoma at half the price. And remember you can claim your VAT refund. If you can not get there you can order online at e-dehillerin.fr.
Here you will see heavy-duty pots, great quality knives, and sturdy baking pans that really really work. Wooden shelves are piled high with every conceivable kind of tart pan, round, oval, square big and small. The range is unbelievable.
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