What basic equipment?

craptakular · 20 Aug 2018 at 19:26

I want to get into cooking more and get away from the takeaways. What equipment is essential?

I've got:

Mixing bowls
Decent chef knife
Tefal frying pan
Circulon small, medium, large pot
Casserole pot thing
Rice/slow cooker
Majimix food processor
Juicer

I know I need scales, peeler, salt and pepper mill.

What else do I need to cover the basics?

My oven trays and oven pot things are awful. What brand do people recommend?

jsmoke · 20 Aug 2018 at 19:36

Colander, ladle, sieve.

robfosters · 20 Aug 2018 at 19:42

arc@css · 20 Aug 2018 at 20:24

Maybe a cheap electronic scales?

Edit: sorry, I see you mentioned that already...

K.C. Leblanc · 20 Aug 2018 at 22:52

Just get stuck in there, you can nearly always improvise in a one off situation. And most supermarkets now have kitchen stuff, so if you're buying your ingredients you can always grab and tools you need.

Raymond Lin · 20 Aug 2018 at 22:55

Knifes and Forks?
Serving spoon
Various size bowls
Spatula
Chopping board
Drying rack
half a dozen tea towels

HeadlessChicken · 21 Aug 2018 at 06:39

Decent cookbooks

robj20 · 21 Aug 2018 at 08:04

Moses said:
Microplane, Japanese mandoline, tuppaware/Chinese takeaway tubs to portion stuff you prep, stick blender, whisk if you'll use it, instant read temperature probe (Thermapen or a cheap alternative depending on budget), silicon spatulas, tongs, offset spatula, food rings, timer(s), oven thermometer or leave in probe, silpat(s), errr... probably a load of obvious stuff I've forgotten, it's late!

Pretty sure he said basics. Loads on that list i have never needed or used.
Microplane = Grater
Mandoline = Knife
Timer = Phone
Tongs = Forks or spoons

Nice to have sure, not required though.

Just get stuck in, forget all the fancy equipment, you dont need a kitchen full of stuff to make nice food.

JoeF1 · 21 Aug 2018 at 08:18

A decent chopping board - Please not a glass one and a good set of knifes / sharpener. Makes life so much easier.

jpaul · 21 Aug 2018 at 20:44

Moses said:
I’d take a microplane over a normal box grater.

never sure whether folks exclusively mean microplane brand ~£20=$$$ No,?
whilst I virtually never use a box grater (just for rosti type potatoes) have a mid size 3"x5" grater with holes small enough for zesting, grating gralic, sharp enough for parmesan, and fine for general grated cheese. ... the word microplane has become a license to print money.

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