Cutting

  • chef’s knife
  • kitchen shears
  • paring knife
  • serrated bread knife
  • sharpening steel
  • cutting board

Cooking

  • cast iron skillet
  • frying pans (8″ & 10″)
  • large sauté pan
  • roasting pan
  • saucepans (1 qt, 3 qt)
  • stock pot (5 qt, 8 qt)

Baking

  • casserole/baking dishes (8″x8″, 9″x13″)
  • baking sheets (heavy)
  • cooling rack
  • loaf pans
  • pastry blender
  • pastry brush
  • rolling pin
  • 8″ or 9″ round cake pans

Kitchen tools

  • measuring spoons
  • measuring cups
  • 2 cup & 4 cup liquid measuring cups
  • glass mixing bowls
  • slotted spoons
  • rubber spatulas (at least 1 high-heat)
  • wooden spoons
  • kitchen tongs (long & short)
  • spatula/turner
  • can opener
  • corkscrew
  • box grater
  • scoops (ice cream & cookie)
  • thermometers (candy, meat & oven)
  • timer
  • vegetable peeler
  • wire strainer
  • colander
  • blender

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