10 Best Kitchen Utensils Everyone Should Own
You need to equip your kitchen because you don’t plan on dining out or ordering takeout for the rest of your life. The good news is, you don’t need special kitchen appliances like a food processor, mixer, or blender to make great meals at home. The bad news is that you do need certain gear. Here’s a checklist to get you started.
10. Fire extinguisher.
Least sexy – and hopefully least essential – kitchen tool: a fire extinguisher. Written by Lifehacker reader John Hall in our post on buying kitchen upgrades , I think we can all agree that this is an easy task. Also: Know how to put out a kitchen fire , whether you have a fire extinguisher or not.
9. Measuring spoons and measuring cups.
When following recipes, you will need measuring cups and spoons, and mixing bowls come in handy too. Prepare these essential tools by installing them in your kitchen cabinets . At the very least, you’ll want to take consistent measurements whenever you cook, perhaps even using measurements on transparent food storage containers .
8. Quality kitchen towels.
Towels for dishes or kitchen towels themselves are unchanged in the kitchen. They wipe down counters, cover rising bread doughs, chill wine quickly, and can even replace oven mitts and oven mitts. (But we also suggest spending money on potholders.)
7. Colander
How are you going to drain pasta water, filter grain dust , collect ice without dripping, or cook Thai glutinous rice without a colander? Sure, you can use an aluminum pie plate as an emergency colander , but this versatile tool is essential in every kitchen. People who have worked in restaurant kitchens agree with this .
6. Tongs
The moment you first use the forceps is special. Suddenly, you have abilities you never had before , such as pulling hot dogs out of a beer tub, flipping chicken breasts so you don’t burn yourself, squeezing the last juice out of a lemon, and grabbing an item off the shelf too high to reach. otherwise. …
5. Scissors / scissors
You already have a knife, why do you need scissors in the kitchen? Mostly convenience and time saving. Kitchen scissors cut pizza easier and shred herbs faster. If you have poultry scissors, they can also help you quickly cook or chop a turkey or chicken.
4. Thermometer.
Some products require the use of a thermometer for best results. For example, when deep-frying or cooking meals for the principle of “sous-view” , the preparation of sweets or a hot check availability. Cooking is a science, so you need to make sure you get the most accurate and accurate temperature possible when you cook.
3. Cutting board
You will also need a cutting board. [The Sweethome] (http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-c… ) found the best cutting board to be the Prepworks cutting board , which costs less than $ 20. If you purchase a wooden cutting board and will be lubricated with oil every month , cutting board can serve you and look good all year round.
2. Pots and pans
Cookware is also an obvious choice when filling your kitchen, but that doesn’t mean these pots and pans are easy to pick out. Avoid the beginner’s mistakes when buying pots , don’t worry about burnt enamel on pans, and focus on the basic types of pans you’ll need: a stainless steel skillet, a nonstick skillet , cast iron skillet, and a large casserole or Dutch pan. oven for soups and stews. Heck, you can even use a wok .
1. Knives
In the kitchen, you only need four types of knives , possibly carbon steel . This is fine if you want to update your kitchen knife collection. However, the most important thing is to stick to the basics and remember to keep the knives in good condition . As a result, you will be safer and more efficient in your kitchen.
We’ve missed out on so many cool and useful kitchen utensils here like fish spatula , workbench scraper , kitchen scale , Dutch oven , rice cooker, and more. That said, the list above is a decent enough starter kitchen (no microwave, toaster, and coffee maker, of course). Add for your own culinary needs.
Illustration by Fruzhina Kuhari.
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