12: Rules for Splurging, Kitchen Stories, Cookbook Green Flags

This week we’re talking about how to make reasonable cookware purchases WITHOUT test data, we’ve got a listener question about our craziest kitchen stories, and we’re following up our cookbook red flags ranking from a couple weeks ago with our cookbook GREEN flags.

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🍿 Cold Open

Tillamook Waffle Cone Ice Cream Sandwiches: https://www.tillamook.com/products/ic...

🧰 Products that are a good price with solid engineering

Fellow: https://fellowproducts.com
Vitamix Hand blenders: https://cultflav.com/products/vitamix...
Made In: https://madeincookware.com
Heritage Steel: https://www.heritagesteel.us
Goldilocks Cookware: https://cookgoldilocks.com

💸 Just because something is expensive doesn’t mean it’s good

Our Place: https://cultflav.com/products/our-pla...
All-Clad: https://cultflav.com/products/all-cla...
Patent expired in 2014: https://www.centurylife.org/a-not-so-...
Sued for ‘dishwasher safe’ false advertising: https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-s...
SMEG - That one Weezer Video:    • Weezer - Buddy Holly (Official Music Video)  

😭 Expensive and over-engineered products

GE profile: https://www.geappliances.com/smart-st...
All-Clad Cordless Hand Blender: https://cultflav.com/products/all-cla...
Vitamix Ascent Series: https://www.vitamix.com/us/en_us/shop...
Veg-Table by Nik Sharma: https://cultflav.com/products/nik-sha...

🛠️ Expensive due to unique engineering

Hestan NanoBond: https://cultflav.com/products/hestan-...
MannKitchen Pepper Cannon: https://mannkitchen.com/products/the-...
Peugeot Pepper Mill: https://us.peugeot-saveurs.com/en_us/...
Skeppshult: (*No longer selling that pepper grinder*)
Weber Workshop Pepper Grinder: https://weberworkshops.com/products/m...
Chef’s Press: https://cultflav.com/products/chef-br...
Chef’s Press Review:    • The Chef's Press Review: How Does It Reall...  
Breville Control Freak: https://www.breville.com/en-us/produc...

💡Our Hyperfixation Products
Whynter Ice Cream Maker: https://amzn.to/4cbBcig
Lello Musso Pola 5030: https://amzn.to/4hVtt9j
Behmor 2000AB Plus: https://www.sweetmarias.com/behmor-20...
Aillio Bullet R2: https://www.sweetmarias.com/aillio-bu...

👋 Questions

“I’m curious what your craziest kitchen story is?” — Amy

📚Cookbook Green Flags Mentions

First Generation by Frankie Gaw: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo...
Agak Agak by Shu Han Lee: https://amzn.to/421dIaR
Persiana by Sabrina Ghayour: https://cultflav.com/products/sabrina...
Diasporican by Illyanna Maisonet: https://cultflav.com/products/illyann...
Amrikan by Kushbu Shah: https://amzn.to/4iZdwQc
Sift by Nicola Lamb: https://amzn.to/3DV105z
Bravetart by Stella Parks: https://amzn.to/42mwomI
Sauces by James Peterson: https://amzn.to/4c86Ugp
The Great Scandinavian Baking Book by Beatrice Ojakangas: https://amzn.to/4cc1dxZ
Pass the Plate by Carolina Gelen: https://amzn.to/4iJLwjR
Foodheim by Eric Wareheim: https://cultflav.com/products/eric-wa...
Coconut & Sambal by Lara Lee: https://cultflav.com/products/lara-le...
Family Meal by Ferran Adria: https://cultflav.com/products/ferran-...
Start Here by Sohla El-Waylly: https://cultflav.com/products/sohla-e...
The Chinese Way by Betty Liu: https://amzn.to/3RnHLEN
All Under Heaven by Carolyn Phillips: https://cultflav.com/products/carolyn...
Africana by Lerato Umah-Shaylor: https://cultflav.com/products/lerato-...
A Super Upsetting Cookbook About Sandwiches by Tyler Kord: https://cultflav.com/products/tyler-k...

Thank you to Amy for our question this week! Thank you to all of our lovely sponsors, and thank you for listening!

👋 Have a great week, we’ll see you next Sunday!

Chapters
00:00 Intro
39:12 Kitchen Stories
54:31 Green Flags