Wine

" I ’d grab my bottle screw and a bottleful of wine . God bonk I would require a crank or two if my house was on fire . " –Philippe Haddad , Cape Dutch(Atlanta , GA )

Potato steamer

" The beautiful matter is that I would n’t have to take hold of my cast iron pan collection as they would hold up the fire . My current snatch would be my copper color potato steamer ; it would melt . " –Linton Hopkins , Holeman and Finch(Atlanta , GA )

SCOBY “mushroom” (symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast)

" If I had to save one thing , it would be my SCOBY ' mushroom . ' I ’ve had it for years , and I use it to make my own kombucha . " –Bethany Zozula , Whitfield(Pittsburgh , PA )

Vinegar collection

" I ’ve collected vinegar since I graduated from culinary schooltime , when my   mom pay me my first feeding bottle of gatherer - suitable vinegar as a giving .   My solicitation has grown to include the 13 dissimilar varieties that we at Team Sawyer get in - business firm to a variety of rarefied finds from around the world . “–Jonathon Sawyer , The Greenhouse Tavern(Cleveland , OH )

Mortar and pestle

" I would take my uncle ’s marble mortar and muller . It ’s the everlasting size , and gets pull into service almost every time we cook ! " –Karl Worley , Biscuit Love(Nashville , TN )

Handmade knives

" I ’d grab my hand-crafted knives from Adam Simha . Adam is a good admirer based in Cambridge and makes beautiful knife that I ’ve compile over meter . " –Jamie Bissonnette , Coppa(Boston , MA )

KitchenAid mixer

" I ’d have to snap up the mixer – I ca n’t make my wife ’s favorite whipped mashed spud without them!–John Hogan , River Roast(Chicago , IL )

Thermomix (a $1,975 12-in-one kitchen appliance)

" I ’d seize my coffee cupful that my pop throw me 20 year ago . And my Thermomix ! " –Kevin Nashan , Sidney Street Cafe(St . Louis , MO )

Meyer lemons

" I ’d judge to grab my jolt of preserve Meyer lemons . The Citrus limon come from a tree diagram in my backyard , and I jazz using them in dishes whenever I can . They also remind me of home . " –Gregorio Calderin , King ’s Highway(Palm Springs , CA )

Grandma’s pans

" The one thing I ’d grab is my grandma ’s cast branding iron Pan – all of them ! " –Justin Brunson , Old Major(Denver , CO )

Whiskey

" I ’d grab all the really nice whisky that ’s in my cabinet above the electric refrigerator ! " –Erik Niel , Easy Bistro & Bar(Chattanooga , TN )

Masala Dabba

" Every kitchen in India has a split metallic element container of spiciness , and the contents are unequaled to that family ’s civilisation , heritage , and the part of India they ’re from . mother pass it down to their daughters . Newlyweds are yield one as a present to start their own kitchen and culinary traditions . It ’s usually grave , and it ’s the base of the kitchen . " –Meherwan Irani , Chai Pani(Atlanta , GA )

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Kitchen fire

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Glass of wine

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Mortar and pestle

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Lemons

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