水分の塩梅が絶妙なセイロと奥様が編む馬の尾毛を用いた裏ごしは、多くの名だたる料理人御用達として知られている。職人の手作りの良さは、その使い心地だけでなく修繕で永く使えるという事でもある。ある有名店から依頼のセイロの修繕を撮った。使い込まれたセイロを滑らかに分解し、減った部分を加え、狂いを修正し修繕は終わる。これでまた十年使えるのである。
The steaming baskets and strainers made with wooden frame and net made of hair of horse tale woven by his wife, are well known among famous cooks. The good thing about handmade tool is not only its high usability but the fact that it can be used for long time by mending from time to time. I took pictures of his work mending the strainer requested by some famous restaurant. He took apart the well-used strainer, added the worn out part, and finished his mending job by fixing the warp. Then the strainer can be used for next ten years.
