There are so many kitchen gadgets, but which ones are true essentials? Here is our list of basic kitchen tools that will be of use when kitting out a home kitchen from scratch. We have (in most cases) not bothered about time-saving electrical tools, because most of them don’t really save time at all.
- A Coffee Maker (because life is too short to drink instant coffee)
- A Kettle. Without a kettle you cannot make a cup of tea.
- A teapot. Likewise.
- 10″ stainless steel Chef’s Knife
- 4″ paring knife
- Chopping boards (different colours)
- A Pyrex Measuring Jug. These glass Pyrex jugs are close to unbreakable and have been around forever for good reason.
- A Slotted spoon
- A vegetable peeler
- A grater
- A rolling pin
- A can opener
- kitchen scissors
- A corkscrew
- Wooden Stiring Spoon or plastic equivelent
- Soup ladle
- A hand held electric mixer
- A Wire whisk
- An eggbeater
- A rubber spatula
- Nested sieves in varying sizes
- A large steel colander
- 12″ frying pan
- 6 or 8″ nonstick omlette pan
- A roasting pan
- Two 9″ round cake pans
- 9″x5″ loaf tin
- 12 cup muffin tin
- A cooling rack
Now with this little lot you can cook pretty much anything, so even if you are on a tight budget, get into the kitchen and start cooking.
