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A hand grinding with a pestle in a heavy grey stone mortar

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Using a Mortar and Pestle

Crushing rather than chopping: what a mortar and pestle does well, and how to choose and look after one.

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A stack of folded linen cloths in soft cream, peach and grey on a wooden table

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Looking After Linen

Washing, drying and storing linen, a fabric that gets softer the more it’s used.

A potter’s hands shaping a clay pot on a wheel

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From Clay to Kiln: How a Stoneware Cup Is Made

Wedging, throwing, trimming and two firings: the slow making of a cup.

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Seasoning a Cast Iron Pan, Properly

The five-minute routine that keeps a pan non-stick.

An open kitchen drawer with plates and bowls held in neat dividers

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Five Kitchen Tools, and Why the Rest Can Go

A knife, a spoon, a heavy pan, a juicer and measuring cups.

Stacked cedar planks with visible knots and grain

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Caring for Wooden Boards

Wash by hand, dry upright, oil once a month.

Close-up of warm, knotted wood grain

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Cedar, Stoneware and Linen: Why They Last

Three materials that age well, and how to look after them.

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