After college, I inhered my mom’s million-year-old Farberware and a toaster oven the same age as me. Since then, I’ve accumulated enough kitchenware that my kid’s bedroom closet acts as a storage space. Some of the items I’ve bought, clearly, are not the most necessary. Below, though, are the ones I can’t live without.
Equipment
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Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls
Buy ItNon-reactive bowls are great for mixing all sorts of things. For the record, I also have the plastic set and they are so great for baking/batters because of the pour spout.
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Wooden Utensil Set
Buy itThese things are the best. Break up ground beef, use the turner to help you scrape up all the browned bits from meat when making a pan sauce, and just use for regular ol’ stirring. Buy some mineral oil (and handwash) to help them last longer.
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Mesh Strainers
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Pizza Wheel
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Garlic Press
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Microplane Grater/Zester
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Locking Tongs
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