Essential Kitchen Tools and Utensils You Must Have
This post was planned when I posted my third post on the blog about "Beginner's Guide to Kitchen and Cooking". But with more and more recipes, I forgot to post what I wanted to share a year back.
Read my beginner's guide to cooking and kitchen here.
Nevertheless, I am going to do that today. I have published two cookbooks, also for beginners.
Well, let's see the essential kitchen utensils and tools required for beginners to start their kitchen. I will share the products that are budget-friendly and not too expensive (unnecessarily).
You don’t need to spend a lot buying luxury brands. But a lot of variety is available nowadays, online and offline.
Get good quality products that will meet your requirements.
E.g., while buying a pan, wok, or kadhai, look for heavy-bottom ones because a thin pan is more likely to burn food and spoil it completely. Check for thickness while buying cookware.
Also, look for the material of the cookware you'll be using. Typically, for everyday cooking, we use stainless steel and iron utensils as these are easy to maintain.
But non-stick kadhai and pans are the best, I must say. I use them for cooking. That also comes with easy maintenance. If the product is of cheap quality, the outer coating will wear off in a short time.
This is not a sponsored product review, but here I will share some products that I use personally, and I'm a satisfied user.
Below are the essential kitchen tools and most-used utensils in my kitchen.
1. Small Pan
A small pan is essential for tadka or omelet. Tadka pans are even smaller than small pans. You can have both. Tadka pan can only be used to prepare tempering or tadka. At the same time, the small pans can be used for multiple purposes.
If you are a bachelor or cooking for two people, then the small pan will serve both for cooking and tadka. So choose according to your requirements and budget.
Tadka Pan
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I like the Solimo (by Amazon) brand. Products come at reasonable and affordable prices.
However, this is not compatible with Induction. Works on stovetop only.
Small Pan/ Omelette Pan
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If you choose a combo cooking set, then you don't need to buy individual pans. That's why I always prefer to buy a combo. Again, when you buy in a set of 3 / 4/ 5 and compare the prices with individual products, combos are always cheaper.
I have one more suggestion of a stainless steel pan.
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This has a stainless steel body with an induction-friendly base.
You may use this to sauté your vegetables or make sauces.
2. Large Frying Pan/ Kadai
This one is a super cool multipurpose wok. It comes with a glass lid. This is non-stick cookware with durable granite coating. This is dishwasher safe and induction compatible.
3. Crepe Pan/ Flat Pan
A flat pan or crepe pan is generally used to make crepes, flatbreads, naan, etc. This is essential cookware for me.
Flat tawa comes with a flat base. It is necessary to make dosa, crepes, and pancakes. And concave tawa is for roti, chapati, paratha, etc.
Check here for a crepe pan.
These are flat pans. It will serve the purpose of both flat tawa and concave tawa.
If you make dosa, crepes, etc, often, I will suggest this product.
If you don't make dosa and need it only for everyday cooking of roti and paratha, then you may choose to buy a concave tawa.
These concave tawa or pans are not compatible with induction and work on a gas top only.
There is another option. You can buy a combo set that includes 3 or 5 items, and of course, you will get a discounted price.
Click here to buy the combo set.
This is another beautiful set by Cuisinart.
You may check it here for this stainless steel cookware set.
And you don't need to buy the things separately. Combo sets are always cheaper.
4. Sauce Pan
A saucepan is necessary to boil milk, make tea or coffee, and make stews or soups. This is a basic requirement in our kitchen.
You can check them here for this saucepan.
This is a stainless steel saucepan that is also induction-friendly. You should always buy products that work on both gas and induction. If you are looking for a non-stick saucepan, there are many options. Here are a few more options you can choose from. These are induction-compatible and dishwasher-safe.
5. Pressure Cooker Manual
6qt stainless steel pressure cooker for all stove tops.
This is good for 4 - 6 people. While buying a pressure cooker, I always choose a brand. Because "safety first," friends. Low-quality and cheap products may lead to accidents.
This will be the best investment, trust me. An instant pot cooks the food so quickly and saves a ton of time indeed.
6. Kitchen Tools
Check out the set of essential kitchen tools.
These cooking utilities are must-haves. Ensure you have them in your kitchen. These are useful.
Here is a set of 5 tools that are required in our everyday cooking. The set has a lot of tools like a peeler, a masher, a pizza cutter, a grater, a spatula, a scoop, scissors, a brush, a whisk, and many more. Check the link page for details of the products in the combo set.
There is another set with basic tools. Here is the link. This is great for beginners and affordable, too.
7. Wooden Cooking Spoon Set
Click here to buy a wooden ladle set.
If you are using non-stick cookware, you may need a wooden ladle set. This will increase the life of cookware, causing no damage to its top coating. This is a 7-piece ladle set with a wooden container to keep the ladle and spoon set.
8. Container Set/ Pot/ Tope
We need utensils like pots and containers to keep food after cooking. These are used for multiple purposes, such as heating food or boiling water or milk.
You can replace the saucepan with one tope also.
It contains five pots of different capacities and five lids for these pots.
9. Cooking Spoons and Ladle Set
A set of cooking spoons and ladles is helpful for cooking and serving. It fulfills two purposes at a cheaper price.
10. Rolling Pin and Board
You may consider buying stone-made chakla belan, but wooden ones are lighter and more convenient to use, too. I prefer wooden ones for my personal use. Beginners may choose a measurement board for a better understanding. There are also metals, granites, marbles, etc, available in the market.
10. Mortar & Pestle
This is again an essential item for everyday cooking. We use this to ground spices, to mince ginger, garlic, etc. Freshly ground spices bring that extra punch of aroma to our food. You may get some metal ones also. Clean it after every use.
11. Knives Set
Click here to buy this knife and peeler set.
I mentioned in my earlier post, "Choose knives wisely."Remember, sharp knives are the best and safest. Read why?
12. Colanders & Strainers
These are also required in everyday cooking. I was looking for this in local stores, but I finally got it from Amazon. Otherwise, you can buy a regular colander that is without a lid. You can use this to wash your vegetables, grains, and to strain out rice or boiled veggies, Maggi, pasta, etc. It's used for multiple purposes.
13. Spice Jars & Organizer
Last but not least, this is the most important thing we need in our kitchen. Keep your spices assorted and organized while cooking, as this adds life to the dish. I call this magic box.
14. Spoon & Fork Set
Here is a set of spoons and forks.
There is a vast range of it. Choose any option that meets your needs and budget.
15. Measurement Cups
Also, I just came across another helpful tip from my friend and blogger regarding measurement cups and a basic understanding of kitchen conversion units like ounces, cups, etc. Please read the full article here.
How Many Ounces in a Cup?
Get Measurement Cups here which are also essential for cooking and baking.
Mixing Bowls (with lids)
These are good for storing foods also and come with air-tight lids.
So this is an extensive list of essential kitchen tools and utensils you need to set up your kitchen. These items are budget-friendly, and you will get good quality in that budget. These are my suggestions only. You may love to choose your products based on your budget and experience.
Also, share some other must-have kitchen countertop appliances and gadgets in my coming posts.
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