Cooks Without Borders Cookshop

Our carefully chosen selection of the cookware, ingredients and other goodies we love. Looking for a gift for cook? You’ll find plenty here!

Note: On certain items — specifically those being sold through Amazon and Bookshop — Cooks Without Borders may earn a commission if you click through and purchase through their sites. Irregardless, we highly recommend the products or we would not be offering them. For many others, including Capay Mills, Farmer Jones Farm, Masienda and Rancho Gordo, we earn no commissions; we feature them as a reader service to you, because we love their products and because we want to support independently owned, community-focused businesses. ❤️

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MIXTECA BEAN POT

Sourced through our favorite bean people, Rancho Gordo, these beautiful clay bean pots are hand-made in Mexico’s Valley of Tehuacan. We are deeply in love with ours. Lead-free. When in stock, they sell quickly.

$75 at Rancho Gordo - buy now

ATLAS 180 CLASSIC PASTA MACHINE

Made by Marcato, this is the delightful-to-use workhorse. We’ve had ours for decades.

$108 at Amazon - buy now

Le Creuset Enameled Stoneware Baking Dish

9-inch square oven-to-table piece is beautiful and built to last

$50 - buy now

Fletchers' Mill Pepper Grinder

This handcrafted wooden “Federal” 8-inch model is the best peppermill Leslie has ever owned, bar none.

$55 - buy now

DUXTOP INDUCTION COOKTOP

This lightweight portable burner lets you cook brilliantly on the go, or use it to add a non-gas solution to your own kitchen. Amazing piece of equipment for the price.

$116 at Amazon - buy now

CAROLINA GOLD RICE

Quite simply, the most spectacular American rice — with an astounding history, and deep meaning for lowcountry people with African roots. You’ll need it for this dish.

$20 for 2 pounds - buy now

NEXT-LEVEL TORTILLA PRESS

A collab between Doña Rosa and Masienda, it’s the press CWB Mexican cuisine expert Olivia Lopez uses at Molino Olōyō.

$95 - buy now

CUISINART ICE CREAM MAKER

The Cuisinart ICE-70P1 2-quart model is the one we use to make our favorite ice creams, gelati and sorbets.

$128 - buy now

CAPAY MILLS STONE-GROUND HEIRLOOM FLOUR

Our friends at Capay Mills grow and mill some of most outstanding heirloom flours in the land — a favorite with California bread bakers.

Flours and gift cards from $9.75 - buy now

BREVILLE BARISTA EXPRESS

This highly rated espresso machine will have you pulling pro shots in no time flat. We love it.

$750 - buy now

OUR FAVORITE COOKBOOKS

Visit the Cooks Without Borders Cookbook Shop to find cookbooks we love, old and new.

EMILE HENRY DUTCH OVEN

This 4.2 quart ceramic beauty is perfect for the Dutch oven loaves in Ken Forkish’s ‘Evolutions in Bread.’

$100 - buy now

DONATE TO WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN

José Andrés’ non-profit provides fresh, nourishing meals to families in areas of conflict and natural disaster around the world.

$ any amount - donate now

RANCHO GORDO DRIED HEIRLOOM BEANS

Cult purveyor Rancho Gordo is the gold standard for heirloom beans.

$6 - $7 per pound - buy now

LE GUÉRANDAIS COARSE SEA SALT

We keep this in a giant jar — it’s our favorite way to season soups, braises and big pots of beans.

$10 for 800 grams / 1.76 pounds at Amazon - buy now

BELAZU ROSE HARISSA

Yotam Ottolenghi calls for rose harissa in many of his recipes. This is the brand he recommends.

$13.99 - buy now

Marble Mortar & Pestle

Every serious cook needs a mortar and pestle, especially for grinding spices. This one is a convenient size and not too heavy.

$20 - buy now

FARMER JONES FARM VEGETABLE BOX

These make great gifts, or treat yourself. They’re especially nice if you don’t have access to a good farmer’s market or garden. Prices start at $69.

$200 for a Gourmet Box (shown above) - buy now

LE CREUSET DUTCH OVEN

We love all of Le Creuset’s enameled cast-iron ware; this 4.5 quart Dutch oven is the one Leslie reaches for most often.

$321 - buy now

Hedley & Bennett Kid's Apron

These chef-designed, pro-grade aprons will delight kids who cook. Available in varied colors and style.

$55 and up - buy now

DANSK KOBENSTYLE 2-QUART CASSEROLE

Our favorite size of the mid-century chic Scandanavian-inspired design. Available in delicious colors.

$92 - buy now

Vitamix 5200

We finally sprung for one of these bad boys last year. Why did we wait so long? It’s life-changing. The 5200 is the model Wirecutter says is still the best.

$398 - buy now

Classic Superfast Therma-pen

This instant-read thermometer from Thermaworks is super-speedy and accurate, whether you’re measuring frying oil or ice water. Life-changing!

$85 - buy now

HEIRLOOM BLUE CORN MASA HARINA

From Masienda. Non-GMO. Imported from Mexico. (scroll down in the store for 3 more colors)

$12 for 2.2 pounds/1 kilo - buy now

Molcajete

Anyone who’s serious about Mexican cooking (guac!) needs one of these.

$40 - buy now

MASIENDA COMAL

This carbon-steel number is the tortilla-lovers best friend. Want to get that elusive puff? You need this. From cookware co. Made In.

$95 - buy now

Capay Mills Heirloom Wheat Flour

Capay Mills uses heirloom grains and a stone mill to create fresh and flavorful flour. We like their Sonora White Hard White Heirloom Whole Grain flour, but try them all!

$9.75 for a 2 lb bag buy now

Suisin Chef Knife

This 8.3-inch Western-style Inox chef’s knife is Leslie’s favorite — she’s owned hers for more than 20 years.

$128 - buy now

Chef Works Rockford Apron

We love this unisex style, made of high-quality “enzyme-washed” 100% cotton. It looks and feels great, has long-enough ties and great pockets.

$35 - buy now

Oxo Mixing Bowl Set

Our favorite, counter-gripping stainless steel mixing bowls.

$ 60 - buy now