Emile Henry Pizza Essentials Kit

Emile Henry launches their new Pizza Essentials Set with Cookbook authors Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois.  The set includes the Emile Henry Flame Pizza Stone in red, a $10 gift card for King Arthur Flour, the new release cookboook  “Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day” by Jeff Hertzberg & Zoe Francois, and 3 packets of Red Star Yeast.  The set sells for $85 and includes shipping to anywhere in the continental United States.

Emile Henry Pie Dish Giveaway

Enter to win an Emile Henry Pie Dish from  SHAPE’s 30th Birthday Giveaways Sweepstakes!

A good pie, which melts in the mouth, needs to be cooked evenly and gently, without drying out. The secret is the earthenware dish. The Emile Henry pie dish will make a beautiful presentation on your table while keeping your pie warm.

The concept of pie – as in apple, peach and blueberry – is almost an entirely American phenomenon. Rarely will one see a pie on a European menu. In France, “pies” don’t exist. One can order a “tart”, but it is impossible to find pie on the menus in French restaurants or in French homes. Ironically, it is a Frenchman, Jacques Henry of Emile Henry in Marcigny, France, who was granted a United States Patent for an American Pie shape. His design gives the traditional American dessert a uniquely rural, French perspective. The Emile Henry design features delightfully scalloped edges, reminiscent of the edge created when pie dough is fluted or crimped – a worthy aspect in addition to its functional capacity for both sweet and savory pies. It is an idea that was inspired by a turn of the century shape that Jacques Henry observed in an old photograph that graced a fireplace mantle in the family home. The Emile Henry pie dish, like all Emile Henry oven-to-table-ware, is a natural product handcrafted from Burgundy clay. The dish is highly resistant to breakage and can go directly from the freezer to the oven. The dish will not craze or discolor.

For the grill, he tries everything from stir fry, tuna steaks, asparagus, and pizza. When he tried the Emile Henry stone in the oven, he loved how the stone mimics that perfect sear on the barbie. Lastly, he recreated his grandmother’s favorite cookie recipe on the stone.

For everything on the grill or in the oven to sweet or savory, use the Emile Henry Baking & Grilling stone.

Ming Tsai using the Emile Henry Grilling Stone

Good Housekeeping's 10 Tips for Perfect Pizza

Check out Good Housekeeping’s blog on pizza making.  They give 10 tips for perfect pizza.  Emile Henry’s pizza stone and grilling stone were recommended for cooking the pizza!

Emile Henry Pizza Stone

The Emile Henry Pizza Stone is made of all natural materials and is manufactured using Emile Henry’s proprietary Flame® technology. The Pizza Stone can withstand high oven temperatures. The glaze is micro-crazed contributing to crispy well-baked crusts, just like a pizza oven. The Pizza Stone is not recommended for use on the stovetop. You can cut directly on the glazed pizza stone without damaging or scratching the surface. The Pizza Stone is easy to clean with soap and water and is dishwasher safe.
Designed for use: In ovens – conventional and convection; and can also be used under the broiler. On grills – gas, charcoal and natural wood. The Pizza Stone turns a grill into an outdoor pizza oven.

Emile Henry Grilling/Baking Stone

The new Emile Henry Grilling Stone was also recommended for cooking perfect pizza if you prefer a rectangular shaped pizza.  The Grilling/Baking Stone can be used on barbeque grills for grilling meats, poultry, fish and vegetables. It can also be used in the oven for baking breads, cookies, rolls, biscuits, pizzas and other baked goods.

Emile Henry Flame Top Chicken Roaster

Emile Henry Chicken Roaster

Try Emile Henry’s new Flame Chicken Roaster on your bbq or the Big Green Egg – Check out Big T’s Big Green Egg Blog.

FLAME® is Emile Henry’s newest innovation in ceramic technology. Designed to work on the barbeque, (gas, charcoal, natural wood or electric cooking), in the oven, and under the broiler at temperatures up to 750° F (400 C). The Emile Henry Chicken Roaster is designed to hold up to an 8lb chicken with room to put potatoes and vegetables around the chicken at the base to soak up the delicious juices.

• Juicy Chicken = reduced fat
• Retains heat, cooks from inside out
• Pouring spout
• Basin collects juice or offers room for roasting vegetables

Perfect for all roasted chicken, turkey, Cornish hen, duck, and boneless roast dishes. Made of ceramic, the chicken roaster will cook your chicken more efficiently as the ceramic will maintain heat and cook from the inside as well.

Emile Henry Pizza Stone

The Emile Henry Pizza Stone was named the “It” wedding gift by the Des Moines Sunday Register.  Read the full story….

“Tis the season to tie the knot, and to find out what’s new in wedding gifts, so I called Teresa Adams-Tomka, owner of the Kitchen Collage housewares store in  Des Moines.  She especially recommends the Emile  Henry Pizza Stone, which debuted just last year.

Made in Burgundy, France, of flameproof ceramic, the 14-inch stone can be used on the grill and in the oven.  It heats in 15-minutes, and the heat from the stone absorbs the moisture from the crust for an evenly cooked pie.

Adams-Tomka also says the stone is pretty enough to double as a cheese platter.  Suggested retail price:  $50.”

Grilled Mexican Corn

Emile Henry Mortar and Pestle

Check out this recipe using the Emile Henry mortar & pestle posted by Big T’s Big Green Egg. The mortar & pestle has been used for hundreds if not thousands of years as the tool of choice to crush spices and herbs. The Emile Henry mortar & pestle is designed to extract the flavor and oils from spices such as fennel, cumin and cloves while offering the classic beauty of French styling. The shape of the mortar, the bowl, is designed so cooks can comfortably press and crush spices in the kitchen or at the table. The bowl of the Emile Henry mortar is 5.5-inches in diameter giving plenty of room for grinding and crushing spices, herbs and garlic. The mortar is well-balanced and deep offering leverage and stability. The unglazed ceramic interior offers the friction needed to properly grind spices.

Emile Henry Pie Dish

Good Housekeeping Magazine recommends the Emile Henry pie dish as one of their top pie making tools!

Looking for a pie plate with a bit of personality? Check out this pretty ceramic baker that can be an all-purpose oven-to-table server. Find it in fruity shades, like cherry red, apple green, and lemon yellow.

Bring all your pie tools to the upcoming National Pie Championship and Great American Pie Festival. All amateur entries will receive a free Emile Henry pie dish and the famous pie dish maker Jacques Henry will be there to personally sign your Emile Henry pie dish. If you can’t be in the contest, then join us for the Great American Pie Festival to meet Jacques Henry in person. National Pie Championships are being held in Orlando, FL at the Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center, April 8-10, 2011!

Emile Henry’s Flame line of ceramic cookware works on all types of stove tops (gas, electric and halogen) and in all types of ovens (traditional, convention and microwave). Our pans are clean, dishwasher-safe, light and easy to handle.

Emile Henry Fan says:

House after the fire

I wanted to share with you that we had a house fire, where nothing was saved except my Emile Henry oval gratin and our fireproof safe. My son found my oval baker in the debris…he spotted the red.  It was covered with ash and debris, but we cleaned it up and except for a small amount of ash which became embedded in the bottom, is good as new.  I feel like we saved an old friend and wanted to share our experience with you. It is a comfort to have something familiar in the midst of totally replacing the contents of our home.

From a design standpoint, I love how they stack because they take up very little room.  They also load into the dishwasher very well.  We are deeply appreciative and continue to be amazed at the kindness of generosity that we’ve experienced since the fire.  We have much to be thankful for.

In case you’re interested, I’ve attached two pictures of the gratin dish as well as a picture of the house after the fire.  You’ll see that the only damage to the gratin dish was on the bottom.   If we are able to make use of any or all of them, we are happy to help promote your good spirit and wonderful product.

Emile Henry Gratin Dish after fire

We’ll continue to enjoy our Emile Henry for many years.

Signed:  An Emile Henry Fan Forever