Stove Top Espresso Makers

We love our Bialetti Stove Top Espresso Maker!  Twice a week we make a batch and put it on ice so we enjoy our iced lattes every morning.

When this hourglass-shaped apparatus is fully assembled--its base filled with water, insert basket packed with finely ground coffee, and the upper receptacle tightly screwed on--then set to boil, the steam is forcibly funneled up through a central vent and across the grounds to condense as coffee in the top of the pot.  Its hefty broad base and top ensure stability and initially increase the water's exposure to heat for rapid boiling, as the constricted waist guarantees the right amount of steam-to-coffee contract.

A limited number of stainless-steel stovetop espresso makers are manufactured, but by and large, you'll find only the traditional cast-aluminum "moka" model.  While dependable and efficient, the pot must be removed from the heat once the steam begins to rise to thwart buckling, and the metal discolors through use.  Replacement gaskets are inexpensive.

http://www.bridgekitchenware.com/browse.cfm/coffee-tea-equipment/2,235.html

Cake Batter Capacity

I was going through old paper files and found some great information everyone should know - Cake Batter Capacity!  Here's a link to our Fat Daddio's cake pans: http://www.bridgekitchenware.com/browse.cfm/cake-pans/2,38.html






3x2 round=1/2 cup
4x2 round=3/4 cup
5x2 round=1-1/4 cup
6x2 round=2 cups
7x2 round=2-2/3 cups
8x2 round=3-1/2 cups
9x2 round=5-1/3 cups
10x2 round =6 cups
11x2 round=7 cups
12x2 round=8 cups
13x2 round=10 cups
14x2 round=11-1/4 cups
15x2 round=13-1/2 cups
16x2 round=15 cups
18x2 round=18 cups

3x3 round=3/4 cups
4x3 round= 1-1/4 cups
5x3 round= 2 cups
6x3 round= 3 cups
7x3 round= 4 cups
8x3 round= 5 cups
9x3 round= 6-3/4 cups
10x3 round= 8 cups
11x3 round= 9-1/2 cups
12x3 round= 11 cups
13x3 round= 13-1/3 cups
14x3 round= 15 cups
15x3 round= 18 cups
16x3 round= 20 cups
18x3 round= 24 cups

4x4x2 square= 1-1/4 cups
5x5x2 square= 1-1/2 cups
6x6x2 square= 2 cups
7x7x2 square= 3 cups
8x8x2 square= 4 cups
9x9x2 square= 5 cups
10x10x2 square=6 cups
11x11x2 square=8-3/4 cups
12x12x2 square=10 cups
13x13x2 square=12-3/4 cups
14x14x2 square= 14 cups
15x15x2 square= 15 cups
16x16x2 square= 16 cups
18x18x2 square=20 cups
20x20x2 square=29 cups

Bridge Kitchenware - An NY Magazine's Critics' Pick

Whether you're steeped in the world of culinary culture or an ardent hobbyist, +Bridge Kitchenware is worth a trip for the best of the best in high-end pots, pans, and cutlery. Cluttered and comfortably jumbled, arranged more like a hardware store than a housewares boutique, Bridge moved up from the gritty Bowery decades ago, but never caved into the prettified, sterile retail mentality. Need a two-foot wide stew pot for family affairs? Bridge has it. How about a four-inch version, fit for one? It’s here, too. Mauviel quick-heating copper-bottom pots from France are a particular specialty, along with Parader cookware from Italy and German Wusthof knives. Since chefs tend to be touchy-feely folks, Bridge leaves everything out on display for them to peruse and palpate. — Susan Avery

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