I would like to tell you about a manufacturer I am completely in love with: Emile Henry. It is one of the best-known makers of ceramic kitchenware in France and possibly worldwide.
Emile Henry is a family business that makes cookware by hand using the excellent limestone found in southern Burgundy. This same earth, and the clay it produces, is what Jacques Henry used in the small pottery workshop he founded in 1850 in Marcigny, where the company is still based.
My family has been selling this manufacturer's products in Spain for many years, even long before they had distribution in our country, so when we started Claudia&Julia, it was one of the first suppliers we added.
Some of Emile Henry's most popular products are baking dishes and molds, their casseroles, and the beautiful bread ovens. But this brand also makes some small utensils that I consider essential when equipping a kitchen. In these small utensils great functionality is combined with very careful design and the manufacturing quality the brand has accustomed us to.
One of my favorite products is their ceramic salt cellar. It has a very comfortable design for using salt in the kitchen that invites us to cook non-stop as one of our customers' comments indicates. Its interior is unglazed which prevents the salt from solidifying so we always have it perfect. It's one of those products worth trying; it's a basic item that works excellently.
Another product I love is the ceramic oil bottle with cork stopper. It's a very pretty oil bottle with perfect dimensions, neither too big nor too small. You can feel its quality just by holding it and it also has a cork stopper with a self-closing system that works splendidly. The big advantage of this oil bottle over other alternatives, besides its beautiful design, is that it keeps the oil away from light, so it keeps the oil in perfect condition for much longer.
(right) Ceramic oil bottle and spoon rest; (left) oil bottle, mortar, salt cellar and salad bowl by Emile Henry.
An ideal kitchen accessory is the ceramic spoon rest. It has a very elegant and functional design that looks good in any kitchen. It may seem trivial, but once you get used to using it, it becomes indispensable to keep the kitchen clean and tidy. It even includes the wooden spoon, which makes it a perfect gift for those of us who love cooking.
I don't want to end this post without mentioning the Emile Henry ceramic mortar. It's so beautiful it seems like a decorative object, but I assure you it's sturdy and works wonderfully. It has the ideal size to grind while holding it comfortably and its interior is rough to keep the food at the bottom when we're grinding. It's one of those utensils that look great in the kitchen but always makes us smile when we use it again.
If you are in love with the brand, you'll surely enjoy discovering other utensils and accessories they offer, from their pretty airtight jars l'épicerie or the ramekins, to table accessories like the salad bowl or the ceramic plates. And so many other beautiful and practical accessories, which you can browse here.
