I am an evangelical convert to microplanes since the home economist and former pastry chef who joined me cooking everything from my last book for the photoshoot introduced me to it!
However, you're wrong about the chopping boards and this is why: I LOVE my small ones because I have a tiny kitchen (I also keep most of my big appliances in boxes in cupboards around the house, though my stand mixer does live out because of the weight) - I manage (and it follows on from two more tiny kitchens) but with the volume of work I do in there there is not always space in the dishwasher for a big plastic one that takes up both of the bottom rack spaces, or by the sink for big wooden ones while I'm waiting for the dishwasher to finish, to empty the sink of things I can dishwash instead of washing up, because I don't have the drying space to do it all by hand. So I grabbed a tiny chopping board, smaller than my iPad to do my fresh fruit for this morning's yogurt bowl because it was all I needed, and using a big one would be screwing over future me when I start work in a bit!
Oh my gosh, I completely agree with you Rachel. I *adore* my teeny tiny chopping boards for a quick fruit chop. I am only riled by small chopping boards when that is, like, a household's only choice! From the private work I've done, I fear I've become super judgy about how people stock their kitchens, hehe. But I am all for having a range - horses for courses, as they say. I've just seen you're coming to Toklas Bakery on the 18th - I'm working that day but if you are free on the Sunday and in London at all, I would *love* to meet you for a coffee or a bite to eat. Gutted to not be avail on the day and to come to the event itself. If my work gets cancelled, I will be there in a heartbeat!
Ahh sorry I'll be missing you!! And that would be lovely - I'll let you know as we're trying to book a hotel to stay that night in town for a bit of a staycation, but regardless we should do lunch or something soon x
I am an evangelical convert to microplanes since the home economist and former pastry chef who joined me cooking everything from my last book for the photoshoot introduced me to it!
However, you're wrong about the chopping boards and this is why: I LOVE my small ones because I have a tiny kitchen (I also keep most of my big appliances in boxes in cupboards around the house, though my stand mixer does live out because of the weight) - I manage (and it follows on from two more tiny kitchens) but with the volume of work I do in there there is not always space in the dishwasher for a big plastic one that takes up both of the bottom rack spaces, or by the sink for big wooden ones while I'm waiting for the dishwasher to finish, to empty the sink of things I can dishwash instead of washing up, because I don't have the drying space to do it all by hand. So I grabbed a tiny chopping board, smaller than my iPad to do my fresh fruit for this morning's yogurt bowl because it was all I needed, and using a big one would be screwing over future me when I start work in a bit!
Oh my gosh, I completely agree with you Rachel. I *adore* my teeny tiny chopping boards for a quick fruit chop. I am only riled by small chopping boards when that is, like, a household's only choice! From the private work I've done, I fear I've become super judgy about how people stock their kitchens, hehe. But I am all for having a range - horses for courses, as they say. I've just seen you're coming to Toklas Bakery on the 18th - I'm working that day but if you are free on the Sunday and in London at all, I would *love* to meet you for a coffee or a bite to eat. Gutted to not be avail on the day and to come to the event itself. If my work gets cancelled, I will be there in a heartbeat!
Ahh sorry I'll be missing you!! And that would be lovely - I'll let you know as we're trying to book a hotel to stay that night in town for a bit of a staycation, but regardless we should do lunch or something soon x