Here is an alphabetical list of some the equipment I use in the kitchen. Don't try and buy all of it at once. Buy a few new items at a time.
. | Aluminium Foil |
. | Baking tray |
. | Bread Knife |
. | Cake Tins, assorted sizes and shapes |
. | Can opener |
. | Casserole pans. Large and medium, heavy bottomed with a lid. Glass lid is better as you can keep an eye on the food without having to open the lid all the time |
. | Chopping board |
. | Cling film |
. | Coffee Maker |
. | Colander |
. | Cooking pans, a couple of different sizes, with handles and lids |
. | Cooking Thermometer |
. | Electric Beater |
. | Electric, toasted sandwich maker |
. | Food processor |
. | Frying pans, a couple of different sizes |
. | Funnel for filling jars, small and large, heat resistant |
. | Garlic press |
. | Grater of, 2-3 different thickness, including one for parmesan cheese |
. | Grinder, electric |
. | Hand beater (non electric) |
. | Kettle, electric is quicker |
. | Kitchen apron |
. | Kitchen scissors |
. | Knife sharpener |
. | Knives, a selection of |
. | Lemon Juicer |
. | Measuring cups (1, 1/2, 1/3,1/4) |
. | Measuring jug, 1-2 liter, with millilitre markings |
. | Measuring spoon set, for correct measurement of small ingredients |
. | Melon Baller |
. | Microwave |
. | Microwave safe bowls, pots, plates |
. | Mixing bowl, large and medium |
. | Muslin cloth square, large enough to take 2-3 liter |
. | Oven gloves or mitts |
. | Oven-proof casserole dish. Large is good as it can be used for many different amounts |
. | Pepper mill |
. | Pestle and mortar |
. | Peeler and corer |
. | Pressure cooker. It saves a lot of time when cooking beans, lentils and certain meat dishes |
. | Rolling pin and rolling board |
. | Spatulas and ladles, a few assorted, for frying and cooking |
. | Sprouter, for sprouting moong beans, chickpeas, fenugreek, mustard seeds alfalfa, cress, fennel, rocket and sunflower and many other seeds (not for Kidney beans) |
. | Steamer |
. | Tarka Ladle, a long handled, large ladle for tempering dals (lentils) etc. |
. | Tawa or a Griddle for making chapatties/parathas, pancakes and dosa etc. If you don.t have a .tawa., any old, heavy bottomed frying pan will do |
. | Timer |
. | Toaster |
. | Tongs or .chimta., for cooking chapattis on the flame directly |
. | Ulu knife for chopping herbs |
. | Weighing scales |
. | Wok or a Kadhai, large, for making .dry. vegetable bhajies/curries. |
. | Wok or Kadhai, smaller for deep-frying |