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Poorly designed tools have no business making lefse. We reveal the tools that dominated our tests.  The results are in - and these are out! My lefse-tool graveyard is officially full. "Lefse in an Hour" is legit. I've made enough batches to be positive that, if I invite you over for coffee at 9 AM, I can procrastinate until 8 AM and we'll still be reaching for the butter knife as soon as you get here. My confidence comes from 2 things:
Understand, I'm a tool girl. As a child, I followed my dad around his building projects and the home improvement store as he taught me his trade. "Quality pays," he'd say, reaching past the cheapest tool for a brand he knew and trusted. His words came to me recently while cooking in my aunt's kitchen. I offered to peel potatoes and quickly regretted it. Her potato peeler was so dull, it would have been faster with a butter knife. Why does she suffer?
There is no reason for you to suffer, either! The tools that dominated my tests are HERE.
I also did some tool-inventing when what I needed wasn't on the shelf.
Let's keep our awesome lefse-making tradition rolling! Because when we make lefse (with good tools,) we smile more.
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story about “The Original Lefse Cuddler,” and asked, “Would it be an inconvenience for you to make some (lefse) to demonstrate how it works for me and a photographer?” I might have considered her crazy. |
“If you have always done it that way, | So, last year, I got serious about finding an answer. I scrutinized the entire process, beginning with the end: Cooling. How lefse cools is directly related to how tender the lefse becomes - and how well it freezes - so it felt like the right place to start. After reading hundreds of lefse recipes in search of the best cooling methods, a long-standing tradition became clear: “Take the lefse off the grill and place between layers of towels.” Sounds easy enough, right? Well, once you’ve tried to balance an ultra-thin, perfectly cooked, hot piece of lefse on a long, narrow stick - while peeling through multiple towel-layers with only your non-dominant hand (under the watchful glare of the person who just rolled it) - you will completely agree that cooling lefse with towel-layers is both frustrating and clumsy! |
So, I measured, stitched and tested until I created a contraption so effective, yet simple and fun-to-use. Made-up of 3 connected towel-layers, it cuddles the lefse stack from top-to-bottom, keeping the steam inside, while magically tenderizing the lefse. Meanwhile, the long handle - which runs across the entire opening - prevents the towel-layers from drooping. This creates wide-open, easy access for incoming lefse to remain damage-free. Finally, there is a better way!
Now you, too, can break-free from the towel-layering tradition in exchange for a much more enjoyable and improved cooling process, thanks to The Original Lefse Cuddler.
And since making lefse just got a whole lot easier, my family is about to break another tradition: We’ll be making more for Easter. :) CLICK HERE for my fool-proof recipe.
And since making lefse just got a whole lot easier, my family is about to break another tradition: We’ll be making more for Easter. :) CLICK HERE for my fool-proof recipe.
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Amy Bratt Marquard, lover of all things beautifully designed, Scandinavian and smart; especially her children.
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