From the article: Top 10 Kitchen Supplies and Essentials for Middle Eastern Cooking
We all have that one favorite kitchen tool or utensil we prefer to use above any other. Maybe the item helps you cook your meal faster, maybe it helps make preparation a snap, or maybe it's something sentimental to you. For me, the one item I could not live without is my stand mixer. From the way it looks to how it helps me mix ingredients, I just love it. What is that one item you have in your kitchen that you could not live without? Share your thoughts here! Share Your Favorite
Good metal tongs
- I would have to say next to a good knife, it would have to be a pair of GOOD metal tongs. They become an extension of my hand. From getting pasta out, to stiring, etc. Always have on in my hand while I'm cooking
- —Guest Chef Don
The absolute necessity
- Although I am tempted to agree that a wooden spoon is the most necessary item, I still have to go back to basics and say that running water is the most important feature of my kitchen. I can manage without everything else, but carrying water to the kitchen by the bucket is miserable.
- —Guest Ruth
My crock pot
- Hands down, my favorite kitchen tool is my crock pot. After a long day of work or, let's be honest, play- dinner's done. Enough said!
- —Guest Tracy
My Sous Vide Oven
- I got it a couple of months ago, and it has absolutely changed the way I prepare meals. I live alone and work a professional job with unpredictable hours. It's an absolute lifesaver.
- —Guest DavidW
Chopsticks
- After spending time with my step father I have discovered the beauty of Chopsticks. They are absolutely perfect for all manner of jobs in the kitchen from beating eggs to turning over chicken in a Teflon pan. They have become an absolute must in my kitchen. Followed closely by the classic wooden spoon.
- —Guest Angel McIlvaine
Chopsticks
- After spending time with my step father I have discovered the beauty of Chopsticks. They are absolutely perfect for all manner of jobs in the kitchen from beating eggs to turning over chicken in a Teflon pan. They have become an absolute must in my kitchen. Followed closely by the classic wooden spoon.
- —Guest Angel McIlvaine
My Mortar and Pestles
- I have three different mortar and pestles, A Mexican molcajete, a large granite Thai sort and a small ceramic. Each has it's uses and I use them all. I could get by using my coffee grinder or blender but it isn't quite the same. The resulting texture is different. A salsa cruda made in a molcajete tastes better than one made in a blender.
- —Guest jcisn
Wooden Spoons
- I love a well-made wooden spoon. They are durable, easily washable, heat-proof, versatile...I simply could not substitute plastic for all the things I can accomplish with simple wooden spoons. I can understand why they were a groom-to-bride wedding gift in some cultures!
- —ohevshalomel
Just one?
- Took sometime to decide..........but, hands down, the winner........my really sharp cleaver!Chops everything, smashes lots of garlic cloves and when my family sees me with it....they stay out of my kitchen,:)
- —Sijepuis
my tools
- its a basic food processor and a wonderful pot for cooking chickpeas and making soup and stew and a small whisk
- —Guest judy
go basic
- used daily, saves lots of time..the humble potato peeler. Try peeling a spud the old way sometime, with a knife and you will see what I mean!! Mind you, I'd be pretty lost without my Magimix food processor too.
- —timpaine
What is the One Cooking Tool or Utensil
- i can't do with out my stand mixer,kettle,grinder,garlic presser, toaster,coriander,
- —Guest birgul
What is the One Cooking Tool or Utensil
- My three tined fork - just like my grandmother used to use. I think of her every time I use it.
- —Guest Mary
Chef's Knife
- Alas, I do love my stand mixer and would miss it terribly if it were gone but I still could manage. (A lot less bread though - love those dough hooks!) I would surely perish without my big chef's knife - probably could not cook at all without it!
- —Handful4u
My favorite tool
- My falafel scoop makes forming the balls and dropping them into the hot oil a pleasure.
- —Guest budbechtel
My wooden lemon juicer
- I love my stand mixer too, but since I use lemon in so many things (I am from Morocco too), I could not be without this wonderful carved wooden lemon juicer, You cut the lemon in half thru the wide part and then insert the pointed end of the juicer and twist left and right and the juice comes pouring out!
- —Guest Vicki Shaw
