Claudia&Julia's Blog

It is important to choose a good cutting board for the kitchen; it’s worth taking good care of your knives and also working on a surface that is comfortable for you. Today I would like to talk to you about some important concepts when choosing a board and how to care for it properly.

Many of you are already familiar with De Buyer iron pans. They are pans that, as we’ve always said, will last you a lifetime, at a more than reasonable price. You can feel the quality of these pans just by holding them, noticing their weight and the thickness of the iron griddle they are formed from; what’s more, their long handle makes them comfortable to work with in the kitchen, and their beeswax finish provides a natural protection that is also appreciated.

A few days ago, a friend asked me for information about the crepe makers we have in the store. She told me her daughter had asked for one for Epiphany, since lately she had become very fond of crepes because one of her grandparents made them every week.

A very special day is approaching, Three Kings' Day. It is special for children, because of the gifts the three Wise Men will have left them; and special for the family, since many take the opportunity to celebrate together that day. And on that table there will be no lack of desserts — a traditional roscón de Reyes!

The fondue is an ideal gift: it’s a very attractive utensil that you can use both in everyday life - when you don’t feel like dealing with big complications and just want to enjoy - and at gatherings with family and friends, the fondue being an element that invites sharing and having fun together.

I am filled with joy when December arrives. Christmas is approaching, a time of year I love: thinking about family meals, those meals that sometimes end up as dinners, and also seeing the excitement of children when they wake up and run to look beside the tree.

Making your own homemade butter is as easy as having fresh liquid cream and 10 or 12 minutes. That's it. No additives or preservatives. You're probably curious to see how you can do it, because enjoying in the morning the delicious butter you made yourself makes the day start twice as happy!

In recent years we've seen how Japanese kitchen knives have become very popular in Spain and Europe in general. Although I'm not a big fan of Japanese knives, I understand the interest they've generated, as they bring different characteristics to European knives and some models are truly interesting.

The other day I was telling you about which utensils are the basic and essential ones when it comes to equipping a kitchen, and that in fact they are also essential to keep in mind when renewing the utensils you have. You can see the post here.

November 15 is the day millions of Americans pull their bundt pans out to work, because it’s Bundt Cake Day, the international day of the bundt. This date has become unimaginably popular in recent years (in fact, the success of Bundt Day has even reached here in Spain), and in this post I tell you a bit about this day and why so many people are passionate about bundt pans and the beautiful cakes you make with them.

Many times customers call or write to us who want to equip a kitchen or want to renew their utensils gradually, but don't know where to start. There really is such a variety and specialization of theutensils necessary for a kitchen, that sometimes it can be a difficult task to decide what is a priority and also what is essential.

Those of you who follow us regularly already know that we like traditional cooking, the slow-simmering kind, making doughs at home and doing things with care. Maybe that’s why we have always felt very close to Julia Child’s cooking. Today it’s Laura, from the blog Because, who tells us about her best-known work, the book The Art of French Cooking.