Consider all the stuff in your kitchen. There’s at least ONE thing in there with a story behind it, right?

Today’s episode features conversations with eleven people about the stories behind their special kitchen utensil or appliance.

GUESTS: 

• Susan Jane Bigelow of Enfield, Connecticut, has a very special spoon
• Emily and Kevin Tracy of Windsor, Connecticut, have a utensil set that Emily borrowed long-term from an airline
• Joy Braddock from West Hartford loves her spatulas
• Debra Walsh from West Hartford, Connecticut, inherited a rolling pin that does more than flatten dough
• Amanda Delaura of Manchester, Connecticut, walked a mile in heels with her KitchenAid mixer
• Josh Lewis of New York, New York, cherishes his coveted veggie peeler
• Cureen Blake of Hartford, Connecticut inherited tools to make Bammies 
• James Hines is the Co-Owner of Cookshop Plus in West Hartford. He has a hand-me-down that is much loved, yet rarely used
• Lois Lee is the Director of the Chinese American Planning Council in Flushing, NY, whose double boiler is in the Tenement Museum 
• Susan Jacobsen of Tyler, Minnesota, has a rare Rullepølse Press
• Raquel V. Reyes of Miami, Florida, is the author of The Caribbean Kitchen Mystery Series. She has a precious cookbook that is simultaneously lost and found

Montage by Sabrina Hererra

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