Tue, Feb 3, 2015
Anthony Bourdain visits Borough Furnace in Syracuse, New York, a handcrafted metal casting workshop founded and operated by couple John Truex and Liz Seru in 2011. The skillets are handcrafted individually in small batches, using a traditional casting process that has been updated for environmental responsibility. One skillet takes approximately 6 to 7 hours from start to finish. John makes all of his own equipment. Each skillet is cast in a "skilletron," a barrel-sized metal melting furnace that burns Waste Vegetable Oil at 2700°F to melt scrap iron. By using old fryer grease to fuel their furnace, they eliminate the massive energy consumption of a typical metal casting operation. They also only use recycled iron as source material. Episode directed by filmmaker Rob Meyer.
Wed, Nov 1, 2017
In this episode of Raw Craft, The Balvenie and Anthony Bourdain head to the unassuming small rock town of Southbridge, Massachusetts to see how SJC Drums handcrafts a custom segmented snare drum formed from Balvenie whisky staves for world class drummer Tré Cool of Green Day. Watch as Tré Cool gives the drum a spin during a live Green Day concert and get a behind the scenes peek backstage with Anthony Bourdain.