Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, February 3, 1991                   TAG: 9102060049
SECTION: HORIZON                    PAGE: F-4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Reviewed by NAN SEAMANS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

SOURCEBOOK SURE TO PLEASE LOVERS OF KITCHEN GADGETS

The cover says this is "an indispensable guide to 500 kitchenware items." After several hours poring over it, I'm not sure it's indispensable, but it certainly is detailed - and fascinating.

I'd always thought my kitchen pretty well tooled; now I know there remain gadgets to add to my life list. I've sometimes thought my three rolling pins excessive: Bridge and Tibbetts talk about 11, all with different functions.

Each of the seven chapters is devoted to a specific type of kitchen utensil. Scattered among the detailed descriptions and photographs are inventive recipes from assorted restaurants, chefs and cookbook authors.

This is a delightful browsing book, fun and informative, and a source of delight for kitchen-gadget junkies or anyone with an interest in how food is prepared.