Thursday, July 02, 2009

What you need in a Kitchen

Hmm, well, just to introduce a what we need essentially in our kitchen to be able to cook a hearty, good meal, we don't need to buy all those extravagant-high tech-cooking equipments. Back then at home my mom has just a handful of utensils and equipments to be able to cook. Just to share here with everyone what essentials we should have in the kitchen:

1. Knives and scissor
A good cutting knife for meat cutting, a smaller one for fruits and vegetables. A cleaver for
hacking bones for making soup base.

2. Tongs
For tossing salads to flipping meat on a griddle.

3. Rolling Pin
For rolling doughs.

4. Grater
For grating cheese, fruits and other ingredients like cucumbers, nutmegs etc.

5. Chopping Board
I prefer polycarbonate or plastic as compared to wooden because wooden will have bacterias
on it over time after using for cutting meat.(Never mix a chopping board for meat with fruits
and vege to avoid food contamination)

6. Mixing Bowl
A large one for easy mixing and tossing for salads.

7. Pestle and Mortar
For grounding flavors out from spices and nuts and other ingredients. Recommended to get
marble made.

8. Whisk
For mixing foods well so that no coagulation is present.

9. Peelers
The most effective way to skin your fruits and vegetables!

10. Spatula
For your stir-fry cooking.

11. Colander/Strainer/Sieve
For retrieving and draining fried or boiled foods.

12. Wok
For your chinese cooking.

13. Non-stick Griddle pan
For cooking your meat fillets and vegetables by giving them the grill marks.

14. Non-stick frying pan
For all your normal frying needs.

15. Single deck or double deck steamer
For steaming food.

16. Stock Pot
For preparing soup!

17. Blender
Fastest way to blend your products to produce pastes

You're welcomed to give your inputs on what else you should have in your kitchen. This list is compiled based on what I have in my kitchen. Thank you for reading!

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