Brass vs Bronze is a dilemma many people face when they return to the very roots of traditional cooking. Is one better than the other? How can you tell them apart? Brass and Bronze have been indispensable elements of my grandmother’s kitchen, and as a child, all I could see were hues of gold on […]
Brass vessels
A Guide to Using Brass Planters
Brass planters are quite the topic of controversy for antique décor enthusiasts around the world. Of course, they simply didn’t exist in the past, and anyone suggesting the possibility of such a thing would have undoubtedly received an earful from their grandmothers had they told it back then. But time has given the idea room […]
Is it SAFE to Boil or Store Milk in Brass vessel ?
Boiling or storing milk in brass vessels has long been a topic of controversy, one that touches on Ancient Medicine, the toxicity of metals and the convenient hacks that modernity has brought with itself. I firmly believe that the lack of knowledge has brought us the predicament of whether or not, or rather, how one […]
Exploring The Ancient Art Of Tinning
“Tinning” is a word I only learned recently, but it has been a large part of my South Indian household through the generations. Mornings came with the smell of fragrant spices in the air, sizzling sounds from the tawa and the subtle scraping against the bottom of the rasavaali. Scalding hot Kulambu would be brought […]
The World Of Antiques, Simplified
I remember the time when my mother began asking me to read the label before purchasing a product. It was a very reasonable request, and let’s be honest… If you didn’t read the label, how would you know what you were buying? And I haven’t stopped doing it ever since be it with jam jars […]