The skills of the cook in a kitchen are not unlike those in any other profession. Even though most cooks aren’t paid for their services, the work is rewarding because the social experience of bonding around the breakfast, lunch or dinner table for any family begins in the kitchen. The cooks job yields satisfaction whether through monetary gain, or the thanks of those we love to serve.
Not unlike the attachment formed between a craftsman and their tools, cooks form an attachment to their cookware. They select the tools they’ll use carefully and take care of them, expecting to keep them indefinitely. When the dish turns out wrong, blame isn’t passed to the equipment used to create the meal. Likewise when the dish is a success it isn’t the cookware that receives the praise.