Hello World! Welcome Friends! When it comes to decking our your kitchen in the must-haves, it can feel overwhelming trying to find the right tools. Well, worry no more. Here are 10 of the must-have kitchen supplies you need to make your kitchen feel more functional and less naked.
1. A Cast Iron Pan
Cast iron pans are great for distributing heat evenly so that your food is cooked evenly. They do require a bit more care, but finding a good quality one, especially one from Calgary Kitchen Supplies, will provide with a cast iron pan for the rest of your life.
2. A Good Set of Knives
No one wants to work for hours on end trying to saw through meat and vegetables in the food prep phase. Find a decent set of sharp knives that will last you a long time, and you won’t have to struggle as much cutting through your ingredients.
3. A Metal Spatula
Although plastic is decent enough, a metal spatula is great at getting under those foods that might be stuck to the pan and prying them free. However, if you are cooking with a non-stick pan, then a plastic spatula is definitely better so you don’t scratch the surface.
4. A Whisk
Scrambled eggs, cake, souffle, cheesecake… There are plenty of things to make that require the use of a whisk. Make sure that oyu invest in one that has a good sturdy handle because whisks do take a lot of punishment.
5. A Dutch Oven
A Dutch Oven is great for braising, simmering, making soups, or making sauces. They keep heat even for a long time, which is important in a slow-cooking process.
6. A Rubber Spatula/Scraper
This can be used to stir things together, scrape all of the cake batter out of a bowl, or getting all of the sauce out of a pot so that none of it goes to waste.
7. A Mixing Bowl
Food preparation will always involve a bowl of some kind, whether it’s making a cake or brownie batter, tossing a salad, marinating meat in a sauce, or whisking eggs together for breakfast. A mixing bowl will always be handy, no matter what you’re making.
8. A Saute Pan
This is the classic pan that you’ll likely cook most of your meals in, whether its gumbo, your bacon and eggs for breakfast, or your ground beef for shepherd’s pie. They come in a wide variety of sizes and depths, so it’s not difficult to find the right one for your needs.
9. A Pair of Tongs
Tongs are just an extension of your hand that isn’t going to hurt when you reach into a hot pan. Tongs are great for turning over meat in a pan or on the grill, and can either be metal or rubber-tipped.
10. A Sheet Pan
A rimmed baking sheet is important to have for baking and roasting. Sheet pans also come in different sizes so that you’re not stuck with a pan that can’t fit into your oven.
Equip your kitchen with the most basic tools in order to make it functional. Just the basics are necessary and, as you become more comfortable with your kitchen, you can add more as you increase your culinary skills.
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