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There’s never been a better time to learn how to get creative in the kitchen. Stores have a huge variety of ingredients available from around the workd and the internet is full of how to videos and recipes. People are enjoying cuisines from all over the world. Rather than simply eating in restaurants all the time, we can experience these amazing dishes right in our own homes.
The only limit to your cooking is your imagination (and cooking skills). Your kitchen is probably stocked with a lot of cooking equipment, but there are a few things you need to have in your kitchen if you’re a budding chef.
A chef’s knife
Professional chefs have knives costing hundreds of dollars each. Having the right knife, with a sharp blade is important for prepping food. Once you’ve got the right knife, you can work on your chopping skills. You’ll soon been chopping and dicing like a pro. If you don’t know your paring knife from your santoku knife, then hea to Prudent Reviews where you can find detailed reviews w/pictures on all of your cooking equipment.
A meat thermometer
Take the guess work out of cooking meat. How often have you been cooking something in the oven, only to wonder if it’s cooked all the way through? You either end up overcooking it or undercooking it, risking food poisoning.
An instand read heat thermometer will let you take the temperature of the centre of your roast and tell immediately whether it is cooked through. It’s a must have for any kitchen.
A food processor
Food processors are great if you need to chopp ingredients very small or blend them together. Not only will you be able to prepare food much quicker, but it will open up a whole new range of recipes for you.
Quality pans
A great set of pans can make a huge difference your cooking. They ensure that the heat is distributed evenly across the pan, cooking your food evenly. Have a range of sizes in saucepans as well as a wok and a cast iron skillet.
A hand blender
Also referred to as an immersion blender, a hand blender is used to blend recipes without having to transfer the ingredients into a separate blender.
A selection of chopping boards
Having a range of chopping boards will help you to keep your ingredients separate and prevent cross contamination. They are often colour coded, with red for meat, green for fruits and vegetables, blue for seafood and white for cooked foods.
You’ll notice on many cooking shows that chefs often have a large wooden chopping board. This is because a wooden chopping board is less likely to blunt one of those expensive chef’s knives. However, there has been research that suggest that wooden chopping boards aren’t particularly easy to keep clean due to the porousness of the wood.
A timer
Getting the timing right on your recipes is important. Forget one thing and you could ruin the entire thing. There are many types of timer. A simple manual time that you twist to set, or you could use the timer on your phone or ask your smart speaker to set an alarm.
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