Kumbakonam degree coffee is a name that is reminiscent of the days of yore – served in traditional brass ‘davaras’ and swished just enough to linger on your tastebuds while you wait for your second cup to arrive. For a town known for its association with Srinivasa Ramanujan, a mathematical genius, and the abundance of […]
How to use brass vessels
Patina on vessels and artefacts: Is it good?
Patina is a term that is often used to describe ageing on a variety of metals, leather goods and even wood. While the aged look itself may be due to different reasons — naturally accumulating or artificially induced — the film formed over the object is unmistakably obvious to collectors and antique dealers alike. A […]
Brass Vessels: How to use brass in the kitchen ? Is it Safe ?
A lot of people seem very comfortable with using copper, iron and aluminium vessels than they do with brass vessels. What is it about this golden-hued metal Brass that makes people question their every move? Is it a disastrous culinary mistake in the past? Or is it an American journal that’s revisiting and chiding Ayurveda […]