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What are your top 3 kitchen items?
Posted by lickaplate • 12/16/09
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I'm very curious to hear about people's top 3 kitchen items/utensils! My latest post listed my three that I thought were key - instant read thermometer, cast iron skillet, and a zester. What are yours?
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Ha ha! I guess those first three are quite important! Thanks for sharing - it's hard to pick just three!-
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I have many more gadgets I find necessary but three was the limit.
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I love my cast iron griddle, my large frying pan and of course my kitchen aid heavy duty mixer. I do have some more "cannot do without" gadgets but for now that is what comes to mind.
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cast iron is a good one. but for me it is flour corn meal and sugar -
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A good bamboo cutting board, an extremely sharpened butcher knife and towels!-
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I learned in Food Safety class that any wooden instrument or utensil takes a full three days to dry after washing. It made me think about cutting boards, for sure.
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Did you know that wood has a natural bacteria-killing property? True! I remember the plastic boards in school - if they weren't completely dry and got stacked together the smell was enough to knock a person over! I have wood and plastic - both for different purposes. -
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Wood does indeed have its downfalls, bamboo thankfully less. I oppose myself to using plastic due to its health hazards too though. I actually have three bamboo boards going at once. Thankfully each has its own design, so it is easy for me to distinguish them:
1. Plastic is not water-absorbent, so it stays wet longer, which means longer bacterial survival.
2. Wood is water-absorbent, so it dries faster, which means shorter bacterial survival.
3. Wood contains natural antibiotic agents that retard bacterial growth.
Here is an interesting article on which cutting board to use:
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Hmmm... maybe we should add an autoclave as an essential kitchen gadget? LOL
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microwave, george foreman grill, shaker bottle -
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Tongs, cutting board and my chef's knife. After that - everything else! lol
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New Rule:
Today's another day so I get three more choices.
Little red stool with the pull out footstool. Kitchen Aid Mixer and .... Garlic Press. -
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A favorite butcher knife of mine, Two wooden blocks of knives, food processor.
And I luv usin' the food processor cuz dat thing will do some damage real fast. lol -
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Butter, Butter, Butter
Oh kitchen gadgets!
Assorted Baking Pans and Pots, Electric Scale and Cutting Boards.-
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Calm down Paula! ;p
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I cook with a French accent not a southern one.
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Theresa, lol
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Okay so I asked Santa for a new rolling pin, a cream horn mold and a brioche a tet loaf pan.
If I am lucky these can be my new three favorite kitchen treasures.-
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Didn't get the cream horn molds or the brioche pan. I will visit Sur La Table because they will have close-out specials.
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Cast iron skillet, spice rack, rolling pin with handles!
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Hard to pick just three! But if I had to, it would be my chef's knife, KitchenAid stand mixer, and Le Creuset oval pot.-
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Pick three every few days.
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Tonight:
Microwave, Bottle Opener and Crystal Goblets! -
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Oh my gosh, hard choice but I'd say silpat, my new dutch oven and microplaner!-
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Those are really good ones. I keep adding new three favorites, every few days. A cooks work is never done.
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This morning it is my new electric hand mixer (boy, does it have power), My turkey roasting pan (it is great for meats too), and my crock pot, which I intend to put back into action. I have only used this one (I've had it two years) twice. I am taking Penny's lead and going to slow cook. Thanks Penny.
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My All-Clad 3 quart sauté pan, Shun Classic 8" chef's knife, and a fish spatula are the most important tools. Three basic food items are garlic confit, fleur de sel, and Villa Manodori balsamic vinegar. But honestly, asking someone who has nine different salts in his pantry to pick three items is silly. -
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I have to say that my three favourite things in the kitchen have to be my large deep sided fry pan/skillet, my swiss veggie knife (always sharp) which makes peeling potatoes a breeze, and my silicone spatula.
But if you meant three food items i guess they would have to be garlic, olive oil and lemons -
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This is fun to be able to add new items! My latest favs are:
- my new 13 in All-Clad Stainless Steel french skillet!
- my 8 in chef knife
- and friends to enjoy food with!!!!
Thanks to everyone for responding. Let's keep it up! -
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Belgin Waffle Iron, Wooden Spoons, Cooking Fork. Happy 2010!
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A set of good knives.
A heavy saucier.
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My husband being my scullery maid, Fresh dairy products, Mr. Coffee.
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Chef's knife, saucier, cast iron skillet.
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Pampered Chef baking stones, Mama's angel food cake pan, Coffee bean grinder.
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Theresa--I think the limit is three total, not at a time.
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No popping my bubble. I am playing by myself and a bit of conversation is most welcomed.
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Scary Kitchen Items:
Apple corer peeler, Blades on my food processor, Garbage disposal. -
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Cheesecloth, Double Boiler and Oven Mitts
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We watched an infomercial a week ago with Montel Williams. We got the Health Master, on Friday and are getting ready to make smoothies, Vegetable drinks and more. It makes hot soup from raw vegetables to soup bowl in just EIGHT MINUTES.
With this implemented in our lifestyle, we will be eating even healthier than before. You don't even have to peel the potatoes or tomatoes or carrots, etc., so the nutrients are there. Fruits and vegetables in abundance, meat and seafoods on the decline, and moreration on the carbohydrates.
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That is fantastic Theresa. I do not have such, but a juicemaker and use if a good few times a week as well as the blender for smoothies.
Am sure that will be perfect for a nice gazpacho (cannot wait to make it once whether is warmer) -
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Now ... gazpacho would be an excellent word for the food game. The next time a word ends with the letter "G" jump on in.
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Global Chef knife
OXO tongs
Calphalon skillet -
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Microwave , Pot to cook, Fridge -
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12" stainless steel skillet, food processor and my 8" chef's knife -
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Three more of my favorite items are my food processor, salad spinner and my Emril chopping knife. These items make life much easier in the kitchen.
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cataplana, cast iron skillet, bamboo spoons
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Bamboo Spoons, Bright Red Silacone Spatula, Kitchen Aid Skillet.
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My new Kitchenaid Pro mixer (yes, I finally got it!!), my half sheet pans which I use for everything from baking cookies to prepping food to holding stuff while I gather supplies in the pantry, bamboo skewers that I use for everything from mixing chocolate that I temper in the microwave to testing cakes to giving a quick beat to an egg wash to drizzling icings.
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Cream Horn Molds, Brioche a tet Large Mold, Parchment paper for my 1/2 sheet pans.
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knife, fork and spoon.
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Ice, Water, More Ice.
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My Kitchen Ninja, Knife and stove top! -
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Fruits, vegetables and water.
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Red silicone spatula, smallest non-stick skillet, reusable wine cork.
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Coffe maker, coffee beans - grinder, cream & sugar.
Knives, Silicone Spatula and Non-Stick Skillet.