Growing kitchen staff!!!

After some basic research to get some kitchen tools and equipments in Mumbai, encountered a site which details out some of the shops in Mumbai where you get them in plenty.

So, the day I had some official meetings in Worli (south Mumbai), decided to hunt for this store and make a visit to Crawford Market. I kept thinking that only one thing which could hamper me from actually visiting the store is the extremely-difficult-chances-of-parking in one of the most crowded Mumbai localities.

Guess, my wish was strong enough to get a parking within 10 minutes of reaching the place. And it is only good fortune that the store was less than 5 minutes away from the parked car.

Saria Stove Depot was not very difficult to find and the place just took me by complete surprise. I was mesmerized by the kitchen collection they have. Guess they are vendors to more than hundreds of dozen restaurant and caterers.

From various knives to crockery to baking tins to sizzler plates to every other tool that you could ever get to see at one place. My eyes were particularly eyeing some good knives, baking tins and sizzler plates, but decided against it.

My checklist had 2 main items – bamboo steamers (for making dimsum / dumpling) and mezzaluna (described in my earlier blog – new additions to my kitchen staff)



my very own bamboo steamer



I purchased a 7” bamboo steamer priced at Rs. 245 (on a website a 10” steamer was costing obscene Rs. 3,300; thank god for anushka that she helped me locate this store on the net).

I also, picked up a pepper mill. The graininess of crushed pepper is great for salads and marination. Cost Rs. 170.

I guess I am going to be regular at this store and have already planned for my next purchases -mezzaluna, some more knives, sizzler plates (starts from Rs. 190 (which includes iron plate & wooden plank) & weighing scale costing Rs. 450).

Saria Stove Depot, 26 Lohar Chawl, near Crawford Market, Tel: 022 2208 2314