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If your house was on fire, what three things would you save from your kitchen? I'd take my utility knife with a 5-inch blade and riveted handle, my 9-inch stainless steel turner with the riveted wooden handle. Third thing, I'm not sure. Cast iron frying pan would probably survive the fire, and maybe be even better.
I didn't realize what a great knife that is, that I'd save, but I just looked it up. It's stamped "Olsen's, H.C.MI" (Harbor City, MI) on the handle, boning knife. Apparently, their fixed-blade knives were made by Anton Winger of Solingen. The blade is unmarked. Olsen's factory burned down in 1978. My mother had it before that, and probably got it at a yard sale. A few swipes with an Arkansas stone, and I can shave with it. In the kitchen, I hardly ever touch any other knife, although I use a heavier butcher knife and a claw hammer to go through frozen meat.
I would grab my recipe box and my 2 passed down iron skillets. They may survive the fire but I am not taking a chance on them getting to hot and warping.
Honestly, maybe just the pictures on the fridge, the blackbird I put in the middle of my pie (it was my moms) & the picture of the Last Supper over the table (that was my Babas-grandmothers).
I'd take the photos of my mother and dad (both dead now) off the wall, and my mom's old cookbook that's full of her handwritten notes and commentary on the recipes. I could buy new pots and pans and utensils, but I could never replace those treasures.
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