Must have appliances your kitchen needs 2021

 cooking great food doesn't mean you have

to spend a fortune on fancy equipment

get some basic essentials and you'll be

set in the kitchen saucepans I mean

basically you don't need a collection of

ten all you need weenies to a

medium-sized one followed by a large one

a small pans great for sources heating

liquids or rice whereas your large pan

gives you space perfect for pastas Jews

or when you're cooking in bulk which

keeps cost down made from copper to

stainless steel fine what's right for

you and always get a lid which helps

heat the pan up as quickly as possible

and the secret behind a great saucepan

is the heavier the bottom the more heat

you'll conduct

the thinner the bottom the more charge

you've got actually burning with food

buy the best sauce pans you can afford

take good care of them and the last few

years saving you money in the long run

this is my quick guide to kitchen knives

basically three knives a heavy duty

chopping knife followed by a small

paring knife which is brilliant for

prepping vegetables and then this baby

here a serrated edge knife for carving

and slicing basically that is it before

you buy a knife hold it your hand and

make sure it feels right for you the

secret behind a great set of knives is

in the handle if you're comfortable

holding the handle your cutting you so

much easier the firm of the grip the

better chopping the heavier the handle

and more control we've got over the

blade with these three knives you can't

go wrong to get the most out of your

spices there's only one piece of kit

that you need pencil and water I mean

they look fantastic and it's essential

for any good kitchen these things are so

versatile these ancient kitchen tools

are perfect for everything from pesto's

to dressings and custom around 15 quid

used to grind spices and your max out on

flavor

get perfect textures and always be

totally in control make sure you got a

nice large circumference of the bowl

they can grind away the heavy and the

more durable they are and what

conference it gives you when you're

pounding and it's almost a way of

confirming homemade hand-pounded grab

yourself a pestle and mortar and soon

you'll be spicing with ease frying-pan

for me one of my favorites

why because it's so versatile whether

you're searing the most amazing rack of

lamb cooking duck breasts so ting

chicken or even a quick omelet or even

find an egg all in one look for an

ovenproof frying pan with a metal handle

if you want to cook like pros by

finishing off your dish in the oven or

under a hot grill just don't forget when

you take it out the handle will be hot

if you can get a high-quality nonstick

one with a thick heavy base which will

dispute the heat evenly brilliant here's

my quick guide to two essentials you

need for bacon scales and a sieve bacon

is so popular now these scales are

absolutely essential especially you have

to follow the recipe to the exact gram

these digital scales are so easy to

follow they can convert from pounds and

ounces to kilos and grams and more

importantly so much easier to use than

your mama's old weights absolutely

perfect a sieve

make sure you get one with a long handle

and balancing hooks so you can rest it

over your mixing bowl or a panel easy

thing to have in the drawer cost nothing

but it's so effective especially with

bacon with these two pieces of kit

definitely on the right road to baking

like a pro

casserole dish absolutely essential when

it comes to good home cooking why so

versatile the beauty of this thing is

the fact that you can actually use it on

the hob or start it on the hob and

finish in the oven more importantly cast

iron it conducts the heat so you can

have the gas on absolute minimal well

the oven down to its absolute lowest

setting and thing will just cook

naturally casserole dishes are

surprisingly versatile and a great

investment

you only need one and if you look after

it will last you a lifetime brilliance

for one-pot wonders chopping boards for

brunch one of the most useful things is

a great chopping board get the right one

and will be your friend for life I

prefer a sort of heavy-duty one because

there's so much more durable they can be

flipped over the minute you want to go

from vegetables to prepping fish or meat

always keep a little Jake off underneath

that actually stops the board from

sliding careful you wouldn't board by

rubbing it with oil every so often any

cooking oil will do wooden boards for me

always the best easy to clean and long

lasting when you do wash your wooden

board you never let it stand in water or

put it in the dishwasher

as it may split by the best you can

afford and take good care of it when it

comes to simple cooking there are two

basic bits of kit I'm never without that

will save you time and effort in the

kitchen i grater and a peeler these

swivel peeler a stainless steel one

absolute incredible is almost like a

lifesaver in the kitchen because they

are so quick so light swivel blade so

got so much more flexibility actually go

around the vegetable and we call it a

speed peeler in a professional kitchen

because it does literally absolutely

rapidly peels your vegetables you have

minimal waste good peelers cost from a

couple of quid and are great for

everything from peeling bread to finely

slicing cheese and making showers of

chocolate a good comfortable grip and a

sharp stainless steel blade ensures

you'll always work faster

the box grater is another great

versatile kitchen tool and with his

playing four cores grating fine grating

and super fine as well as blades for

slicing it's perfect for everything from

puring ginger and zesting lemons to

shredding onions super small so they can

caramelize in a flash and be sure to get

a solid handle to hold it firm it's got

such volume inside doesn't crush a thing

up so I always prefer to grate onto a

tray or into a bowl so you don't have to

move it again grating onto the board

you've always got to lift it up and

place it in so place the grater into

Bowl and great to simple but essential

speedy bits of kit guaranteed to make

your life in the kitchen easier roasting

and baking tray these things so

versatile great for baking whole fish on

and testing for making breads and so

cheap a classic to handle roasting tray

brilliant for roasting whole Birds

finishing sauces gravies on top of the

stove over the gas stirring burner again

versatile the more solid your trays are

the better then they won't buckle and

they will last cheap but seriously

essential if you have fruit that's not

perfectly ripe the tip is to put a

banana in a paper bag then add your

unripe fruit put in a dark place