PrintKitchen Gadgets, Gear, and Geekery: The Three-Ring Recipe Notebook
File this one under the third "G" -- Unclutterer, a slick new blog that offers advice on staying organized, just posted a straightforward howto about creating a personal cooking notebook, using Post-Its, sheet protectors, and a three-ring binder. It's the site's latest post on reducing kitchen clutter, and while most Serious Eaters might be hard pressed to go on the drastic cookbook diet they suggested in a previous column, I can whole-heartedly endorse the wonders of sheet protectors to extend the life of printed recipes beyond one sauce-drenched session. They're also great for adding pages to the aforementioned three-ring binder without having to rummage through your desk drawers for that ultimate unitasker, the hole-punch. My only amendment to Unclutterer's recipe-binder recipe: spring for a "break-back easel" binder that's built to stand up on its own , saving you time and counter space as you dart between binder, mise en place, and stove.
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5 Comments:
I have never seen those bending binders, thanks! I am also a huge fan of the recipe binders and sheet protectors. My handwriting is chicken scratch so printing and covering is the best way for me to save and use recipes.
bobcatsteph3 at 8:14PM on 05/22/07
Harold! great idea. PLEASE could you let readers know where you got the break-back easel binder? The company you link to here says that they are ONLY manufacturers for large custom orders, not sales or distro.
Thanks!
~ eli
fogboy at 12:16PM on 06/01/07
@Eli: Here are some "easel binders" at Office Depot.
Adam Kuban at 5:08PM on 06/23/07
Yes, it looks like breakback binders are hard to come by these days. Blame the homogenity of the office-supply industry. Search online for "easel binders" and you will find presentation-ready solutions, although most seem to display a single page at a time. Sorry to tantalize you with a hard-to-find item. I purchased my breakback binder probably 5 years ago at a big-name office-suppy store. No idea why they're nearing extinction... I find mine completely invaluable. Now I'll be taking better care of it than ever.
Harold Check at 8:17PM on 06/23/07
super thanks so much!
fogboy at 11:26PM on 06/23/07