Shop Andrew’s Favorite Things

You’ve been asking for my favorite gear for years, so I finally created this handy roundup with all my top picks. From meats and seafood, to woks and knives, spices and sauces, here’s what I actually use in my home kitchen (and beyond). This page contains affiliate links, but all opinions are my own.

 

MY BOOKS

Easy shopping if you’re looking for one of my titles. My latest, The Blue Food Cookbook, co-authored with Barton Seavor in collaboration with Fed by Blue, is a sustainable seafood bible, including a guide to environmentally friendly practices for buying and cooking food from oceans, lakes, and rivers, with over 145 recipes.

FOOD I LOVE

The ingredients and pantry staples on this page are the ones I cook with at home on a regular basis—brands I trust, flavors I reach for without thinking, and products I recommend to friends when they ask what I’m using. You’ll find my go-to meat purveyors, the spice blends I created to make everyday cooking easier and more delicious, and a handful of sauces and condiments that earn their space on my shelves. These are simply the foods I love.

Brunson Meats

I’ve cooked a lot of steaks in my time, so when I come across something genuinely different, I pay attention. That’s why I love Brunson Meats, their aging process is a true craft. Drawing on years of experience and a knack for innovation, chef Justin Brunson has created a process for curing and dry-aging meats that’s as diverse as it is delicious. Their aging process is thoughtful, controlled, and rooted in tradition, and it brings out flavors and textures that only time and attention can create. From prime dry aged steaks over live-fires to mouthwatering bacon crisped in cast-iron, each product tells a story of tradition, craftsmanship, and preservation.

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My Custom Spice Blends

After decades exploring culture through food, I’m sharing flavors from the road that will transform your cooking. These all-purpose spice blends capture the essence of my favorite cuisines around the world. They are designed for all kitchen applications—try them as a rub or marinade for seafood, poultry, pork and beef, as a seasoning for sautéing, as a base for sauces and salad dressings, blended for dips, or simply sprinkled on roasted vegetables, scrambled eggs or even popcorn!

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TOOLS & EQUIPMENT I LOVE

These are the tools I actually cook with every day—sturdy, reliable, and well designed. Some I’ve used for decades, others are newer finds that quickly earned a permanent spot on my counter. And in a few cases, I’ve even helped make them myself, like the wooden spoons I designed with Blanc Creatives. No hype, no clutter, just the equipment I trust and reach for again and again.