My first is this silicon spatula. It’s construction isnt just a silicon tip with wooden handle. Its the red silicon for much more of the handle, which I’ve felt makes it easier to clean and last longer, since gunk isnt getting wedged between the handle and tip. I like it so much I have two.
The second is probably just a spray bottle with water and dish soap. I clean up messes and the stove and countertops with it, and it’s incredibly convenient.
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Tongs, obviously.
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Next time, take it one step further lol:
I don’t think I have a favourite, but I’m definitely with you - when it comes to food prep I’ll always choose an item that is one solid piece over one that has joins (and other unnecessary grooves and crevices, or that is porous) where crap accumulates and is hard or even impossible to remove.
What’s your favorite kitchen utilities?
Probably electricity.
I dunno, water is pretty great
Water is useless without drainage
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Whetstone for keeping blades sharp. Makes everything so much quicker and safer (dulled blades slip).
Or perhaps a ceramic coated cast iron pot and lid. You can practically cook any meal in the thing, switch it in and out of the oven, put it on the burners, fry in it, deglaze and make a quick sauce with the caramelisation on it. Chefkiss.
Also I think you meant *utensil
Definitely stainless steel pans! They take a bit to get used to, but they’re so much more convenient because you don’t have to baby them like teflon pans. Cleaning is also much easier, I just scrape them down with a metal spatula and throw them in the dishwasher.
microplane (much, much more than a “zester”) - relatively under-known, but a true godsend
I will second the good quality spatula as a top tier kitchen utensil. I also have a favorite flat spatula, a favorite whisk, and a set of wood utensils all of which I use on a nearly daily basis. I’m still looking for the perfect knife, but I do have some decent ones at the moment so I can’t complain.
We’ve been getting insane mileage out of our rice cooker since we bought it back in May. It gets use almost daily, if not for rice but for oatmeal in the morning.
It’s a 3 “cup” Toshiba rice cooker (as in the cup that came with the rice cooker which seems to be 3/4 of a US customary measurement cup) and has all sorts of fancy cooking modes.
1c steel cut oats 2-3 cinnamon sticks 1/4 tsp each of ground ginger, cardamom, and allspice 1/8ish tsp ground clove (that stuff is so freaking pungent) Some fresh ground nutmeg 1/2c raisins 1/4c ish of brown sugar A good knob of butter
Steel cut oats go with around a 4:1 ratio of liquid to oats, so I usually do 2c of milk and fill it to the 0.5 line on the porridge scale written on the cooking liner. Takes a full hour and a half, but is worth the wait.
And it makes cake. The mother fucker makes CAKE! Love it so much I gifted one to my parents for Christmas.
For standard utensils, silicone spatulas are great, but I recently discovered this thing that is basically a silicone spatula in the shape of a butter knife. AMAZING!
Do you meant utensil?
Hands down… the vinegar bottle. cheap, white vinegar.
For getting baked-on-cruft off pans and such. 50/50 mix with water, heated up to steaming (or boiling, if you’re a nutter.) Poor in and let sit. Boom. if it’s a pan or pot that can go on the stove; even easier.
for appliances… coffee pot. definitely. i may be an addict.
While I agree that vinegar is excellent for most applications, you have to be careful with it because it’s very acidic. So you can’t use it on things like cast iron, marble or other easily etched stone, or anything non-stick. But it’s damn excellent for everything else!
Probably my mixers. I’ve got a spiral dough mixer and a KitchenAid mixer. That spiral mixer is a beast!
My knife, it’s not only a work of art itself, but so so good to use
Hands down my wooden chopsticks, wooden spoon or wooden spatula. I use at least one of these guys for everything I cook. I also don’t want anything plastic in my kitchen - the packaging is bad enough as is.
I just got a nice set of knives over the holiday and I can’t express how life changing it is using decent knives compared to my old ones. I also like my blade sharpener and olive oil spritzer
My Sunbeam egg cooker. Not sure it qualifies as a utensil?
I just stick two eggs in, plus the amount of water indicated for two eggs, and soon two soft boiled eggs are ready. No fuss, no guesswork.
