6 Essential Kitchen Items You Should Have

Recently became in charge of your own household and can’t wait to set up a sauve new kitchen so you can cook up a storm every time you want? The prospect may be easier said than done. With hundreds of brands and millions of different wares and appliances out there, the process can get pretty confusing for a beginner. But not all brands are built the same and not all fancy looking kitchen appliances is considered an essential. So, in case you are on the lookout for quality cookware, here is a list of six items that can give your gleaming new kitchen the tools it needs to be truly unparalleled:

Chef Knife

A chef without her knife is like fish without water. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, your chef’s knife should serve as an extension of your arm as you cook up a storm in your kitchen. It should serve as your partner in crime for not just your lifetime but may even be passed down generations. So, it is very important to choose a knife not just for its sharpness, but for its build quality, balance, and length. The perfect sharpen knife will help your skills and never slow you down. It will take care of you as long as you take care of it. So, also ensure that you buy a set of sharpeners and a knife block to keep it in perfect shape for years to come.

Six-piece set

No kitchen, personal or professional, is complete without a proper six-piece set. These seemingly dainty tools come handy in a range of cooking situations. The set usually includes a jar scraper, a small spatula, a medium spatula, a regular spatula, a crock, and a basting brush. So, whether you’re making a glorious casserole or are hunched over a gleaming golden piece of steak, this set will have you covered. But that is not all they are good at. Le Creuset’s set, for example, is made of silicone and come with wooden handles, making them not only environment-friendly but also flexible – perfect for pairing with your best cookware without the chance of scratches.

A whisk

Whether you are a professional patissier or a home baker, you would know how incomplete your collection is without a proper whisk. The perfect whisk is strong yet light, able to put up with hours of turning heavy cream into luscious soft peaks. Once you have a proper whisk as part of your armory, there is almost no baking project you can’t take on. 

11-piece ultimate cookware set

From sizzling sauces to glorious roasts and pots of cheesy pasta, no matter what you want to make in your kitchen – there is cookware that pairs perfectly with it. Gone are the days of instant ramen in plastic bowls and microwave cakes in bowls. Now that you have your proper kitchen, it is time to invest in a set of saucepans, a dutch oven, a skillet, and a frying pan. The proper 11 piece cookware will not only have you covered on lazy nights of simple casseroles but also help you survive family feasts and barbecues with ease.

16-piece classic dinnerware set

The process of cooking isn’t complete till you have arranged steaming files of food in dainty, beautiful plates. They say that we taste our food with our eyes first. These days, the food touches our Instagram feeds before it graces our tongues. So, the aesthetics of a proper dinnerware set becomes as much important as functionality. But don’t just go by beauty. Make sure to invest in a set that is efficient and can be warmed in the microwave, oven, and put in the broiler. If there are kids in the house, consider buying bamboo plates kids for them.

Set of bowls

Pasta may be deliciously simple, but its taste is unparalleled. Be it movie nights in or family feasts, a steaming bowl of luscious, tomatoey spaghetti will fit in anywhere. But while the urge to just throw it into a soup bowl or eat it from the saucepan may have been okay when you were a lazy college student, it is now time to invest in a proper set of bowls that can grace your insta feed as easily as your dinner table. Hardy yet delicately pretty, these bowls should transport the eater straight to the soft, sunny Italian countryside or even to the Masterchef kitchen. After all, it’s not enough for your kitchen utensils to be efficient. They need to be beautiful too.