Kitchen Tools Essentials Thread

[Anonymous No.15055676]

ITT: kitchen tools that are underrated and change the cooking experience for the better (no brand shilling). Pic very related

[Anonymous No.15055690]

>>15055676
So you like to toss salads, eh?

[Anonymous No.15055827]

>>15055690
Even better for flipping steaks

[Anonymous No.15055832]

[Anonymous No.15055833]

>>15055676
Mortar and pestle

[Anonymous No.15055843]

Fridge

[Anonymous No.15055852]

>>15055833
What do you even do with a mortar and pestle

[Anonymous No.15055857]

>>15055852
you know ;)

[Anonymous No.15055861]

>>15055852
smashing fresh spices

[Anonymous No.15055866]

>>15055676
>unintuitive second hand manipulation to lock
so I love the tongs but I haven't found a pair that have a latch that doesn't annoy me
>annoying slide lock
is there a better option out there? Like i have wire strippers that have a lever by your thumb so you can lock them closed with the same hand you're clamping with

[Anonymous No.15055876]

>>15055676
this desu

[Anonymous No.15055909]

>>15055676
Kitchen scale

Thermometer

Sieves

[Anonymous No.15055916]

>>15055833
this and picrel

[Anonymous No.15055923]

>>15055676
>all these non-silicone tools

[Anonymous No.15055998]

>>15055923
>preferring silicone over metal
i can smell the soy from here

[Anonymous No.15056019]

>>15055866
Search for “gravity tongs”.

[Anonymous No.15056030]

All that

[Anonymous No.15056066]

>>15056019
you the best
>>15056030
spatulas that come apart into two pieces are trash
also thin headed spatulas that can't handle a warm pan are trash
otherwise i love spatula for everything

[Anonymous No.15056094]

>>15055852
Crush oreos to put on your ice cream
>yes, Americans really

[Anonymous No.15056120]

>>15055676
Is the name of that tool not the kitchen snipper?

[Anonymous No.15056133]

[Anonymous No.15056163]

>>15055676
>>15055866
>>15055876
>>15056066
overrated also stop posting 6s

[Anonymous No.15056182]

>>15056163
then how do you flip a steak or clean out your sauce pan sixlet

[Anonymous No.15056193]

A stout pair of gardening scissors makes cutting through bones so easy. Great for cutting up a chicken, for example

[Anonymous No.15056196]

>>15056193
Huh...

[Anonymous No.15056220]

>>15056196
try it, anon.

[Anonymous No.15056222]

>>15056066
This. Bought a shitty rubber/plastic spatula from Target and it’s a melted piece of shit now

[Anonymous No.15056231]

>>15055916
beating your meat is so based, doubly so if you live in an apartment and can piss off your neighbors doing it super hard and loud af

[Anonymous No.15056282]

>>15055676

[Anonymous No.15056488]

>>15056193
how do you wash this?

[Anonymous No.15056933]

>>15056488
same way you clean anything else
with water pressure
soap is for scrubs

[Anonymous No.15057040]

>>15056488
The human tongue is nature's sponge, plus saliva has several antimicrobial properties. Also all the little bumps are great for removing food particles.

[Anonymous No.15057100]

im a tweezer fag, but the long ones are way less clunky than tongs and more precise for grabbing food off the grill or flatop

[Anonymous No.15057116]

>>15056282
>using an expensive contraption to do something a knife can do

[Anonymous No.15057123]

>>15057116
>buying a car instead just walking

[Anonymous No.15057157]

>>15055676
yes
>>15055832
is it wooden? then yes

>>15055866
who cares just leave them open thats what I do
>>15055876
no
>>15055916
no
>>15056030
good for baking otherwise no

>>15056066
this shit sucks, previous post is better quality

>>15056133
(You)

>>15056193
lol wtf, can't hate I never tried but just get a meat cleaver fucker

>>15056282
bait

I choose this handy mofo it has so many uses and I can't imagine the difficulty of doing certain things without one

[Anonymous No.15057213]

>>15057116
>expensive
>$20
Maybe if you got a real job rather than flipping burgers you wouldn't be so poor.

[Anonymous No.15058784]

>>15055866
>Grab meat to flip
>The lock slides down
>Can't let go of the meat now
I bet the jews did this.
Still one of my favorite tools.

[Anonymous No.15058939]

>>15056488
I'd imagine it's dishwasher safe

[Anonymous No.15060684]

>>15057157
Yo the tiny sieve is sick, use it all the time when I’m making roux or whatever

[Anonymous No.15060713]

>>15057157
so you cool your bread on your stove grate then

[Anonymous No.15060721]

>>15055676
Mandoline

[Anonymous No.15061029]

>>15060713
>thing that holds something slightly higher on a bench
>essential

this is probably the easiest DIY solution where the thing isn't needed at all

[Anonymous No.15061040]

>>15055861
take solids(not squishable shit) and break it into nice little bits of solids to spread/measure/use

[Anonymous No.15061050]

>>15056222
ONLY FOR MIXING ANON, it has to be SILICON for cooking/HOT applications. Also those two part spatulas are for ease of cleaning/replacing a blade you regularly burn by keeping in a flame/cooker plate for a half hour or more.

[Anonymous No.15061068]

>>15058784
keep your hand over the frickin metal ring, you can pick up your meat/potatoes/etc AND let go, and when you have to run to keep little Leslie from drowning in the toilet, your letting that ring/lock down will keep it in the tonges

[Anonymous No.15061096]

>>15057116
Mandolins are way cheaper than knives you absolute fucking tard

[Anonymous No.15061104]

>>15061096

[Anonymous No.15061752]

>>15061096
Victorinox knives are like 30 bucks

[Anonymous No.15061795]

>>15057157
to answer your response, yes

[Anonymous No.15061810]

>>15058939
Is it rust proof?
You have to oil these or they tend to rust.
I don't like rustic chicken.

[Anonymous No.15061866]

>>15061795
I need a quick rundown on wooden spoons. What makes them more desirable than silicone or metal?

[Anonymous No.15061880]

>>15057116
>he doesn't eat potatoes

[Anonymous No.15061890]

>>15057157
>mass response fag
kill yourself my dude

[Anonymous No.15061897]

>>15057157
>saying no to a meat tenderizer
now that is just stupid

[Anonymous No.15061899]

>>15061890
thankyou for the (You) I will take your advice into consideration

[Anonymous No.15061996]

>>15061866
Metal scratches and silicone leaches.

[Anonymous No.15062039]

>>15061810
Any gardening tool that isn't rust proof is absolute shit.

[Anonymous No.15062053]

>>15061890
>>15061899
after much consideration and thought I have decided your advice is terrible and I will continue to live and make mass responses

thankyou

>>15061897
what is it essential for?

>>15061996
and they're good for punishing unruly children

>>15062039
truth

[Anonymous No.15062211]

>>15061029
the purpose is to allow the underside to interact with air and not sit in its own moisture, please give me a diy solution that isn't two upside down cups unevenly distributing weight

[Anonymous No.15062230]

>>15062039
Show me a pair of hand pruners that doesn't have even a spec of rust on them after 1 year of actual use, not snipping flower stems.
The pair >>15056193 posted is garbage and will rust even if oiled. Why would you want ballistol in your food?

[Anonymous No.15062241]

>>15062211
with about 10 seconds of consideration I come up with this item that is in every kitchen worldwide

clean it turn it upside down and it's now a perfectly good bread cooling rack, I know what the purpose is and it's replaceable not essential

[Anonymous No.15062279]

>>15055852
mort and pest

[Anonymous No.15062300]

>>15062241
>not every kitchen
i dry things in my dishwasher racks so that i can clean the racks with a dishwash run every week or so, those counter ones are often gross and hard to clean and I highly doubt can withstand use in the oven which is what your 'bread drying rack' is for generally
even if I did have one of those there's constantly dishes drying in my endless cycle of kitchen use

so your 10 seconds of solution don't negate the value of a roasting rack

foil snake might though

[Anonymous No.15062312]

>>15062300
it's not essential

[Anonymous No.15062322]

>ITT: kitchen tools that are underrated and change the cooking experience for the better
>>15062312
>it's not essential
neither is your existence

[Anonymous No.15062327]

>>15062053
to be fair, i was exaggerating a bit. it is only essential if you prepare thinly pound and breaded meat sometimes.

[Anonymous No.15062346]

>>15062322
>ITT:Kitchen Tools Essentials Thread

[Anonymous No.15062354]

>69 posts
>no knife
kys

[Anonymous No.15062362]

>>15062354
>knife
>underrated

[Anonymous No.15062365]

>>15062362
i didn't read the entire title

[Anonymous No.15062419]

>>15055832
what the fuck are you ever gonna use this stupid unitasker for, moron?

[Anonymous No.15062460]

>>15062419
Multitasking isn't the thread topic criteria fucking retard.

[Anonymous No.15062466]

>>15062419
>>15062460

[Anonymous No.15062686]

>>15062419
I know right

[Anonymous No.15062736]

>>15055676
>>15055866
Stand aside.

[Anonymous No.15063435]

>>15056066
i love these i use the 6 inch one all the time

[Anonymous No.15063443]

>>15055676
actually SHARP knives

[Anonymous No.15063445]

>>15062230
why would't you just use kitchen shears, they're great and also double as general household scissors if necessary

[Anonymous No.15063449]

i uses these for cooking more than eating

[Anonymous No.15064442]

>>15063445
I know right

[Anonymous No.15064597]

[Anonymous No.15064639]

Someone suggest me 5k, 3k and 1k / 800 grit stones?
Im in yurop.

[Anonymous No.15064642]

>>15064597
lol i thought this was a hazmat suit with red legs from the thumbnail

[Anonymous No.15066223]

this

[Anonymous No.15066459]

[Anonymous No.15067193]

Vegetable peeler. Get one that can cut out eyes from potatoes.

[Anonymous No.15068040]

>>15055676
I'll say that for the most part try to have two of something. One "good" that you trust and prefer, and another cheap that you don't mind losing. This comes in handy if for prep and not having time for cleaning or if you just want to get risky and maybe ruin a certain utensil.

I know it's kind of a meme but cast iron is great. If you treat it right, it'll treat you right. That said, it isn't magic and invincible. Keep it away from soap and water and take care of it.

[Anonymous No.15068048]

>>15056282
What a nice finger cutting machine you have there

[Anonymous No.15068122]

>>15068048
thin slices of your fingertips caremalize very well with a bit of garlic in the pan, I start all my sauces this way

think of it as my cooking fingerprint

[Anonymous No.15068442]

>>15068048
That's why they come with a plastic guard; so you can't cut your fingers.

[Anonymous No.15068458]

>>15055852
I grind my weed in it

Also make stuff like curry paste, spice mixes, etc. It's really great for grinding dried spices. I use mine a lot. Sometimes I'll use it for garlic if I don't feel like mincing. Most recently I made sesame paste using it.

[Anonymous No.15068470]

>>15068458
made a pesto in mine today with roasted almonds, basil, oliver oil, and peppercorns
based
otherwise I just use it for peppercorns
haven't had it for that long, i figure i''ll find more uses as I go

[Anonymous No.15068472]

These are awesome. Great for all kinds of tasks. Especially like using them to get stuff out of jars, but I cook with them often too, being like tongs but more precise.

[Anonymous No.15068479]

>>15068472
Forgot pic. These also come in handy for different random household tasks aside from cooking. Like if you dropped something under the seat of your car, for instance. I really love them.

[Anonymous No.15068594]

Big, stable, flat bottomed, stainless steel bowl.

[Anonymous No.15068610]

>>15068594
Also these in at least 3 sizes with lids.

[Anonymous No.15068666]

>>15056193
A good pair of shears is very handy for spatchcocking a chicken.

[Anonymous No.15068682]

>>15066459
>using a tranching board for vegetables

[Anonymous No.15068683]

One of these things is basically all you need to cook for yourself

[Anonymous No.15068689]

Slowcooking is a joy

[Anonymous No.15068800]

I love it. Especially when frying or taking out vegetables.

[Anonymous No.15068806]

how are u supposed to use a wok with a gas stove? surely you can't just sit it on the fucking "metal cage" that covers the burners.

[Anonymous No.15068893]

>>15068806
whats wrong with that

[Anonymous No.15068922]

>>15068800
>tfw bought a slotted spoon instead of a spider

[Anonymous No.15068981]

Some obvious, maybe some not so:
>Long thin spoons for reaching into bottom of bigger jars without touching the rim
>BIG mortar and pestle, the small ones are just annoying
>Cutting and slicing machine for big batches of cabbage and potatoes etc
>Oven resistant glass pans, easier to clean with steel wool without damaging the coating as it has none but still heats up well
>Small strainer for even powdering of flour and such
>Double door oven, the smaller one heats up blazingly fast when you just want to get shit done
>Big spatula and thin spatula

[Anonymous No.15069012]

>>15068922
slotted spoons are easier to clean, spiders get manky if they're used in deep fryers.

[Anonymous No.15069026]

>>15055676
dish washing gloves
They are great for handling very warm and cold things.

[Anonymous No.15069060]

>>15069026
This is a good one. Also protects your skin and nails from the damaging effects of soap/water

[Anonymous No.15069070]

>>15068806
They sell flat-bottomed woks designed for this purpose. A round one will make it harder, yes.

They also sell "wok rings" though, if you are wanting to use a round-bottomed wok on your range.

[Anonymous No.15069072]

>>15069060
im constantly using these things for handing hot pots and pans, also ice.
I don't actually use them for washing dishes.
Have a pair for washing dishes and a pair for cooking.

[Anonymous No.15069105]

>>15068981
shit

[Anonymous No.15069134]

>>15063449
these are really good multi function tool for cooking thats piss easy to clean without dishwasher.

Also a set of multible metal bowls in multible sizes is life changing

[Anonymous No.15069251]

>>15069105
Your (you) is essential for my heart anon. Thank you.

[Anonymous No.15069257]

>>15069072
My tap water gets wicked super fucking hot, so it's nice to be able to glove up and use all that heat to clean things super easily.

[Anonymous No.15069259]

>>15055876
10/10 the best for deep fried shit.

[Anonymous No.15069265]

>>15069259
Seems like it would be a huge pain to clean

[Anonymous No.15069269]

>>15055676
Silicone brushes are pretty great

[Anonymous No.15069286]

>>15055676
Food mill
Spatula

[Anonymous No.15069369]

I really like my cheese grater pot, if I make too much I can just put a lid on it and stick it in the fridge for later, plus you don't have to awkwardly balance your cheese grater over some kind of bowl and still end up getting it everywhere.

[Anonymous No.15069643]

A produce brush is essential, and you can toss it in the dishwasher.

[Anonymous No.15069789]

>>15064642
kek