Mug: $19.95, Bowl: $16.95, Plate: $14.95, Tumbler: $19.95

When your production technique requires no less than 109 seperate steps to deliver the finished piece, then the end result is certain to be something unparalleled in craft and unmatched in beauty. Laguiole en Aubrac knives have arrived at Essential Ingredient Rozelle and to say that they are exquisite is an absolute understatement. Featuring timbers from juniper to walnut and olive wood, Each piece is forged, assembled and finished by an individual craftsman who specialises in the timber used to form the grip of the knife.

The History of the Laguiole En Aubrac Knife

This humble farmer’s knife was first created in 1829, in Laguiole, a small mountain village of the Aveyron, in southwestern France. The bee decorating the spring plate would eventually become the prestigious symbol of France’s most celebrated knife.

The first Laguiole en Aubrac knives were inspired by the Arabo-Hispanic knife, the Navaja. Local men who migrated to Spain in winter as pit-sawyers brought this knife back as souvenirs. Local cutlers and tinkers blended the Navaja with a local knife of the time, the Capouchadou, thus creating what came to be known as the Laguiole.

The knives of today have a spring-stop that protects the blade upon closing. But when folding his knife, the connoisseurwill do so softly,thus respecting both the Aveyronnais proverb, “ressort silencieux vivra vieux” “silent springs make better lives” and the tradition according to which only the head of the household was allowed to snap his blade shut, thus asking the family to clear the table.

For further information on our range of Laguiole en Aubrac cutlery please call us on 02 95558300.

The fashion trend of colour blocking has made its way into the kitchen, and onto the table this month at Essential. Vista Alegre’s fine porcelain range of unashamedly bold tableware, adds instant colour to your dining setting. Featuring asymmetrical plates and bowls, in sapphire blue and titanium white, and a veritable spectrum of tea and espresso cups and saucers, Vista Alegre is available exclusively through Essential Ingredient stores.

Design prowess seems to run in the Conran family and Sophie Conran is certainly no exception to this rule. Her designs, inspired by the rigors of a busy kitchen, are heat and cold resistant and can be taken from freezer to oven to table and then back again, while retaining their beauty and durability. Essential Ingredient Rozelle is proud to be stocking a limited range of these delicate, yet robust pieces. For further product information, range and availability, please call us today.

German crystal. Brilliant dishwasher safe and break resistant glass of the professional.