Monday, September 28, 2009

Basic Kitchen Utensils Every Household Needs

If you've decided to start cooking at home to save money, make sure you invest in the most basic essentials for your kitchen. The key to successful home cooking is having the right utensils for every type of dish you will create. We have put a list together of the common kitchen items you will need to get started:

Knives - at least one of each: serrated knife, chef's knife, and paring knife

Measuring Cups/Spoons - one of each, either metal or plastic

Spoons - slotted spoon, wooden spoon, soup ladle, mixing spoon

Mixing Utensils - electric mixer, wire whisks, eggbeater

Spatulas - straight spatula, rubber spatula

Sieve/Colander - stainless steel will work well for flour sifters, plastic for pasta

Pots and Pans - different quart saucepans with covers, 6" and 12" skillet with cover, roasting pan, 9" round and square cake pans, 9" x 13" baking pan, 9" x 5" loaf pan, 9" pie pan, muffin tin, cooling rack, cookie sheets

Miscellaneous - vegetable peeler, grater, rolling pin, can opener, kitchen timer, kitchen shears, corkscrew, meat thermometer, cutting board (check out GasWatch Antimicrobial Cutting Boards at www.gaswatch.com)

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