Pantry

These sauces, spices, and seasonings are indispensable in our kitchen. We recommend you try them out!

Mini-tub of David’s Kosher Salt – some salts are too salty, some aren’t salty enough, but this gem is right on point
There was a time when Safflower Seed oil was our tried & true oil for deep frying or general use. We now use Avocado Oil for most of our cooking.

Hot Old Bay – an exquisitely salty and spicy topping for fresh popped corn, among other things
King Arthur Flour Double Dutch Dark Cocoa
Atlantic Holdfast Seaweed Company – for all your Laminaria digitata (kombu) needs

Red Boat Fish Sauce – the mother superior of all fish sauces
Walkerswood Jamaican Jerk Seasoning, Hot & Spicy – a jerk paste that will make you weep tears of joy
Bull-dog Vegetable & Fruit Tonkatsu Sauce
Denny Mike’s Hot ‘n Nasty BBQ Sauce – great heat and sweetness

Apart from the Cholulas and Tapatios of the world, here are a few of our favorites:

Secret Aardvark Habanero Hot Sauce – a tasty sauce with a unique consistency, leans toward vinegar
El Yucateco – Caribbean Chile Habanero
El Yucateco – Green Habanero Salsa Verde – delicious on eggs
Mazi Piri Piri Sauce
Valley Doll Sauces: Original (Curry) & 151 (Habanero-Mustard)

Thermapen MK4 – indispensable
Zojirushi Micom 3-cup Rice Cooker
Ninja Professional Blender NJ600 – the poor man’s Vitamix
Glasslock Oven-safe Containers – if you dream of becoming a Sunday meal prep master, get yourself a set of these
San-Jamar Grade 40 Cheesecloth – for straining silt from stocks, or for straining cooking oils for storage & re-use
A good pair of kitchen shears or poultry-specific shears – both of these OXO versions can be taken apart for more effective cleaning

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