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My top 6 would be:
1. Good knives
2. Large and heavy wood cutting board
3. Joule
4. The largest pressure cooker you can get — I like the Fissler Vitaquick because it makes no noise when pressurized.
5. Kitchen scale
6. Stick blender
If you have unlimited funds, I’d add the Breville Control Freak induction cooktop to the list.
Mandatory for a mandolin: cut-proof gloves
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I bought a pair of those for my mother, who is on blood thinners. She is so happy to be back in the kitchen!
Always nice reading a list like this and owning everything and then some. Kinda obvious I’ve been a Chefsteps member since 2013?
The best knife is the sharpest one. I have expensive knives and cheap ones but my go to is the sharp one. A sharp cheapo will do what any high end knife will do. So I wouldn't break the bank on name brands if all you want to do is cut stuff. You can cut anything Damascus steel will cut with cold rolled stainless steel. The forged steel looks nicer but that's it. Asian style knives do not cut better than western style ones. The scallops on the side of the blade do not make them stick free. One medium sized chef's knife, one boning knife and a paring knife is all the beginner needs. ABS plastic handles and SS blade.
Hi Richard,
I tend to agree with you to an extent. I have a large stash of almost every form of Shun knives - which I don't always use as the rest of the family and visitors put them at great risk.
I have a set of Scanpan knives which I keep razor sharp with a Nirey professional electric sharpener (which I would NEVER use on a Japanese Knife) and if they are misused it's not a big deal
But - when I am the only cook or doing something special - out come the Shun knives - something about the aesthetics, the feel, the balance and no matter how sharp the Scanpans - the Shun are another leap sharper.
A question about the Benzomatic.
I bought one of these quite a while ago and it came with a propane cylinder. The instructions cautioned against using propane on food. So I haven't used it except for lighting my charcoal barbecue!
Is propane safe for food preparation?
1000 times this. I took an unexpected trip to urgent care. It's a good thing I only had it set to 1/16".
Hi @Raymonc C, Propane is safe for food preparation. It’s what we use in the ChefSteps kitchen.
Don't forget a jar full of spoons. I have one with 16 cheap ikea spoons and I'm always using them for stirring and tasting.
What should the temperature be set at for chicken breasts
