Sunday, April 13, 2003


my kingdom for a tinsmith. . .

tinsmiths seem to get a bad rap in this sad world of ours. however, a good tinman is a necessity in life, as i have learned!

those of us fortunate enough to possess beautiful hand-crafted copper cookware, lined with tin, will all face the day when you just can't patch it up yourself any more. (hand patches for small bits can be done with the "tin lizzy" kit you buy at zabar's famed 2nd floor housewares department.)

nope, eventually, large patches of copper are going to come through, and you need the pan professionally relined. but where do you find the skilled artisan who will treat your lovely pans with care? i faced this dilemma myself yesterday with my much-beloved 2-1/2 qt. copper saucepan. . .

as far as i can tell, only 2 places in all of new york: mrs. bridge of bridge kitchenware will accept your pans and send them for repair, or jaime cooper of atlantic retinning.

jaime's just left chelsea's gallery district for newark -- the curse of gentrification. but you can still drop pots off in chelsea and he will pick 'em up once a week. . .

either way your beloved cookware will be gone a few weeks, so prepare. . .prepare. . .

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