Here’s What You Need to Make the Perfect Brunch at Home
We miss brunch too, but the next best thing is making your own.
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As many of us still don't foresee brunching at our favorite restaurants anytime soon, now's the perfect time to hone your cooking chops—and endearing yourself to your family or SO in the process. Prepping coffee, pancakes, omelets, and everything in between is a breeze with our picks below.
Pan’s best friend. The Soft-Edge Turner isthe BPA-free silicone wonder tool made just for flipping, folding, and scraping bits from pesky corners. Unlike flimsy spatulas, this one’s got a reinforced nylon core for a stability that complements silicone’s softness.
The ultimate canvas for sweet and savory culinary creativity.
Ever wish you could use your trusty nonstick pan on your induction stovetop, or slide it into the oven to keep a stack of pancakes warm while you top off your coffee? You’re in luck! Zwilling’s latest pan is an sturdy, forged aluminum, PFOA-free nonstick pan that you can use on your stovetop...
Designed to preserve effervescence, our crystallized glass Flute has an elegant and easy shape. We don't need more of a reason to celebrate. Do you?
Simply ingenious, this time-honored Italian stovetop coffee maker is an espresso-lovers essential. Just fill the base with water and the filter with ground coffee or espresso, and place on any heating surface. Water is forced upward through the coffee, brewing a fresh pot in minutes.
A paring knife is every chef’s go-to tool for precision jobs in the kitchen, and our Swiss Classic Paring Knife 10 cm is a knife drawer standout not only for its fresh color palette but also for its sharp edge and pointed tip.
We made and ate off hundreds of prototypes for The Dinner Plate before landing on this form. It has a slight lip for neat stacking and fits just right into standard dishwasher racks.
Meet the cult-favorite, best-selling Always Pan. This do-it-all wonder is designed to replace 8 traditional pieces of cookware. Plus, it looks pretty good too.
Make the switch to jitter-free energy with the Matcha Turmeric Superfood Latte, a powder blend of 7 essential superfoods to support skin glow, debloating, and serene focus.
Meet our everyday two-pocket Linen Apron—your new kitchen assistant made to keep you looking fresh even if things get a little dirty. A lightweight, sturdy cotton fabric and construction that offers full coverage to catch every mess or flyaway spill.
Serve steaming hot coffee with this stylish, durable, and heat-retaining white enamel and natural wood coffee pot from Kaico. Made by coating iron with glass, enamel has exceptional heat-conducting properties, making it an ideal choice as a material for pots and pans.
Brim’s hand-held grinder yields flavorful uniform coffee grinds, whether you’re using it at home or on the go. The stainless-steel conical burrs grind beans to your exact size preference – nine settings range from ultrafine to coarse.
The magic number. When it comes to food prep and serving, these sleek German-designed tools don’t mess around. Here in a can-do set of three, they include a spatula, serving spoon, and slotted turner (it’s aces at flipping bacon, we might add).
Tree Juice Maple Syrup is made in the Catskills Mountains in New York, the Fairbairn family have owned and operated this 100+ acre farm since the 1930s. Around 7,000 maple trees on the farm are tapped each year.
This sculptural, functional pepper mill was conceived by Italian artist and designer, Martino Gamper, and crafted in Norfolk, UK from solid walnut wood fitted with a rust-resistant ceramic grinder that can be adjusted for other spices.
Striking and uniquely designed kitchen pieces made with care and a close attention to detail.
If you're on a first-name basis with your barista but haven't perfected (or even attempted) making café-quality coffee at home, let Brew show you the way. In this approachable guidebook, author and coffee expert Brian W. Jones demystifies specialty coffee's complexities, teaches you how to buy the...
Keep your cool. If drinks by the pool or a sunny brunch are in order, this carafe is primed to be your new BFF. It’s made from black ceramic and it’s got a really handy trick: Simply soak it in cold water for 60 seconds and it’ll keep the contents cool for (wait for it) up to four hours.
Best brunch buddy.
POUR OVER KETTLE is designed to make coffee brewing a sensory experience. Every element is designed to make the user’s experience stress-free and pleasurable, including the spout for precise pour control and comfortably fitting handle for smooth pouring until the very last drip.
Fellow Ode Brew Grinder
A powerful and precise home grinder with café capabilities, Ode Brew Grinder does things differently. When grinders try to tackle both brewed coffee and espresso, they become a master of none. In stark contrast, Ode was designed to perfect your daily brewed coffee— AeroPress®, pour-over, French press, cold brew, and more. With 64 mm professional-grade flat burrs, 31 grind settings, and unique single dose loading for maximum bean freshness, Ode is ready to hit the grind running!
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For coffee, tea, hot chocolate and even single servings of soup and dessert, the Le Creuset Mug has a generous 14-ounce capacity and keeps contents warm or cold.
Start the day with the definitive cookbook of authentic home-cooking breakfast dishes from around the world. Breakfast is the most important - and comforting - time of day for billions of people everywhere.
Elevate your morning cuppa or bring some Scandinavian minimalism to afternoon tea with this unique stainless steel tea pot. The ergonomic and modern shape, combined with the high shine of the surface, give it an almost sculptural quality that is sure to add interest to any tabletop.
Sparkly strawberries. Bedazzled bagels. Rhinestoned olives. Tiny, tiny daisies. This glittering smorgasbord is truly the breakfast of champions. It’s just like the old saying: all that glitters is...a truly delightful brunch puzzle.
Drinks all around. This modern classic dinnerware came, saw, and stole our hearts. So it was only a matter of time before we snapped up the matching pitcher. Just like the dishes it’ll pair right up with, this gem is made by artisans in Portugal, with a silky-smooth feel.
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