Folded up, sturdier and bigger dish towels can act as trivets for hot pots coming off the stove. I like to dampen smaller, lighter dish towels for underneath my cutting boards to keep them super sturdy while chopping. I love the delicate, light kitchen towels from The Little Market , and flour sack towels are a classic option for both commercial and home kitchens alike.

Citrus Juicer Sure, you could technically do without a citrus juicer. But if you juice a lot of lemons and limes, like I do, a juicer of some kind just makes it a whole lot quicker.

I have a vintage glass juicer similar to this one which I absolutely love, but more portable options include this classic metal juicer love it and this plastic option if you must.

Salad Spinner You can get away with not having one of these. But I make salads using freshly cut lettuce A LOT both for myself and for clients. I always need the lettuce to be super dry immediately after washing, so this tool saves me a lot of time and energy. Potato mashers are also essential for mashed potatoes, another vegetarian favorite never use a food processor for that, trust me.

But do you necessarily need one? Meat Thermometer Pretty self-explanatory. If you cook with a lot of meat, you will likely need this. I hardly ever use mine, even when cooking for meat-eating clients. I use it most often when cooking whole poultry and expensive cuts of beef or pork, like tenderloin.

There is no excuse for your kitchen to not contain extra virgin olive oil, vinegar, fine grain sea salt and a black pepper grinder. My vinegar of choice is red wine vinegar, but white wine vinegar is another versatile option.

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Or a transplant from a far-off land who needs to stock up a new kitchen from scratch? Or, perhaps, a friend who's only recently taken an interest in cooking, but doesn't have the gear to do it up right?

The items on this list are perfect for cooks who are just starting out in one way or another. We've divided it into two sections: The first lists our picks for the absolute most essential gear—no frills, no extras, and nothing that won't get used over and over and over again for years to come.

The second offers a few items that, while not quite mandatory, will definitely make your cooking life a heck of a lot easier. We can also help you with organizational tips and storage suggestions , too. A good chef's knife is a lifelong friend in the kitchen, good for nearly every task you'll face, from boning a chicken to chopping carrots or mincing parsley.

You want a sturdy, forged-steel chef's knife that'll last a long time, with a balanced handle; a full tang meaning the knife is constructed from a single piece of metal that runs straight through the handle ; and solid riveted construction.

Though a chef's knife is more essential and more versatile, a good serrated knife, a. bread knife, is hard to substitute: Nothing does a better job of slicing through the soft crumb of fresh bread, or the skin of a ripe tomato, than its saw-toothed blade.

Because of that serrated edge, your bread knife will be nearly impossible to sharpen, meaning it'll require replacement every five years or so. Translation: There's no reason to spend a lot of money on one. In our review of the serrated knives , we found that the Tojiro Bread Slicer mm F has a slightly flexible blade that helps with more delicate tasks, like skinning tough winter squash, and sharp teeth that'll slice cleanly through anything you throw at it.

if you have the cash to spare. But it also requires maintenance , and if a better price is what you're after, a heavy-duty plastic board, preferably one with rubberized grips, is A-OK.

For everyday use, forget about the dinky little foot-wide cutting boards: They make cooking for more than one person a pain in the butt, and, if you're buying this as a gift for someone else, you should be encouraging them to cook for others namely you , right?

This spacious by inch cutting board from OXO won our review of the best plastic cutting boards. Whether you're searing a steak , sautéing vegetables, cooking up a frittata, baking Southern-style cornbread, or even making no-knead pan pizza, a heavy-duty, well-seasoned cast iron skillet is the pan to reach for.

A inch pan will be big enough for just about any recipe. You might have heard that caring for your cast iron requires a great deal of effort.

Not so! Cast iron is actually a lot more forgiving than people think, and it takes all of about 30 seconds to wipe it dry, rub some oil into it, and reheat it with each use. Heck, you can even wash it with soap and water!

For more details, check out our guide to seasoning and maintaining cast iron. Our favorite skillet from our review is by Made In. You can get away with cooking just about anything in a well-seasoned, well-cared-for cast iron pan. But when it comes to cooking egg dishes like omelettes and scrambled eggs , as well as delicate items like crepes, you can't beat a modern nonstick surface.

Luckily, adding another skillet to your collection won't break the bank—no nonstick pan is durable enough to last more than a few years, so there's every reason to buy nonstick skillets cheap.

After testing , models from T-fal and Tramontina came out on top, though a restaurant supply store will stock something comparable. For making most sauces, from béchamel to caramel, not to mention custard desserts like butterscotch pudding , a quality saucepan in a versatile size is essential for ensuring that the contents heat evenly and the finished product comes out velvety-smooth.

Even better than a saucepan is a saucier, whose gently sloping sides make thorough whisking a breeze. Look for one that combines the durability of stainless steel with the superior heating ability of aluminum, like this one from Made In, which came out on top when we reviewed sauciers.

We loved its ergonomic handle and wide surface area that was great for stirring a variety of things. An enamel-coated cast iron Dutch oven is the ideal vessel for slow braises like these Chinese-spiced short ribs and soups.

In the oven, the pot's thick walls and heavy lid are ideal for low-and-slow heat transfer, meaning stews and pot roasts will come out juicier and more tender, with minimal evaporation during cooking.

On the stovetop, its tall, wide sides retain heat well and promise easy, splatter-free browning when you're cooking large amounts of meat and vegetables at once. Plus, it's great for deep-frying, and boiling pasta, and—if you or your giftee is regularly burning the midnight oil at a new job and struggles to find time for home-cooked meals—it's big enough to make a batch of stew or soup on Sunday that'll last all through the week.

In our review of cast iron Dutch ovens , the classic Dutch oven from heritage brand Le Creuset , a long-standing recommendation of ours, got top marks. But if you want something more affordable—especially for a starter kitchen—the slightly smaller Cuisinart also did well in our tests.

Whichever you choose, dutch ovens are some of the l ongest-lasting pieces of kitchen equipment that will stand up to decades of use.

Like the Dutch oven, a good-sized casserole dish is a necessity for big-batch comfort-food dishes that you can eat throughout the week, or even freeze for hectic times to come—we're talking creamy spinach lasagna and shepherd's pie blanketed in rich, buttery mashed potatoes.

Besides that, for baked goods like rhubarb crisp , Stella chooses tempered glass for its heat conductivity and nonreactive surface— read more about her preference for tempered glass pie pans here. As much as we appreciate—celebrate, even—the precision offered by a scale, there are times when it's either impractical or just plain unnecessary to weigh out your ingredients.

To get accurate quantities by volume, you've got to have measuring cups: both dry measuring cups and liquid measuring cups , plus a set of spoons. Rimmed aluminum baking sheets are not just for baking.

Also called "sheet pans" in the restaurant industry, they're used for a huge number of oven tasks: baking a batch of cookies , crisping up a tray of broccoli, or even roasting a whole turkey or chicken.

Beyond those functions, sheet pans are endlessly useful—say, for spreading out vegetables or tofu to dry before frying, or for providing a steady, easily grabbable surface on which to place a pie for baking, cooling, or chilling.

Quarter-sheet trays and half-sheet trays are the most versatile sizes for a home kitchen. They're lightweight, durable, and inexpensive enough that you may want to spring for a couple in each size. In fact, if you can, you'll want to keep one set for high-temperature roasting and one for baking, as the pans you use for meats and vegetables will tend to get a bit beaten up.

You'll also want to pair your half-sheet pan with a simple wire rack to ensure that your resting meats or cooling cookies get the air circulation they need. A Microplane is a terrific tool, and highly recommended for creating a fine shower of Parmesan, lemon zest, or fresh nutmeg.

But if you need to shred two whole pounds of cheese to make Daniel's Classic Baked Mac and Cheese , a box grater is a far better bet. In our review of the best box graters on the market, the Cuisipro took home the gold for its super-sharp etched holes, the larger of which will make short work of the block of cheddar.

If all you're doing in the kitchen is making simple, forgiving, largely vegetable-based dishes—things like stews, sautés, and casseroles—you can get away without a thermometer for testing your food's internal temperature.

But if you want to cook any kind of meat and cook it well, a good thermometer is a necessity. Our top pick is the ThemoWorks Thermapen ONE. We've also long recommended the ThermoPop as a good budget alternative to the pricier Thermapen. It's a popular kitchen tool that comes with a good long probe for poking into the center of a roast, plus an easy-to-read rotating display.

Theoretically, setting an oven to your desired temperature should be as simple as pressing a few buttons and waiting for the beep.

But many, many home ovens out there don't run true to temperature. A cheap oven thermometer hooked to the rack allows you to understand whether your own appliance runs hot or cold, so you don't have to constantly monitor your food or fret over uncertain timing.

Armed with this knowledge, you can even try recalibrating the oven according to the manufacturer's instructions if you're feeling handy.

And if you want to get really fancy and are in the habit of roasting big hunks of meat or making caramel , you could also invest in a probe thermometer —we reviewed them and liked the ThermoWorks ChefAlarm. For a budget pick, we liked the Polder Digital In-Oven Meat Thermometer.

Wanna know why television cooks use glass mixing bowls? It's not because they're better than the cheaper metal versions. It's for one reason only: Metal bowls are too reflective, and they make life difficult for the camera operators. On the flip side, they're also lighter than glass, take up less space, and last longer and yes, modern microwaves can handle metal bowls!

Go into any restaurant kitchen, and you'll find that the mixing bowls being used are exclusively metal. Moral of the story: Leave the glass bowls for the TV chefs, and grab yourself a metal set.

We tested 12 sets of metal mixing bowls and named the inexpensive one from Vollrath our favorite. A good wooden spoon is any cook's best friend, whether it's used for stirring a sauce, tasting a soup, or making the creamiest possible risotto. For the true aficionados among us, it's not unusual to end up with half a dozen wooden utensils in various shapes and sizes.

But to start out, grab this one from Jonathan. We also liked the FAAY A well-made set of tongs is like a heatproof extension of your own fingers, which is why we did a deep dive into the best tongs out there. With solid construction, slip-resistant grips ever try to grab onto a pair of stainless-steel-only tongs with greasy fingers?

Flexible enough to flip delicate pieces of fish without breaking them, yet sturdy enough to scrape a burger off the bottom of your pan without missing a morsel, a fish spatula is something you'll find in the knife kit of every professional chef, and it's one of the most indispensable tools in the kitchen.

It's also ideal for blotting excess grease off of cooked steaks and chops: Just pick up the meat from the skillet, pat it with a paper towel no need to remove it from the spatula first , and transfer it directly to the serving plate. The wide slots in the spatula allow grease to drain off easily.

We reviewed some of the best fish spatulas on the market and found the offering from Wusthof was lightweight and easy to maneuver, slipping gently under fragile foods without disturbing other items in the pan. We also liked the option from Lamson , if you're a lefty.

This is a very different beast from a fish spatula, or from the wider turner you might use with your nonstick skillet. Rather than turning and flipping with it, it's what you'll grab for scraping out every drop of custard, batter, or sauce from the inside of a pot or bowl.

We recommend having a few on hand. We found it to be the most efficient and easy-to-use mill we tested for our review of the best pepper grinders , quickly crushing peppercorns to a fine powder. Plus, it looks damn good on the table. It may look suspiciously like a unitasker, but a salad spinner, much like Liam Neeson, brings a very particular set of skills to the table.

A good-quality one, like the Zyliss Swift Dry Salad Spinner —a top pick from our best salad spinner review —makes quick work of drying out herbs and leafy vegetables, without which process your salad greens are destined to be a mess every time: wet, limp, unappealing, and sadly resistant to harmonious interaction with their dressing.

Yes, you can spread out your greens to dry on a baking sheet or clean kitchen towel instead, but that's a far more time-consuming method. The real reason this item is a must: Despite its unitasker feel, its interior basket can double as a colander—for cold foods only! When making stocks, sauces, and creamy, smooth soups , you need a tool that can remove all those bits and pieces of aromatics without fuss.

That tool is the simple, humble strainer, which should be rust-resistant, and fit snugly over your bowls and pots check for hooks on the rim that will allow it to do just that. There's so much you can do with a strainer.

Squeeze out seed- and flesh-free citrus juice, poach perfect eggs , sift flour, steam vegetables, and more. And, of course, your strainer can also serve as a colander for draining pasta and the like, a nice hot-foods counterpart to your salad spinner. After reviewing fine mesh strainers, our favorite was an admittedly pricey option from Rösle; it did all of these tasks and more and was durable and just a great overall strainer.

Every kitchen needs at least one vegetable peeler , and, if you're a regular reader of this site, you'll know by now that our peeler of choice is a Y-peeler.

Each of these Kuhn Rikon Y-peelers is outfitted with a carbon steel blade, which stays sharper longer than a stainless steel one. The broad handle is more comfortable than the slender one on many swivel-blade models. They're even colorful.

What more convincing do you need? It's true that beating egg whites and whipping cream is made much easier with the help of a stand mixer or a handheld electric mixer , but if you're still saving up for one, a good old-fashioned whisk-and-bowl combination works, too.

For pastry applications, look for an all-stainless construction, that won't impart off-flavors to highly acidic recipes, like jam, Key lime pie filling, or lemon curd.

For more general use, a balloon design , in which the tines form a fairly open cage, will minimize the clumping of sauces and batters in the whisk's crevices. Our favorites—by GIR and OXO—were comfortable to hold and did a great job whisking pastry cream, egg whites, whipped cream, and more.

For more information on what types of whisks to use and when, read about how to choose the right whisk here. A paring knife can't do too much that a chef's knife can't, but, after your chef's knife, it's the chopping tool you'll likely reach for most often. For small tasks, like halving lemons or mincing shallots, or tasks that require closer attention to detail, its size, and light weight make it a more convenient choice.

You'll also inevitably find yourself using it for some other, more offbeat purposes—it makes a fine cake tester in a pinch. As with a bread knife, it's not necessary to invest too much cash in a paring knife.

In our review of the best paring knives , the Victorinox 3.

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Stovetop is pretty easy, not much to be intimidated about except standing at the stove for a few minutes and avoiding late poppers that go off after you remove the lid.

Ice cream makers may prepare the mixture by employing the hand-cranking method or by employing an electric motor. The resulting preparation is often chilled through either pre-cooling the machine or by employing a machine that freezes the mixture. Mortar and pestle are time-consuming and can easily be replaced by Blender, Spice Grinder, and Rolling Pin in most of the cases.

The bread maker is my favorite too. It is great to know about this equipments but I would like to request to write something about frier or burner. I have a juicer that I was really diligent about using for the first few months I had it, but it is a pain in the butt to clean and is basically now collecting dust.

Minimalist kitchen for the win! The Tupperware is a BIG NEED. And man, am I learning a lot about knives! Thanks so much for sharing.

plastic stains and often retains smells which makes it harder to reuse. glass also just feels nicer. Works same. Less mess. How about a pizza stone? An electric kettle!

We need boiling water for so many things, from tea to instant coffee to pasta. Sure, boiling water on the stove can work too but not in under a minute.

As nice to have but not a must, I would say a pressure cooker steaming veggies, cooking beans and hard meat quickly, etc. Mine doubles up as pasta pot when we need a ton. A normal pot does the job in the same time and does it better when it comes to chunky soups, you can sear and also add ingredients as needed.

But if a blender in on your list, better make it a heating blender. That now and then usage is worth the price difference. I agree with you on the electric kettle. I make a lot of tea but I use this kettle for so many things other than tea.

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The small profile makes it easy to stash when not in use. The Cuckoo produces rice that's close in quality to that of premium Zojirushi machines, and does it up to 15 minutes faster.

Bella Professional Series 2-Slice Stainless Steel Wide Slot Toaster. Fat Daddio's pan releases cakes easily, turning out golden-brown, perfectly-even, and straight-sided cakes.

Plus, it is extremely easy to wash. Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Half Sheet, set of 2. Inexpensive but always effective, these kitchen shears from Oxo distinguished themselves with their simple dependability and user-friendly design. The generously proportioned handles were comfortable to hold, the shears were lightweight but balanced, and the materials felt high-quality.

Kuhn Rikon 4-Inch Nonstick Colori Paring Knife. This is our budget pick for the best santoku knife. It's easy to sharpen and doesn't require the delicate care of other knives. Go ahead, put it in the dishwasher! This streamlined, easy-to-hold set was especially comfortable to use while all of the spoons were attached to the ring.

OXO Good Grips Small Citrus Juicer with Built-In Measuring Cup and Strainer. Plenty of competitors have tried to unseat OXO's salad spinner, but throughout our tests, the Good Grips still proved to be the simplest, the most pleasant to use, and the most effective at the job.

A great cast-iron skillet is the perfect cornerstone for a new kitchen. The original Lodge cast-iron skillet is still made in the USA and comes with a good factory seasoning.

This skillet, for example, weighs around 8. You could instead opt for the Lodge Chef Collection Inch Cast Iron Skillet , which is about 2 pounds lighter and performs similarly to the original, but that model is more expensive and a bit shallower.

The Winco FST-6 6. This nonstick pan has a slick coating, a comfy handle, and a flared shape for easy flipping. A cast-iron skillet is the best all-purpose pan. Exclusive to Walmart, this variant of the Tramontina pan performs identically to pricier versions and has only minor aesthetic differences.

In our tests, the Tramontina nonstick pan heated more evenly than others and released food well, with the sloped sides of the pan making it especially easy for us to flip eggs or pancakes and slide food onto the plate.

The pan is made of cast aluminum and has a nonstick coating that, with proper care , should last for years. A key component of proper nonstick care is using only silicone or wooden tools with your pans, to avoid scratching the nonstick surface.

Our favorite tool for this purpose is the GIR Mini Flip Silicone Spatula , which has a fiberglass core and a seamless silicone exterior with a sharply angled, thin edge that slides under food cleanly.

This pot heats evenly and is roomy enough for a pound of pasta but not too big to cook a packet of instant ramen. Pots with layered bases and thinner walls are more susceptible to uneven heating and sticking than more expensive fully clad pots are.

But compared with other pots we tested that have thin walls and a tri-ply base, this IKEA pot overperformed. In our tests, water boiled evenly and quickly, with no obvious hot or cold spots, and neither pasta nor oatmeal stuck to the interior of the pot. Handy for sifting flour or draining pasta, these strainers are inexpensive and dishwasher safe.

You need some sort of strainer to drain pasta, and a fine-mesh strainer is a multipurpose tool that can also dust a delicate layer of powdered sugar on top of a confection, sift flour for a perfectly crumbed cake, and even serve as a container for washing your produce.

The smaller sizes are ideal for tasks like straining out solids as you transfer used cooking oil to a jar or pour a shaken cocktail into a glass. Sharp right out of the package, this inexpensive knife is large enough for big tasks and precise enough for thin slices.

In our tests, it was sharp enough straight out of the package to cut through a sheet of paper. It cut thin slices of tomato, apple, and red onion with ease, minced cilantro cleanly without crushing or tearing, and created a satisfying dice through a carrot.

It was also large enough, and tough enough, to cut the rind off a watermelon. With proof of purchase, IKEA allows you to return new, unopened products up to a year from purchase, or opened products up to days, for a full refund.

The all-metal handle is ridged for grip but could become slippery when oily or wet. But those flaws are not noticeable enough to be dealbreakers. Also keep in mind that all knives eventually need sharpening , whether you opt for a knife-sharpening service, invest in a knife sharpener, or borrow a sharpener from a friend.

Comfortable and sharp, this little knife has a thin blade for delicate tasks. A paring knife is a necessary tool for performing in-hand knife work like peeling shrimp or hulling strawberries, for mincing small things like shallots or a single garlic clove, and for completing delicate tasks like segmenting citrus.

The Victorinox Swiss Classic Paring Knife is a reliable, beloved, sharp little tool more than capable of tough cuts like coring apples or gentle feats like cutting away orange pith. This cutting board has stabilizing rubber feet and a just-big-enough The rubber feet on either side hold it in place on a dry counter; placing a towel under the board helps it stay in place on a wet counter.

A channel around the cutting board catches liquids and prevents messy runoff. Beloved by pros and home cooks alike, this simple peeler does its job excellently. A Y-shaped vegetable peeler makes it easy and kind of fun to peel fruits and vegetables, and the Kuhn Rikon Original Swiss Peeler deftly tackles any piece of produce you want to peel.

Sharp, lightweight, and durable, this beloved peeler is ubiquitous in the kitchens of all sorts of cooks. The Y-shape, the swiveling blade, and the lightweight handle give you ample range of motion as you negotiate produce with the blade.

This springy model whisks efficiently and can rest in a hot pan without melting, though the handle will get hot in that situation. The Winco Inch Stainless Steel Piano Wire Whip is a springy, efficient whisk at a great price.

With two more wires than the average whisk of this size, it offers extra power and speeds up tasks like whipping cream. Just remember that the handle will heat up in that case. You need a sheet pan to bake cookies, roast veggies, catch meat drippings in the oven, and make sheet-pan meals.

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