Welcome to my favorite equipment page!This page includes both my photography equipment as well as a few of my favorite kitchen gadgets.
CAMERAS
Many, many people have asked me what camera I use in my food photography, especially at restaurants where the lighting is really dark. I’ve shown below the two cameras that I use.
Sony DSC-RX1
I received this camera as a Christmas present from Bryan in 2012 and it has been my go-to food blogging camera ever since. Although it does not have a removable lens, the fixed 35 mm f/2.0 Carl Zeiss lens is an excellent lens and takes phenomenal pictures. It’s one of the smallest full frame sensor cameras of which I am aware. I bring it with me all the time and most restaurant shots are taken with this camera.
(2012) Canon 5D MKIII
Bryan’s Favorite Point & Shoot Camera
Bryan recently bought himself a pretty snazzy point & shoot camera. I have to say, I’m really, really impressed with this little Sony camera. It’s small enough to fit inside his pocket, yet takes quite impressive food photos in pretty dark lighting. This is definitely Bryan’s travel camera of choice for his business trips, and he takes it with him everywhere he travels.
BLOGGING TOOLS
For blogging, I current use the Foodie Pro WordPress theme by Shay Bocks (built on the Genesis Platform) and I use WPEngine {affiliate link} as my hosting service. I had been using Synthesis for a couple years and was really happy with them, but they were recently acquired by WPEngine, so I’ll give them a try.
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(2009-2012) Panasonic Lumix GF1
(2009-2012) Canon 5D MK II
KITCHEN
I use this electric kettle almost every day to make tea. Heck, I use it to heat up water for the pot when I want to boil pasta because it’s so much faster. There’s actually no particular reason why I own this one (mostly just because they had it at Target). I am going to guess that most electric kettles work similarly fast and effectively. I picked this one because of the way it looks. It does get hot, so definitely be careful!
Lello 4090 Gelato Pro Quart Ice Cream Maker
Bryan got this for me as a birthday present one year and I absolutely love it. It has its own condenser so you don’t have to bother with taking up precious freezer space for a huge dewar. Best yet, you can make ice cream on a whim just by turning it on. It makes luxuriously beautiful ice cream. You can check out some of the more unique ice creams I’ve made on this blog, such as avocado, olive oil, black sesame, simple lemon, and grape nut.
Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron French Oven
I can’t believe it took me this long to appreciate how awesome cast-iron Dutch ovens are! I finally bought my first Le Creuset piece the summer of 2010 at an outlet store. I am still amazed at how evenly it heats everything and how well it retains heat. Seriously, it has made stir frying a breeze. I love the versatility of this pot. Yes, it’s heavy and a pain to lift up, but it’s totally worth it for the performance. It has become one of my default pots of choice whenever I want to stir-fry! Perhaps I’ll look into a cast iron wok next!
Shun Classic 7-Inch Santoku Hollow Ground Knife