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What's your most vital piece of kitchen equipment?
Mine is my sauterne pan - I must cook at least half my meals in it.
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Mine is my sauterne pan - I must cook at least half my meals in it.
Wow! A special pan for cooking with Sauterne! I prefer to just sip it. |
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My live- in maid
Failing that I'd say first thing in the morning is the coffee machine, on a more sensible note it would be my knives.
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My (good) knife set. My sauté pan - like droogie I either make, or start off, a great number of meals in it. |
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Most vital? Has to be the cafetiere.
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The kettle, obviously!
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I have a New West Knifeworks 8" Santoku knife that I would be lost without. I use it every day and it has the perfect balance for my hand.
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My hand-blender or mini-chopper. They're a great time-saver for chopping onions and garlic and handy for making smoothies, hummus or guacamole.
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Easily my tongs.
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I've a Gaggia coffee maker which cost me several hundred pounds but if I'm honest, most days I use a cafetiere
![]() Good knives are a must and worth spending extra on. You may think your £5 knife from Wilkinsons is great but when you try something like a Gustav Emil you will see a big big difference. Pots and pans, have a good range of sizes available. Mine range from a full set of Le Creuset (still great after 35 years) to cheap stainless steel stock pots. Pressure cookers, really big for pressure canning, down to family size and a dinky little one I used in my camper van. All the above are 'vital' to me and really should be looked at as very basic tools for anyone wanting to develop their cooking skills IMHO. I do buy gizmo's for the kitchen but most are to be found at the back of a cupboard after little use. I don't need a rice cooker as I have a saucepan, I don't need a soup maker as I have a saucepan or pressure cooker; they are two gizmo's I'd never bother buying. I do have a bread maker but generally only use it to mix and knead my bread then proof out of the machine before oven baking. The best thing to do is make sure you use what you buy and don't be like me with a cupboard full of pasta makers, salad spinners et al lol. |
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Beyond the obvious, I'd say my small kenwood food processor.
Use it for slicing, dicing, blending, puréeing etc. |
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A chefs knife and a cutting board. I do more with those than any food processor. In fact, every time I talk myself into buying a new one, I use it once or twice and then it starts gathering dust on a shelf. Eventually I'll donate it to charity. Every five or six years, lather, rinse, repeat.
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A chefs knife and a cutting board. I do more with those than any food processor. In fact, every time I talk myself into buying a new one, I use it once or twice and then it starts gathering dust on a shelf. Eventually I'll donate it to charity. Every five or six years, lather, rinse, repeat.
I slice all the ingredients in the kenwood - takes seconds. It's such a faff with a knife, bits of veg everywhere, uneven slices etc. |
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My washing machine. Once had to hand wash and use a launderette for a week and it was hell.
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The milk frother is my favourite.
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My oven.
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That surprises me I must say. If I'm making (lets say) a stirfry.
I slice all the ingredients in the kenwood - takes seconds. It's such a faff with a knife, bits of veg everywhere, uneven slices etc. |
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My washing machine. Once had to hand wash and use a launderette for a week and it was hell.
Do you use it as a dishwasher? Must be deafening!! |
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My washing machine. Once had to hand wash and use a launderette for a week and it was hell.
After that, it would be the combi microwave/grill/oven. |
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That surprises me I must say. If I'm making (lets say) a stirfry.
I slice all the ingredients in the kenwood - takes seconds. It's such a faff with a knife, bits of veg everywhere, uneven slices etc. I love using my knives and I love chopping and prepping. I made mini pasties yesterday for a party. Dice, dice, dice, dice, dice! Lovely. |
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That surprises me I must say. If I'm making (lets say) a stirfry.
I slice all the ingredients in the kenwood - takes seconds. It's such a faff with a knife, bits of veg everywhere, uneven slices etc. |
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That's my favourite part. I find dicing, chopping, slicing etc very relaxing.
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My washing machine. Once had to hand wash and use a launderette for a week and it was hell.
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That's my favourite part. I find dicing, chopping, slicing etc very relaxing.
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Beyond the obvious, I'd say my small kenwood food processor.
Use it for slicing, dicing, blending, puréeing etc. |
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