Culinary references, cookbooks and Web sites of value are included here. Perforce, all highly selective, but the section represents where I have been, what interests me and where you can find stuff.
Here is a list of Web sites that have merited mention by the Geezer Gourmet. It will be updated from time to time. All addresses carry the <http://www. > prefix.
Magazines
Cooks Illustrated: cooksillustrated.com
Fine Cooking: tauton.com/fc
Culinary Training (One of the top ten in the US and Canada)
L’Academie
de Cuisine: lacadamie.com
Cooking Tools
Best thermometer: thermoworks.com (Look for thermapen)
Burton Gas chafer/burner: athenainternational.com
Best Prices: knives and pots: knifemerchant.com
Bourgeat Copperware knifemerchant.com
Chile Holders irondesert.com
Cutting Boards epecuriancs.com
Microplane graters: microplane.com
Range top smoker: cameronssmoker.com
Sur La Table: surlatable.com
Williams-Sonoma: williams-sonoma.com
Tagines tagines.com
Vacuum systems: tilia.com
Espresso Machines
Best machines and
program overall: nespresso.com
Valuable reviews: cafemaison.com
wholelattelove.com
Food Sources
Bacon nueske.com
Chile powders/sauces chiletoday.com
redcollection.com
Exotic rices: lotusfoods.com
EVOO: goldhilloliveoilco.com (good small batch California)
Infused oils: boyajianinc.com
Sausage usingers.com
Spanish (paella) tienda.com
Spices: penseys.com
thespicehouse.com
herbies.com.au
Upscale goodies deandeluca.com
gratefulpalate.com
zingermans.com
Baking Stuff
Bob’s Red Mill bobsredmill.net
Flour kingauthorflour.com