Brulee

I have resisted for years the call of HoM (Husband o Mine) to buy a brulee torch - you know those natty little tools you see in all the kitchen shops and wonder who would ever use?!
HoM often bought them to my attention - especially in such shops in America as 'Williams Sonoma' and 'Sur La Table' - and wondered if I should buy one. My answer always was "the day you make a brulee is the day you can buy a brulee torch".

Well last night I was regretting my strict stance on natty pieces of kitchen ware! I was making a 'maple brulee tart' from my magazine and really could have used one of those tools!

The brulee kinda worked using the grill (broiler), but I know it would have been so much better - and with far less burnt edges - if I had had said brulee torch!

Next stop 'Chef's Essentials' for a brulee torch!